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'''Nature of mind''' (Skt. ''cittatā''; Tib. [[སེམས་ཉིད་]], ''semnyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''sems nyid'') — the inseparable unity of [[awareness]] and [[emptiness]], or clarity and emptiness, which is the basis for all the ordinary perceptions, thoughts and emotions of the [[ordinary mind]] ([[སེམས་]], ''sem'').

[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] says: "In the modern world, we do not have a real understanding of the mind. Most people think of the mind as being merely thoughts and emotions, but these are simply the appearance of the mind, not the true nature of the mind itself."

==Qualities of the Nature of Mind==
The nature of mind is often described in terms of [[essence]], [[nature]] and compassion (or energy, or responsiveness). Sogyal Rinpoche writes:

:"Imagine a sky, empty, spacious, and pure from the beginning; its '''essence''' is like this. Imagine a sun, luminous, clear, unobstructed, and spontaneously present; its '''nature''' is like this. Imagine that sun shining out impartially on us and all things, penetrating all directions; its '''energy''', which is the manifestation of compassion, is like this: Nothing can obstruct it and it pervades everywhere."

==Further Reading==
*[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]], especially chapters 4 & 10

==Internal Links==
*[[Rigpa]]

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