Don’t do anything whatsoever with the mind —
Abide in an authentic, natural state.
One’s own mind, unwavering, is reality.
The key is to meditate like this without wavering;
Experience the Great [reality] beyond extremes.
In a pellucid ocean,
Bubbles arise and dissolve again.
Just so, thoughts are no different from ultimate reality.
So don’t find fault; remain at ease.
Whatever arises, whatever occurs,
Don’t grasp — release it on the spot.
Appearances, sounds, and objects are one’s own mind;
There’s nothing except mind.
Mind is beyond the extremes of birth and death.
The nature of mind, awareness,
Uses the objects of the five senses, but
Does not wander from reality.
In the state of cosmic equilibrium
There is nothing to abandon or practice;
No meditation or post-meditation period.
Miranda Shaw (tr.) Passionate Enlightenment
Niguma: Mahamudra as Spontaneous Liberation
This teaching has affected my practice profoundly. I had prior instruction in Mahamudra, but it did not come together for me prior to my reading this. Now I read it daily.