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If
meditation in Dzogchen is simply to continue the flow of Rigpa after the
introduction by the master, how do we know when it is Rigpa and when it is not?
I asked Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche this question, and he replied with his
characteristic simplicity: "If you are in an unaltered state, it is
Rigpa."
If
we are not contriving or manipulating the mind in any way, but simply resting in
an unaltered state of pure and pristine awareness, that is
Rigpa. If there is any contriving on our part or any kind of manipulating or
grasping, it is not. Rigpa is a state in which there is no longer any doubt;
there is not really a mind to doubt: you see directly. If you are in this state,
a complete, natural certainty and confidence surge up with the Rigpa itself, and
that is how you know.
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