Transmission

(The term “Buddha” below is used in the sense of referring to a fully awakened being. Throughout history, there existed many Buddhas. The term here does not refer to the historical Buddha Shakyamuni.)


The Disciple: “Please tell me about the nature of reality.”

The Buddha: (Long pause) “What about the Tantric Initiations that you have experienced?”

The Disciple: “The ego is the greatest hijacker of all. Therefore, these events are irrelevant from that angle. Please tell me about the nature of reality.” (Burst out crying, releasing tears of centuries of pain that are now surfacing by expressing this single-most important question. His face is becoming drenched in tears as if it were raining)

The Buddha is not answering the question as expected. Rather, he now gets up and stands before the disciple and points his hand toward the heart of the disciple without actually touching it. The disciple notices that suddenly there are other beings doing the same. He sees them pointing their hands toward his heart, just as the Buddha is doing.

The next thing that he becomes aware of is a sensation as if his body was cut in the middle, as if it were a coconut swiftly cut in half. In that instant, there was a tremendous explosion in the center of his heart. There was an expansion that brought an intense feeling of relief, as if there was an orgasm exploding in his heart. Then there ensued a great presence of calmness and clarity.

In this manner the Buddha answered the question, only after the disciple passed the test of not identifying with any spiritual experiences in the past.