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teachings on existence as being “impermanent.” It destroys the illusions of saṃsāra so you can
perceive and enjoy the true nature of reality, which is both the formless expanse of the
dharmakāya and the pleasurable world of the senses.
The Innate
Reality is Both Unchanging Essence and Changing Appearance
The Innate (Sahaja – lit. co-arising) is a dynamic vision of primordial wisdom as a blissful and
active power in the world. Sahaja means “the Innate” because it expresses how primordial
consciousness is innately present within all levels of reality. It is the spontaneous creativity of
ultimate reality within the joyous world of appearances. The Innate is the ecstasy of intrinsic
reality, not caused or conditioned by anything but always fully present, overflowing and
awesome in its immensity. It is also a state of spontaneous love, play, and erotic aliveness. The
Innate perceives life as essentially good, enjoyable, and blissful. It is immediate, authentic
presence, and deep, ecstatic aliveness. It is unchanging bliss and delightful involvement in the
world for yourself and others without attachment. It is līlā, the divine creative play of ultimate
reality, and vilāsa, erotic play. The Innate is the essential philosophical foundation for Tantra that
leads to inner awakening.
The Innate wipes away the misconceptions of the spiritual path common in many religions
influenced by the Axial Age: that life is not sacred and a mistake, that the point of the spiritual
path is to renounce the world, and that the final goal is to return to the state of being uncreated. It
destroys completely any idea that the act of creation from Source is not passionate - ultimate
reality is intensely passionate, and the worlds it creates are passionate as well.
Four major characteristics comprise the Innate:
1. Pure Appearance (Evaṃ) - Appearances are real, pure, and erotic.
2. Great Passion (Mahārāga) – Desire is real, pure, and erotic.
3. Essence (Tattva) – Ultimate reality is real, pure, and erotic.
4. Great Bliss (Mahāsukha) – Great Bliss is the erotic union of ultimate bliss and worldly bliss.
Pure Appearance
For the Innate, appearances are real, pure, and erotic (Evaṃ). In the Middle Way, Mind Only,
and Buddha Essence philosophies, appearances have no value to them – your goal is simply to
avoid attachment. In the Innate, however, appearances have value – they are sacred
manifestations of the cosmic play of ultimate reality.
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