Ah Seed Syllable by LTR photo print

© 2024 LTRHF and Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Formats: 8x8 or 5x5 photographs Ah The seed syllable Ah symbolizes the sound of the unborn empty nature itself. As depicted here, the white Ah within a blue circle is a support for Great Perfection (Dzogchen) meditation. In the Great Perfection, there are three categories of teachings: the mind class (sem-de); the expanse class (long-de); and the class of pith instructions (men-ngak-de). Gazing at this Ah provides support for the practice of the mind class. Through interdependent circumstances, gazing at the Ah gives rise to the realization of the unborn nature of great emptiness in one’s mind. Seed syllables are the unborn natural sound of dharmata, the nature of reality that is great emptiness, free from dualism. Deities are actually wisdom, and wisdom is never based on dualism. All deities are connected to an individual seed syllable, called a heart-essence seed syllable.      All ordinary syllables from which we form words