The Mirror: Advice on Presence and Awareness (dran pa dang shes bzhin gyi gdams pa me long ma)

“The Mirror: Advice on？the Presence of Awareness” ( dran pa dang shes bzhin gyi gdams pa me long ma) is a short text that describes the essence of the？Dzogchen teaching ( rdzogs chen, total？perfection).？Concerning the way to？establish this point of view ( lta ba), the main point is to have a direct understanding through the experience of our？primordial state of pure presence, beyond any mental or intellectual？construction.？With regard to meditation ( sgom pa), this involves practicing in？order to be sure to understand our own true nature, the non-dual condition？of the calm state (the essence of the mind) and movement (its natural energy).？Behavior ( spyod pa) is the integration of meditation in all our daily？activities, continuing in the state of pure presence in every circumstance of？life. This is the total realization.