Okay, just to clarify, by equalizing the size issue, let's say that what was called an orange is actually a grapefruit. The most delicious grapefruit you ever ate.
The thing is, this grapefruit is surrounded by trees that bear no fruit at all, or are rather mealy apple trees.
Whereas the pineapple is surrounded by other pineapple trees, even though it's technically smaller than the grapefruit.
It's the pineapple isn't it? I'm going to check tomorrow, on foot--but I think it's the pineapple. Which is what I thought it was when I saw it online.
It's a very very delicious grapefruit. Surrounded by not tasty trees. Or an excellent, stunning pineapple, surrounded by other pineapples.
TRUNGPA RINPOCHE: Well,I tried to explain the aspect of experiencing hot and cold *simultaneously*, the possibility of two experiences coming at the same time, both confused and awake. In fact, this seems to be the whole idea of the bardo altogether,being in a no man's land, experiencing both at the same time. When you are in such a peak experience, ther is the possibility of absolute sanity and there is also the possibility of complete madness. Tht is being experienced simultaneously - in one situation, one second, one moment. That seems to be the highlight of bardo experience, because bardo is in between the two experiences.
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