When the gross senses, joining with the gross habit of many lives, are drawn to a desirable object such as a beautiful song, if we do not transform them, they become deceiving enemies fooling us with the delusion of sadness or excitement. If we do transform them, they become truly undeceiving friends because they are the non-attached liberation of wisdom appearance.

Whenever the senses move toward objects, we must immediately turn our minds to awareness which is never deluded and, inhaling pure wisdom elements, be inseparable with deity and rest in stainless spaciousness.

Whatever we see, we think it is seen through the eyes, but actually it is seen through the power of unobstructed, stainless awareness mind.

Whatever we hear, we think it is heard through the ears, but actually it is heard through the power of unobstructed, stainless awareness mind.

Whatever we smell, we think it is smelled through the nose, but actually it is smelled through the power of unobstructed, stainless awareness mind.

Whatever we taste, we think it is tasted through the tongue, but actually it is tasted through the power of unobstructed, stainless awareness mind.

Whatever we feel, we think it is felt through touch, but actually it is felt through the power of unobstructed, stainless awareness mind.

-- Thinley Norbu Rinpoche