<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Timeless Luminosity Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual Practice & Near Death Experiences]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com</link><image><url>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/img/substack.png</url><title>Timeless Luminosity Newsletter</title><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:03:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Robert 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traveler!</em></p><p><em>You have always known the way,</em></p><p><em>You have always been there,</em></p><p><em>Just here in your real nature!</em></p><p><em>Look within and see,</em></p><p><em>See with mind,</em></p><p><em>See with empty cognizance,</em></p><p><em>remaining perfectly at ease,</em></p><p><em>remaining without tension,</em></p><p><em>at ease without straining yourself any further,</em></p><p><em>Enjoy what appears,</em></p><p><em>seeing that illusion for what it is,</em></p><p><em>allowing that to be,</em></p><p><em>allowing that appearance</em></p><p><em>to simply be</em></p><p><em>AS</em></p><p><em>IT</em></p><p><em>IS</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/mind-fog?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" 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Well, not being a medical professional, I&#8217;m not so sure about that, or how the brain functions for that matter, nor do I have any sort of qualifications to discuss how that bodily organ actually works. From my point of view, the brain is just a transmitter, not much more than that. Mind is not in the body, nor is it outside, nor is it something else that can be located. Even though we are sometimes aware of when our mind becomes foggy or confused, it&#8217;s not dependent upon a physical body. This becomes quite obvious with just a little bit of investigation through meditation.</p><p>My knowledge, carried by transmigrating consciousness through many lifetimes, revealed through a very strenuous application of Spiritual Practice, is more specific to practices of mind and the Nature of Mind. Since the Nature of Mind is continually clear, mind is where this lack of clarity occurs; and that, having personally spent many lifetimes examining mind through a wide variety of meditative and spiritual practices, is something that I can discuss with you with great confidence, maybe even give you some suggestions that could be utilized to help clear away the clutter and the fog.</p><p>If we are to awaken, the mind fog must be cleared away. All obstacles must be overcome. In order to do this, we must examine mind. We must look within. When we do so, we start to see the illusory nature of thoughts, emotions, memories, as well as all that appears to mind. We start to have some idea of how unaware we have been from throughout the infinite expanse of time immemorial. This realization should be the impetus for staying focused on Spiritual Practice in general. It&#8217;s important to start learning about just what is going on here.</p><p>Our mind is clouded by the three poisons of ignorance, attraction and aversion. If we see something and immediately start judging whether it is good or bad, all while not really knowing much about it, thinking that our separateness has some sort of validity in this discernment, then our mind is clouded. We are not observing phenomena as it is when we have mind fog.</p><p>If we are not being realistic, which is seeing with clarity, then we will continue in cyclic existence. If we start to see things realistically, then we can begin to awaken. This means that early in our Spiritual Practice we must begin to understand the illusion. We must pay attention in our daily life, as well as in our dreams. When we realize that there is absolutely no difference between dreams and daily life, then we have discovered something rather useful. Our Spiritual Practice can become energized at that point.</p><p>It is important to remember that we must utilize Bodhicitta with this realization. If we think that this illusion is nothing, then we will create problems for ourselves, which could become a much larger obstacle than this fog of delusion. We must develop great compassion in everything that we do, without forgetting our Aspiration to Awaken. A good sign is that nightmares diminish or disappear altogether. Our dreams and daily life become filled with joyfulness and love.</p><p>It is very important to pay attention to how our mind is clearing. If we are less agitated, that is a good sign. If we are able to remain undistracted, that is a good sign. If we feel like our heart and mind are opening more and more, then we will know the fog is clearing. Our capacity will naturally increase.</p><p>In reality, we have millions of types of meditative practices that we can do. The important thing, however, is to find practices that will help, then keep it simple. If we take on too much or make it too elaborate, we can become easily discouraged. We start with our very simple Aspiration to Awaken, then expand that as needed. This Aspiration to Awaken is the same as full enlightenment, even though we don&#8217;t know that at first. It is a bright spark that can be cultivated with our own Spiritual Practice, remaining focused on clearing away the mind fog so that we can realize just what that bright clear condition actually is.</p><p>I have no doubt that every single person who Aspires to Awaken will actually Awaken. Even if you stumble or forget, it will come back. You will definitely Awaken.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/mind-fog?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/mind-fog?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4kcX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4ed81ef-1ab0-4cc3-8bd7-44f6e7242809_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast 124]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 17, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-124</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-124</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 09:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198065357/237d56bc639dc1f66c59ba802bfb4354.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spiritual Practice means looking within in order to Awaken.  We all have equal access to infinite potentiality.  The key is this notion of Bodhicitta, which is having great compassion for all beings, wishing that you and all beings Awaken.</p><p>Please find it within yourself to discover unlimited potentiality by practicing meditation every day.  As you go about your life, carry that love and compassion with you in all that you do.  The world will change for the better, there is no doubt about that.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-124?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-124?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Robert Aho is the author of <em><strong>Timeless Luminosity</strong></em> and <em><strong>The Frog: A Spiritual Autobiography, Spanning Many Lifetimes.</strong></em> Both books, written after his death experience, give advanced spiritual advice regarding the complete Spiritual Path, inspiration for living each day and words of encouragement, with the intention of helping people to stay committed to their Spiritual Path, as well as preparing for death. This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distractions]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, May, Issue 201]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/distractions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/distractions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:02:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wO1h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36ed8774-ce04-4d7c-80c0-02ad223e5050_5712x3213.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wO1h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36ed8774-ce04-4d7c-80c0-02ad223e5050_5712x3213.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wO1h!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36ed8774-ce04-4d7c-80c0-02ad223e5050_5712x3213.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p></p><p><em>Habituated being!</em></p><p><em>Eternal addict!</em></p><p><em>Stop with the distractions already!</em></p><p><em>You&#8217;ve been doing this,</em></p><p><em>This insanity,</em></p><p><em>This nonsense,</em></p><p><em>This this unreality,</em></p><p><em>without hesitation</em></p><p><em>and it has never,</em></p><p><em>never ever helped you in the least!</em></p><p><em>Focus on reality!</em></p><p><em>Discover the Nature of Mind!</em></p><p><em>Stop chasing emotions,</em></p><p><em>Stop chasing</em></p><p><em>appearances,</em></p><p><em>Stop chasing belief!</em></p><p><em>Here you are,</em></p><p><em>missing the point altogether</em></p><p><em>the point of wisdom,</em></p><p><em>the point of knowing</em></p><p><em>beyond ideas about this or that,</em></p><p><em>beyond silly notions that come and go,</em></p><p><em>beyond nonsense springing from not knowing,</em></p><p><em>beyond nonsense springing</em></p><p><em>from arbitrary beliefs,</em></p><p><em>arbitrary notions out there</em></p><p><em>assumptions that can never be true!!</em></p><p><em>Stop obsessing about what cannot be,</em></p><p><em>stop being distracted by your own senses,</em></p><p><em>stop thinking</em></p><p><em>your own emotions are real,</em></p><p><em>stop thinking</em></p><p><em>your own unproven assumptions</em></p><p><em>about reality,</em></p><p><em>distractions</em></p><p><em>that can never be real!</em></p><p><em>Oh Sleeping Buddha,</em></p><p><em>Wake up!</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>It&#8217;s not particularly difficult to understand that we are continually distracted, especially when we examine the notion that we are actually Sleeping Buddhas, all of us, everyone, everywhere, in all times throughout this infinite existence. We come from primordial wisdom, an infinite number of us, existing in complete open awareness; and, yet, here we are remaining distracted by what is not real, remaining confused by our own senses, by our own thoughts and emotions. It is understandable that we suffer, that we remain in a state of delusion, thinking this illusion is real.</p><p>When we are in our natural condition, we are completely open and at ease, we are Buddhas, aware of all, as it is. As confused and distracted sentient beings, however, it is said that we have Buddha Nature, remaining in a state of thinking the illusion is real. When we begin to awaken, we start to have some idea about our primordial condition, which is Timeless Luminosity, we stop being so distracted, agitated and embroiled by life&#8217;s nonsense. We open our heart and mind to the ineffable; and, in that, we discover a condition where we no longer need to be distracted.</p><p>This is difficult for us to learn, primarily because we have been conditioned by our own habits to remain in distraction. We conceptualize something, everything, we need to be distracted. When we have a belief, distraction is necessary. We must depart from reality in order to support that belief. Various ideas, various thoughts come and go&#8212;they are all distractions. Our natural condition, on the other hand, is one of remaining in awareness, without distraction, without the clutter and chaos of emotions or distracting thoughts.</p><p>If we wish to no longer remain in distraction, we must look within. In so doing, we start to become aware of the Nature of Mind. This realization can be abrupt and immediate, or it can take time through gradual meditative endeavors. Whether it is immediate or gradual is irrelevant. Time is an illusion; so, naturally, we must discover reality in the way that is uniquely suitable for each of us. Realizing the Nature of Mind is like walking through a door where everything becomes crystal clear and bright, a dazzling magical display that you had not noticed due to your distractions. It is bright expansive reality, more dazzling than anything you could ever encounter in this dull dark realm of mind on Planet Earth. With this realization, we develop a very intense compassion for all sentient beings.</p><p>In order for this realization to be more than a mere flash of light, we must become accustomed to enlightenment itself. We must find a way to remain in awareness, without becoming easily distracted once more. This is the stability that many great masters talk about. It is remaining present in a very turbulent existence. It is remaining in a state of contemplation where we no longer lose our awareness. In order to do this, we must continually examine mind, addressing all of those things that obstruct our vision. Our Spiritual Practice becomes 24/7, no matter what happens, under all circumstances we remain aware of our real condition, the Nature of Mind which is Timeless Luminosity or Dharmakaya.</p><p>This idea that we exist beyond time in a state of complete and total awareness, and yet, here we are distracted, needlessly suffering for all eternity, is not so easy to fathom. It takes real dedication to discovering who we really are. It requires the ability to remain at ease, despite the turbulence and terrible contradictions. When we look within, we start to realize just how much our ordinary life, both dreams and daily life, have really become something that is fixated on appearance that spring from our own insanity. We start to see that we are obsessed with a life that cannot be real. We start to see the necessity and the urgency of our own Awakening.</p><p>On this day, if you have not already done so, please Aspire to Awaken. Take that first step that you will need for going beyond what is constraining you to this eternal cycle of life, dreams, getting old and ill, then death and rebirth. See the illusion without elaboration. Gather all the meditative techniques, teachings and practices that you can, then apply those teachings. Look within for everything that you will ever need. Remain at ease. Awaken.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HkjX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f5c592-d786-4d72-932e-c399d86fc9ac_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HkjX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f5c592-d786-4d72-932e-c399d86fc9ac_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HkjX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f5c592-d786-4d72-932e-c399d86fc9ac_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p></p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/distractions?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/distractions?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/distractions?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast 123]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 10, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-123</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-123</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 09:01:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197031459/7d225d84ff2c34cb09f0571adf53f6ad.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We look within, if we wish to Awaken.  Everything we need is within.  We look at mind, we discover reality.  This is meditation.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-123?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-123?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Robert Aho is the author of <em><strong>Timeless Luminosity</strong></em> and <em><strong>The Frog: A Spiritual Autobiography, Spanning Many Lifetimes.</strong></em> Both books, written after his death experience, give advanced spiritual advice regarding the complete Spiritual Path, inspiration for living each day and words of encouragement, with the intention of helping people to stay committed to their Spiritual Path, as well as preparing for death. This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, May, Issue 200]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/meditation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:01:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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aspiration,</em></p><p><em>forgetting all about enlightenment mind,</em></p><p><em>chasing phantasms and nonsense;</em></p><p><em>Meditation must be placed above nonsense,</em></p><p><em>At the very least, the very least,</em></p><p><em>Meditation must occupy some time</em></p><p><em>in your busy life, some time,</em></p><p><em>more time when you remember,</em></p><p><em>when you see the necessity,</em></p><p><em>more time than that!</em></p><p><em>When you see the urgency,</em></p><p><em>this great urgency of awakening,</em></p><p><em>when you finally understand</em></p><p><em>what is most precious,</em></p><p><em>when you start to get into that</em></p><p><em>knowledge of what is most supreme;</em></p><p><em>Here you are,</em></p><p><em>sitting on a meditation cushion</em></p><p><em>looking at your phone</em></p><p><em>or gazing out the window,</em></p><p><em>with distractions in every direction</em></p><p><em>just begging you to stop waking up,</em></p><p><em>begging you to make some use of yourself,</em></p><p><em>begging you to go back</em></p><p><em>to your agitated misery and angst;</em></p><p><em>Have some pity on yourself</em></p><p><em>by utilizing this precious human life</em></p><p><em>in the best way possible!</em></p><p><em>Gather every opportunity,</em></p><p><em>every meditation practice,</em></p><p><em>all techniques possible,</em></p><p><em>all that you can;</em></p><p><em>See Spiritual Friends,</em></p><p><em>Teachers who can help;</em></p><p><em>Look within, apply</em></p><p><em>all that you learn</em></p><p><em>as you gaze at mind,</em></p><p><em>as you gaze at mind, as you</em></p><p><em>see this reflection</em></p><p><em>of reality upon cool clear waters,</em></p><p><em>as the reflection and the object</em></p><p><em>merge into wisdom beyond belief;</em></p><p><em>Evolve!</em></p><p><em>Remain at ease!!</em></p><p><em>Look within!!!</em></p><p><em>Awaken!!!!</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>Without the Aspiration to Awaken, there is little benefit to meditation. It&#8217;s not about peace or escape. With meditation, we look at mind in order to awaken. The reason for making this commitment can be many things; however, chief among this is a simple notion of seeing that things aren&#8217;t really working out very well for you in general, that you can&#8217;t remain chained to this eternal suffering, this eternal cycle where we are reborn, get sick, old and die, then repeat. This simple observation requires us to slow down enough to see just what is going on here. When we become aware of the futility that is life, then we need to know what to do about it. We mustn&#8217;t be hasty about what to do next, it requires very kind actions on our part.</p><p>We start investigating just what is happening here in our life. This will lead us to meditation, because we will want to know more. Gazing at mind, we start to acquire wisdom. To meditate without understanding that wisdom is being revealed is to miss the point of it. It&#8217;s not about peace, it&#8217;s about removing obstacles that have been preventing us from realizing what we need.</p><p>We might experience a moment of peace when we meditate; however, life soon overwhelms us and we are rather likely to treat our time in meditation the same way we treat our membership to a gym or our New Year&#8217;s resolutions, procrastinating, forgetting to put that to good use, getting easily distracted and embroiled with emotional nonsense, etc. Meditation must be supported by a strong Aspiration to Awaken, or there is no point to it at all. Meditation is about remaining committed to awakening. It is about developing something indestructible that will actually help us, and all beings, for that matter.</p><p>Meditation has three parts: 1) Intention, 2) the Spiritual Practice, 3) Dedication of Merit. This is very important to keep in mind when we meditate. This seals our actions, creating good karma and lasting benefit. It helps us to make progress.</p><p>With intention, we might say or think a short prayer or mantra, something like, &#8220;<em>May all beings benefit from my Spiritual Practice today. May all beings awaken!&#8221;</em> It doesn&#8217;t need to be elaborate. Keeping it simple is sometimes the best thing that you can do.</p><p>The body of the Spiritual Practice can be simply sitting still, listening to breath, or it can be various elaborate mantras and recitations. It depends upon you, what it is that you need. An efficient Spiritual Practice goes right to the core issues, such as purification or transformation, or foundational issues that support your practice, such as Peaceful Abiding. It can be very simple, or many practices. This depends upon you, just what it is that you need at the moment. It&#8217;s good to adapt and to change your Spiritual Practice as needed. Success is measured by how much your heart and mind open, not by intellectual endeavors. Practice what you need in order to awaken.</p><p>The dedication of merit is very similar to the intention. You are basically acknowledging that you did a Spiritual Practice in order to bring benefit, either to yourself or to all sentient beings. This increases good karma, which helps to move things along without regret. Our Spiritual Practice needs the support of our own dedication and genuine intention. In this way we can develop confidence in how we change the world. It is a reminder that what we are doing in life has benefit to all. It helps us see the vital necessity of Awakening.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fDQ2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0d8b2c2-f41a-4e4b-8705-e7b6e348dcea_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fDQ2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0d8b2c2-f41a-4e4b-8705-e7b6e348dcea_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fDQ2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0d8b2c2-f41a-4e4b-8705-e7b6e348dcea_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/meditation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/meditation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/meditation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast 122]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 3, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-122</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-122</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:01:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196253550/76f5c129aba31720fbd593e66e83c3c3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dzogchen is simply realizing the Nature of Mind.  It cannot be realized through intellect.  All practices of meditation are practices of mind, except Dzogchen, which is the practice of our real nature, the Nature of Mind.  Vajrayana is transformation.  Mahayana is being ready to help all beings.  Hinayana is the foundation of this all&#8212;very important.</p><p>As a Dzogchen practitioner, I am not afraid to utilize all vehicles of meditative practice.  Returning to the basics of Peaceful Abiding Meditation is sometimes the best remedy for any agitation I might be experiencing, for instance; and, even Dzogchen practitioners feel agitation from time to time.  What is most important is to remain at ease in all situations.  If we become agitated, our practice of remaining present in this continued awareness immediately prompts us to calm ourselves.  In this way, we practice with enlightenment itself.</p><p>In this state of cyclic existence, which is currently dominated by a materialistic paradigm, our habit is to remain distracted.  Dzogchen means we remain undistracted in awareness.  This means that it doesn&#8217;t matter what happens, we see this condition of our real nature.  We see the All-Good.</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VR0p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0638af27-9cf7-40a7-986b-329b9b411ec8_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VR0p!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0638af27-9cf7-40a7-986b-329b9b411ec8_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VR0p!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0638af27-9cf7-40a7-986b-329b9b411ec8_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-122?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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199]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/worry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/worry</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GUzl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41aadd5c-2713-4177-87e7-e482f0c596d5_5456x2728.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GUzl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41aadd5c-2713-4177-87e7-e482f0c596d5_5456x2728.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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happen,</em></p><p><em>that is not happening now;</em></p><p><em>Even in our worst dreams,</em></p><p><em>when the worst seems to happen,</em></p><p><em>it is not as bad as we imagined,</em></p><p><em>it can never be that bad,</em></p><p><em>not even close,</em></p><p><em>because, because</em></p><p><em>we and all beings are</em></p><p><em>completely indestructible!</em></p><p><em>Our real self,</em></p><p><em>beyond these constraints of cyclic existence,</em></p><p><em>beyond this thing we call self,</em></p><p><em>this idiotic mind-blowing thing,</em></p><p><em>this fabrication,</em></p><p><em>we don&#8217;t want to lose that thing,</em></p><p><em>even though it never existed;</em></p><p><em>Rest assured, assured for this idiotic self,</em></p><p><em>this self will be lost, lost entirely,</em></p><p><em>because it is already lost,</em></p><p><em>never having really been there to begin with,</em></p><p><em>this ego-clinging self </em></p><p><em>thinks much too highly of itself!</em></p><p><em>As it plunges from the joys of love into</em></p><p><em>this agony of anger,</em></p><p><em>From the pain of love,</em></p><p><em>This extreme suffering of love,</em></p><p><em>manifesting in its downfall</em></p><p><em>through worry,</em></p><p><em>it cannot be worse than that,</em></p><p><em>not even in the torments of hell!</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>Once upon a time, I was a really stupid stubborn man. I drove myself to the hospital, after experiencing chest pains, getting dizzy, along with a fast irregular heartbeat. The usually thirty-minute drive included two stops by the side of the highway, because I had almost passed out. It might have taken me an hour to get there. Don&#8217;t worry, I know I was stupid, as every female friend and family member informed me about that quite adamantly. I hadn&#8217;t realized before this how many worried about me.</p><p>Somewhat telling about how men are, however, I had a different reaction from them. The men in my life just laughed about it or made jokes when I told them. We know we are stupid in the way we interact with the world, being careless about our own wellbeing, and we cause people to worry about us fairly often.</p><p>What I worried about, personally, as I sat there alongside the road, wondering if I would even make it to the hospital, was more than just my family, it was the people I had been helping to awaken through meditation. I told this to people afterwards and many people laughed at me for that. My aspiration to help people awaken was fraught with attachment and worries connected to people who weren&#8217;t really depending upon me in the way that I had imagined. I almost gave up because of that; however, I then realized that there were a small number of people who were depending upon me. This brought me back with a new attitude about taking better care of myself, as well as remaining focused on awakening, not letting myself waver because of some minor setbacks.</p><p>It is no wonder that a few years after this event that I returned from death. This attachment, this genuine desire to help people awaken, had been etched permanently into my psyche. Without completely knowing if I had ever helped anyone or even if I was necessary, I had connected helping people with my Aspiration to Awaken. Our muddled lives are filled with such notions that may or may not connect with what is really going on here, we only see a certain truth shining through. The important thing is that we make this genuine effort, without being reckless about our own lives. Sometimes people need us, and they want the best for us.</p><p>When we care for people, it brings terrible suffering when we see them going through difficulties, or we realize that we can&#8217;t really do anything for them if they won&#8217;t help themselves. We&#8217;ve all had a person in our lives, whether they be an elderly relative or a reckless friend, who simply won&#8217;t listen to others. The pain we feel because we want the best for them can be excruciating, especially if we are helpless in any way, closed off from them or unable to reach out to them. It can be too much.</p><p>Let us all find it within ourselves to take good care of ourselves, as well to find ways to allow people who care about us into our lives. It&#8217;s easy to think that we exist in some sort of bubble; however, that sort of mentality just causes great suffering. We&#8217;re not insulated from each other, even if we do our best to make it so. We need to be kind, starting with ourselves. We need to take good care of ourselves, without creating unnecessary worry for others.</p><p>A person can live the happiest life imaginable, filled with love and joy, and it can all come crashing down in an instant, without any sort of warning. We worry, though that can&#8217;t help us in the least. I think what is crucially important is to remain at ease, to not become attached to life. If we can let go, then we can awaken.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JVGd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbaccf9fe-fd2f-4524-8a43-bc0d76e9e406_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JVGd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbaccf9fe-fd2f-4524-8a43-bc0d76e9e406_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JVGd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbaccf9fe-fd2f-4524-8a43-bc0d76e9e406_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/worry?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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I call it <em>Teaching with the Door Open</em>, which means that I am not concealing this bright condition of awareness we call the <em>Nature of Mind</em>, nor am I keeping anything secret.  It&#8217;s not possible to receive a teaching from me without transmission.  Everything is open to <em>Dzogchen</em>, to the Nature of Mind.</p><p>Namkhai Norbu asked me to teach, even though I said I did not want to, mostly due to traumas that had been inflicted upon me by egotistical spiritual practitioners.  He did not tell me how to teach, only that I should consider doing that.  I reluctantly agreed.</p><p>May my continued efforts bring some benefit to this world.  I&#8217;m not planning to stay much longer.  Hopefully, this small effort has been enough.</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xsRd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c3b200a-4c8f-42ce-9140-3e624f94c898_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xsRd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c3b200a-4c8f-42ce-9140-3e624f94c898_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xsRd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c3b200a-4c8f-42ce-9140-3e624f94c898_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-121?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-121?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, April, Issue 198]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/being-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/being-light</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:02:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qvq2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6119729-4833-477c-89bf-7f42f693f1a2_5712x3213.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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am!</em></p><p><em>Though I cannot be found,</em></p><p><em>This confused being</em></p><p><em>who has not realized</em></p><p><em>the nature of this light,</em></p><p><em>the Nature of Mind,</em></p><p><em>not even</em></p><p><em>the essence of this vast journey</em></p><p><em>from beginningless beginnings,</em></p><p><em>this eternal madness,</em></p><p><em>madness that we embrace</em></p><p><em>as if it were normal,</em></p><p><em>as if it were normal&#8230;</em></p><p><em>In this vast expanse,</em></p><p><em>where only Buddhas reside,</em></p><p><em>though we think it is not so,</em></p><p><em>only those who have fallen</em></p><p><em>into darkness</em></p><p><em>only those few forget,</em></p><p><em>though the number seems vast,</em></p><p><em>forgetting</em></p><p><em>who they really are,</em></p><p><em>not knowing this light manifests all,</em></p><p><em>even in darkness,</em></p><p><em>even in ignorance,</em></p><p><em>even when distracted</em></p><p><em>by what appears, being light,</em></p><p><em>As Light,</em></p><p><em>As It Is.</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>Imagine yourself as a beam of light. Where do you go? Where did you come from? What happens to you in your infinite journey?</p><p>These sorts of questions are worth considering, if you are interested in understanding just what is going on here. In order to learn from this investigation of reality, you must let go of habitual notions such as beliefs and concepts, simply observe mind, as it is. See yourself as that energetic condition that changes continually, a slow form of light we call matter. Understand what is happening with each atom, with the continual change each particle experiences, the quantum nature of this motion where aspects of us come and go from this place we call the universe. Really see it for what it is, rather than this ignorant notion of a solid unchanging thing we refer to as existence.</p><p>It&#8217;s not such an easy thing to do, because we are habitually coming to the wrong conclusions about everything. A sane person might be concerned about this; however, very few of us have ever actually encountered someone who could be called sane, if we consider sanity to be related to understanding reality, as it is. The whole world is insane, not just the few who annoy us or disagree with what we think of as reality.</p><p>The only way to discover reality is to realize the Nature of Mind, then Awaken. This is what I am referring to when I ask people to awaken, it&#8217;s not something superficial like a belief or a way of living. I&#8217;m asking people to look within and discover reality for themselves, through spiritual effort. This takes considerable humility, simply because we defend our erroneous assumptions as part of our egotistical view. We embrace insanity, defend it, continue on our way for an eternity in this way. It is, to say the least, rather unfortunate.</p><p>When we observe a beam of light, it&#8217;s not static in the way we might imagine it to be. Light travels at the speed of light, which means there is no time for that beam of light. It is an eternal moment that we witness. The energy that generates light has no beginning and no end, as it is also eternal, beyond time and space. Even though we think that light, that energy, is separate from us, that is simply an illusion generated by our unenlightened view, our egotistical outlook.</p><p>When we examine mind, we cannot locate that. It&#8217;s not in our brain. It&#8217;s not in our thoughts. Mind occurs because we do not know. We are lost in this fabrication of relative reality, not knowing the origin of our delusions, not realizing that we are fixated on what is not real.</p><p>The great Buddha of our age, Buddha Shakyamuni, pointed to the suffering of life as being a great reason to awaken. That is what often comes up as the core reason for awakening; however, we can find any number of reasons for awakening, not just this notion of removing ourselves from suffering. Beings need only discover who they really are, then everything becomes possible. Certainly we can remove all suffering by following the classic teachings; however, we unlock our real potentiality through awakening, which means discovering unlimited possibilities.</p><p>The potentiality of a conscious beam of light is unlimited. As peaceful as a beam of light may appear, there is a dynamic component to this infinite appearance. Light manifests to our greatly limited senses, and we have no idea what it is that we are witnessing. We tell ourselves a story that satisfies us for a little while, even though it can never be any better than a lie. All beliefs are a lie, nothing more than that.</p><p>I pray to the infinite wisdom that we all share, that we find a good reason to awaken. Maybe we awaken out of curiosity. Maybe we awaken because we are offended by our own ignorance. Maybe we awaken because this suffering we experience in life is simply too great.</p><p>Whatever the reason we need for our Aspiration to Awaken, take this opportunity. It is the most important thing you can ever do. Now is your opportunity&#8212;AWAKEN!</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eM28!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa606e278-fa89-4fab-a89e-1f4efc2311c4_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eM28!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa606e278-fa89-4fab-a89e-1f4efc2311c4_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eM28!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa606e278-fa89-4fab-a89e-1f4efc2311c4_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/being-light?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/being-light?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/being-light?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast 120]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 19, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194639012/639fc084723c90039cc2b46b98fa6922.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even though our realizations provide us with something very simple, they also reveal something vast beyond anything that we can imagine as mere humans.  Begin your Spiritual Practice at once, with the Aspiration to Awaken, and I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed, as long as you do so in a genuine manner.  It is important to replace your ego with something much more precious, which is this Aspiration to Awaken, holding that close.  When you have this aspiration, and you never give up, you will definitely awaken.  Please take this opportunity to begin where you are, examine mind and everything else.  You&#8217;re all greater than I was when my Spiritual Path began.  Have some confidence!</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-120?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shallow Death Experiences]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, April, Issue 197]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/shallow-death-experiences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/shallow-death-experiences</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WeUj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65eea3eb-ea57-4164-9851-360a696a7a0c_4032x2268.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p></p><p><em>Here it is,</em></p><p><em>Death at last!</em></p><p><em>We knew it was coming,</em></p><p><em>despite our denial,</em></p><p><em>despite our grasping,</em></p><p><em>despite our fantasies,</em></p><p><em>despite belief in this or that,</em></p><p><em>despite living our lives</em></p><p><em>in a way that was simply oozing with</em></p><p><em>ignorance, aversion and desire,</em></p><p><em>Clinging to this or that,</em></p><p><em>believing this or that,</em></p><p><em>joining this or that,</em></p><p><em>none of it helped in the least!</em></p><p><em>Spiritual Practitioners are genuine,</em></p><p><em>devoted to what is Ultimately Real,</em></p><p><em>discovering horizons</em></p><p><em>that have not yet been discovered,</em></p><p><em>navigating the winds of karma</em></p><p><em>while remaining perfectly at ease;</em></p><p><em>In these shallow experiences of mind,</em></p><p><em>no matter how great or intense they seem,</em></p><p><em>nothing comes close to that</em></p><p><em>Ultimate Reality</em></p><p><em>beyond any and all constraints that</em></p><p><em>we will most certainly encounter,</em></p><p><em>beyond description,</em></p><p><em>bright beyond bright,</em></p><p><em>awareness illuminated completely,</em></p><p><em>As It Is.</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>People have lots of opinions about what happens when we die. Among those of us who have had Near Death Experiences, there is much less debate, simply because we&#8217;ve been there. The most common thread of agreement among those of us who have returned is that we witnessed something that we can&#8217;t really describe, something very bright, very loving and aware. That aspect of death is a very deep experience, it is something that goes far beyond our typical constraints of belief and concept.</p><p>When people describe anything else related to their death experiences, I would call that a shallow death experience. It can be anything, something similar to an out of body experience, to a void, to finding yourself among relatives who have passed away, to flying through the universe, to entering heavens or hells, to being ripped apart in an energetic dimension that simply boggles the mind. These are all shallow experiences, despite seeming very vast, comprehensive and profound.</p><p>It is important not to cling to any of that, if you want to have a rewarding transmigration. Even very pleasant experiences in the most wonderful of heavens can lead to great disappointment. None of this is real, they are all just appearances of mind, not much different than our physical relative reality here on Earth. We can believe anything that we want and we will encounter that in the death bardo&#8212;and then we move on. We go far beyond any of these shallow experiences.</p><p>When we are in the death bardo, we enter that with a mental body. We are no longer constrained by a physical body. So, as habitual beings, we still cling to this or that notion, just the way we did when we had a physical body.</p><p>We might find ourselves as a ghost, standing next to our corpse, not realizing why people can&#8217;t see or hear us. This can make us very upset, if we are not prepared, if we can&#8217;t remain at ease. If we become upset, we might transmigrate into a very dark void, and that can make us very upset. Then we might enter a heavenly realm, where we might find some temporary relief, until that starts to fall apart in our vision, and that will make us upset. And, that&#8217;s the problem. Even though we go a little further encountering something quite nice, it doesn&#8217;t last.</p><p>Hells might also be possible for some, though not very many, for a time, if we get angry about it, then that passes as well into something far more upsetting as this turbulent energetic dimension starts to manifest, where we start to see and feel all sorts of manifestations that can be too terrifying for us to even imagine while we are in this dense human realm. When that subsides, we might notice this bright light that everyone talks about. If we don&#8217;t encounter that with some level of awareness and stability, it might just seem like a flash of light. As vast as our experience might be up to this point, they&#8217;re all still quite shallow, because we haven&#8217;t had the ability to go beyond into the light, as Timeless Luminosity. These shallow experiences propel the unprepared being into the next lifetime, which is like another big dream, where we remain unaware, unenlightened, completely bound to cyclic existence for an eternity.</p><p>As vast as it may be, a shallow experience is all we can expect if we have not prepared for death. We might only glimpse that bright inexplicable light, which is so much more than everything we can imagine. Without preparation, we will simply fly flailing through the death bardo, completely helpless, propelled by our own unfortunate circumstances. A shallow experience will provide nothing of lasting value. We must step onto the Spiritual Path.</p><p>If we wish to navigate this rather vast beyond vast death bardo with some control, with some confidence, we must have sufficient preparation time with our Spiritual Practice. There&#8217;s no other way. We must be able to remain at ease, no matter what, as well as time to nurture our spiritual abilities. This begins with the Aspiration to Awaken.</p><p>It&#8217;s no coincidence that I returned from the death bardo with this simple message, that people must awaken. It&#8217;s difficult to understand why we must awaken, until we start to see just what is going on here. Now is the time to awaken.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O7D2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2037a990-f865-40c3-9fe8-dc6585794605_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O7D2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2037a990-f865-40c3-9fe8-dc6585794605_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O7D2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2037a990-f865-40c3-9fe8-dc6585794605_4896x2754.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/shallow-death-experiences?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/shallow-death-experiences?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/shallow-death-experiences?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast 119]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 12, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-119</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-119</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:01:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193891134/9301d72719f7a39a0a0a03411033d193.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People want answers!  They look to others for the answers they&#8217;ve been seeking.  What is the meaning of life?  Why are there so many secrets?  What&#8217;s going on here?</p><p>The problem with this attitude of seeking is that it starts with an incorrect assumption related to the materialistic paradigm, that there is a subject and an object.  So, when you discover something akin to the meaning of life before you are ready, without awakening, you will be greatly disappointed.  This is because the initial assumption in this great journey was incorrect.  There was no foundation.</p><p>People want answers.  They don&#8217;t want to awaken.  They do whatever they can to not awaken.  Unfortunately for them and the rest of us, the answers cannot be found unless you awaken, unless we Aspire to Awaken.  Somebody else cannot do this for you.  The answer is not something you will ever find outside of yourself.  You must make the effort to awaken; and, that effort is effortless when you finally attain this great realization.</p><p>Blessings in Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7zU0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fede46d74-9195-45df-847c-b1fb1165aef2_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7zU0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fede46d74-9195-45df-847c-b1fb1165aef2_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/podcast-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Obstacles]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, April, Issue 196]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/beyond-obstacles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/beyond-obstacles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:02:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Ss_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92a888d6-30e5-4ec0-b2f1-b07ab6f0f09e_5712x3213.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Ss_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92a888d6-30e5-4ec0-b2f1-b07ab6f0f09e_5712x3213.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Constrained in this</em></p><p><em>Dense Realm,</em></p><p><em>With dark clouds looming,</em></p><p><em>Sensing this</em></p><p><em>Energetic Dimension,</em></p><p><em>When rainbows appear,</em></p><p><em>auras in your mind,</em></p><p><em>Not knowing this</em></p><p><em>Timeless Luminosity,</em></p><p><em>as intense brightness manifests,</em></p><p><em>Naturally just there, remaining aware,</em></p><p><em>We exist as appearances,</em></p><p><em>Beyond Obstacles,</em></p><p><em>Without knowing, without knowing,</em></p><p><em>Without knowing that</em></p><p><em>these very same obstacles</em></p><p><em>are beyond, are within;</em></p><p><em>That bright light is you,</em></p><p><em>is us, is our</em></p><p><em>Natural Condition that</em></p><p><em>we have forgotten,</em></p><p><em>due to this and that</em></p><p><em>fixation, fabrications,</em></p><p><em>incredible misunderstandings that</em></p><p><em>bind us to that, that, that</em></p><p><em>binds us to this eternal terror, this</em></p><p><em>nightmare from which we cannot awaken,</em></p><p><em>cannot fathom, cannot fathom</em></p><p><em>cannot remove, cannot remove</em></p><p><em>cannot extricate ourselves,</em></p><p><em>not through effort, not</em></p><p><em>with belief or ideas,</em></p><p><em>not through conventional means,</em></p><p><em>nor this habit of grasping;</em></p><p><em>Because we think it is real,</em></p><p><em>That is our mistake, our demise!</em></p><p><em>This Dense Realm</em></p><p><em>has convinced us arbitrarily,</em></p><p><em>utilizing belief, we think</em></p><p><em>illusion is real,</em></p><p><em>even though it is not, it is not</em></p><p><em>even though,</em></p><p><em>even though we have</em></p><p><em>never encountered</em></p><p><em>not even a single iota of evidence,</em></p><p><em>not a hint, no clue that it is real;</em></p><p><em>Our assumption is flawed!</em></p><p><em>Go back to where you were!</em></p><p><em>Beyond all Obstacles, go home,</em></p><p><em>Discover a different way</em></p><p><em>Of viewing, awakening,</em></p><p><em>Seeing that this fiction</em></p><p><em>is not real;</em></p><p><em>Even knowing is illusion!</em></p><p><em>Assuming the dream is real,</em></p><p><em>Without truly knowing,</em></p><p><em>Instantly knowing beyond constraints,</em></p><p><em>Including this illusion in your</em></p><p><em>discovery,</em></p><p><em>that seems so real,</em></p><p><em>in this magical display,</em></p><p><em>simply opening to what we must know</em></p><p><em>in order to Awaken,</em></p><p><em>simply, elegantly, naturally,</em></p><p><em>we find a better way;</em></p><p><em>Awaken to what is,</em></p><p><em>Beyond all Obstacles,</em></p><p><em>Discovering what is,</em></p><p><em>As It Is.</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>Some teachings explain through an analogy that awakening is about going beyond the clouds into the clear sky, so that you can discover a place where the sun is always shining. This is a very helpful teaching, when we are firmly attached to concepts or belief. It helps to loosen us up a little bit; however, it is not correct to see it that way. Awakening requires us to illuminate all that appears, including these dark clouds and rainbows that have been distracting us, keeping us from truly awakening. When we genuinely develop some understanding of enlightenment, we start to see the All Good, this inclusive way of realizing what is Ultimately Real. We see the illusion.</p><p>When I died, I did not slowly rise above the clouds then go down a dark tunnel into the light. It wasn&#8217;t that way at all for me. This is simply because I had already realized the Nature of Mind. I was living with a Spiritual Practice 24/7 that remained in constant awareness. Since I had genuinely applied Spiritual Practice for many lifetimes, including a great many lifetimes where I was consumed by distraction, I was able to instantly become the Light of Dharmakaya in this lifetime when I died. This Dharmakaya is what I have termed <em>Timeless Luminosity</em>. I was that amazingly bright condition for an eternity, all within the five minutes where I flatlined. The illusion of existence had become apparent; and, so, such illumination was instantaneous, as well as effortless. All became brightly illuminated for an eternity, not through effort, but because it has always been that way, and time is an illusion.</p><p>Since that death experience, I have a much greater level of respect, admiration and appreciation for those who are dedicated to teaching about awakening, which is this process of removing obstacles, which is helping people to learn in a much deeper way about going beyond. Even though not all of the people who teach the Dharma are genuine, especially in these degenerate times, the benefit cannot be denied, if you have a genuine Aspiration to Awaken. This is why I keep preaching this one point, even though many people reject that as being too simplistic or even something beneath them. If you Aspire to Awaken, you are embracing enlightenment itself. If you do this in a genuine way, you will never give up; and, you could potentially help others to awaken as well. Without the Aspiration to Awaken, you&#8217;ll never be able to actually help anyone, including yourself.</p><p>Meditation has literally saved my life. Being genuine about my own Spiritual Practice at least helped me to live beyond the age of fifty; and, not surprisingly, teaching about the Spiritual Path, helping others in that way has brought me back from death. Teaching is not something I&#8217;ve wanted to do; yet, here I am. Even though I&#8217;ve had the most incredible experiences imaginable, I still maintain an awareness of that original spark, and I&#8217;ve carried that through many lifetimes. Because I understand this spark, I know with great confidence that this Aspiration to Awaken, though simple and easy to attain, is the key to enlightenment, it is the fulfillment of the complete Spiritual Path within this illusory stream of infinite lifetimes, beyond subject and object, beyond all that constrains us.</p><p>When you think of this Aspiration to Awaken, which is called Bodhicitta, it immediately sends you beyond all obstacles. If you wish to remain in that realization, then you need to apply the teachings that are necessary. Then you will Awaken.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qmfG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F054b7452-3588-4734-a7e1-59a5f6c8ac2c_3831x1915.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qmfG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F054b7452-3588-4734-a7e1-59a5f6c8ac2c_3831x1915.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qmfG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F054b7452-3588-4734-a7e1-59a5f6c8ac2c_3831x1915.jpeg 848w, 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This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which lead to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/beyond-obstacles?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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This power is located within you.  This power is really the cultivation of Ultimate Truth, which is the awareness of Enlightenment Mind going into the Nature of Mind.  This sort of statement doesn&#8217;t make any sense to us, unless we have been there, unless we have experienced that for ourselves.  In order to do that, we must nurture that spark until we have fully awakened.</p><p>I pray that we all have the blessings of the Resurrection, that we all touch awakening itself in order to bring blessings to all.  If we are a genuine Spiritual Practitioner, we begin with full devotion to the Complete Spiritual Path.  We do not race to the end of this process in order to capture some answer.  If we jump ahead without understanding, we only find misunderstanding.  Please embrace all aspects of the Spiritual Path, the Complete Path, if you wish to receive blessings.  Make yourself capable of Awakening through participation, practice and investigation.</p><p>May we all Awaken,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energetic Dimension]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, April, Issue 195]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/energetic-dimension-1a7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/energetic-dimension-1a7</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:01:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!37_I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11c3ba43-5635-4df1-be18-51588e0e0d10_4032x2268.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p><em>All possibilities</em></p><p><em>Energetically displayed</em></p><p><em>When this mental body</em></p><p><em>Traverses this great bardo</em></p><p><em>of living</em></p><p><em>and dreaming</em></p><p><em>and dying,</em></p><p><em>these storms arise</em></p><p><em>storms that cannot seem possible,</em></p><p><em>not possible, beyond all possibilities;</em></p><p><em>We are completely helpless among these</em></p><p><em>Swirling</em></p><p><em>Turbulent</em></p><p><em>Manifestations of mind;</em></p><p><em>This energetic condition</em></p><p><em>of great expanse</em></p><p><em>beyond our limited point of view</em></p><p><em>beyond, beyond</em></p><p><em>dimensions that we</em></p><p><em>had never before</em></p><p><em>considered,</em></p><p><em>never imagined, never ignored</em></p><p><em>because, because we simply could not sense,</em></p><p><em>we could not expand into</em></p><p><em>their existence to us,</em></p><p><em>not knowing, not knowing</em></p><p><em>that beyond there was there, even though</em></p><p><em>It is apparent</em></p><p><em>to those who expand heart and mind,</em></p><p><em>to all Buddhas, apparent</em></p><p><em>to those who traverse beyond</em></p><p><em>at ease, with great ease,</em></p><p><em>traversing with awareness in this condition</em></p><p><em>where we can imagine</em></p><p><em>the worst, or</em></p><p><em>the best, or</em></p><p><em>beyond madness.</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/energetic-dimension-1a7?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/energetic-dimension-1a7?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>When you die, the first place, the first condition that you may encounter, is something akin to this dark realm we call Earth, or maybe just a dark void. If you go a little bit deeper, you may encounter visions of a light at the end of a long tunnel, or see your loved ones, or something associated with this life, or even something such as visions of stars and galaxies. You may not even know that you are dead for a few days, as you wonder why your body doesn&#8217;t move or why people are behaving strangely around your corpse. It may take some time for you to be convinced that your body has become a corpse that will never be revived again.</p><p>This dense realm holds us snuggly, like a bug in a rug for quite some time, if we have certain causes and conditions holding us in place with what we know, or maybe just a bit too much clinging to what is not real. When this starts to loosen, however, we start to venture into the energetic dimension, first by seeing the energy surrounding everything, then by noticing quite a lot more than that. It may sound or feel like great roaring winds for a time, even though we no longer have a physical body. This energy can become unbearable, especially if we are not prepared for such amazing sensations. Imagining all sorts of things, we will likely become extremely agitated, terrified and unable to cope.</p><p>We won&#8217;t know what to do, if we have made no preparations for death, relying only upon belief or various stories that have given us comfort. What awaits us, just beyond this limited dense realm of existence we have grown accustomed to, is an energetic field that boggles the mind. Something this vast, this powerful, is something we hadn&#8217;t considered within our limited sphere.</p><p>Great storms a trillion times greater than Earth, winds blowing at lightning speed ripping apart manifestations we hadn&#8217;t thought possible, every conceivable possibility appearing in ways that we really weren&#8217;t able to fathom as mere humans, all this is about to propel us uncontrollably into the next lifetime. The unprepared newly dead person is likely to freak out far more than they have ever freaked out before; well, that is, this spectacular epic freak out will be like their last time through the death bardo. We will be directly experiencing all that and more, without the insulating characteristics of a physical body, without the filters of an inner narrative, without someone telling us that it will be okay.</p><p>All that we have done before this moment, all of our actions since beginningless beginnings, an eternal accumulation of karma from an infinite array of lifetimes, will propel us into a rebirth, depending upon how we have been able to prepare ourselves. If we can remain at ease in all circumstances, then we have prepared in general. If we can maintain our Aspiration to Awaken, then we could very well awaken within the death bardo. It&#8217;s important to unlock your own inner power before the time of death. We must prepare for this energetic dimension or we will be utterly uselessly pathetically helpless.</p><p>Awakening is really all about releasing our own innate power through the discovery of what we can call Ultimate Reality. Even when we simply begin to unlock this power through genuine Spiritual Practice, through meditation and living our lives with love and compassion, we create some semblance of control, something quite necessary for our passage through the death bardo. If we can simply maintain this attitude of being able to face anything whatsoever without losing our composure, then we can find safe passage into a fortunate rebirth.</p><p>I remember a teaching that I received from a great master whom I encountered in the dream bardo. I was floating in space at the top of a mountain. The master was sitting on the mountain top, and there was no room for me to sit next to him. My practice was to remain at ease, floating next to him. He criticized me for losing my composure a couple times when I nearly tumbled through the clouds into the valley below, after the winds became fierce. This was a good lesson from a great master whom I did not know at the time. I revealed more about that in <em><strong>The Frog</strong>.</em></p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E51E!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46d36919-acf3-4172-b44e-909a9f973a61_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E51E!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46d36919-acf3-4172-b44e-909a9f973a61_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E51E!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46d36919-acf3-4172-b44e-909a9f973a61_4896x2754.jpeg 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The books are available on Amazon, as well as various small bookstores.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/energetic-dimension-1a7?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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It means looking within and discovering everything and beyond what we knew was possible.  We need to quit resisting this notion of our own enlightenment, stop resisting this idea of daily meditation, or we will remain suffering in this dark dense realm forever.  </p><p>This is why we must <em>Aspire to Awaken</em>.</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dense Realm]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, March, Issue 194]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:01:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FZar!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bff92fb-a2b0-4cbb-9270-7deddc0587f0_5618x3160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link 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turmoil</em></p><p><em>where we miss most of it,</em></p><p><em>not knowing that we already have everything,</em></p><p><em>not seeing that reality is beyond belief,</em></p><p><em>where most of it cannot be fathomed,</em></p><p><em>where we assume this or that</em></p><p><em>all without understanding,</em></p><p><em>finding only illusion,</em></p><p><em>constrained by time, which does not exist,</em></p><p><em>limited by fictions of subject and object,</em></p><p><em>thinking that is somehow real,</em></p><p><em>even though there is not one shred of evidence&#8230;</em></p><p><em>These appearances of mind are very persistent,</em></p><p><em>seemingly solid, </em></p><p><em>seemingly permanent, seemingly,</em></p><p><em>seemingly, seemingly real, even though,</em></p><p><em>even though everything everywhere changes</em></p><p><em>within each moment,</em></p><p><em>even though this relative reality</em></p><p><em>keeps changing with our thoughts,</em></p><p><em>even though every single belief</em></p><p><em>that has ever been, all of them,</em></p><p><em>all these conceptions fall apart,</em></p><p><em>revealed as a lie that we compress and compound,</em></p><p><em>doing what we can to pretend that it is real,</em></p><p><em>deceiving ourselves for an eternity in this way,</em></p><p><em>in this dark dismal place we have created,</em></p><p><em>within this dense realm of existence,</em></p><p><em>where we cannot know anything.</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>So, if we take the examples of my experiences in the death bardo, those that I have written, given talks and teachings about for the past few years, we can look at reality in a different way. This may reveal something that even those who consider themselves as very advanced Spiritual Practitioners may not have completely fathomed. It is the nature of this physical existence, how it is dense and compacted, how it is an amalgamation of created limitations. Our beliefs, our concepts, our extremely persistent grasping at everything that appears to our senses, is an attempt to deceive and confuse. Beliefs are always a lie that we tell ourselves in order to make some sense out of something that does not really exist.</p><p>In the physical realm, this dense space we know only too well, we work very hard to not understand reality. Awakening is something we resist. Real knowledge is shrugged away as a figment of our imagination. We continue to agitate and confuse our own lives to the point where life becomes simply too difficult to enjoy. We create our own demise, then complain about that.</p><p>When I died, I instantly became the Light of Dharmakaya. Self disappeared along with all the other fantasies and fictions. Everything was gained, nothing remained of my old life. I became that inexplicable condition of total awareness, as it is. That beyond space, as opposed to this dark dense realm, was completely open and illuminated. It was far greater than anything that can possibly be believed. It was beyond all limitations, far beyond these ordinary limitations of time and space. This happened to me because of a strong dedication, along with a genuine approach to Spiritual Practice. When this happened, I was able to return with great confidence.</p><p>Much smaller than this condition of Dharmakaya, is this energetic condition, or Sambhogakaya. The great storms of all possibilities explode and collapse, along with the coming and going of an infinite array of universes. The possibilities of all thoughts and actions of every single sentient being throughout the infinite cosmos, across the multiverse, an infinite array of physical and energetic conditions, can be seen there, if you have opened your mind sufficiently to become aware of that. This energetic condition holds our universe; although, even as vast as our universe may be, it is little more than a speck in this vast expanse. Our heart and mind must be quite open in order to fathom such appearances.</p><p>Our physical existence is extremely compacted. When I came back, I immediately noticed how excruciatingly uncomfortable it is to be here. To even interreact with beings, the limitations of concepts, thoughts and beliefs must be adhered to through language and other such constraints. This means that reality must be disregarded. To communicate means, to me, that I must engage with the fantasies that people hold dearly. I must have some idea what lies people think are true. The idea of simply saying it like it is would make no sense to anyone. This is why I keep explaining that reality is beyond human understanding.</p><p>When we exist in the physical realm, this dense space of Nirmanakaya, we are forced into delusions that adhere to what is not real. If our heart and mind open just a little bit more, we start to develop psychic abilities, suddenly able to see auras, as well as other aspects of this energetic dimension. When we awaken, we also go beyond that energetic dimension into what is truly inexplicable, while remaining here.</p><p>Awakening doesn&#8217;t mean that we cannot be here, it means that we are opened up to infinite possibilities. We truly see the painful aspects of this dense realm. If you awaken, the only thing that will bring you back is love and compassion. 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The books are available on Amazon, as well as various small bookstores.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Nzk3NTI2NywicG9zdF9pZCI6MTkxMjcwMzczLCJpYXQiOjE3NzQzNzExNjQsImV4cCI6MTc3Njk2MzE2NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTY0MzU1NSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.Bxr8El4ca67yaF9yNli6Ta55ZaVN0JKB8FZCNbO42tM&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/dense-realm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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In order to do this, we must cultivate love and compassion in our lives.  This starts with being kind to ourselves, to stop doing things that cause us harm.  If we can successfully nurture our own Aspiration to Awaken, which is Bodhicitta, we begin to remove obstacles, as well as the myriad of things that are causing us harm.  We learn to remain at ease in all circumstances through meditation, which is looking within.  All the great masters throughout our history have given this same message, one of empowering ourselves by discovering who we really are.</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching with the Door Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026, March, Issue 193]]></description><link>https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Aho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:02:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h4K2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d6e827-3f1d-4cf8-bde1-a6e95e01423c_5712x3213.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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teachings!</em></p><p><em>This Rigdzin has no need</em></p><p><em>for books or teachings or teachers</em></p><p><em>in this degenerate age!</em></p><p><em>What more is there that he has not already discovered?</em></p><p><em>This Rigdzin has become Dharmakaya,</em></p><p><em>has returned from death,</em></p><p><em>has remained at ease</em></p><p><em>throughout the energetic winds of Sambhogakaya,</em></p><p><em>has entered this very small</em></p><p><em>limited</em></p><p><em>confined</em></p><p><em>uncomfortable</em></p><p><em>painful</em></p><p><em>embarrassing</em></p><p><em>excruciatingly traumatic</em></p><p><em>physical existence once more,</em></p><p><em>with the intention</em></p><p><em>of bringing benefit to all,</em></p><p><em>even though this venture</em></p><p><em>seems rather futile right from the start!</em></p><p><em>The door is open to the ineffable,</em></p><p><em>The teachings are flowing,</em></p><p><em>Nothing is hidden!</em></p><p><em>You who think it is not possible,</em></p><p><em>or necessary for that matter,</em></p><p><em>Will Awaken!!</em></p><p>A poem by Robert Aho &#169; 2026</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>I&#8217;ve sometimes used the phrase, &#8220;Teaching with the Door Open&#8221;, when I am giving teachings, leading retreats or giving talks. This doesn&#8217;t mean that I am referring to an actual door, it means that I am not creating restrictions, obstructions or keeping secrets. When I teach, we are keeping our attention on our bright condition, which is reality itself, or Ultimate Reality. If you receive teachings from me, you will have some idea where this thing we call meditation will actually lead. There is no need to create obstacles for the student who is genuinely seeking to Awaken. This is my intention, my methodology, this is the way that I am. I see no point in being anything other than an open book. My only request is that you are genuine and that you meditate every single day, as much as possible, until you actually Awaken.</p><p>When I teach, I am not restricting access to anything at all. I&#8217;m not keeping secrets or obstructing your view, because that, in my view, would be creating demons. It is not necessary, even though it is a beneficial practice, for students to complete Ng&#246;ndro before asking me for Dzogchen teachings. I don&#8217;t ask that you complete various courses first or that you proceed only after some offerings are made. I don&#8217;t ask for anything in particular. I am here to help everyone Awaken.</p><p>Some people might be offended by this, simply because certain institutions, teaching lineages and schools do not approve of that sort of thing. This doesn&#8217;t worry me one iota. I really don&#8217;t care what they think. I&#8217;m not at all impressed by authority. I teach in a very open way, giving people a View of the Complete Path. If you receive teachings from me, I cannot help but give you Dzogchen transmissions in some way, even if you aren&#8217;t aware of it.</p><p>My Root Guru taught in such a way, and he was often criticized for that. His explanation was that Garab Dorje taught without holding anything back, without restrictions, always being very open; and, so, there is no point in creating any sort of restrictions in the way that I teach either. The door is open to the Nature of Mind. The Complete Path is always open. Even if you do not know what it is that you receive, in this or in future lifetimes, this seed of Enlightenment Mind is guaranteed to mature.</p><p>When I talk about this spark of our Aspiration to Awaken being the same as complete and full Enlightenment, I am telling you the truth and giving you a pointing out instruction. You nurture this spark, treating it as the most important thing that you can possess, and you will Awaken. If you treat this spark carelessly, as just another item you are consuming with your ravenous spiritual appetite, simply adding to your repertoire, you will continue to suffer endlessly. A person who does not nurture their own Aspiration to Awaken is no different than a beginner, or worse. We must continue until Full Enlightenment or there is no point whatsoever to this Spiritual Path.</p><p>Understand that this Spiritual Path occurs after you are done seeking. It occurs when you have concluded that seeking and remaining in delusion serve nothing and no one, no matter what you do. This Spiritual Path occurs when you have concluded that your own obscurations and embroilment in this agitated condition of physical existence have never brought any benefit. This physical existence is nothing other than a fantasy, a bad dream without end. Even those who have fame and fortune have absolutely nothing of value. We must Awaken to truly discover what is of value, to find what can actually be taken with us when we die.</p><p>I&#8217;ve sort of tiptoed into this role that I find myself. I haven&#8217;t received or asked for institutional permission&#8212;and I don&#8217;t need it! I&#8217;ve been the Dharmakaya for an eternity. My reason for returning to life is to help people Awaken. I remain aware throughout my day and night, remaining present in our Real Nature. This is the authority that I give this person who wants to bring blessings to all.</p><p>Blessings of Source,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a2j0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f82c79f-3d8f-4354-a176-4b196e8369c0_4896x2754.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a2j0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f82c79f-3d8f-4354-a176-4b196e8369c0_4896x2754.jpeg 424w, 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They are available on Amazon, as well as various small bookstores.</p><p></p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.timelessluminosity.com/p/teaching-with-the-door-open?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Timeless Luminosity Newsletter! 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In this case, I am referring to Ultimate Reality.  If you resist this idea of awakening, it only means that you prefer not to discover reality, it means you prefer to live in a condition of perpetual suffering and delusion.  If we awaken, it means that we have gone beyond all obstacles, it means that we have discovered reality for the first time in an infinite series of lifetimes.  The necessity of awakening is greater than anything I can ever say or emphasize.</p><p>Please begin this process of awakening at once!</p><p>Blessings in Light,</p><p>Rigdzin Robert Aho</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>