That which possesses discriminating awareness, that which possesses a sense…

That which possesses discriminating awareness, that which possesses a sense of duality—which grasps or rejects something external—that is mind. Fundamentally it is that which can associate with an ‘other’—with a ‘something’, that is perceived as different from the perceiver.

Sourced

Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche, ‘The Heart of the Buddha’ [Boston; Shambala, 1991], p. 23

Other Mind Quotes

The mind is the clear (transparent or translucent) faculty of knowing to which things can appear and be ascertained. The primordial mind is pure. It is empty of itself, of inherent existence. This is our Buddha nature. This is our Bodhi mind. It is one thing to have clarity, it is another to use it. - View Quote Details on The mind is the clear (transparent or translucent) faculty of…
Nothing exists outside Mind. Everything that appears in your thoughts is Mind itself. This Mind is all pervading. All dharmas, all things, all phenomenon—all are nothing but Mind. - View Quote Details on Nothing exists outside Mind. Everything that appears in your thoughts…
If the mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. - View Quote Details on If the mind is empty, it is always ready for…
Your mind is like a parachute, it works better when its open. Anon. - View Quote Details on Your mind is like a parachute, it works better when…
The mind within the senses does not dwell, It has no place in outer things, like form, And in between, the mind does not abide; - View Quote Details on The mind within the senses does not dwell, It has…
Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.
Whatever a mother, father or other kinsman might do for you, the well-directed mind can do for you even better. - View Quote Details on Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a…
Mind is mysterious and has myriad appearances. It cannot be identified in the way external objects can. It has no shape, form or colour. This mere clear awareness is of the nature of experience and feeling. It is something like colored water—although the water is not of the same nature as the color, so long as they are mixed, the true color of the water is not obvious. Similarly, the mind does not have the nature of external objects such as physical form, and so forth. However the mind is so habituated to following the five sensory consciousnesses that it becomes almost indistinguishable from the physical form, shape, color and so forth, that it experiences. - View Quote Details on Mind is mysterious and has myriad appearances. It cannot be…