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The Great Crystallization Upon Hearing in the Sublunar State

John Ohno
3 min readNov 11, 2020

O Nobly Born (so and so by name), the time has come for thee to seek the Work in reality. Thy breathing has become manual. Thy guru has set thee face to face with the ray of creation. At this moment, know thou thyself, and abide in that state.

O Nobly Born, let not thy mind be distracted.

Even if I cannot realize it, yet will I know this Bardo, and, mastering the subtle body and the astral body, will appear in whatever shape will benefit endlessness.

Keeping thyself unseparated from this resolution, thou shouldst try to remember whatever devotional practices thou went accustomed to perform during thy lifetime.

Multitudes may be crystallized in that manner; but, though multitudes may be crystallized in that manner, the power of sleep is great, and a vast preponderance will doze and dream that they are awake. Let the crystallization upon hearing wake you. Be it through infinite cycles of rebirth, you will eventually remember to become aware of the sensation in your right hand, and you will awaken immortal.

Myriad may be crystallized in that manner; but, though myriad may be crystallized in that manner, the power of sleep is great, and a vast preponderance will doze and dream that they are awake. O Nobly Born, let not thy mind be distracted. Let the crystallization upon hearing wake you. Be it through infinite cycles of rebirth, you will eventually remember to become aware of the sensation in your left leg…

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John Ohno
John Ohno

Written by John Ohno

Resident hypertext crank. Author of Big and Small Computing: Trajectories for the Future of Software. http://www.lord-enki.net

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