Keith Dowman

“Drukpa Kunley, the Master of Truth, himself said, ‘If you think I have revealed any secrets, I apologize; If you think this a medley of nonsense, just enjoy it!’ Such sentiments, here, I fully endorse!”
― Keith Dowman, The Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley

“In Dzokchen, compassion is much more than the virtue of loving kindness. Nor does the word compassion in the Dzokchen context denote its English etymological meaning, “suffering together” or “empathy,” although both these meanings may be inferred. Essentially, compassion indicates an open and receptive mind responding spontaneously to the exigencies of an ever-changing field of vibration to sustain the optimal awareness that serves self-and-others’ ultimate desire for liberation and well-being. The conventional meaning of compassion denotes the latter, active part of this definition, and, due to the accretions of Christian connotation, response is limited to specifically virtuous activity. “Responsiveness” defines the origin and cause of selfless activity that can encompass all manner of response. On this nondual Dzokchen path virtue is the effect, not the cause; the ultimate compassionate response is whatever action maximizes Knowledge—loving kindness is the automatic function of Awareness.”
― Keith Dowman, The Flight of the Garuda: The Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism