A pure vision of the place where we are ...

The root of the Vajrayana is “pure vision”, or the perception of the perfect purity of all phenomena. To enact this purity of perception, we do not perceive the place where we are now as just any ordinary place; we imagine it to be a celestial buddhafield. As we recite the description in the visualisation, we consider this place itself to be the supreme paradise of Guru Rinpoche, Zangdopalri - the Glorious Copper Coloured Mountain - where everything reflects total perfection. The ground is composed of gold, the trees are wish-fulfilling trees, and the rain is the rainfall of nectar. All beings are dakas and dakinis; the calls of the birds are the sounds of Dharma; the sounds of nature, wind, water, and fire reverberate as the Vajra Guru mantra; and all thoughts are expressions of wisdom and bliss.

From Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Guru Yoga (New York, 1999)