5. Rest in the natural state, the basis of all

• This is the Fourth Slogan/Instruction of Point Two.
• Point Two is “The Actual Practice”. 
• Point two consists of nine instructions in two divisions. The two divisions are
  • 1) Cultivating Absolute Bodhicitta, which consists of five instructions, and
    • “Rest in the natural state, the basis of all” belongs to the first division of “Cultivating Absolute Bodhicitta”.
  • 2) Cultivating Relative Bodhicitta, which consists of four instructions.

I understood that in general all things related to samsara and nirvana are interdependent. Furthermore I perceived that the source consciousness is neutral. Samsara is the result of a wrong point of view. Nirvana is realized through perfect awareness. I perceived that the essence of both lay in an empty and luminous awareness.

The Life of Milarepa, translated by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa

Mandara c.1700. Tibet. The Cleveland Museum of Art