The true nature of the mind is gentle, peaceful and clear. We ourselves are generating these obscurations and thus keeping our innate qualities inaccessible within our minds. Through understanding the psychology of meditation we can reverse our perspective, and recognise these obscurations, how they came about and how to release and dissolve them. The innate brilliance of the mind then naturally manifests.
Meditation is inherently easy.
We do not need to import anything new into the mind. There are no complex, intellectual mechanisms involved. We don't have to understand profound philosophical systems. I am very pleased that Rob Nairn has been able to write and compile Diamond Mind, thereby making the precious meditation methods of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism more accessible to students in the West. As Rob's Retreat master during a four year retreat, I am confident in his ability to put into words his experience and practice of these techniques with knowledge, skill and clarity.