"Since the clear light of death is the same clear light that is at the basis of all mental states, the basic fear is of one's own innermost nature.
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"The at-homeness of the fundamental innate mind of clear light when experienced by one who has overcome the initial, distorted fear and sense of annihilation suggests that this fundamental mind is, in a sense, most common, most ordinary. In fact, in Nyingma literature, it is indeed called 'ordinary mind'."

Jeffrey Hopkins