The Corruption of the Dharma
This is a huge subject, and so difficult to explain in a few words. However, you only have to look into your own life to see the proof.
The purpose of this blog is to introduce to the reader to the essential Dharma, so that when they read Dharma books or go to Dharma centres, they will know what it’s really about, beyond the cultural manifestation. I say this because it took me many years in the Dharma to understand the essence of the Buddha’s teachings – especially the unity of the two truths and that the three negative emotions of fear, desire and ignorance are, in essence, the three sacred kayas of Dharmakaya, Sambogakaya and Nirmanakaya. This is you, the buddha in the mud!
The Dharma reveals to us what we already know; that our inner teacher is compassionate, pure awareness. Everything else is a symbolic reminder. The symbolic reminder is relative truth which expresses the ultimate truth; that everything is emptiness.
You are the Buddha (pure awareness) in the Mud (deluded awareness).
So where is the corruption?
Tibetan Buddhism was kept secret, to protect it from contamination and to prevent this knowledge from being used in the wrong way. Unfortunately, corruption has already taken place: Dharma principles were taken and used by those lacking empathy to further ensnare mankind en masse, for personal gain.
The principles of the Dharma are that sentient beings are governed by fear, desire and ignorance – this is what controls us. If we receive this information but lack compassion, this knowledge turns to evil and brings horrendous karma, producing a chain reaction which has distorted human thinking, accelerating over the past few decades – and maybe longer. This was all predicted in the Mahabarata.
Conspiracy fantasies, new age, Hollywood, the media are all part of this huge illusion, preventing people from seeing the corruption clearly. The corruption is all about control. Buddhist wisdom has been cherry picked to befuddle mankind: we are continuously being manipulated.
We can be made to believe anything,
but it is in our knowingness that the truth is revealed.
Our real work is to see through the contamination in our mind.
We have a constant choice,
only if we know.
And we do know!
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 
Seems uncomfortable balancing act when strong inner feeling and passion and strong emotion,are being forced to be exceedingly more compassionate, or seemingly styffled in a politically correct kind of way…….
Another thought…why do people religiously/violently choose to make themselves suffer by avoiding the fact they are suffering from the “I do not want to know about it” disease !
Hello Crestedduck,
It’s like hitting one’s head against a brick wall…
..it is so much better when it stops!
Then again from an absolute point of view, there is no head and there is no wall 🙂
Until then we share our illusory headache,
All the best
Tony
Abusing trust.
The main principle that controllers/rulers/corporations/governments use is our “indifference”.
This is just another name for ignorance. If a certain percentage of the population are indifferent then
the status quo remains. Therefore we are ruled by consent.
It doesn’t matter if a few scream and shout, that makes the ‘certain percentages’ trust even more, and that is being abused.