Our Enemy Is Not Our Enemy
In the material world, an enemy is not a friend. The world will always be full of ‘wrongness’.
In the world of pure consciousness, however, an enemy is our reaction and, in recognising this, our enemy becomes our direct teacher, our personal trainer. 😀
Our natural state is perfect inner peace and joy: anything or anyone that can disturb this state shows us at what level we are working. This is probably something most won’t want to hear.
The way to enlightenment is through mara/demonic self. Mara is the way. Enlightenment is not achieved through believing in the enlightened and a charmed life: it is through direct experience being tested by mara. If we react to this view, it is showing us something vital to our progress.
When we are judgemental,
we lose the understanding of our own spiritual psychology.
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. In this way, Dzogchen is practical - no bells and whistles required. 
Dear friend Tony,Receiving your inspiring daily views is extremely beneficial.I deeply appreciate your gifts. No doubt you overcome mountains of inertia to serve such a noble cause.My sincere wonder is how you can persist serving in a world of impermanence.My guesses are:1. You are deeply indoctrinated as many teachers around…2. A saint…3. None of the above, and this is what I pray to be true…
In the end we all come to the same conclusion.
Tony