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- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
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- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
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Monthly Archives: August 2023
WANTING PROOF
Wanting Proof The proof of truth is a precarious objective these days. It all depends on how we personally read information. Do we work through belief or intuitive experience? I have never met anyone who proves pure consciousness to me … Continue reading
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HOW MUCH MUD CAN WE TAKE?
How Much Mud Can We Take? It seems we can hold on to quite a lot of sticky matter. Everything we touch becomes contaminated. The mud is ideas that hold our persona, and is the reason why we keep returning … Continue reading
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THERE IS SO MUCH DISTRACTION IN THE WORLD
There Is So Much Distraction In The World The fact that there is so much distraction in the world is the very reason to simplify life. You are not missing out on all the fun, the politics, the news, the … Continue reading
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HOW MUCH TRUTH IS THERE LEFT IN THE WORLD?
How Much Truth Is There Left In The World? We are constantly being told how to think and how to obey. People are being ‘cancelled’ for what they think, and we’re all being forced into narrow parameters with the use … Continue reading
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WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE REACTIVE?
Why Are So Many People Reactive? Actually, most of us are reactive precisely because we are unenlightened. We just function at a certain level and stop there; All sentient beings have Buddha nature, which means their essence is enlightened – totally free … Continue reading
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THE ULTIMATE TRUTH CANNOT BE ASSIMILATED FROM A BOOK
The Ultimate Truth Cannot Be Assimilated From A Book The ultimate truth cannot be assimilated from a book; the authors had to go through much discipline, as we must. Breaking out of the illusion of ideas that we are just … Continue reading
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BEYOND EXPERIENCE IS TRUTH
Beyond Experience Is Truth Truth is beyond experience. Truth is what experiences. Truth is the seer. The seer is pure consciousness. Pure consciousness cannot see itself; it can only be realised through its reflection. Something appears in the mind, and … Continue reading
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SPIRITUALLY JADED
Spiritually Jaded Jaded: bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something. It’s easy to become obsessed with ‘spiritual’ enthusiasm, getting so involved with being part of the organisation and the various practices that we become numb and blinkered, which is a little … Continue reading
DON’T FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE
Don’t Fight For What You Believe Don’t fight for what you believe, as it only causes division. Belief is accepting something as true without evidence. Reading something and saying it’s truth or not is only belief. Therefore belief has no … Continue reading
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DHARMA IS STRAIGHTFORWARD
Dharma Is Straightforward Dharma – the uncomplicated instruction on reality; easy to do and understand. Just sit in mental silence. Be aware that you are that awareness with no name. You are then able to recognise when the mind wanders … Continue reading
THE MYSTERY MACHINE
The Mystery Machine We like mysteries because they’re something that’s difficult or impossible to understand and explain. They entertain us. Watching a magician’s deception, we like to believe, and choose to ignore how it’s done. This path of the impossible … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING NEEDS A FIRM FOUNDATION
Understanding Needs A Firm Foundation Our understanding comes from a particular point of view. Where did we get that point of view from? Wishful thinking? Adopting beliefs? A book? Or a personal realisation of the nature of reality of consciousness … Continue reading
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. 