Thinking There Must Be More To Life
Thinking there must be more to life
is what’s causing us problems.
There’s actually less to life.
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Life is pure consciousness; it’s all we need to know.
That is our purpose.
Life is simply pure consciousness. This realisation shifts focus away from external searching to the realisation that awareness is the ultimate foundation of reality. And we ignore this.
The mind has been conditioned to believe that fulfilment requires adding elements to our lives.
We accumulate possessions, status, relationships and achievements, creating a never-ending story, but still, we never feel complete. This constant chasing is based on the assumption that our current state is inherently lacking.
Enlightenment arrives by stripping away mental clutter, labels and unnecessary desires – āI want to know everything!ā
Our purpose is to eliminate the effects of past actions and desires so that we no longer go round in circles, being governed by the same old thoughts that trap us into believing whatever others believe.
Pure consciousness is life without attachments.
We just deal spontaneously with whatever is in front of us, and let it go.
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. 