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- WHY DO WE FEEL WRONG? April 30, 2026
- OUR MORAL LANDSCAPE April 29, 2026
- FOR COMPASSION, WE NEED EMPATHY April 29, 2026
- COMPOS MENTIS – NON-COMPOS MENTIS April 29, 2026
- CONQUERING THE UNIVERSE April 28, 2026
- THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT April 26, 2026
- WE FEAR COMMUNICATION April 25, 2026
- MISUNDERSTAND OUR PATH April 25, 2026
- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
- CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? April 23, 2026
- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
- THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS April 21, 2026
- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
- THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS April 13, 2026
- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
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SYNCHRONICITY IS KARMA
Synchronicity Is Karma …nothing just happens, as everything is created by causes and conditions. Synchronicity = meaningful coincidences = karma = the result of previous actions = a meeting in relative time and space that results in events. I came … Continue reading
MEDITATION DOESN’T MAKE US NICE PEOPLE
Meditation Doesn’t Make Us Nice People Conduct does. We may have a ‘high view’ and be able to meditate very well, sitting still and straight and mastering complex practices, but our behaviour is the hallmark of achievement. When we understand … Continue reading
WE LOOK AND WE’RE INFLUENCED
We Look and We’re Influenced It all depends on what we look at, and the way in which we look at it. The world can seem full of hellish demons, or full of pure spiritual beings. Whatever takes our attention … Continue reading
I SHOULD HATE MYSELF…BUT I DON’T!
I Should Hate Myself…But I Don’t! We may find that we cannot – or do not want to – conform others’ standard. They may feel threatened by this. We don’t even have to say anything; we are just not one … Continue reading
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Being Our Own Spiritual Protector
Being Our Own Spiritual Protector We all have faults; that’s why we are sentient creatures and not fully enlightened Buddhas. These faults arise from our mistaken self identity; we react by becoming aggressive towards others in order to defend and … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL THERMOMETER
Spiritual Thermometer (wasting subtle energy is so easily to do) Negativity wastes precious energy – if we over-react. Subtle energy transforms into gross energy. When we over-react to something we have read, heard, seen, touched or smelled, the inner ‘wind’ … Continue reading
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SPIRITUAL HOLIDAY
Spiritual Holiday ‘Being spiritual’ can be such a headache for all concerned! We can sometimes give off vibrations of trying too hard, of being “present”, of being really keen and awake…and it can make others feel uncomfortable. Retreats can be … Continue reading
“I JUST WANT TO BE ME!”
“I Just Want To Be Me!” ..and what is that? This is like trying to designing an animal; it will have bits of everything that we’ve ever seen… ..and never be quite right!
7 BILLION IN ‘THE DEVIL’S’ FOCUS GROUP
7 Billion in ‘the Devil’s’ Focus Group “Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard” Mass surveillance of our likes and dislikes tells ‘the devil’ how to control us. “Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush. Mara is … Continue reading
WELL-BEING AND CRITICAL THINKING
Well-Being and Critical Thinking A feeling of well-being is when our mind and body are at peace with the way we are, but not docile. We need a balance of being open to change while being vigilant against being engineered. … Continue reading
ANTIDOTES ARE NEVER ENDING
Antidotes Are Never Ending Antidotes are a temporary measure – the ‘problem’ will repeatedly return. Understanding that the ‘problem’ is temporary reveals the true nature of the ‘problem’ – that it is empty of any true existence. So there is … Continue reading
THE WRATHFUL MIRROR
The Wrathful Mirror We normally think that a wrathful situation is something in which we find ourselves. However, it may be that we are the wrathful mirror to others! In general, wrathful situations are challenging, and can be painful: it’s … Continue reading
KARMA IS OUR TEACHER
Karma Is Our Teacher Life brings up all sort of situations, and our minds bring up all sorts of reactions to those situations. These are all products from our past actions; karma. Karma is our collection of confusion about ourselves … Continue reading
DEMONIC AND WISDOM ASPECTS OF HOPE AND FEAR
Demonic and Wisdom Aspects of Hope And Fear Two Sides Of The Same Coin In a demonic realm, we are attracted to hope, and repulsed by fear. In a wisdom realm, hope is symbolised by the qualities of peaceful deities, … Continue reading
IT’S NOT COMPLICATED
It’s Not Complicated “There is no division between perception and field of perception”; there is no separation – no time gap. This bypasses thinking, which arises from judgement and reference/memories. Step one. Shamata. Perception is one with the breath; not … Continue reading
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SPONTANEOUS WORKS OF ART
Spontaneous Works of Art There is no division between perception and field of perception – awareness and the field of awareness. There is no judgement or reference, merely pure perception – pure awareness. Normally, we see through a haze of … Continue reading
HOW SIMPLY AMAZING
How Simply Amazing Dzogchen is just everyday life itself, being totally open to everything, natural and spontaneous, accepting and learning from everything that comes our way. There is no division between perception and field of perception. There is no need … Continue reading
THE TEACHER IS THE OUTCOME OF MEDITATION
The Teacher is the Outcome of Meditation the level of sensitivity we experience Meditation is being aware of awareness. Realising that there is nothing other than awareness, the realisation of our true nature takes place – pure awareness – nothing … Continue reading
MASS MIND CONTROL
Mass Mind Control An seemingly innocuous idea can control populations for generations. “The Light of Wisdom” and “The Torch of Freedom”. It all depends who is using these words. The “Light of Wisdom” is the clarity of the nature of … Continue reading
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IMPRISONED IN A CONFUSED, DUALISTIC REALITY
Imprisoned in a Confused, Dualistic Reality The confusion… Who am I? There are two realities; one that is told to us, and the other…!!! The reality we are told is a deviation, a diversion. The other is what we actually … Continue reading
OVER-CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE OR A LACK OF CONFIDENCE
Over-Confidence, Confidence or a Lack of Confidence Another touchy subject! Separation <—connection—> separation. “Not too tight and not too loose.” When we appear over-confident, others want to bring us down. When others appear over-confident, we want to bring them down. … Continue reading
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THERE ARE THREE CONSTANTS IN THE UNIVERSE
There Are Three Constants In The Universe Space, pure awareness and formula. There is order in chaos. In the teachings, much is spoken about the constancy of space and pure awareness – but formula? Nothing! I have brought this subject … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD THE BUDDHA SAYS
Don’t Believe a Word the Buddha Says …even the Buddha said that! Don’t believe a word your teacher says. Don’t believe a word I say. I say, “Yellow and black make a great green”. You don’t know that until you … Continue reading
WE ARE OXYMORONS
We Are Oxymorons Paradox, contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity, anomaly, conflict, absurdity, oddity, enigma, puzzle, mystery, conundrum, oxymoron. We are enlightened beings in a sentient body, forgetting that we are enlightened beings. We are all Buddhas in the mud. Buddhism is being … Continue reading
NOT EMPTINESS BUT MELTING-NESS
Not Emptiness But Melting-ness One of the problems I find in Buddhism is its formulaic approach, which can appear rather cold. We chant many prayers that are meant to melt us – and I’m not talking about sentimentality – but … Continue reading
CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT
Crossroads of Conflict “When in doubt, do nowt”* A conflict occurs when we know something, but don’t know how to express it. This is happening all the time, but we don’t notice it because we fall back into the self-programme; … Continue reading
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MODERN PSYCHOLOGY AND BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY
Modern Psychology and Buddhist Psychology Consciousness and subconsciousness The words ‘consciousness’ and ‘subconsciousness’ can be confusing to most of us; to be honest we are not even bothered with such terms. However, they are actually our programming, or bias – … Continue reading
ROBOTS AND HUMANS
Robots and Humans Do robots resemble humans, or do humans resemble robots? Sentient: capable of feeling, aware, responsive, reactive. Conscious: aware of and responding to one’s surroundings. Programme: a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a … Continue reading
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GOD AND PURE AWARENESS
God and Pure Awareness God is an idea in the mind. Pure awareness isn’t. Therefore, God is pure awareness,
DZOGCHEN IS NOT AT ODDS WITH ANYTHING
Dzogchen Is Not At Odds With Anything Dzogchen is pure compassionate awareness, in which anything may arise while pure awareness remains uncontaminated. A Pure Garden where anything may grow and the garden remains pure. This is a Buddhist Dzogchen site … Continue reading
UNITY WITH SOURCE
Unity With Source This is not a phrase one would hear in Buddhism, but there is no reason why not. There are many ways to look at and translate experience, depending on one’s taste. If we have one taste, then … Continue reading
TRANSFORMING CONSCIOUSNESS
Transforming Consciousness into timeless primordial awareness This could sound scary! We are not dropping consciousness yet; that would be enlightenment. We are in the process of transforming it into a pure state. This is something the ‘I’ will not want … Continue reading
LIGHT AND FLUFFY
My wife said, “You should write something light and fluffy”. I know what she means. Something ‘light’ meaning clarity, yes. Unfortunately, there is too much evil brainwashing in the world for fluffiness. Brainwash: pressurised into adopting radically different beliefs by … Continue reading
WASTING LIFE IN BEING DIFFERENT
Wasting Life in Being Different There are two aspects to meditation: focused attention and panoramic attention. In meditation terms, these are Shamata (watching the breath) and Vipassana (insight of awareness). During the early stages, we are still trying to change, … Continue reading
EMPTINESS IS NOT BEING DIFFERENT
Emptiness Is Not Being Different Emptiness is like a mirror, reflecting everything. The mirror and the reflection are inseparable – not different. Not being different, there can be no judgement. Sounds, appearances and awareness are inseparable from emptiness. How is … Continue reading
KHYENTSE YESHE IN RUSSIA
Khyentse Yeshe in Russia I am so pleased to present this video of YESHI NAMKHAI (Khyentse Yeshe), the Italian-born son of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Please note the ordinariness of his presentation; no brocade, no throne, no robes, just ordinary language. … Continue reading
IS BUDDHISM A RELIGION OR A PHILOSOPHY?
Is Buddhism a Religion or a Philosophy? This all depends on to whom one is talking. It’s actually neither. One could say that Buddhism is a series of steps to realising extremely subtle awareness – pure reality. This is Dzgochen/Mahamudra, … Continue reading
TRUST YOURSELF
Trust Yourself Trust pure perception. Trust the judgements of pure perception and how it feels, without exaggerating and elaborating. Ultimately it is all one taste. Relatively, we have to decide what is beneficial. If we put on something smooth we … Continue reading
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NEUROLINGUISTICS AND THE DHARMA
Neurolinguistics and the Dharma Neurolinguistics: the relationship between language and the structure and functioning of the brain. Words affect our brain. Ultimately, we are beings of pure awareness. Relatively, this pure awareness is locked into appearances in the mind to … Continue reading
STILL NOT CONVINCED?
Still Not Convinced? The answer is so simple, and our confusion is so complex. We buy hundreds of spiritual books and go to teachings and retreats because we keep doubting. When we keep doubting, we play the role of pauper, … Continue reading
PERCEPTION AND REFLECTION ARE INSEPARABLE
Perception And Reflection Are Inseparable This is the realisation of the two truths – non duality. For most of us, what usually happens is that perception gets caught up in the reflection of perception (the object). This creates a subject … Continue reading
COMPOS MENTIS
Compos Mentis Having full control of one’s mind. Normal Conforming to a standard. Conventionally, we conform to a standard set for us. This conforming controls the mind to stay within limits – ‘normal compos mentis’. We consent to self imprisonment. … Continue reading
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THREE REASONS TO MEDITATE
Three Reasons To Meditate To be aware of distracting thoughts. To be aware of the awareness of distracting thoughts. To be aware that the awareness of distracting thoughts is free from distracting thoughts. That’s clarity for you! 🙂
SENTIENT BEINGS ARE CREATURES OF HABIT
Sentient Beings Are Creatures of Habit We are creatures of addiction, dependence, craving, compulsion, fixation, enslavement; monkey-see money-do. It’s our weakness. It’s ‘what’s best for me’. We have our routine – orders from our karmic repository. Habit is our personal … Continue reading
MORE INTERESTED IN THE MANIFESTATION THAN THE TRUTH
More Interested In The Manifestation Than The Truth An image is a reflection in the mind. This image can either awaken us or divert from the truth. The truth is the pure perception, not the thing perceived. The funny thing … Continue reading
HOW DID THE BUDDHA BECOME ENLIGHTENED?
How Did The Buddha Become Enlightened? He became unstuck. Letting go is not being stuck on any thing or idea – or even a personal identity – and therefore our nature stays pure. Of course, we are not enlightened yet, … Continue reading
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FEELING SMOTHERED WITH OTHER’S FIXATIONS…
Feeling Smothered With Others’ Fixations… This a feeling of being stifled by collective consciousness. We may feel despondent and in low spirit, and it’s important to acknowledge what is going on. People are governed by their karma of fixated ideas. … Continue reading
LIGHT AND ITS REFLECTION
Light And Its Reflection The source of light/clarity is more powerful than the reflection upon which light/clarity shines. We – the light/clarity – are inseparable from the en-light-ened state. So what went wrong? Light/clarity believed more in its reflection than … Continue reading
EUGENICS v ENLIGHTENMENT
Eugenics v Enlightenment Eugenics: the science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Enlightenment: the wisdom of spiritual insight attained through awareness which frees a person from ignorance of desirable heritable characteristics.
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. 