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- 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
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INBREEDING March 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE JAILBREAK March 8, 2026
- “WHO ORDERED THE BIG BANG?” March 8, 2026
- RULES OVER WELLBEING March 8, 2026
- MARA IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT March 7, 2026
- SUDDENLY, WE REALISE WE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG March 6, 2026
- WHY DO WE SHY AWAY FROM SIMPLICITY? March 6, 2026
- THE SUBTLETY OF BEING March 5, 2026
- CAN WE RECOGNISE DECEPTION? March 5, 2026
- REALISATION AND BEING OFFENDED March 4, 2026
- NICE PEOPLE March 3, 2026
- OUR NATURAL STATE IS MEDITATIVE March 2, 2026
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG March 1, 2026
- WHY WE IGNORE CONSCIOUSNESS February 28, 2026
- THE ART OF LIVING February 27, 2026
- DISSOLVING DUALISTIC MIND February 27, 2026
- EMPATHY FOR STUPIDITY February 27, 2026
- HUMANITY HAS BEEN DECEIVED February 27, 2026
- HOW DID IT ALL START? February 27, 2026
- THE POINTLESSNESS OF EXISTENTIALISM February 27, 2026
- THE WISDOM OF FAILURE February 26, 2026
- THE MIND IS A MENTAL SOLAR SYSTEM February 25, 2026
- INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM February 24, 2026
- INNER PEACE TAKES DISCIPLINE February 24, 2026
- DANGER WAKES US UP February 23, 2026
- WHEN WE IGNORE EVIL February 23, 2026
- CONFUSION IS MEANT TO CONFUSE February 23, 2026
- A LACK OF CONTINUITY February 22, 2026
- MEMORIES SEPARATE US February 21, 2026
- THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES February 20, 2026
- LIVING A SHARED FICTION February 20, 2026
- WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED? February 20, 2026
- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
- MEDITATION GAZE February 18, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING CONFUSION February 18, 2026
- FRUSTRATED AT BEING FRUSTRATED February 18, 2026
- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
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THE SADDEST THING
The Saddest Thing The saddest thing is people spending their lives without knowing their true reality, and then dying. The sadness is in seeing that people are constantly engaged in entertaining their minds, filling up that precious space of pure … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA STUDIED THE UPANISHADS AND VEDAS
The Buddha Studied The Upanishads And Vedas The Buddha wasn’t Buddhist. The texts he read were the teachings of the Upanishads and Vedas, but books are only the beginning. Our journey starts by being open, inquisitive and skeptical towards whatever we … Continue reading
EVIL MIMICS
Evil Mimics Evil has no originality; it mimics reality – it copies, interprets, and elaborates. Evil uses whatever is available, just like a comedian, to entertain us and direct our attention. This is why it’s easy to fall into the … Continue reading
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WHAT DOES REALISATION MEAN?
What Does Realisation Mean? Realisation is personal verification, and meditation is the method for verification. Realisation is not regurgitation – the repetition of information without analysis or comprehension. When people start knowing through experiential practice rather than believing, the world will be a better place; … Continue reading
THERE’S A DANGER WHEN TALKING ABOUT TRUTH
There’s A Danger When Talking About Truth There’s a danger when talking about truth – and that includes this blog. When we talk about ultimate truth, this isn’t the truth. The truth is personal discovery, uncovering our actual reality through experience. When talking about the … Continue reading
ARE WE INDIVIDUALS OR PART OF A WHOLE?
Are We Individuals Or Part Of A Whole? It’s up to each individual to come to their own conclusion.😀Some believe we’re part of something, while others see that we are individuals – like everyone else.😀 When we realise that we can’t … Continue reading
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THE ACCELERATION OF STUPIDITY
The Acceleration Of Stupidity When people cannot think, they judge. Thinking is spontaneous reasoning.Thoughts, on the other hand are regurgitated memories by which we judge, creating a judgemental mentality. I once asked a psychologist, “What is your job?”She replied, “Getting people … Continue reading
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THE WAY WE THINK IS KARMA
The Way We Think Is Karma It’s our self-identity. The effects of our habitual responses to everything are eliminated by awareness of what we are doing, saying and thinking through our tainted perception. Once we are aware of our act, … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL PRIDE
Spiritual Pride Spiritual pride is the most dangerous of prides. Intellectual pride is pathetic compared to spiritual pride, and physical pride of muscle or wealth is even more so. Spiritual pride separates us from others as we look down on … Continue reading
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ELIMINATING KARMA – ELIMINATING PROGRAMMING
Eliminating Karma – Eliminating Programming We’re here to free ourselves of programming, rather than adopting even more mental habits and ‘tics’. Life is not about being a consumer of others’ ideas; life is knowing what we are. It’s really shocking … Continue reading
A TIDY MIND
A Tidy Mind A tidy mind is an orderly mind,as opposed to a disorderly mind. This is not about having compartments;it’s about connections.
WORSHIPPING CREATES A DUALITY OF OPPOSITES
Worshipping Creates A Duality Of Opposites Worshipping gives reverence to an idea that we aren’t good enough. This inhibits our ability to progress, to be genuinely free of all ideas. Freedom is breathing on our own, where we can answer our … Continue reading
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CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT
Can’t Think Straight Thinking straight is direct perception,rather than perception through preconceived ideas. These preconceived ideas are our karma,which limits understanding. Thinking straight is observation through the senseswithout comment or judgement. Running our thumb across the cutting edge of a … Continue reading
WE’RE NOT GOING UP TO A HIGHER STATE
We’re Not Going Up To A Higher State We’re not going up to a higher state;we are coming down from a state of stupidity. Because of belief, we think in terms of ‘higher’ and ‘lower’ – that we’re in a … Continue reading
EVERYONE LIES
Everyone Lies Everyone lies.But about what? About what they are.They project an image to conceal the factthat they don’t know what they are. The truth is we’re not an image.This image has been placed before our reality. Place no image … Continue reading
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THE SCREEN OF OUR MIND
The Screen Of Our Mind The screen of our mind holds all our history to which we constantly refer, and this is how we live in a cyclic existence. We are indoctrinated at birth to see the world in a … Continue reading
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A HAPPY LIFE IS SUCCESSFUL
A Happy Life Is Successful ‘Successful’ means thatyou found out what you wanted to find out. Others may not agree,but you found out what you wanted to find out. Life may have been very unhappy,but now you know why. Take your reality back.
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COMPASSION DOES NOT COMES FROM A BOOK
Compassion Does Not Come From A Book True compassion comes from genuine understanding. True compassion has nothing to do with chanting mantras on a cushion, or spinning prayer wheels, or throwing rice into the air, or learning Sanskrit or Tibetan … Continue reading
WE DON’T HAVE TO BE AWARE
We Don’t Have To Be Aware We are already aware.We don’t have to do anything.It’s that simple. All we have to ‘do’ is be aware that we are aware.This is meditation without effort. When we drop being aware of being aware,there is just awareness. … Continue reading
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“MY MIND IS MADE UP”
“My Mind Is Made Up” Have you made up your mind, or has someone made it up for you? Have you just read something and adopted it? We assume we think for ourselves,but do we have original thought? There is no such … Continue reading
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CLEVER THINGS
Clever Things We are very clever creatures who can skilfully create all sorts of beautiful things for others to admire – and there’s the rub*. We become proud of recognising others achievements – even the spiritual achievements of others, where … Continue reading
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IT’S A KARMICAL LIFE
It’s A Karmical Life The word ‘karma’ is Sanskrit for the results of previous actions which create our reactions, and our behaviour. From a prototype of ideas that we cling to, we become a stereotype. Our ignorance of this chain … Continue reading
WHAT GIVES EVIL ITS POWER?
What Gives Evil Its Power? Our ignorance. When we ignore evil intent to control, it is we who become the enablers. Evil counts on ignorance to maintain confusion by impregnating the populace with ideas. Evil is anything that causes harm … Continue reading
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LETTING GO OF DOUBT
Letting Go Of Doubt The light that dispels darkness. Whenever we doubt – “Do I know enough?” “Is that it?” “I’m not sure of this” – these are all judgements in the mind observed by consciousness. Whenever there’s doubt, never … Continue reading
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WHEN WE’RE NOT OUR SELF
When We’re Not Our Self In the moment now, when we come to our senses, we are no longer our self. If consciousness just rests there, where there is nothing else, that sudden moment extends. This is clarity, where insight begins. It is … Continue reading
LET’S SAY THE BUDDHA IS A MYTH
Let’s Say The Buddha Is A Myth Let’s say the Buddha is a myth.Let’s say all spiritual teachings are a myth.What do we do now? Until we can see for ourselves, we’re merely borrowing beliefs. How do we know the … Continue reading
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AN OPEN HEART NEEDS AN OPEN MIND
An Open Heart Needs An Open Mind An open heart is caring. An open mind is the ability to carry out caring. Unfortunately, just caring is sentimentality, while just having an open mind without caring is coldness. Heart and mind need … Continue reading
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OUR BODIES AND MINDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED
Our Bodies And Minds Have Been Processed Our bodies and minds have been processed through processed food, and processed ideas. Processed: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. Bad food + bad ideas = lazy food and lazy ideas = lazy thinking … Continue reading
HUMAN CONDITIONING
Human Conditioning Conditioning is the process of training or accustoming people (or animals) to behave in a certain way, or to accept certain circumstances, which is social conditioning. Who would do this? Those who like things the way they are, and fear being exposed. This conditioning is extremely … Continue reading
LIFE IS A REHEARSAL
Life Is A Rehearsal To say that life isn’t a rehearsal is a ridiculous statement which could be meant to deceive, turning meaning upside-down, as if the life we are living is the only reality so we should enjoy it. … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS ULTIMATE PSYCHOLOGY
The Buddha’s Teaching Is Psychology The nature of mind. It’s not a religion. It’s not about being holy. It’s not trying to convince people.It’s just revealing that we are, first and foremost, consciousness. We may call it ‘spiritual’, but that … Continue reading
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MENTAL TRAFFIC JAM
Mental Traffic Jam We can see by the activity on the internet every day how busy and occupied the human mind is. This compulsive pattern of behaviour maintains power and control over our mind, and is actually the definition of an … Continue reading
HAVING AN ATTITUDE
Having An Attitude Attitude: anything a person holds in mind. It’s obvious that negative thoughts give us a bad attitude which fixes our mind. Positive thoughts, which are just a temporary fix, still bind us. In the first instant of seeing or listening, there is no attitude as … Continue reading
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THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE
There Are Other People There are other people who feel the same way as you, not being one of the crowd. They are rare, and we probably will never meet them, but it’s good to know that they’re there. You know what I … Continue reading
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HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR?
How To Have A Happy New Year? How to have a happy new year? By knowing the difference between reality and illusions, or by realising that there is no difference? When consciousness recognises it’s living in mind’s illusions … that … Continue reading
AN INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE
An Insult To Intelligence The problem is that we taught to believe, which is an insult to intelligence. We acquire bits of information – actually, we’re given masses of bits of information, so much so that it’s truly difficult to … Continue reading
HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE REALISED?
How Do We Know We Are Realised? ‘Realised’ is knowing what is real; it is not about knowing about reality. No one can tell us we are realised; it is we who have to know. So how do we know? Knowingness is realised as … Continue reading
WAKE UP FROM WHAT?
Wake Up From What? To wake up, we have to know what we’re waking up from. We are not waking up to feel good about ourselves; we’re waking up from the dream state that we’re currently in. That dream state … Continue reading
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REINCARNATION – A RECORDING
Reincarnation – A Recording We encode ourselves because we allow ourselves to be influenced by others, never realising that, in this way, a code can be slipped in, fashioning behaviour. Whether reincarnation is a reality or not, it is still … Continue reading
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GETTING ANNOYED
Getting Annoyed Getting annoyed is an unpleasant mental pastime, characterised by irritation, grumpiness, frustration and anger. We become distracted from our natural state of inner peace, and when we become annoyed at certain stimuli habitually, it is we who become an annoyance. 🙂 Even pleasant situations can end … Continue reading
NOT-TWO
Not-Two Reflecting on Not-Two: When we believe in self and other, be it a person or a thing, we are subject to likes and dislikes. When attention – in the first instant – is purely placed on that person or … Continue reading
MAY THE NEW YEAR REVEAL MORE TRUTH
May The New Year Reveal More Truth May the New Year reveal more truth,and less thought-policing of every conversation. There are things we just don’t talk about.There are things we must talk about.
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WHEN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS BECOMES A SELF
When Pure Consciousness Becomes A Self Pure consciousness becomes a self when it becomes excited, claiming and becoming distracted. We become what we are not. This distinction is for individuals to recognise, as there are levels of understanding. We can function very well as decent humans as long … Continue reading
DON’T CONFUSE WHAT IS ‘SPIRITUAL’
Don’t Confuse What Is ‘Spiritual’ ‘Spiritual’ is consciousness, conscious awareness, pure consciousness. It’s what we are. There is no place to go to find it. We cannot even find it in our own mind, as it is the very essence … Continue reading
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WHY MEDITATE?
Why Meditate? Proper meditation brings a calm spacious mind, where we’re able to cope with anything that appears; we are never panicked, disturbed or alarmed. We are not subject to emotions. Meditation isn’t adopting a particular lifestyle, typically an unconventional one. It’s a practical … Continue reading
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THE VOICES IN OUR HEAD
The Voice In Our Head The voice in our head is not our own; it’s a personal instruction manual that we’ve picked up from others, causing communal confusion. We assume that these words are ours – an expression of ourself … Continue reading
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREATING A SAND MANDALA AND COOKING?
What’s The Difference Between Creating A Sand Mandala And Cooking? A Sand Mandala is a sacred Tibetan art form, representing a perfect universe; the geometric patterns are said to transform the ordinary human mind into an enlightened mind. Destroying it … Continue reading
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
The Difference Between Religion And SpiritualityReligion is organised practices shared by a group.Spirituality is individual practice. What is this spirituality?Spirituality is personal recognition of non-material, pure conscious awareness. What is practice?Sustaining this pure conscious awareness. Why join a group?Learning words … 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. 