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- 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
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- 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
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BEING CARRIED AWAY
Being Carried Away When we hear or read something we have already decided on the outcome – before we’ve even have got to the end. This is our life – being carried off by ideas. When we look at something … Continue reading
ACTING SPIRITUAL
Acting Spiritual Feeling the need to act ‘spiritual’ by picking up the subtle signals of how to fit in comes from a lack of true confidence. We mimic others who give the appearance of understanding, adhering to their words as … Continue reading
WHY IS REALISATION A SHOCK?
Why Is Realisation A Shock? If we’re a smoker and we give it up, we find smoking disgusting, and wonder why we ever started. In the same way, suddenly realising the truth of our reality is a shock after a … Continue reading
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL?
What Is Spiritual? Thinking that some things are spiritual while others are not is to totally misunderstand what ‘spiritual’ is. We may think being spiritual is “pie in the sky”—something unlikely to happen, or something that we hope will happen. This is living in ignorance of … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE NOT A CLONE?
How Do We Know We’re Not A Clone? Being a clone means that we have become predictable and unoriginal, adopting others’ thoughts which affects our behaviour; we cannot see any other possibilities, as we are tied to a cultural script. There is … Continue reading
EVIL: INGENIOUS BUT STUPID
Evil: Ingenious But Stupid The world conditions us into believing, rather than knowing. This deception actually creates favourable conditions for true spiritual progress as we recognise that, in following others, we have become lazy and reliant on their say-so—even the … Continue reading
NEWS-INFORMATION-JESTER-STORYTELLER-JOKER …
News-Information-Jester-StoryTeller-Joker … … influencer … but read between the lines. Discover the true meaning, rather than statements.The truth is in plain sight. The truth is the reader, nd not what is written. That’s the constant joke played on humanity. ‘Jester’s … Continue reading
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LIFE IS COMMUNICATION
Life Is Communication Communication with others and our environment is what life is about. We share information about what we have in common. This depends on what we see as having value in life. Most people seem to prefer casual conversations … Continue reading
TRUTH IS INDIVIDUAL ENDEAVOUR
Truth Is Individual Endeavour Realising the truth of our reality is an individual endeavour. When a group gets involved, it turns into a religion, with committees and interpretations. They talk about the truth, creating rituals and symbols, and poems, and … Continue reading
FINDING OUR PATH
Finding Our Path The word ‘path’ may come from the word ‘pathy‘ or ‘pathos‘, from Greek –pathēs ‘-sufferer’. Our path to liberation and enlightenment is for us to realise the obstacles that prevent us from being released from ourconfusion, dissatisfaction and suffering. We are … Continue reading
THE INFINITE, TIMELESS UNIVERSE
The Infinite, Timeless Universe This isn’t something we can think about. It is also the perfect meditation, because we come to a blank stop of not knowing, while there is still a knowingness present. It’s extremely important to understand this, … Continue reading
NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE
Negative And Positive Being negative is seeing everything as wrong. Being positive is seeing being negative. In the seeing is freedom and wisdom. Whether we value that moment or not is down to our understanding.
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THE NEW AGE ‘SOURCE’ OF DECEPTION AND CONFUSION
The New Age ‘Source’ Of Deception And Confusion If we don’t know what’s real, then a substitute will be believable. Most people believe in stories handed down to them which contain unprovable assumptions. The New Age agency created the idea … Continue reading
THE TRUTH IS IN FRONT OF YOU
The Truth Is In Front Of You The truth is in front of the feeling of You. Before we think about the truth, the truth is present; whatever we think, awareness is present first. This is essential to understand if … Continue reading
THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND
The Dark Ignorance Of Mind Why ‘dark ignorance’? Thoughts contaminate and obscure the essence of mind, which is the light, the clarity of pure consciousness. This contamination of mind dulls us, and we—consciousness—then function in a mundane and predictable way. … Continue reading
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DO ‘ALIENS’ HAVE MORE WISDOM THAN US?
Do ‘Aliens’ Have More Wisdom Than Us? All sentient beings throughout the infinite, timeless universe are aware, and are therefore the essence of pure consciousness. This is sentient reality. One day, each being, in their own good time, will definitely … Continue reading
WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY TO HEAVEN
We Can’t Think Our Way To Heaven We can’t think our way to heaven;likewise, we can’t believe our way to heaven. Heaven is pure experience, which is right here, right now. Does this experience make everything wonderful? No. Every thing, … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO MYSTERY IN THE WORLD
There Is No Mystery In The World Mystery is man-made, created by stories and beliefs which cause division. Whether a story is true or not, polarisation occurs – the duality of relating. There is a power in the world that … Continue reading
WE LEARN BY OUR MISTAKES
We Learn By Our Mistakes The more mistakes we make, the more we learn from direct experience. If we think we don’t make mistakes, fitting right into everything that comes along while believing we have free will, we are living … Continue reading
WORDS OBSCURE EXPERIENCE
Words Obscure Experience When we learn and repeat words, we ignore what we actually experience, and enter a world of what someone said. This can cause confusion as the true experience of reality is beyond words. The real guru is … Continue reading
MANTRAS ARE HANDY
Mantras Are Handy If we cannot stabilise our mind because it’s full of thoughts which we can’t drop, there is a method to help. A mantra is a word or phrase that we repeat; we cannot think of two things … Continue reading
THIS WORLD IS A WIND-UP MACHINE
This World Is A Wind-Up Machine It winds us up, and watches us go, just like a toy. This world is a wind-up machine, irritating us at every opportunity. 🙂 When we’re wound-up, we become tense and stressed, as words … Continue reading
TRUTH WILL ALWAYS BE SUPPRESSED
Truth Will Always Be Suppressed If people knew the truth, they could no long be controlled by belief. Once a person knows the truth of reality, they are free of beliefs provided by others. As long as people believe in … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES
Belief Is Going Round In Circles Belief is going round in circles. Knowing is direct. Thinking we know is belief. Knowing is direct, spontaneous, silent experience.
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“I CAN’T FIND THE ULTIMATE TRUTH WITHIN.”
“I Can’t Find The Ultimate Truth Within” “I can’t find the ultimate truth within.” The ultimate truth is that which is looking out. “What good does that do me?” The truth within is clarity which, in the dictionary, is divine … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE ‘ESOTERIC’ AND ‘EXOTERIC’?
What Are ‘Esoteric’ And ‘Exoteric’? The esoteric is understood by the few who are practiced. The exoteric is understood by the many who do not practice. The esoteric is pure experience of pure awareness. The exoteric is knowing about pure … Continue reading
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WE ARE NOTHING SPECIAL
We Are Nothing Special We do not have to be special to realise our true reality of pure consciousness. It may not seem that way because of all the elaborate displays we see and all the stories we hear, but … Continue reading
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IF WE THINK IT DOESN’T MATTER
If We Think It Doesn’t Matter… If we think it doesn’t matter, then life doesn’t matter. Life is what we are, which is consciousness. Life isn’t what we do. If we don’t appreciate this, we will have a few interests, … Continue reading
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I GAVE UP THE BLOG YESTERDAY …
I Gave Up The Blog Yesterday … … but there’s still too much mischief-making going on, starting at the top. Mischief-making: the action of deliberately creating trouble for other people. (I actually give up the blog every day.) 🙂
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LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Living Outside The Box Living outside the box, we are constantly shocked that anyone would want to live inside the box – a construct of the hive mind. The hive mentality, also known as groupthink, relies on mass decision-making. Others’ … Continue reading
THE PULL OF THE WORLD
The Pull Of The World The pull of the world creates our behaviour, and the circumstances in which we live. Are we a facsimile of others’ ideas, or are we original? Are we wise in our understanding, or are we … Continue reading
DHARMA MEANS EMPATHY
Dharma Means Empathy No empathy, no Dharma.Know empathy, Know Dharma. 🙂
UNENLIGHTENED RULERS RULING THE UNENLIGHTENED
Unenlightened Rulers Ruling The Unenlightened It must be obvious by now. This planet is ruled by the unenlightened for the unenlightened. The unenlightened only think they know what they’re doing. Our minds are full of memories of misinformation which give … Continue reading
ORDINARY CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Ordinary Consciousness And Pure Consciousness Ordinary or common consciousness is what all sentient beings are. We find things to eat, look for interesting things to play with, and sleep. We use our mind of memories to interpret all that we … Continue reading
THE ANATOMY OF CONFUSION
The Anatomy Of Confusion Confusion is believing in opposites when, in reality, positive and negative are inseparable as they are a continuity. By virtue of one, the other is known, as in a mirror and its reflection, or dark and … Continue reading
A PROBLEM WITH TALKING TO PEOPLE
A Problem With Talking To People It’s just Chinese whispers … pass it on. Chinese whispers (pass it on) is a situation in which a piece of information is passed from one person to the next, and is changed slightly each … Continue reading
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DON’T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
Don’t Believe In Yourself Don’t believe in yourself ; know it. Know your self to be your private dictator, which condemns you to a fixed way of life. Who or what is it that wants to be free? Consciousness wants … Continue reading
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FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
Freedom Of Thought Freedom of thought is only possible when our mind is free of previous concepts. Conversations are repetitions of others’ thoughts, and thoughts are only words and images of something already perceived. So how do we think in … Continue reading
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BEING JUDGEMENTAL IS A DIS-EASE
Being Judgemental Is A Dis-ease Being judgemental is a addiction, as we’re ill-at-ease all the time with our liking and disliking. As long as we are judgemental (which is a way of life) as opposed to merely responding to the … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, CONSCIOUSNESS AND MIND
Pure Consciousness, Consciousness and Mind ii Look at the two i’s. We notice that they are not the same. That is consciousness at work. Consciousness starts to analyse with the mind, and realises that they are two different typefaces. It … Continue reading
NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
Not Seeing The Forest For The Trees This is exactly our problem. Not seeing the forest for the trees is not seeing or acknowledging that consciousness comes first, before our thoughts in the mind. It’s valuing what’s written over what … Continue reading
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS
Connecting With Others Connecting with like-minded people is rare. Why? Too much fear. Through fear of change, fear of not knowing it all, we’ve gone a little skew-whiff. We cannot blame people for not knowing what they are–or even wanting … Continue reading
MORE CHOICE, MORE FREEDOM
More Choice, More Freedom The more choice we have, the freer we are. If we’re a ‘one trick pony’, we repeat the same old act, as we’re a person who knows how to do one thing, and one thing only. … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING, EVERYONE – INCLUDING MEDITATION – IS OUR TEACHER
Everything, Everyone – Including – Is Our Teacher Everything that we encounter tells us something, by creating a response in our mind that affects our behaviour. That moment either adds to the continuum of habitual reactions, or opens up the … Continue reading
CAPTIVATED NOT TO CHANGE
Captivated Not To Change Captivated by skilful artists-magicians-politicians-entertainers … we become expertly lazy, dependent, dull and weak. Those ruling humanity thrive on this arrangement, while pundits hog the microphones and divert all meaningful conversation. These ‘learned’ people are also cherished. … Continue reading
FINDING SPIRITUAL FRIENDS IN THE DARKNESS
Finding Spiritual Friends In The Darkness To find a spiritual friend, you have to be lucky –right karma, right time, right place, right motivation. Friendship in the darkness means a light touch.🙂
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WE CAN NEVER FIND HAPPINESS
We Can Never Find Happiness There’s no point in looking for happiness. Why? As pure consciousness, we are happiness itself. We don’t have to look, just see. 🙂 Pure consciousness is what we are. Happiness in the films/songs/books/news is just … Continue reading
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NO ONE HAS IMMUNITY FROM KARMA
No One Has Immunity From Karma Karma is our attitude. Those who believe that their actions are exempt are deluded. If someone thinks they have immunity, they become a bully. The problem is that you can fool most of the … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE CHANGE?
How Do We Change? Not by doing anything,but by watching what we are doing. This is consciousness watching the mind at work,as in a mirror and its reflection.
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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Crimes Against Humanity Crimes against humanity have been going on for thousands of years. It’s the Mara effect of manipulating the laws which govern all unenlightened beings: attraction, repulsion and indifference. Our behaviour, on a gross level, is governed by … 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. 