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- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
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- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET June 17, 2026
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- THE SHARED HALLUCINATION June 17, 2026
- WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST? June 16, 2026
- THE MUD IS JUST A DIRTY LENS June 16, 2026
- STARVING THE MONSTER June 15, 2026
- THE NOVELTY TRAP June 15, 2026
- NO LONGER SATISFYING June 14, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
- REALITY IS CONTENTMENT June 13, 2026
- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
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WHERE DID I GO RIGHT?
Where Did I Go Right? 🙂 We spend our lives following others who follow others, who have been following others for thousands of years. Sounds a bit fishy, doesn’t it? For me, following others was miserable and felt wrong as … Continue reading
WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT?
Which Is More Important? Which is more important:interesting facts or realisation? They are two opposing paths.Facts are learnt words, while realisation is original experience. Academic: not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest.
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WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?
What Is Pure Consciousness? We are consciousness; we cannot be anything else, but we’re attached to our ideas in the mind. Consciousness is the cognisant space of mind. We are not what we can see, but fall into the trap … Continue reading Continue reading
WE ARE ENCODED TOWARDS EVIL
We Are Encoded Towards Evil Encode: convert into a coded form. Evil: intending harm. In other words, evil has unconscious followers, harming the tone of the atmosphere. Evil is wanting power over others. We all like to win a debate, … Continue reading
THE STATE OF IRONY – THE LIAR PARADOX
The State Of Irony – The Liar Paradox Irony is a state of affairs that’s contrary to what one expects. For instance, we judge others, but don’t expect to be judged back; judging others according to our ideas is what divides us. … Continue reading
ONLY YOU CAN KNOW THE TRUTH
Only You Can Know The Truth The internet is full of information. Other people are full of information. This blog is full of information. How do we know if any of it’s true or not? We don’t. The only thing … Continue reading
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FORGERIES ARE CREDIBLE
Forgeries Are Credible Forgeries are credible – that’s why we accept them – but they’re not the real thing. Holding on to an idea about reality rather than knowing reality is a fraud which affects our mental health. This idea … Continue reading
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BE KIND TO YOURSELF…?
Be Kind To Yourself …? We often hear gurus say this as if the self is real.What self?Be kind to something that doesn’t actually exist? Saying “Be kind to yourself” is ordinary therapy – it’s not Dharma. Self is merely … Continue reading
WHEN WE’RE THINKING, WE’RE ACTUALLY LISTENING!
When We’re Thinking, We’re Actually Listening! 🙂 Listening to what? Memories. Memories placed in the mind. Placed? Everything in our mind is socially engineered.| By whom? By those who don’t want us to think for ourselves. If you think you’re … Continue reading
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WATERED-DOWN DHARMA
Watered-Down Dharma If we don’t know what Dharma is – the teaching of our reality – we won’t know or recognise any slight deviations. But why would anyone deviate or water-down the Dharma? Two reasons.One: people are not ready to … Continue reading
THE OTHER SIDE OF ‘NOVEL’
The Other Side Of ‘Novel’ Yesterday, we spoke of ‘novel’ as an infiltration-and-suggestion technique. ‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into … Continue reading
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BE AWARE OF ‘NOVEL’
Be Aware Of ‘Novel’ ‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into the human mind, and it’s why we’re addicted to ‘news’. … Continue reading
ORGANISATION CONTROLS THE WAY WE THINK
Organisation Controls The Way We Think Organisation controls the way we think. Time and space are precious in order to reflect, to meditate, to realise the truth about what we are – which is beyond any organisation. In doing this, … Continue reading
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NEW REALISATIONS AND OLD BRAIN
New Realisations And Old Brain Some things are difficult to explain, because we’re working within an old, traumatised brain that is still running in the background even though we have had new realisations. We might be able to talk about … Continue reading
DHARMA IS REPAIRING, MAKING GOOD, MAKING WHOLE
Dharma Is Repairing, Making Good, Making Whole We have been broken into pieces, disjointed, confused … not working properly. Repairing means putting back into good order, realising the connection between seeing, and that which is seen. By virtue of seeing, … Continue reading
SELF IS JUST A HABIT IN THE MIND
Self Is Just A Habit In The Mind Self is held together by words and ideas in the mind. This is not our reality. When we drop the idea of self/ego/I, peace and wisdom arise. No more interference. 🙂
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SHUNYATA, EMPTY, PURE, UNCONTAMINATED CONSCIOUSNESS
Shunyata, Emptiness, Pure, Uncontaminated Consciousness It doesn’t matter what word we use, it is direct spontaneous experience, before the mind starts identifying. We can become hung up on words, and that is precisely Mara’s trick – it’s the dark side … Continue reading
OUR DARK SIDE IS OUR PATH
Our Dark Side Is Our Path When we can acknowledge our dark side – our ideas about me and mine – this recognition is the light of consciousness illuminating our addiction to phantoms in the mind. These phantoms seem so … Continue reading
WORSE THAN GROUPTHINK? GROUPFEEL
Worse Than Groupthink? Groupfeel Groupthink is people accepting the same set of ideas, and voicing them in the same way. Groupfeel is when these ideas go deeper and infect attitudes, causing subtle emotions; the result is that each individual learns … Continue reading
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THERE IS NOTHING NEW
There Is Nothing New There is nothing new– just different words about the same subject. We are pure consciousness.We obscure that pure consciousness with thoughts. Freedom is acknowledging this fact.
SIMPLE LIFE = HAPPY LIFE
Simple Life = Happy Life It’s been said for thousands of years, “A simple life is a happy life.” Otherwise, we evolve into the machine. With a simple approach to life, we take time to appreciate a oneness with everything. … Continue reading
WHAT WOKE ME UP?
What Woke Me Up? The pretence of goodness. After following gurus, lamas and students for decades, I realised that there wasn’t much – if any – compassion around. No real lasting connection, but just competitive ‘goodness’. Everyone is caught up … Continue reading
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THE DHARMA IS A GENERALISATION
The Dharma Is A Generalisation The Dharma is a generalisation. Realisation of the Dharma is personal. Neither life nor the Dharma are about learning facts; that is a sleepy view. Personal experience is alive, awake and constantly refreshing. If anyone … Continue reading
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WAKING UP TO FOOLISHNESS
Waking Up To Foolishness We only wake up when we realise how foolish we’ve been to believe what others say. Realising our ultimate truth isn’t easy, either in the secular or non-secular world. The secular world is only interested in … Continue reading
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THE POINT OF LIFE IS TO KNOW WHAT LIFE IS
The Point Of Life Is To Know What Life Is What we think of as ‘life’ is actually a prison of illusions. Our temporary bodies and minds have no permanent reality, while consciousness never changes. As long as we believe … Continue reading
IT MATTERS
It Matters Everything we think, do and say matters to our well-being, and the well-being of those around us. Just repeating conventional facts and rituals smothers reality, and that’s the intention. We are so much more than facts and rituals. … Continue reading
THE LIGHT THAT ELIMINATES DARKNESS
The Light That Eliminates Darkness It’s possible that, while meditating, we fall into a state of vacancy where there is no thought, but no wisdom of knowingness of our true essence of pure consciousness either. If there is no wisdom, … Continue reading
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APPRECIATION OF EVIL
Appreciation Of Evil Having an appreciation of evil is a matter of fully understanding a situation. Evil tries to persuade – ‘Let’s pretend’ and ‘Believe me’ should set off alarm bells. And that’s when evil becomes our teacher. If we do not … Continue reading
REAL JOY
Real Joy We live in confusion, and have a gross misunderstanding of everything, often with a false security that makes us feel vulnerable and unstable. For some, this is totally unsatisfactory. We look for something better, and spend time in … Continue reading
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WHAT ALTERNATIVE FACTS WOULD WAKE YOU UP?
What Alternative Facts Would Wake You Up? We all know the facts of life: we’re born, educated, work, breed, eat, play games, holiday, worry, die. What if there is a caste of people unknown to the public who saw themselves … Continue reading
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‘AS ABOVE, SO BELOW’ IS THE GREAT ILLUSION
‘As Above, So Below’ Is The Great Illusion ‘As above, so below’ is a common chant among the proletariat, but this is the great illusion. We may think there is a higher self – something above – because it’s portrayed … Continue reading
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INTELLIGENCE = EMPATHY = WISDOM
Intelligence = Empathy = Wisdom Intelligence is not in what we know; it’s knowing what we are. Intelligence is revealed in empathy. Empathy is brought to light through the quality of our reactions. Wisdom is adaptability in the application of … Continue reading
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HAVE WE BEEN DUPED?
Have We Been Duped? Duped: deceived, duplicated. Unless we know what the real thing is, it is impossible to recognise a deception. When we believe, we are part of a duplication system of ideas which demands conformity. Our minds have been guided; … Continue reading
THE TRUTH IS SO SIMPLE
The Truth Is So Simple The truth is so simple you won’t believe it. You don’t have to believe it. 🙂 The truth isn’t in a book, in words, in exotic phrases. It is that which is seeing the words. … Continue reading
MISUNDERSTANDING BUDDHISM
Misunderstanding Buddhism Buddhism is not a religion or a philosophy; its essence is scientific compassion – concern and understanding of troubled minds through empathetic observation. Having said that, for some it is a religion, a philosophy, a style of life, a … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM IS NOT A BELIEF SYSTEM
Buddhism Is Not A Belief System Buddhism is beyond human constructs; it is realising that we are pure consciousness, the same as the timeless Vedic teachings. Any material advice such as, “Do this, don’t do that”, are temporal matters as … Continue reading
BUDDHISM ISN’T A PLACE TO GO TO
Buddhism Isn’t A Place To Go To Buddhism isn’t place to go to; it’s where we are.
THE UNITY OF DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE
The Unity Of Doubt And Confidence We all have doubts, and some of us have confidence, but both can be – and are – mistaken. Doubt is associated with low self-esteem, while confidence is connected to high self-esteem. However.Within doubt, … Continue reading
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FEEL GOOD VERSUS REALITY
Feel Good Versus Reality Wanting to feel good is sentimentality; it’s the path of insecurity that avoids unpleasant situations. Do we really care more about being ‘inspired’ than we do about realising the simple truth of what we are? Genuinely feeling … Continue reading
HOW DO WE IMPROVE OUR INTELLIGENCE?
How Do We Improve Our Intelligence? Intelligence is improved by dropping what we think we know. It leaves more room 🙂 What we think we know is a limited, fossilised, conventional view. We may even become experts in the conventional, … Continue reading
KNOWING WHAT AN ENEMY IS
Knowing What An Enemy Is The word ‘enemy’ is anything that harms or weakens something else. Enemy: from Latin inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’. An enemy creates a response which fills the mind. If there is a re-action, the mind has already been primed. Be very careful in thinking you know … Continue reading
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OUR REALITY IS THE GAP BETWEEN THOUGHTS
Our Reality Is The Gap Between Thoughts Between our thoughts is a gap, a pause, an emptiness; it is the light of clarity which is what we are, pure awareness. However, we keep losing our reality by becoming attached to … Continue reading
THE ART OF WAR
The Art Of War Sun Tzu – “The very best way to defeat the enemy without fighting is to manoeuvre him into a position where his resistance is futile. If he recognises this, he will surrender.” This how we fight evil. … Continue reading
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DHARMA DRAUGHTSMAN OR DOODLER
Dharma Draughtsman Or Doodler? Draughtsman: creating precise and accurate drawings, adjusting and revising based on feedback or changes, and ensuring the consistency and accuracy of technical drawings and documentation. Doodle: to draw or scribble idly, to waste time in aimless … Continue reading
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FINDING OUR DHARMA FEET
Finding Our Dharma Feet Standing on our own two feet is being confident and independent, without help from other people; we can then play our part in Dharma activity. It’s not going to save the world, but it will have a … Continue reading
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MEDITATION ISN’T SITTING ON A SPECIAL CUSHION
Meditation Isn’t Sitting On A Special Cushion Meditation isn’t sitting on a special cushion, in a special place, at a special time. Meditation is timeless, placeless, cushionless awareness. We can pause, just being anywhere at any time, in any place. … Continue reading
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HUMAN STUPIDITY
Never Underestimate Human Stupidity Humans are governed by their emotions – like, dislike, pride and jealousy – and by not knowing what their essence is. Never underestimate the human ability to transcend stupidity. It’s stupid to think that ordinary humans … Continue reading
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BECOMING A FANATIC
Becoming A Fanatic Fanatic: from Latin ‘fanaticus’ – inspired by a god or demon. Fanatics fantasise – they imagine. In all walks of life, people are becoming fanatics. Everything is zero-tolerance; things are exaggerated and embellished, and the stimulated and reactive audience cheers louder. … Continue reading
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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. 