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- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
- IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD? June 20, 2026
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- 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
- FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE June 17, 2026
- 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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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND AN ENLIGHTENED BEING?
What Is The Difference Between Us And An Enlightened Being? We can all just, simply, only – one-ly/non-dually – eat an apple, walk through a doorway, sweep the floor … and so can an enlightened being. We all get glimpses … Continue reading
THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY
They Are Going To Do It Anyway It doesn’t matter what we have concerns about, they will happen anyway. We’re manoeuvred by the majority complying, be it in politics, commerce, the military or religion. This is all social engineering which … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO GOOD OR BAD MEDITATION
There Is No Good Or Bad Meditation Meditation is awareness without comment or judgement;it is being cognisant of what is happening in our mind. The clarity of awareness is what we naturally are.Revealing clarity is what meditation does.
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DON’T BELIEVE A WORD – THE BUDDHA SAID
Don’t Believe A Word – The Buddha Said Don’t believe a word – the Buddha said.Realise the words through direct experience.
IS THE WORLD BECOMING MORE STUPID OR MORE CORRUPT?
Is The World Becoming More Stupid Or More Corrupt? Is the world becoming more stupid or more corrupt? Both. We are stupid for ignoring the corruption general by those who curtail free speech. It’s all to do with justifying the … Continue reading
THE LEVEL OF OUR INNER RADAR
The Level Of Our Inner Radar We should take a second look at any information we receive and what we understand by this information. If we think our understanding is the final analysis, we may be further from the truth … Continue reading
SERENITY OVERCOMES THIS MANIC WORLD
Serenity Overcomes This Manic World Serenity: the state of being calm, clear, peaceful, and untroubled. There are troubling experiences in the world, but even valid protests are not going to stop them as such actions are taken in account as … Continue reading
BEING OBSESSED
Being Obsessed Obsession is anything that possesses the mind. We can be obsessed about big things or little things. It’s all about personal gain, while lacking empathy for others, and being possessed is the basis of evil (referring to an … Continue reading
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CLARITY IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Clarity Is Always Present All sentient beings are the clarity of pure consciousness. It is ever-present, and it doesn’t go away. Without this, there would be no knowing. In fact, it’s so commonplace and simple that we ignore it. Clarity … Continue reading
YOU ARE NOT A FOLLOWER
You Are Not A Follower You are not a follower,but a realiser of implications.
WE NEED TO CHALLENGE OUR THOUGHTS
We Need To Challenge Our Thoughts Why do I think the way I think? Not many of us ask this question. We need to challenge our thoughts, otherwise we will be stuck with the same old attitude all our life. … Continue reading
HOW DO WE FIND TRUTH?
How Do We Find Truth? First, we have to understand the meaning of the word ‘truth’. Truth is timeless; it is that which never changes. If something changes, it has been influenced, and so it is only a temporary event, … Continue reading
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NO ONE BECAME ENLIGHTENED BY MEDITATING
No One Became Enlightened By Meditating No one became enlightened by meditating; they became enlightened through dropping the meditation. Meditation is merely the method for training our wandering mind by relaxing, focusing and calming. Once the mind becomes still, we … Continue reading
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A GOOD MEMORY IS A DISTRACTION
A Good Memory Is A Distraction Memorising words to repeat them inhibits spontaneous wisdom. We may learn all the scriptures and be ready to recite them, but can we apply them wisely in reality? We don’t have to be scholars, … Continue reading
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ONLY LOOKING FOR THE ‘GOOD’ STUFF
Only Looking For The ‘Good’ Stuff If we’re only looking for what we consider to be the ‘good stuff’ – often strange words from people with strange names 🙂 – we are being carried away by the exotic; we’ve lost … Continue reading
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. 🙂
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. 