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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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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
TRANSPARENCY AND OPACITY
Transparency And Opacity Seeing through a clear glass, or seeing through a glass darkly. Our minds have been made opaque by relying on others’ facts and names, rather than the transparency and clarity of our own intuitive natural state, before … Continue reading
TWO VIEWS OF MYSTICISM
Two Views Of Mysticism Mysticism: Knowledge which is inaccessible to the intellect, and attained through contemplation and self-surrender. Or. A vague and ill-defined religious or spiritual belief. When we eliminate self, we gain free access insight.
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INTELLIGENCE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Intelligence And Consciousness Intelligence solves problems; consciousness sees the problem. If consciousness does not see the problem, the problem cannot be solved. Consciousness is not about feelings; those are a mental issue. The clearer consciousness is, the more intelligence can … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS ISN’T AN ILLUSION
Consciousness Isn’t An Illusion An illusion is a misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. Illusion: From Latin illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’. Consciousness does not change, but everything else is changeable, and up for interpretation. When people deny that we are consciousness in favour … Continue reading
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THE INSIDIOUS SUGGESTION OF MEDITATION SICKNESS
The Insidious Suggestion Of Meditation Sickness Symptoms of meditation sicknessOne study found that the most commonly reported side effects of meditation were anxiety and depression, but here is a non-exhaustive list of what folks with meditation sickness may encounter: Unpleasant thoughts. … Continue reading
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HUMAN ENGINEERING – HUMAN MODIFICATION
Human Engineering – Human Modification Everything on Earth can be modified – especially our minds – and therefore, our expectations and our beliefs. This starts in our infancy with ‘sweet’, pleasing little somethings, and then we spend the rest of … Continue reading
WHAT IS LIFE?
What Is Life? Life is pure consciousness, embodied in a form commensurate with an individual’s mental formations that dull the purity of consciousness. Are there realms of existence outside this body? Our answer to that will depend on what have … Continue reading
GETTING OVER RELIGION
Getting Over Religion Getting over religion is getting out of religious fervour, and realising what life is all about. Religion can be either a preparation or a prison. We first have to be in it to know it. It’s no … Continue reading
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WORDS ARE BLUNT TOOLS
Words Are Blunt Tools The senses cannot be described; they are just experienced. The warmth of the sun, the chirping of birds, the smell of grass, the taste of our spit, the play of air on our skin … all … Continue reading
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WE ARE ERRANT BEINGS
We Are Errant Beings We are errant beings, straying from the path. “What path?” We all follow a path of some sort – a path of dreams, nightmares or awakening. Even a path of awakening can become a path of … Continue reading
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DO NOT BELIEVE THE BUDDHA OR GOD – OR ANYONE
Do Not Believe The Buddha Or God—Or Anyone Belief is acceptance without proof. Accepting anything without personal experience is futile sentimentality. The only thing that anyone can say that is true is that there has to be awareness present in … Continue reading
NO QUESTION, NO PATH
No Question, No Path Our path to enlightenment is our confusion that we have to clarify. A path isn’t about joining others on their path; we may rub shoulders for a while, but we go on alone. There is absolutely … Continue reading
MEDITATION IS NOT A TRANCE-LIKE STATE
Meditation Is Not A Trance-Like State Meditation is the very opposite to being in a trance-like, hypnotic state. It is being fully conscious and aware, while a trance-like state is being lost in clouded mind of concepts that obscure pure … Continue reading
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LEADING A FULFILLING LIFE
Leading A Fulfilling Life We look around us and see angst, anxiety and oneupmanship everywhere. Why is this? People live dual lives; one is for the outer world to impress others, while the other finds this duality unfulfilling. This isn’t … Continue reading
THE ROLE OF A TEACHER
The Role Of A Teacher A teacher is anyone who has knowledge of a subject, and has the wisdom to express it clearly. But the authority of the teacher comes from the student, who tests to decide whether the knowledge … Continue reading
THE AUDIENCE IS THE SHOW
The Audience Is The Show Entertainment isn’t about the production of a clever story with charismatic actors; it’s about capturing the mind of an audience. The producers watch the effect, for further productions or sequels. 🙂 As long as we … Continue reading
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THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION INTO THE NATURE OF MIND
The Pointing Out Instruction Into the Nature of Mind We cannot hear this enough. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called ‘undecided’ or ‘common … Continue reading
FACT AND FICTION
Fact And Fiction What we usually call ‘fact’ is a designation of some thing, but as all things are impermanent and have no ultimate reality, they are a fiction – and that is a fact. 🙂 Every time we become … Continue reading
FINDING FAULT IS OUR PERSONAL PRISON
Finding Fault Is Our Personal Prison Finding fault with others – or our self – is a occupational hazard. It takes training to see with wisdom, in effortless, silent clarity. Everyone is suffering in some way, due to conditioning. Being … Continue reading
JUST SEEING
Just Seeing Outrageous things are going on; light is dark and dark is light. We swallow this hook, line and sinker, being tricked or forced into complete submission. We’re only told what others want us to hear. Our minds and … Continue reading
HOLDING ON TO THE PAST
Holding On To The Past Holding on to the past inhibits experiencing the present. As long as we identify with the past, we deny the present, and so we continue to behave and think in the same old way. Holding … Continue reading
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Thinking Outside The Box As long as we think the box is real, we won’t want to get out. When we can think outside the box, we are outside the box. Outside the box is before thought, allowing the clarity … Continue reading
I AM NOT MY SELF
I Am Not My Self We hear the phrase, “I’m not my self today”, meaning that I’m not my usual projection. It is tiresome to have to hold up our pretend self to the world continually, and it’s one of … Continue reading
THE SECOND COMING
The Second Coming Maybe, just maybe, there’s been a huge misunderstanding. The second coming is supposed to refer to someone who will vanquish our foes; this person is meant to be our saviour. However, the realisation of our true essence … Continue reading
THE ART OF DENIAL
The Art Of Denial We cleverly ignore our true reality in favour of phantoms of beliefs in our mind that we assume make us special. That is the confidence trick of thinking that we are ‘in the know’, but we … Continue reading
SUBTLE SUGGESTIONS BECOME BELIEFS
Subtle Suggestions Become Beliefs Subtle suggestion becomes a belief, and beliefs become fixations. Fixation makes us reactive, as we now think the suggestion is reality. Hypnotism is the power of suggestion and misdirection, boring people into submission; words, words, words … Continue reading
WARTS AND ALL
Warts And All We are all clones – replications of an idea – until we break out and recognise our self, warts and all. To see the complete story, we need acknowledge all the troubling bits, and not idealise. In … Continue reading
MARA KNOWS WHAT WE KNOW
Mara Knows What We Know Mara knows what we know, but doesn’t experience it. Mara: Demonic minds waiting in ambush. Demonic minds know what we know – that all sentient beings are driven by attraction, aversion and indifference. They can … Continue reading
WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Do We Talk About Suffering? Prince Siddhartha Gautama wasn’t suffering, but he came out of his father’s luxurious palace one day, and saw old age, sickness and death everywhere, and that was the beginning of his path to Buddhahood. … Continue reading
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THE IMITATION OF KNOWING
The Imitation Of Knowing What make us feel good? It is when we reverse not knowing into knowing. The relief is the joy of knowing that we’ve solved a problem. Something that we’d always felt but have never resolved has … 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. 