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- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
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- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
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- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- 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
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Become Buddhist It’s all about our mindset. You don’t have to become Buddhist to realise the precious teaching of the Buddha, who realised the nature of our essence, the non-duality of appearances and recognition in the … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS AN INFECTION
Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading
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IF THE DHARMA IS TRUE, THEN NOTHING IS TRUE
If The Dharma Is True, Then Nothing Is True The Dharma is about the truth of what we are – eternal cognisant emptiness – and the impermanence of all phenomena, including thoughts. The Dharma is the teaching about the precise … Continue reading
MAKING UP OUR MIND
Making Up Our Mind When people have made up their mind, there’s no talking to them. There is nothing fresh to discuss, as there are no possibilities. A made-up mind is a fixed mind, ignorant of ‘able to be done’. … Continue reading
WHEN DOGMA TAKES OVER THE HEART
When Dogma Takes Over The Heart You know what I mean … Dogma is any belief held unquestioningly and with indefensible certainty. Dogma: from ancient Greek: opinion, belief, judgement … it seems that. Heart: innermost part or essence. This is exactly where we go wrong, when we … Continue reading
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ARE WE IN A CULT?
Are We In A Cult? Cult: from Latin cultus – cultivate, worship. Are we sure we’re not part of a cult? We all worship some thing – someone, some idea, power, money, fame – and we cultivate it, cling to it. … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE LEARN?
How Do We Learn? How do we learn? By getting an answer? No. By tasting it, and seeing if it works – for us and for others. If we just accept when we are told something without experience, this is … Continue reading
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DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, clarity, drop the experiening, Duality, heaven, Meditation, our pure state of mind, Practice, pure consciousness
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THE VALUE OF COMMENTS
The Value Of Comments To make the Dharma practical rather then believable, feedback is vital – even genuine critical feedback. The Dharma is absolutely adaptable, with different emphases to suit individuals. One size/pill doesn’t fit all. If we hold back … Continue reading
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AUTHORITIES MONITOR OUR THINKING
Authorities Monitor Our Thinking Authorities monitor our thinking so that we think the way they do. It’s easier to control people that way. Whether it’s government, religion, media … it’s all about group-think. When we can monitor our own thoughts, … Continue reading
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“BE YOURSELF!”
“Be Yourself!” “Be yourself” is the source of human misery. Every time we are told to, “Be yourself”, we are actually being told to be like others. If we were told to be our true reality, this would bring an … Continue reading
TIME, SPACE AND PHENOMENA DO NOT EXIST
Time, Space And Phenomena Do Not Exist When all is said and done, only pure consciousness remains. We’re so hung up on phenomena and thought that we don’t notice what they dwell in – empty space – while whatever is … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The Purpose Of Life There is a purpose to life, and that is to be free of artificial intelligence = programming. Programming is a set of instructions pre-written by ‘influencers’ with a particular long-term aim to limit our understanding of reality. How many … Continue reading
MAGNETISM
Magnetism We may think that magnetism is just the act of attraction, but it’s also the act of repulsion. The universe runs on magnetism, and so does our mind. Magnetism is the forces of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, … Continue reading
WE ARE ALREADY IN NIRVANA, LOOKING OUT
We Are Already In Nirvana, Looking Out Nirvana: Extinguished self We (pure consciousness) are already in Nirvana, but don’t realise it, in favour of being locked into an idea of a ‘me’, a ‘self’. We are enlightened beings ignoring what … Continue reading
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RIDDLES CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS
Riddles Control Our Thoughts Our thoughts are cliches, overused to the point of losing their originality, and becoming unproductive. we are merely repeating conventional understanding and so, our thoughts are not our own and we live a narrow existence. We … Continue reading
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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALREADY IN NIRVANA
Pure Consciousness Is Already In Nirvanae That which sees the ‘I’ at work is already in Nirvana, Heaven, Buddha realm …Pure consciousness is our only reality; it’s right here, right now. To ‘reach’ Enlightenment, we merely have to realise that … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha realm, heaven, negative emotions, nirvana, our'I' is a construct, Pure Awareness, pure consciousness, realisation, REALITY
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OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
FOREVER CHEMICALS AND FOREVER BELIEFS
Forever Chemicals And Forever Beliefs That is what we live with – the ‘miracle’ of chemistry and beliefs that just keeps on giving. Hundreds of everyday products and foods are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. They build … Continue reading
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WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS
We Are All Accountable For Our Actions We cannot blame others for the way we are; this accountability is karma – the attitude that we display to the world. Remember, everyone’s doing it. 🙂 Karma isn’t a punishment. It is … Continue reading
KNOWING THE UNIVERSE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Knowing The Universe and Consciousness Everything creates an opposite: attraction and repulsion. If there is an up, there must be a down. If there is dark, it is only known because there is light. If there is confusion, it is … Continue reading
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LIVING DHARMA
Living Dharma Living Dharma is whatever we are going through every day, at every moment. There are two aspects to our experience; one is the pure raw exposure of being consciously aware, and the second is the way in which … Continue reading
WHEN WE PAY ATTENTION, THE MIND IS SILENT
When We Pay Attention, The Mind Is Silent This is meditation; mindful meditation. It’s natural, isn’t it? When the mind is still, consciousness is still, and that is empty, cognisant space. We are ready to realise the truth that we … Continue reading
ANGER IS A PUNISHMENT WE GIVE OURSELF
Anger Is A Punishment We Give Ourself Anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for judging someone else’s behaviour. When we become judgemental, which is fixing a opinion about others, we harm ourself. This is not the same as … Continue reading
HAVE WE BECOME MODIFIED?
Have We Become Modified? Are we physically and mentally modified to become weaker? Are we easily overwhelmed and reactive? Have we been conned into believing and arguing about nonsense? We can un-modify our self by training our mind to see … Continue reading
THE MYTH OF ENTITLEMENT
The Myth Of Entitlement The narcissistic view of the world. There are two-dimensional, three-dimensional and four-dimensional people. As in a book, so in life. ‘Two-dimensional people’ refers to inferior cardboard characters in a story, who don’t appear to have lives beyond … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS SIMPLE; STAYING AWAKE ISN’T
Waking-Up Is Simple; Staying Awake Isn’t Staying awake is Buddhahood. Whatever we are doing, pure consciousness is present. We don’t have to do anything to achieve this as pure consciousness is doing the seeing right now; it is being aware. … Continue reading
QUOTING, QUOTING, QUOTING
Quoting, Quoting, Quoting If we just quote words, we will never be able to empathise – let alone have compassion – because it is all … words. That’s what followers do. Be original. Be what you are; pure consciousness. From … Continue reading
WE HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED
We Have Been Programmed We have been programmed for thousands of years. Why? To maintain a consent of belief and conflict, rather than knowing harmony. Why? There are those who think that they own it all, including us. Why? They … Continue reading
CAN SPIRITUALITY BE ORGANISED?
Can Spirituality Be Organised? When we are meditating, sitting in silent awareness,there is no organised religion. There is no duality; there isn’t even a meditator.There is no ‘we’.
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CAN WE KNOW EVERYTHING?
Can We Know Everything? It is said that a Buddha is omniscient. It is also said that we are all Buddhas. Ergo, we can know everything. How can anyone know every thing? When we understand the basis of anything, we … Continue reading
BEING RELIGIOUS OR NON-RELIGIOUS
Being Religious Or Non-Religious Being religious is being bound to an idea. Religious: relating to or believing in. Religion: being bound. We are all attached to some idea, be it in a form of religion, politics, science, entertainment, appearance, education … it’s all in … Continue reading
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WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS PRESENT, THERE IS NO EGO
When Consciousness Is Present, There Is No Ego Consciousness is individual freedom. Ego is consciousness ignoring itself and clinging to an idea which creates an organised ‘I’. This ‘I’ runs amuck in the mind, confusing consciousness. When we look at … Continue reading
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OBSERVATION WITHOUT WORDS
Observation Without Words Silent observation is, in essence, what we are – pure consciousness – perfect inner peace. Words are only used to communicate to others in a generalised way, being second-hand, previously owned observation. Look how far we have … Continue reading
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THE SECRET KEPT FROM HUMANITY
The Secret Kept From Humanity The secret that is kept from humanity: what we really are. We are the story of mankind, of constantly being misled. We have to ‘read’ ourself concerning how we got to where we are now. … Continue reading
WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE
We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading
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ONCE WE FEEL OKAY, WE’RE OKAY
Once We Feel Okay, We’re Okay It’s only when we listen to others that we doubt, and aren’t okay. So many of those around us live in thoughts that are not their own, and are therefore unoriginal. They are forgetful … Continue reading
IT’S ALL A SHOW
It’s All A Show We audition at birth and are taught our lines. The show has been running for thousands of years, all to capture us in others’ imagination. As they say, “The show must go on.” It’s the design … Continue reading
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IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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LOOKING IN ON THE MIND
Looking In On The Mind When looking in on the mind, two things occur; one is seeing mind’s activity, and the other is the observation of this activity in the mind. The observation cannot be identified or found as it … Continue reading
BEYOND BUDDHISM
Beyond Buddhism In the moment of realising our essence of empty consciousness, there is nothing else. Once we realise our true nature, we have no need of methods. Methods are for when we forget. All we need is an introduction … Continue reading
DISCOVERING OUR NATURAL STATE
Discovering Our Natural State Our natural state is divine splendour. Pure consciousness is clarity. (It’s a welcome surprise to read in the dictionary that clarity means divine splendour 🙂 ) If we spend our life looking for the truth, we’ve lost … Continue reading
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LIVING IN A FALSE PERCEPTION OF REALITY
Living In A False Perception Of Reality The majority of people on this planet are governed by others’ perception. This is why a suggestion is so easily picked up and mimicked, in order to be in-the-know. We don’t have to … Continue reading
CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN
Catch It While You Can We may say, “There is no God”, but we’ve been brought up in a system that promotes the idea of God. Let’s say we’re Buddhist; when something suddenly happens, we might automatically exclaim,“My God!” or … Continue reading
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TRUTH IS ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS Truth Is On A Need-To-Know Basis Those who don’t need to know think they already know.For those who need to know, the door will open.
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IRRELEVANT COMMUNICATION WASTES LIFE
Irrelevant Communication Wastes Life As humans, we have the ability to talk and communicate at the highest level. So, what do we talk about? Our speech is a manifestation of our mind, and our mind is a manifestation of our … Continue reading
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THE GREAT PSYCHOSIS
The Great Psychosis Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thoughts and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with reality. It’s how and why we’re here – consciousness has lost touch with reality. This is a mental state; if we don’t realise that our reality is … Continue reading
EXPLOITING FEELINGS
Exploiting Feelings Feelings: the emotional side of someone’s character; the tendency to respond to an idea or belief, especially a vague or irrational one. Emotions are a direct result of clinging to thoughts around the feeling of a self – an imaginary being in a ‘magic cloak’ pretending to be more than we are. It … 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. 