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- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
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- 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
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WHAT WE SAY ABOUT OURSELVES…
What We Say About Ourselves… What we say about ourselves gives us away. Just because we think or say something about ourselves doesn’t mean it’s true. The truth within everyone is the unity of pure consciousness which doesn’t express the … Continue reading
TIME IS EVERYTHING
Time Is Everything Time only exists because all phenomena has a beginning, and middle and an end. Thoughts have a beginning, a middle and an end and therefore have no reality. Space does not have a beginning, a middle and … Continue reading
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DO ALIENS VISIT US?
Do Aliens Visit Us? In an infinite universe, there are an infinite number of beings, so why would they bother coming all this way and not say hello, even to spiritual adepts/deep meditators who don’t panic? đ It’s because the … Continue reading
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THE MAGIC WORDS THAT DID IT FOR ME
The Magic Words That Did It For Me âDo not take my word for it.â The Buddha said, âDo not take my word for it: see or test it as if you would test for gold.â This was such a relief, … Continue reading
THE MANY WAYS TO REALISATION
The Many Ways To Realisation Realisation is the experience of what we actually are, and it’s never what we think or believe đ We are, first and foremost, pure consciousness. What else can we be? It is through this that everything … Continue reading
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HAVE RELIGION AND SCIENCE BEEN HIJACKED?
Have Religion And Science Been Hijacked? By whom? By the facade of benefit. We are lured into beliefs, and because we are lethargic (from Greek: lÄthargos âforgetful),â we don’t bother seeking any further than whatever we are told. That assumption is belief, and belief … Continue reading
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HUMANITY = MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO
Humanity = Monkey See, Monkey Do ‘Monkey-mind’ is a Buddhist term meaning a mind that jumps all over the place, and is restless, fanciful, inconstant, confused, uncontrollable. How did we get this way? Aristotle said, âGive me a child until he is … Continue reading
DOES OUR MOOD AFFECT OUR DNA BLUEPRINT?
Does Our Mood Affect Our DNA Blueprint? There is much on the internet about this subject. It shows that our disposition and our arrangement of mind and character have an effect our health. Whether it does or it doesn’t, always … Continue reading
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YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DISAGREE!
You Have Every Right To Disagree! I’d be interested in your views.If you want to keep it private, write to buddhainthemud@hotmail.com
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TRAPPED BY TRAPPINGS
Trapped By Trappings ‘Trappings’ are the outward signs of knowledge, power and wealth that symbolise status – the worthy. They are a snare; an ambush for the unaware â the unworthy. This relationship trap between the worthy and unworthy is where we … Continue reading
I’M ALL PUFFED-UP, AH HA HA :-)
I’m All Puffed-up, Ah Ha Ha đ The journey to enlightenment starts with a single step of acknowledging dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction can either make us desire more, which only leads to more desire, or look for the cause of this dissatisfaction, … Continue reading
SPONTANEOUS CONSCIOUSNESS
Spontaneous Consciousness Spontaneous consciousness: no time to refer to memory; open, natural, and uninhibited. Coming to our senses without identifying; just spontaneously present. That is what we are. Once we are controlled by memories, we go into our habitual patterning. That is … Continue reading
EVERYTHING THAT SCIENTISTS DO IS NATURAL?
Everything That Scientists Do Is Natural? Scientists believe that everything they do is part of nature. If we push here, however, we take something away from there. There are always consequences to our actions; it’s the law of attraction and … Continue reading
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OUR MEMORY IS OUR BIAS
Our Memory Is Our Bias When we impose our bias – our mind-worms – on to the present moment, we continually live in the past as, the moment we see or hear anything, that perception goes straight to our memory-worm … Continue reading
EVIL IMPROVES MY INTELLIGENCE
Evil Improves My Intelligence Every time I hear an ‘expert’ speak, it’s a warning sign. đ Power stays in power by changing its name. Knowledge is neutral; it’s what ‘experts’ do with that knowledge that’s terrifying.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
The Show Must Go On For the show to go on, you need money. For money, you need an audience… ⌠a captive audience. A captive audience is continual power. Upon entering the theatre of the collective, we conform to … Continue reading
THERE IS NO GURU-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
There Is No Guru-Student Relationship There is no guru-student relationship:it’s all in our head. Gurus acquire a lot of students because people are desperate to find something else in life to attach to. If we are too dependent on a … Continue reading
A LACK OF CLARITY CREATES DEMONS
A Lack Of Clarity Creates Demons A lack of clarity causes distractions and fixations, which are the demons in the mind. If we think that we know, we become full of ourselves. That self is the demon. đ As long as … Continue reading
GET PAST THE STUPID AND ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH
Get Past The Stupid And Arrive At The Truth đ We all do and say stupid things; it’s being human. Knowing that we do and say stupid things, we can arrive at the truth. That very knowing is consciousness. Now, … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER OBSCURED
Pure Consciousness Is Never Obscured Pure consciousness has to be realised, rather than thinking, âI get itâ. Pure consciousness is consciousness that has realised it is empty of contamination. It is always present; it is what we are. That’s why … Continue reading
HAM PEOPLE
Ham People đ If we do not know what we truly are,we become unskilful, ham* actors. We all ham it up. We are ham-fisted; we act out theatrics, scripted by adopting excessively emotional and dramatic behaviour. Religious theatrics display this quite accurately. If … Continue reading
HOW ARE YOU?
How Are You? âHow are you?â is a common, yet profound enquiry. As well as asking politely after someone’s health, we are looking at their demeanour, their attitude. It’s not what someone thinks or knows or says that matters; it’s … Continue reading
ALONE IN SOLITUDE
Alone In Solitude Alone isn’t lonely if we have meaningful relationships with everything and everyone, when they occur. Not needing to be among people, the benefit of solitude is freedom from the constraints and opinions of others. Inner inspiration takes place … Continue reading
TO BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT
To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt Practically everything that people say should be taken with a pinch of salt. Why? Because generally, whatever people say is just hearsay, rather than direct experience. According to Pliny the Elder (AD24 … Continue reading
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EVERYONE HAS AN ASSIGNMENT
Everyone Has An Assignment Everyone has an assignment ⌠if we choose to accept it. Everyone has a divine (not religious) mission in life, an assignment to realise what we ultimately are, which is pure consciousness, rather than the mundane … Continue reading
THE LESS WE KNOW, THE MORE WE ARE OFFENDED
The Less We Know, The More We Are Offended When we don’t know the truth of our natural reality, we lack confidence and become hostile. When we do know the truth of our natural reality, we cannot be offended; we … Continue reading
SCIENCE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Science Doesn’t Understand Pure Consciousness Science sees consciousness as a perception-memory device, and that’s why some scientists think that consciousness can be put into a clone. The abusers of science consider humans as devices to be manipulated. Our gross idea … Continue reading
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SELF-INDOCTRINATION
Self-Indoctrination Indoctrinate: to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Once people accept a belief – which is anything that is unproven – they maintain this mindset themselves. Indoctrination starts when we’re very young, and infiltrates everything that we later encounter … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Thoughts & Pure Consciousness When thoughts are present in the mind, so is pure consciousness, because consciousness is the very essence of mind. The moment when pure consciousness is recognised, thoughts are obliterated. What usually happens, however, is that the … Continue reading
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IT’S NOT WHAT PEOPLE SAY THAT MATTERS
It’s Not What People Say That’s Matters It’s not what people say that matters ⌠it’s why they say it. What we say is an expression of our level of understanding, and whatever we want to project. We have to be … Continue reading
OUR MIND IS OUR PRISON
Our Mind Is Our Prison Our mind is our prison; the guards are our thoughts, which become beliefs. Thoughts placed in the mind limit our perception, experiences and understanding, and it is because of these beliefs that we do not … Continue reading
KNOWINGNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Knowingness Is Always Present Knowingness is always present – always has been. Whatever we do, knowingness is âat handâ. Knowingness is nothing other than consciousness. Sitting in silence, doing nothing without an inner voice chattering, just being aware, we realise … Continue reading
THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS
The Lamp That Dispels Darkness The moment of recognition of being vacant or preoccupied is the pure light of consciousness, the pure light of knowing. Acknowledging and resting in this clarity of pure light, darkness of not knowing is dispelled, … Continue reading
REALISATION MAKES THE MOST OUT OF LIFE
Realisation Makes The Most Out Of Life Realisation is resolving the truth about our reality, and whatever illusion obscures this. Even though we may never attain enlightenment, we can still lead a happy and fulfilling life by knowing both unshakeable … Continue reading
IT’S A SUBLIMINAL LIFE
It’s A Subliminal Life A subliminal life is whatever is going on in our mind-scape. Subliminal: a stimulus or mental process below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it. It’s part of neurolinguistic programming. … Continue reading
THE TRUTH ISN’T EXOTIC … NEVER WAS
Truth Isn’t Exotic ⌠Never Was Too often, we are so dissatisfied with our life that we turn to something ‘other’. That something ‘other’ can look very exotic, but the problem is falling for the form â the entertainment – … Continue reading
GOODNESS IS CLARITY
Goodness Is Clarity If we aren’t clear, we aren’t so good. We are speaking of the psychology of spiritual pure consciousness which is the spontaneous presence of pure being. It’s not what we think about consciousness intellectually that matters; it’s … Continue reading
CLUED-UP OR CLUELESS
Clued-up Or Clueless There are clues in life that show us the way to the true meaning of existence and non-existence â material and non-material. The word ‘clue’ comes from ‘clew’, meaning a ball of thread that guides a person … Continue reading
THE DHARMA IS PURE PSYCHOLOGY
The Dharma Is Pure Psychology Ordinary psychology is the study of the mind on a conventional level. It can be used to understand how the thinking mind works or to sell ideas or, through conformity, it can return us to … Continue reading
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ARE WE ONE HUGE COCK-UP?
Are We One Huge Cock-up? Do we just live in one huge cock-up, or is the way we live the result of deliberate deception? If everything seems a cock-up rather than deliberate, does that mean that we are all actually … Continue reading
EGO IS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Ego Is The Path To Enlightenment Really! ‘Ego’ is Greek for ‘I’ or ‘self’. The ‘I’ is created through consciousness forgetting its natural essence of uncontaminated purity, and instead clinging to ideas, fixating and obsessing about whatever it sees. This … Continue reading
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IF WE DON’T CONFORM, WE FEEL GUILTY
If We Don’t Conform, We Feel Guilty If we have done nothing wrong, there is nothing to feel guilty about, but we can still feel guilty. Why? Conventionally, we have to fit into society to make it work, but when … Continue reading
WE ARE A PATCHWORK OF IDEAS
We Are A Patchwork Of Ideas We are a patchwork of ideas that never quite fit together. Because of events when we were young, we hold ideas about life, and then try to fit everything that comes along into those … Continue reading
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EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF LOVE
Expanding The Definition Of Love Love is usually associated with desire or affection for particular people we know. This is the conventional love of attachment. It makes the world go round, and so creates opportunities for more beings to realise … Continue reading
ARE HOBBIES A WASTE OF TIME?
Are Hobbies A Waste Of Time? No, if one is focusing one’s attention, and being mindful. Yes, if it’s an escape from life ⌠but it can easily be turned into mindfulness. Make meditation a hobby! đ Mindfulness is the … Continue reading
COMPLACENCY
Complacency Complacency: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements â self-approval â pride â I’m-alright-jack. Complacency is self-complacent, which is a very sad state to be in. Complacency describes our fitting into our own little world that has no room for improvement. … Continue reading
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BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF?
Believe In Your Self? Self-image is the prison we are all in. We make our self beautiful, muscular, clever, witty ⌠It’s a shame it’s all a sham. What we are comes before the idea of self that cause the … Continue reading
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Managing Expectations Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be achieved. In everyday life, we believe we can achieve a goal, but this has limitations. We narrow experience down to our limited view of life, and are always trying to anticipate and make everything familiar for safety. … Continue reading
APPRECIATING THE TRUTH
Appreciating The Truth To realise the Buddha’s words in this world of chaos and confusion is both a relief and a comfort. To finally find a true meaning to life after spending decades in anger and frustration is the cause of … Continue reading
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JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL
Judging And Being Judgmental We all have to discern whether something is beneficial or harmful. It’s how we get through life; we recognise possibilities. When that judgement becomes a fixation, however, we become narrow-minded, and demons of our own making. … Continue reading
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