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- CONQUERING THE UNIVERSE April 28, 2026
- THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT April 26, 2026
- WE FEAR COMMUNICATION April 25, 2026
- MISUNDERSTAND OUR PATH April 25, 2026
- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
- CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? April 23, 2026
- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
- THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS April 21, 2026
- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
- THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS April 13, 2026
- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
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“BE HAPPY!” WHAT’S HAPPINESS?
“Be Happy!” What’s Happiness? Isn’t it annoying when someone says, “Be happy”? When we are not certain of what happiness really is and how to achieve it, we become confused. Happiness cannot be having material possessions or doing things, as … Continue reading
SOUND IN SILENCE
Sound In Silence This says it all Everything that is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, touched is perceived in the mind: it takes place in the mind, because that is when it is noticed! Then, we make a comment – a … Continue reading
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OTHERS FEEL THE SAME WAY
Others Feel The Same Way This is the power of empathy and compassion. Merely saying that we shouldn’t – or should – be a certain way is the creation of religious conformity. I don’t want to be like you, and … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS A SETUP TO UPSET
The World Is A Setup To Upset Of course, you will have noticed how violent films and video games are. Of course, you will have noticed that, in daily life, violence and aggression are on the increase. Of course, you … Continue reading
TRUTH SEEKERS AND TRUTH FINDERS
Truth Seekers And Truth Finders … and finders, keepers! As truth seekers, we look at this approach and that approach, and “Oho! What they doing over there?!” We are offered things to wear, wave and chant, with books to read … Continue reading
“I’M RELUCTANT TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE ‘SPIRITUAL’ PEOPLE”
“I’m Reluctant To Become One Of Those ‘Spiritual’ People” We’re talking about the promotion of pseudo-spirituality People behave oddly when it comes to religion, in the way that they act, talk, and carry ‘their self’ 😀 . Some Buddhists would … Continue reading
FEEDBACK
Feedback It is always interesting to hear what others have to say: in fact, it’s a teaching and an opportunity see something from another’s point of view. Feedback is the circuit of our output and input. Whatever you are feeling … Continue reading
THE MOTIVATION FOR COMPASSION
The Motivation For Compassion Everyone, without exception, wants and needs happiness. Unfortunately, we are mistaken and confused in our endeavours to be happy, because we do not know exactly what happiness is. We are constantly creating the wrong conditions for … Continue reading
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PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT TO TALK TO
People Are Difficult To Talk To As there are many levels of perception, so too, there are many levels of ignorance. When there is a shift from pure perception to conventional perception, a degree of bias is produced. On a … Continue reading
THERE ARE A LOT OF GURUS OUT THERE
There Are A Lot Of Gurus Out There There are therefore a lot of methods Do we choose a teacher, or does a teacher choose us? If whatever happens is due to karma, then everything is timely and synchronistic, and … Continue reading
REALISATION IS LIBERATION
Realisation Is Liberation to a certain degree or level As there are many levels of realisation, so too, there are many levels of liberation. Those levels are levels of stability. We may have realised the truth – that our true … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT IS REMEMBERING NEVER TO FORGET
Enlightenment Is Remembering Never To Forget Simple, but not easy. A Buddha never ever forgets what they are, which is pure conscious awareness that has completely purified all effects of karma/attitude. It is not a matter of remembering the moment … Continue reading
THE DEVIL = EGO = CLINGING = ENSLAVEMENT
The Devil = Ego = Clinging = Enslavement Use a word too much and it becomes meaningless, but the word ‘clinging’ is very important. Clinging means that we identify very strongly with an idea that colours our perception, and therefore … Continue reading
SWITCHING THE ‘LIGHT’ ON!
Switching The ‘Light’ On! Turning the mundane into the supramundane … Transforming not knowing into knowing … Changing human awareness into spiritual awareness Making impure consciousness into pure consciousness … It’s all the same. The student becomes the Buddha. God … Continue reading
THE DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATING
The Difficulty Of Communicating on a conventional level and on an ultimate level. We humans are a diverse lot 😀 … but what we do have in common is confusion, and the potential to end that confusion. Being confused, we … Continue reading
WHAT CAN WE TRUST?
What Can We Trust? Good things happen to us, bad things happen to us, horrid things happen to us: there is no escaping this fact because it’s actually happening. That is what we can trust – that things happen. What … Continue reading
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Tagged dealing with events, discomfort can be a wake up call, EMPATHY, everything is connected, going back to sleep, KARMA, labelling experiences, living the dream, neutralising our reactions, self realisation, the clarity of pure consciousness, the suffering of others, trust in seeing reactions, trusting karma
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REVERENCE FOR OUR OWN SANITY
Reverence For Our Own Sanity Reverence for our lucidity of mind, and reverence for our body and speech, takes back responsibility and control, ascending to the dignity of our full potential. Reverence is not self indulgent excess: it is just … Continue reading
THE KABBALAH AND DZOGCHEN
The Kabbalah And Dzogchen All religions have their esoteric side and their exoteric side. Esoteric – understood by the few (within) Exoteric – intended for the general public (outside) Why? This might relate to interest and capacity, or it could … Continue reading
AS BUDDHISTS, CAN WE BE FUNDAMENTALISTS?
As Buddhists, Can We Be Fundamentalists? Unfortunately … yes. Fundamentalist: a person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. This is not the same as realising the compassionate heart of scripture, where we deal with each situation accordingly. We can either take the teaching … Continue reading
ADOPTING A TRADITION
Adopting A Tradition Tradition: the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. This could also be called programming. Traditional, practical values of decency and compassion are important for a society, as long as this is not abused by corrupting powers: programming … Continue reading
WE ALL PRACTISE SOMETHING
We All Practise Something We all adhere to certain ideas or beliefs about life; what we think is important to us. The questions are, “Where did these ideas come from?” and “How do we shake free of them?” Because of attachment and … Continue reading
THERE ARE NO NEW TEACHINGS
There Are No New Teachings Just look more closely at the ones we have … repeatedly. To refine is to purify.
THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING
The Purpose Of Mind Training is to clear the mind of nonsense thoughts. Unconsciously, we bought into collective thinking, and so, abandoned free choice. Even though we may recognise this, if this information is not turned into practicality, we remain … Continue reading
PURIFYING ANGER
Purifying Anger Anger is either destructive (on a relative level) or focuses attention (which destroys on an ultimate level). There are injustices in the world – deliberate lies, false assumptions, ignorant gossip. Anger is a moralistic emotion where we feel fully justified, … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Be Buddhist You don’t have to be Buddhist to realise the Buddha’s Teaching. You don’t have to be Christian to understand Christ’s teaching. You don’t have to be Buddhist to have compassion. You don’t have to … Continue reading
WAKING UP AND STAYING AWAKE
Waking Up And Staying Awake is coming to our senses. Coming to our senses is being mindful of whatever is taking place. Mindfulness leads to awareness, and awareness leads to pure consciousness. At every moment, we have a choice, and … Continue reading
THE LOVELIEST TRICK EVER PLAYED
The Loveliest Trick Ever Played Spirituality is a process of progressive realisation. It is our experience and personal realisation, rather than something that we hear or read about, and then think we know. If there was just one path, then … Continue reading
TSOKNYI RINPOCHE TEACHING IN FRANCE
Tsoknyi Rinpoche Teaching In France. Rinpoche’s French student Sylvie has organised the first Pundarika France retreat ever! This historic event will take place over the weekend 17 – 19th November 2017. The teachings will be in English translated into French. Friday … Continue reading
STOP MEDITATING
Stop Meditating Once you have resolved that the nature of mind is empty essence, then stop meditating. Breaking the meditation is essential for meditation. We still sit with a straight, relaxed back, relaxed jaw, relaxed eyes – open but not … Continue reading
THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING HOW IT ALL WORKS!
The Satisfaction Of Knowing How It All Works! There are two laws in the universe – attraction and repulsion – that govern everything. Every thing! This constant movement of attraction and repulsion is created by the lack of understanding of … Continue reading
HOW PRECISELY DO WE CUT THROUGH EMOTIONS?
How Precisely Do We Cut Through Emotions? Being ‘precise’ is marked by exactness and accuracy of expression, careful in every detail. It literally means ‘cut short’ (from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis – ‘cut short’). If we continue in a vague and imprecise way, clarity will never be achieved, and this will delay realisation. For that reason, … Continue reading
HAS THE SPIRIT OF BUDDHISM ARRIVED YET?
Has The Spirit Of Buddhism Arrived Yet? Although eastern religions have been in the west for hundreds of years – which includes, of course, Christianity – more esoteric eastern spirituality such as Tao, Vedanta, Buddhist traditions etc. arrived in the … Continue reading
ALIENS AND ROBOTS, AND NO WISDOM
Aliens and Robots, And No Wisdom We are led to believe that Aliens and Robots are superior to us. Whenever they have been a ‘reported’, so-called aliens sound as if they are pretty banal and not very bright. They seem … Continue reading
WE ARE LIGHTLY BALANCED
We Are Lightly Balanced and therefore vulnerable to distraction and predators In an instant, we can either realise our enlightened nature of pure consciousness, or we can remain in ignorance of this fact, bound by impure consciousness. Spontaneous presence is … Continue reading
WHY SO MUCH TALK OF SUFFERING IN BUDDHISM?
Why So Much Talk Of Suffering In Buddhism? Our response to this will depend on our perspective, and how closely we look. Our natural nature is happiness, but this happiness is obscured. We constantly make the mistake of not recognising … Continue reading
TRUTH IS FREEDOM
Truth Is Freedom “And the truth will set you free!” And the truth is not what we think we believe. The truth is that we are already enlightened beings, but are encrusted with doubts and confusion. We’ve become so accustomed … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?
What Are You Like? We are all a certain type, and have a certain manner – a settled way. This is due to both our long line of karma and to outside influences. There is no point in fighting it: … Continue reading
EVERYONE IS RIGHT
Everyone Is Right And that’s the problem! Everyone wants happiness, and a clear mind. No one wants to be unhappy and confused. It all depends on what we perceive, and how we perceive it. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are nine … Continue reading
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WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE NAIVE
We Cannot Afford To Be Naive Lacking experience, wisdom, and judgement. Let’s face it, we all want to be compassionate, but we have to know what is practical and why things are happening. There is a Tibetan practice called Tong-len (giving and receiving) – … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO NEED TO KILL THE BUDDHA
There Is No Need To Kill The Buddha There is a saying, “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him”, which means that the Buddha is not external: it is actually within ourselves. The word ‘Buddha’ simply means … Continue reading
BUYING INTO THE PACKAGE
Buying Into The Package Some of us like it complicated and exotic, having lots to do – the 4×100,000 preliminary practices, prayers, pujas, chanting, ringing bells, visualising deities in a complicated manner, and waving dorjes: it’s seen as a means … Continue reading
I DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE!
I Don’t Want To Meditate! “I don’t see the point of meditation. I don’t like people who meditate.” Well, that’s a good starting point – and we all have to start somewhere. We don’t have to meditate. We just have … Continue reading
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WE NEED CRITICAL THINKING
We Need Critical Thinking …so critical, in fact, that we eliminate everything in order to realise what’s left – – which is not the critic, but the observer before the criticism arose. Critical thinking is the teaching of Madyamika.
YOU ARE THE REAL THING
You Are The Real Thing… …but you believe that you’re not! This is why we are not happy: because we believe we are not happy. There are moments where we experience glimpses of contentment that don’t rely on any thing. … Continue reading
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WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?
What’s The Point Of Spiritual Practice? ‘Spiritual’ is our most profound level of being, beyond material pursuits. ‘Practice’ is the means to an end, which is the realisation of this profound level of being. The point is to discover what … Continue reading
RESIDUAL OR PHANTOM THOUGHTS
Residual Or Phantom Thoughts In general, humans see something or someone, and react: this is so habitual that it seems unconscious. These seemingly unconscious habits create a personality layer or covering around our being – just like a onion! At … Continue reading
KNOWING YOUR ONIONS!
Knowing Your Onions! ‘Knowing your onions’ is to be knowledgeable about a subject, being intelligent and well informed – knowing a subject inside out. A. Some Buddhist traditions talk about the need for building a firm foundation first, to support the golden … 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. 
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT
It Doesn’t Matter What You Call It Psychological event Buddha nature God God consciousness Dzogchen Kabbalah Advaita Enlightenment Oneness The real me Pure consciousness The nature of reality … Names are endless, and they divide. Calling it something is not … Continue reading →