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- HUMANS, AI AND DZOGCHEN June 27, 2026
- WHAT THE BUDDHA DIDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH June 26, 2026
- A CLOSED MAZE June 26, 2026
- THE BUDDHA WENT OFF SCRIPT June 25, 2026
- IT’S NOT COMPLICATED June 25, 2026
- SILENT TRANSMISSION June 24, 2026
- THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT June 23, 2026
- A FOOL TO ONESELF June 23, 2026
- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
- THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS June 22, 2026
- THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD June 22, 2026
- 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
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SELF-EXISTING AWARENESS
Self-Existing Awareness It’s just there. ‘It’ is what we are. We don’t have to do anything. We meditate to arrive at the realisation of self-existing awareness, and rest there. When self-existing awareness is realised, stop ‘meditating’, as meditation then becomes … Continue reading
LIVE AND LET LIVE
LIVE AND LET LIVE Live your life, and let others live theirs. It all depends on what we choose as the most important reason for our existence – our raison d’etre. That’s if we can reason … ! Theism: “Belief in the existence of … Continue reading
LIGHT IN THE DARK AND DARK IN THE LIGHT
Light In The Dark and Dark In The Light What is light for some is dark for others. What is dark for some is light for others. This isn’t just playing with words; we’re talking about levels of understanding. In … Continue reading
MENTAL OVER-STIMULATION
Mental Over-Stimulation We are over-stimulated by thoughts and emotions: we are overloaded digitally, spiritually and even Dharmically! Fat brains, thin on genuine compassion. Everything is super-sized. Wherever we go, there is exaggeration, and we lose the point of how and … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN PARALLEL UNIVERSES
We Live In Parallel Universes … the physical and the ethereal which cannot be separated as, in essence, they are both empty.. Most of us see only one. “Two birds sat in the same tree; one ate the fruit and the … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL SNOWFLAKES
Spiritual Snowflakes Says it all really. An inflated sense of self righteousness, with the hallmark of fear. Easily offended and unable to deal with raw emotions. It’s an easy trap to fall into … Were the ancient, realised masters snowflakes? … Continue reading
THE TSUNAMI OF SUFFERING
The Tsunami Of Suffering created by the Tsumani of Ignorance. It’s quite simple: if we ignore whatever’s going on in our own minds and our own consciousness, then how are we ever to know what external influences are obscuring our … Continue reading
SECRETS? WHAT SECRETS?
Secrets? What Secrets? Secret: separate, set apart, not meant to be known or seen by others. The question is, why? There is only one secret worth knowing and that is our true nature, which is pure conscious awareness. It is covered up by our … Continue reading
HUMOUR IS SO IMPORTANT
Humour Is So Important We may find that those six perfections are not what we experience. We don’t have generosity, patience, perseverance, discipline, meditation or insight: in fact we are more expert in grumpiness. Just admitting that is seeing the … Continue reading
THE ADVANCEMENT OF INEQUALITY
The Advancement Of Inequality Our view only has to change a little to see things differently. Are we here in a human body to realise that we are ‘precious ones’ … jewels in the mud … light in the dark … Continue reading
“IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE”
“It Takes One To Know One” If there is a deity – or someone more profound than ourselves – how would we know? How would we recognise it? If a Buddha stood next to us, would we recognise them as … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL AMNESIA
Spiritual Amnesia We forget. We forget what we are and what we are about. We need constant reminding. If we never think about something because we believe it will stay exactly the same, or will always be available, we may lose it. True knowledge may not always be … Continue reading
THE BIG PICTURE
The Big Picture If we could scan the entire, infinite universe (which is impossible because it’s infinite 🙂 ), we would not find any more profound wisdom than our own awareness. We would also not find anything more frivolous and … Continue reading
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HOW AM I EMPTINESS?
How Am I Emptiness? How is everything emptiness? Emptiness doesn’t mean having no qualities, for the reason that awareness simply has to be present to acknowledge emptiness. It’s like this. Before a thing is identified as a thing, and we … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE THE DHARMA
Don’t Believe The Dharma Don’t believe in emptiness Don’t believe in reincarnation And don’t be confused! 😀 If we merely hear teachings and accept them, then we are no better than anyone else at being persuaded to believe without evidence. … Continue reading
THE RECIPE TO END KARMA
The Recipe To End Karma These are the ingredients to end suffering and reach enlightenment: generosity, patience, perseverance, discipline, meditation, and insight wisdom. These ‘perfections’ reduce and bring to an end the self-programming that inhibits our spiritual progress and holds … Continue reading
WHEN THE LIGHT’S ON, WE CAN SEE
When The Light’s On, We Can See This sounds so stupidly obvious but here, the light means clarity – clear seeing. “The clear light of bliss.” When I first took to the spiritual path, a tutor just happened to mention … Continue reading
WE ARE TIMELESS BEINGS
We Are Timeless Beings It just takes time to realise this! True consciousness doesn’t change, or do anything. It is timeless, ergo we are timeless. We mistakenly believe that what we do is important, witty, entertaining, superior… but in fact, … Continue reading
WE ARE NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE TRUTH
We Are Never Separate From The Truth We are never separate from the truth. Few realise this. All we have to do is rest at ease in whatever happens. We are pure awareness: this is the enlightened truth. Without pure … Continue reading
CRESTED DUCK (ROB)
Crested Duck (Rob) Rob, a long time contributor to this blog, is going into hospital today. It will do us all some good to make the positive action of wishing him well, praying that his immune system and good inner … Continue reading
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THE RIGHT SIDE OF MADNESS
The Right Side Of Madness Is there a right side? Oh, yes! Here, we are talking from a spiritual point of view about whether or not we have lost our understanding of reality (Reality is a state of constancy, and … Continue reading
THE INSIDIOUS SIDE OF ONENESS
The Insidious Side Of Oneness ‘Insidious’ means to ambush, to lie in wait, to proceed cunningly in a gradual, subtle way, with harmful effects. Here, ‘oneness’ means not being different from the rest, not being an individual. Our reactions are … Continue reading
BAD KARMA OR GOOD KARMA?
Bad Karma or Good Karma? It all depends on how we see it. An example. Because we choose a different lifestyle, our family, friends and strangers may shun us, or feel hostile towards us. They may choose not to talk … Continue reading
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HOW CAN WE HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?
How Can We Have Been So Stupid? … to allow evil to prevail? We have consented to being pushed into a corner, playing with our techie toys, and while ignoring the modification of our world around us. Haven’t you noticed … Continue reading
DHARMA, REAL DHARMA, NO DHARMA
Dharma, Real Dharma, No Dharma The Dharma is information. Real Dharma is genuine realisation of genuine experience. In that moment of realisation, there is no Dharma. Be careful of clinging to the exotic; it can destroy the Dharma. An example: … Continue reading
SO NOW WE CAN MEDITATE …
So Now We Can Meditate… …because now, we are aware that we are just conscious awareness, and not this selfish mischief-maker that believes it cannot see. Pure conscious awareness is the final knowingness, and can take place at any time, … Continue reading
I CANNOT MEDITATE
I Cannot Meditate Okay. Can you be aware ? It’s natural to be aware – just aware – but usually, when we do nothing, we fall into a vacant state, having or showing no intelligence or interest: a vacant stare. … Continue reading
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ABSOLUTE BEING OR CREATOR?
Absolute Being Or Creator? We are absolute being – pure consciousness. When pure consciousness becomes less clear, it becomes a self-creator. It’s that simple. We can be led astray because is it that simple: we love our creation – an … Continue reading
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HOW DID I BECOME SO CONFUSED?
How Did I Become So Confused? Confused: a person unable to think clearly; bewildered, as thoughts are mingled together. If we know that we are confused, then we know something. That ‘knowing something’ is knowingness itself. The recognition of knowing … Continue reading
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY?
Have You Ever Wondered Why? Have you ever wondered why films show fantastical gadgets and, a few years later, those gadgets are in the public domain, on sale and being used? Did the film inspire the gadgets, or were the … Continue reading
WHAT IS KARMA, AND HOW CAN WE SEE IT?
What Is Karma, And How Can We See It? We see karma in our behaviour. Our behaviour is karma, and karma creates our behaviour. Karma is a Sanskrit word for the results of actions; the cause of an effect. Reactions … Continue reading
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A.I. ROBOTS WILL RUN THE PLANET
A.I. Robots Will Run The Planet Ordinary humans will not be needed by the billionaires who programme the A.I. robots. As A.I. is artificial intelligence, all they need is to be switched on. In the meantime, we have become robots … Continue reading
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MEDITATING PROPERLY, AND WHY WE MEDITATE
Meditating Properly, And Why We Meditate Meditation is not about holding a posture physically or mentally. Meditation is not about trying to be mindful and ‘self’ aware. Meditation is not about creating better ideas to promote ourself. Meditation ‘is’ awareness … Continue reading
“I CAN’T DO DEVOTION”
“I Can’t Do Devotion” Devotion and compassion are the same, in the sense of losing our ‘self’ identity. The devotional approach to spirituality is said to be very powerful and to work wonders, but some may not feel this way. … Continue reading
WAKING, DOZING, AND … ZZZ …
Waking, Dozing, and …zzz….. When introduced to the nature of mind, which is pure awareness, we might say, “It’s wow! This is great!” … a….n…d … back to sleep … 😀 In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, the approach to reality … Continue reading
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WHAT IS MOST PRECIOUS TO YOU?
What Is Most Precious To You? Before we look for an answer, wouldn’t our own sanity be most precious to us? Having sound mental health? Without that, we wouldn’t appreciate anything, would we? The question now arises, what is ‘sound … Continue reading
AWAKENING AWARENESS, AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS
Awakening Awareness, Awakening Consciousness Ordinary awareness or consciousness is the ability to perceive and feel. All creatures have this ability in order to survive. So what does it mean, to awaken consciousness? Well, there is more to us than … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT OR SUPER ENLIGHTENMENT …
Enlightenment or Super Enlightenment … … that is the question. To ‘enlighten’ is to shed light on something. ‘Enlightenment’ is to attain spiritual knowledge and insight that awakens awareness, freeing us from the cycle of rebirth – of doing it … Continue reading
THE TRUTH IS NOT OUT THERE!
The Truth Is Not Out There! “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him” Enlightenment is not some else’s enlightenment: it is our own enlightenment. Kill the imagery, and realise. Once we find the teaching, understand it, experience … Continue reading
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING?
Who Is To Blame For Everything? The answer is … empty essence! Isn’t that surprising? We may want to blame the Buddhas – or deities – for not doing more for mankind, but if they do anything, they would show … Continue reading
TAKING THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING TO HEART
Taking The Heart Of The Buddha’s Teaching To Heart It’s really very simple. The heart of the Buddha’s teaching is spontaneous presence, which is the same as non-duality, empty essence, pure consciousness, pure awareness, nowness. It could also be described … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IN MODERN LIFE
Buddhism In Modern Life Modern life is caught up in soft suffering – we hardly notice our stress and anxieties because we are busy trying to catch up with technologies and upgrades. Hard suffering occurs because life falls apart due … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA, ADVAITA … ?
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Shunyata, Dharmakaya, Advaita … ? These are either attractive and mystical-sounding words, or they represent most ordinary aspect of reality in the infinite universe. These are simply Tibetan and Sanskrit terms for non-duality. The pure, uncontaminated emptiness of … Continue reading
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WE ARE A DEVIATION
We Are A Deviation and easily misled If we think the Dharma is the teaching then we are mistaken: we are the Dharma. The Dharma is not only within us – it is us, our essence. We are essence. It … Continue reading
THE FIVE SKANDA
The Five Skandhas To exist as humans, we comprise the five skandhas or aggregates, and this is how we hold it all together. Simply put, the five skandhas are: The body’s sense organs Sensations of those organs Recognition of perception … Continue reading
THE CULTURE OF WEALTH AND ENTITLEMENT
The Culture of Wealth and Entitlement The age of the ‘super-wired-into-machine’ humans This is the age of narcissism… … of the justification of inequalities … of restricting the advancement of humanity … of human subjugation to technology … of oppression … Continue reading
LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE MIND WANDERING…
Looking For The Cause Of Our Mind Wandering … …causes the mind to wander! There are many reasons why we wander. All we have to do is notice the mind wandering, and it stops.
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. 