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- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
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- 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
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- 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
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- 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
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- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
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EMPTINESS IS NOT BEING DIFFERENT
Emptiness Is Not Being Different Emptiness is like a mirror, reflecting everything. The mirror and the reflection are inseparable – not different. Not being different, there can be no judgement. Sounds, appearances and awareness are inseparable from emptiness. How is … Continue reading
KHYENTSE YESHE IN RUSSIA
Khyentse Yeshe in Russia I am so pleased to present this video of YESHI NAMKHAI (Khyentse Yeshe), the Italian-born son of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Please note the ordinariness of his presentation; no brocade, no throne, no robes, just ordinary language. … Continue reading
IS BUDDHISM A RELIGION OR A PHILOSOPHY?
Is Buddhism a Religion or a Philosophy? This all depends on to whom one is talking. It’s actually neither. One could say that Buddhism is a series of steps to realising extremely subtle awareness – pure reality. This is Dzgochen/Mahamudra, … Continue reading
TRUST YOURSELF
Trust Yourself Trust pure perception. Trust the judgements of pure perception and how it feels, without exaggerating and elaborating. Ultimately it is all one taste. Relatively, we have to decide what is beneficial. If we put on something smooth we … Continue reading
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NEUROLINGUISTICS AND THE DHARMA
Neurolinguistics and the Dharma Neurolinguistics: the relationship between language and the structure and functioning of the brain. Words affect our brain. Ultimately, we are beings of pure awareness. Relatively, this pure awareness is locked into appearances in the mind to … Continue reading
STILL NOT CONVINCED?
Still Not Convinced? The answer is so simple, and our confusion is so complex. We buy hundreds of spiritual books and go to teachings and retreats because we keep doubting. When we keep doubting, we play the role of pauper, … Continue reading
PERCEPTION AND REFLECTION ARE INSEPARABLE
Perception And Reflection Are Inseparable This is the realisation of the two truths – non duality. For most of us, what usually happens is that perception gets caught up in the reflection of perception (the object). This creates a subject … Continue reading
COMPOS MENTIS
Compos Mentis Having full control of one’s mind. Normal Conforming to a standard. Conventionally, we conform to a standard set for us. This conforming controls the mind to stay within limits – ‘normal compos mentis’. We consent to self imprisonment. … Continue reading
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THREE REASONS TO MEDITATE
Three Reasons To Meditate To be aware of distracting thoughts. To be aware of the awareness of distracting thoughts. To be aware that the awareness of distracting thoughts is free from distracting thoughts. That’s clarity for you! 🙂
SENTIENT BEINGS ARE CREATURES OF HABIT
Sentient Beings Are Creatures of Habit We are creatures of addiction, dependence, craving, compulsion, fixation, enslavement; monkey-see money-do. It’s our weakness. It’s ‘what’s best for me’. We have our routine – orders from our karmic repository. Habit is our personal … Continue reading
MORE INTERESTED IN THE MANIFESTATION THAN THE TRUTH
More Interested In The Manifestation Than The Truth An image is a reflection in the mind. This image can either awaken us or divert from the truth. The truth is the pure perception, not the thing perceived. The funny thing … Continue reading
HOW DID THE BUDDHA BECOME ENLIGHTENED?
How Did The Buddha Become Enlightened? He became unstuck. Letting go is not being stuck on any thing or idea – or even a personal identity – and therefore our nature stays pure. Of course, we are not enlightened yet, … Continue reading
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FEELING SMOTHERED WITH OTHER’S FIXATIONS…
Feeling Smothered With Others’ Fixations… This a feeling of being stifled by collective consciousness. We may feel despondent and in low spirit, and it’s important to acknowledge what is going on. People are governed by their karma of fixated ideas. … Continue reading
LIGHT AND ITS REFLECTION
Light And Its Reflection The source of light/clarity is more powerful than the reflection upon which light/clarity shines. We – the light/clarity – are inseparable from the en-light-ened state. So what went wrong? Light/clarity believed more in its reflection than … Continue reading
EUGENICS v ENLIGHTENMENT
Eugenics v Enlightenment Eugenics: the science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Enlightenment: the wisdom of spiritual insight attained through awareness which frees a person from ignorance of desirable heritable characteristics.
THE DILEMMA OF SECRECY
The Dilemma Of Secrecy The Dharma teachings are vast, simple and complex, and all centre around one point; pure compassionate awareness. Some regard the finer aspects of the teachings as secret. In fact, there is a very compassionate reason for … Continue reading
ARE WE LOOKING FOR MORE?
Are We Looking For More? If so, we have gone too far; we need to back up and review what we already know. One of the purposes of this blog is to share experiences of how the mind can work … Continue reading
BE HAPPY WITH YOUR SELF
Being Happy With Your Self This is so important! We are pure awareness. Your self is ordinary awareness’s confused projection. It is by virtue of this confused projection that pure awareness is realised. Gradually, confusion refines and dawns as wisdom. … Continue reading
WE ARE BEINGS COVERED BY WORDS
We Are Beings Covered By Words …!…
TRANQUILITY
Tranquility Words can have a synchronicity and energy. Suddenly, the synapses wire up and we get it! Of course, we first we have to have been looking, which means practising of some sort, asking an inner question. This seems to … Continue reading
MAHAMUDRA OF CONDUCT
Mahamudra of Conduct (In Karma Kagyu, essence is known as ‘Mahamudra. In Nyingma, it is called ‘Rigpa’) If we have a feeling of not making progress in meditation training, it is because we are not applying the result of meditation … Continue reading
TURNING ARROWS INTO FLOWERS
Turning Arrows Into Flowers On the night that the Buddha attained enlightenment, he sat under a tree. While he was sitting there, the forces of Mara shot arrows at him to distract him from becoming enlightened; he merely turned their … Continue reading
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MATERIAL WEALTH AND SPIRITUAL WEALTH
Material Wealth And Spiritual Wealth We are told that material wealth filters down. It doesn’t; it filters up! It is knowledge that filters down. Unfortunately, knowledge may be used to illuminate or to confuse. When used to benefit self in … Continue reading
“KILL THE BUDDHA”
“If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him” This can be so easily misunderstood – and is. It means that if we meet the Buddha (or any deity) on our path of confusion, drop the idea that reality … Continue reading
BE YOUR OWN TEACHER
Be Your Own Teacher …but don’t make up a teaching. The following is taken from Rainbow Painting by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche: “The great teacher, Atisha, explained four aims: “ Aim your mind at the Dharma. Aim your Dharma practice at … Continue reading
MUNDANE AND SUPRA-MUNDANE
Mundane and Supra-mundane Try counting your breath (exhalations) for 108 times without following thoughts (if you can’t cope with 108, just try 10!). If you get lost, start at one again. This really does focus the mind, and it can … Continue reading
WHAT IS “EMPTINESS OF AWARENESS”?
What Is “Emptiness Of Awareness”? It’s the next step up from “awareness of emptiness”. Logically, we can arrive at awareness of emptiness; emptiness means unadulterated. But the experience of emptiness is beyond logic and description. We need a glimpse that … Continue reading
ADVERSITY = EMPATHY = COMPASSION
Adversity = Empathy = Compassion …or can do, if we don’t claim to be a victim or blame others. Of course we are victims and we can blame others, but that is merely part of path-journey-uncovering. The difference depends on … Continue reading
IT’S A DESTABILISED WORLD
It’s A Destabilised World It’s a destabilised world run by destabilised people destabilising everyone. The antidote is recognition. Knowing destroys not knowing. A single lamp can illuminate a room that has been in darkness for a thousand years.
IS THERE INJUSTICE IN THE WORLD?
Is There Injustice In The World? Yes! From a Dharma point of view, whatever happens just is, according to our karma – our past actions. This will include actions and reactions from previous incarnations. This concept isn’t easy for everyone … Continue reading
NOT FORGETTING OUR TRUE NATURE
Not Forgetting Our True Nature When pure awareness is forgotten, we are like ordinary people. We forget when awareness relates to ‘something’. When awareness is captured by ‘something’, this is a relating reality; absolute reality relating to something outside itself. … Continue reading
THE DHARMA IS NOT OVER THERE
The Dharma Is Not Over There It is funny how, during practice, some insight may occur, usually as a subtle change in understanding. Take the words Ground, Path and Fruition. They are referred to as: Ground = our true nature … Continue reading
I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH
I Am Not Good Enough In trying to be perfect, we create obstacles to understanding perfection that already exists. We are already perfect. In ordinary life, this perfection is obscured. Forgotten. When we engage on a spiritual path, we wish … Continue reading
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DO WHAT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOU
Do What Is Meaningful To You Spiritual paths are full of helpful symbolism. However, the symbols must mean something to us. If they do not, then the symbols work as an illusory crutch to which we adhere and become reliant, … Continue reading
A REAL FRIEND
A Real Friend A real friend talks about real things. A spiritual friend talks about the non-reality of ‘real things’. A super-duper spiritual friend talks about what is real within the non-reality of things.
WHAT IS THE MAGIC IN SPONTANEOUS PRESENCE?
What Is The Magic In Spontaneous Presence? It’s in trust! Trust is acceptance of the truth of a statement, without evidence or investigation. Through a thorough understanding of theory and implied inferences, we can freely take the leap into the … Continue reading
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GAINING CERTAINTY IN SPIRITUALITY
Gaining Certainty In Spirituality What is spirituality? It is pure-awareness. Pure-awareness is timeless spontaneous presence. There is nothing else; that is non duality. When pure awareness turns its attention outward, it is relating to things and ideas; this ‘relating’ is … Continue reading
REGRET
Regret Something we all experience, all the time 🙂 Regret: sadness, disappointment, dismay, dejection, sorrow, guilt. The opposite to regret is happiness. So, we are talking about unhappiness = suffering. Regret is recognising that we are suffering, which is the … Continue reading
DEVOTION IS COMPASSION
Devotion Is Compassion On could say that compassion’s an expression of devotion, but it sometimes feels like it is spontaneous. When we understand, we become confident, and can therefore be compassionate; this understanding and confidence comes from a deep appreciation … Continue reading
NOT REINFORCING KARMA = PURIFICATION
Not Reinforcing Karma = Purification Actions and reactions stem from a karmic seed bank in the mind. ‘Karma’ is a word used to indicate the result of causes and effects, which germinate under pre-programmed conditions. We just have to hear … Continue reading
DEVOTIONAL INFLUENCES
Devotional Influences This is a thorny subject for modern people, and must be understood on an individual basis. Many of us find it difficult to trust, and there are spiritual teachers who expect us to trust them because they call … Continue reading
FROM SHAMATA TO SHUNYATA
From Shamata to Shunyata Mind-full-ness to Mind-emptiness A psychiatrist will scream, “You are stripping personality!” …No more fees… A yogi will whisper, “Gone, gone, gone beyond.” …It’s free…
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MEDITATION – THE PATH TO SANITY
Meditation – The Path To Sanity We cannot know everything in the universe, but we can know the true nature of every thing in the universe. Every thing is made out of parts, causes and conditions: they are created, dwell … Continue reading
POSITIVE FEELINGS
Positive Feelings The depth of our experience depends on honesty, and that can be very challenging. Sometimes, texts are written in a beautifully poetical ways and so we have beautiful, positive feelings, or the teacher has beautiful charisma, and we … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING OUTER DEMONS
Understanding Outer Demons We can misunderstand, and be confused about the concept of outer demons within our culture, and therefore either dismiss it, or move into a realm of fantasy. Tibetans call demons, Mara. They believe in outer mara as … Continue reading
STILLNESS OF MIND AND STILLNESS OF RIGPA
Stillness Of Mind And Stillness Of Rigpa Stillness in the mind is a temporary event. In shamata practice, we block thoughts coming out of our memory storehouse in order to remain in stillness; to be in the now*. But this … 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. 