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- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
- MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE October 4, 2026
- WE ADOPT A STORY October 3, 2026
- SANITY IS WISDOM October 3, 2026
- SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA October 3, 2026
- LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE October 3, 2026
- FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS October 3, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT October 2, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS October 1, 2026
- WAKING UP IS DISTURBING October 1, 2026
- FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT September 30, 2026
- WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE? September 30, 2026
- LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS September 29, 2026
- RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA September 29, 2026
- LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS September 28, 2026
- THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING September 28, 2026
- RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN September 27, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING? September 27, 2026
- CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND September 26, 2026
- IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM? September 26, 2026
- WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM? September 26, 2026
- KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION September 25, 2026
- BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING September 24, 2026
- BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE September 23, 2026
- COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR September 22, 2026
- ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING? September 22, 2026
- DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR? September 22, 2026
- REALISING THE REAL TEACHER September 22, 2026
- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
- WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH September 20, 2026
- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
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LIFE IS MEANINGFUL
Life is Meaningful Spiritual practice is meaningful. Everything we do is meaningful. Being relaxed is meaningful. When we are relaxed we appreciate the ‘life’ within life! That is why life is precious. Life is not meaningless; producing karma and reducing … Continue reading
APPEARANCES OVER EMPTINESS
Appearance over Emptiness We become charmed and enchanted by appearances. “The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, Not in a mansion of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and God is there, Lift a … Continue reading
“TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION”…
“To be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question”… Having established pure awareness-clarity-clear light-essential nature-pure cognisance-what we truly are, then anything that arises within this purity is seen as a contamination – a distraction – a mistaken view – … Continue reading
WHEN ‘BAD’ KARMA HITS
When ‘Bad’ Karma Hits It’s like a torrent of blackness. It is bewildering. Whom do we blame? Unfortunately, when we blame, this is the cause of further bad karma in the future …and round and round we go… Poo happens! … Continue reading
GET ANGRY!
Get Angry! Why is there so much toxicity in the world? If we are spiritually aware, we must be socially aware as well, otherwise we are hypocrites – merely actors. We need to have integrity, and we need to get … Continue reading
TEACHER – ARE YOU ENLIGHTENED?
Teacher – Are You Enlightened? No. However… As students, we regard the teacher as more powerful than ourselves, but it can actually be the case that the student is more powerful. Here’s why. It’s to do with the way in … Continue reading
WHAT WE SEE WE CANNOT BE
What We See, We Cannot Be Whatever is seen is an impure contamination which time will destroy as it is created by causes and conditions. We are deceived by time. ‘Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds’ – … Continue reading
VAJRAYANA, SYNAPSES AND GOD
Vajrayana, Synapses and God “Knock and the door shall open.” We knock because we have a question. When we admit that we are suffering, we will look for a cause of that suffering. When we find it, the synapses will … Continue reading
PROOF THAT THE BUDDHA WAS RIGHT
Proof That The Buddha Was Right The Buddha tells us that which we already know; that we are pure cognisance. This is our true nature. How do we know this? Because it is pure cognisance that is recognising. Re-cognising: Latin … Continue reading
PROOF THAT THE BUDDHA WAS WRONG!
Proof That The Buddha Was Wrong! Er… …………………. …………………. …………………. …………………. …………………. ………………… …………………. …………………. …………………. … …haven’t found anything yet! …………………. …………………. …………………. …………………. …………………. ………………… …………………. …………………. …………………. 🙂
SYNCHRONICITY IS KARMA
Synchronicity Is Karma …nothing just happens, as everything is created by causes and conditions. Synchronicity = meaningful coincidences = karma = the result of previous actions = a meeting in relative time and space that results in events. I came … Continue reading
MEDITATION DOESN’T MAKE US NICE PEOPLE
Meditation Doesn’t Make Us Nice People Conduct does. We may have a ‘high view’ and be able to meditate very well, sitting still and straight and mastering complex practices, but our behaviour is the hallmark of achievement. When we understand … Continue reading
WE LOOK AND WE’RE INFLUENCED
We Look and We’re Influenced It all depends on what we look at, and the way in which we look at it. The world can seem full of hellish demons, or full of pure spiritual beings. Whatever takes our attention … Continue reading
I SHOULD HATE MYSELF…BUT I DON’T!
I Should Hate Myself…But I Don’t! We may find that we cannot – or do not want to – conform others’ standard. They may feel threatened by this. We don’t even have to say anything; we are just not one … Continue reading
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Being Our Own Spiritual Protector
Being Our Own Spiritual Protector We all have faults; that’s why we are sentient creatures and not fully enlightened Buddhas. These faults arise from our mistaken self identity; we react by becoming aggressive towards others in order to defend and … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL THERMOMETER
Spiritual Thermometer (wasting subtle energy is so easily to do) Negativity wastes precious energy – if we over-react. Subtle energy transforms into gross energy. When we over-react to something we have read, heard, seen, touched or smelled, the inner ‘wind’ … Continue reading
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SPIRITUAL HOLIDAY
Spiritual Holiday ‘Being spiritual’ can be such a headache for all concerned! We can sometimes give off vibrations of trying too hard, of being “present”, of being really keen and awake…and it can make others feel uncomfortable. Retreats can be … Continue reading
“I JUST WANT TO BE ME!”
“I Just Want To Be Me!” ..and what is that? This is like trying to designing an animal; it will have bits of everything that we’ve ever seen… ..and never be quite right!
7 BILLION IN ‘THE DEVIL’S’ FOCUS GROUP
7 Billion in ‘the Devil’s’ Focus Group “Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard” Mass surveillance of our likes and dislikes tells ‘the devil’ how to control us. “Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush. Mara is … Continue reading
WELL-BEING AND CRITICAL THINKING
Well-Being and Critical Thinking A feeling of well-being is when our mind and body are at peace with the way we are, but not docile. We need a balance of being open to change while being vigilant against being engineered. … Continue reading
ANTIDOTES ARE NEVER ENDING
Antidotes Are Never Ending Antidotes are a temporary measure – the ‘problem’ will repeatedly return. Understanding that the ‘problem’ is temporary reveals the true nature of the ‘problem’ – that it is empty of any true existence. So there is … Continue reading
THE WRATHFUL MIRROR
The Wrathful Mirror We normally think that a wrathful situation is something in which we find ourselves. However, it may be that we are the wrathful mirror to others! In general, wrathful situations are challenging, and can be painful: it’s … Continue reading
KARMA IS OUR TEACHER
Karma Is Our Teacher Life brings up all sort of situations, and our minds bring up all sorts of reactions to those situations. These are all products from our past actions; karma. Karma is our collection of confusion about ourselves … Continue reading
DEMONIC AND WISDOM ASPECTS OF HOPE AND FEAR
Demonic and Wisdom Aspects of Hope And Fear Two Sides Of The Same Coin In a demonic realm, we are attracted to hope, and repulsed by fear. In a wisdom realm, hope is symbolised by the qualities of peaceful deities, … Continue reading
IT’S NOT COMPLICATED
It’s Not Complicated “There is no division between perception and field of perception”; there is no separation – no time gap. This bypasses thinking, which arises from judgement and reference/memories. Step one. Shamata. Perception is one with the breath; not … Continue reading
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SPONTANEOUS WORKS OF ART
Spontaneous Works of Art There is no division between perception and field of perception – awareness and the field of awareness. There is no judgement or reference, merely pure perception – pure awareness. Normally, we see through a haze of … Continue reading
HOW SIMPLY AMAZING
How Simply Amazing Dzogchen is just everyday life itself, being totally open to everything, natural and spontaneous, accepting and learning from everything that comes our way. There is no division between perception and field of perception. There is no need … Continue reading
THE TEACHER IS THE OUTCOME OF MEDITATION
The Teacher is the Outcome of Meditation the level of sensitivity we experience Meditation is being aware of awareness. Realising that there is nothing other than awareness, the realisation of our true nature takes place – pure awareness – nothing … Continue reading
MASS MIND CONTROL
Mass Mind Control An seemingly innocuous idea can control populations for generations. “The Light of Wisdom” and “The Torch of Freedom”. It all depends who is using these words. The “Light of Wisdom” is the clarity of the nature of … Continue reading
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IMPRISONED IN A CONFUSED, DUALISTIC REALITY
Imprisoned in a Confused, Dualistic Reality The confusion… Who am I? There are two realities; one that is told to us, and the other…!!! The reality we are told is a deviation, a diversion. The other is what we actually … Continue reading
OVER-CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE OR A LACK OF CONFIDENCE
Over-Confidence, Confidence or a Lack of Confidence Another touchy subject! Separation <—connection—> separation. “Not too tight and not too loose.” When we appear over-confident, others want to bring us down. When others appear over-confident, we want to bring them down. … Continue reading
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THERE ARE THREE CONSTANTS IN THE UNIVERSE
There Are Three Constants In The Universe Space, pure awareness and formula. There is order in chaos. In the teachings, much is spoken about the constancy of space and pure awareness – but formula? Nothing! I have brought this subject … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD THE BUDDHA SAYS
Don’t Believe a Word the Buddha Says …even the Buddha said that! Don’t believe a word your teacher says. Don’t believe a word I say. I say, “Yellow and black make a great green”. You don’t know that until you … Continue reading
WE ARE OXYMORONS
We Are Oxymorons Paradox, contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity, anomaly, conflict, absurdity, oddity, enigma, puzzle, mystery, conundrum, oxymoron. We are enlightened beings in a sentient body, forgetting that we are enlightened beings. We are all Buddhas in the mud. Buddhism is being … Continue reading
NOT EMPTINESS BUT MELTING-NESS
Not Emptiness But Melting-ness One of the problems I find in Buddhism is its formulaic approach, which can appear rather cold. We chant many prayers that are meant to melt us – and I’m not talking about sentimentality – but … Continue reading
CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT
Crossroads of Conflict “When in doubt, do nowt”* A conflict occurs when we know something, but don’t know how to express it. This is happening all the time, but we don’t notice it because we fall back into the self-programme; … Continue reading
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MODERN PSYCHOLOGY AND BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY
Modern Psychology and Buddhist Psychology Consciousness and subconsciousness The words ‘consciousness’ and ‘subconsciousness’ can be confusing to most of us; to be honest we are not even bothered with such terms. However, they are actually our programming, or bias – … Continue reading
ROBOTS AND HUMANS
Robots and Humans Do robots resemble humans, or do humans resemble robots? Sentient: capable of feeling, aware, responsive, reactive. Conscious: aware of and responding to one’s surroundings. Programme: a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a … Continue reading
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GOD AND PURE AWARENESS
God and Pure Awareness God is an idea in the mind. Pure awareness isn’t. Therefore, God is pure awareness,
DZOGCHEN IS NOT AT ODDS WITH ANYTHING
Dzogchen Is Not At Odds With Anything Dzogchen is pure compassionate awareness, in which anything may arise while pure awareness remains uncontaminated. A Pure Garden where anything may grow and the garden remains pure. This is a Buddhist Dzogchen site … Continue reading
UNITY WITH SOURCE
Unity With Source This is not a phrase one would hear in Buddhism, but there is no reason why not. There are many ways to look at and translate experience, depending on one’s taste. If we have one taste, then … Continue reading
TRANSFORMING CONSCIOUSNESS
Transforming Consciousness into timeless primordial awareness This could sound scary! We are not dropping consciousness yet; that would be enlightenment. We are in the process of transforming it into a pure state. This is something the ‘I’ will not want … Continue reading
LIGHT AND FLUFFY
My wife said, “You should write something light and fluffy”. I know what she means. Something ‘light’ meaning clarity, yes. Unfortunately, there is too much evil brainwashing in the world for fluffiness. Brainwash: pressurised into adopting radically different beliefs by … Continue reading
WASTING LIFE IN BEING DIFFERENT
Wasting Life in Being Different There are two aspects to meditation: focused attention and panoramic attention. In meditation terms, these are Shamata (watching the breath) and Vipassana (insight of awareness). During the early stages, we are still trying to change, … Continue reading
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
