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- 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
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
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WE ARE ALL SUFFERING
We Are All Suffering We are all suffering; some more, some less. Until enlightenment, this is our lot. We exist in one or other of the six realms: hell, hungry ghosts, animal, human, jealous gods, gods – all psychological states. … Continue reading
THE NEXT STEP UP
The Next Step Up (getting smarter) We all have the potential of the omniscient understanding of a Buddha. The less the cloudiness in the mind, the more the clarity, and the smarter we get. Ultimate clarity is Buddhahood. It is … Continue reading
MIRACLES
Miracles A miracle: “An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency.” Let’s look at this from a Buddhist point of view. What is divine? That which … Continue reading
IMMOBILE MIND
Immobile Mind A stable foundation for meditation is an immobile body and an immobile mind. This sets the stage for restful clarity, and less wobble. When the body is straight, the mind is straight. A careless approach to meditation engenders … Continue reading
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CHANGE?
What Happens When We Change? What happens when we change, when others do not like change? When we are young, confused and talk trivia, people like us. When we’re looking for answers, we become vulnerable: others, more set in their … Continue reading
PEOPLE ARE A PROBLEM
People are a Problem We are people, therefore we are a problem 😉 We cannot accept one another the way we are. We want others to change, while not changing ourselves. That’s the problem! When we change, we see others … Continue reading
GURU YOGA REPRESENTS TRUTH
Guru Yoga Represents Truth The Buddha’s teaching, revealing the subtle, intricate unity of relative and absolute truth, is the most precious information in the universe, in order for us to understand the nature of reality. Therefore, those who represent these … Continue reading
WHY WE LACK COMPASSION?
Why We Lack Compassion? The essence of mind is beautiful and, in actuality, conceptual mind is also beautiful as long as we – empty awareness – don’t cling to it. Conceptual mind is beautiful because, when scanned, it can come … Continue reading
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WHY IS THE MIND DULL OR AGITATED?
Why is the mind dull or agitated? Our beautiful mind has two aspects:empty and aware. However, it can become unbalanced. Empty without awareness = vacant/dull. Aware without emptiness = occupied/agitated. No need for pills.
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SPIRITUAL NAPPY RASH!
Spiritual Nappy Rash! This is about the overuse of techniques, which can actually increase a problem. Mind Essence is crystal clear: there is nothing present but pure awareness. When concepts arise within this clarity, they are clearly seen and clarity … Continue reading
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEING THE ILLUSION
The Importance of Seeing the Illusion. Illusion… Misinterpreted perception. A deceptive appearance. A false belief. Once we understand that our true being – our Buddha nature, our awakened nature – is beyond this body and mind, then detachment from this … Continue reading
DEMONS: EVIL SPIRITS
Demons : Evil Spirits In texts, there are various descriptions of evil spirits, but they all come down to one thing – clinging self righteousness. This can take many forms, increasing in intensity. It’s important to understand that evil spirits … Continue reading
WHAT CAN WE TRUST?
What Can We Trust? To answer this, we have to come out of our confinement, just as the Buddha did 2,500 years ago. We can read about confinement as being imprisoned by a mental concept of ourselves – an “I” … Continue reading
CRITICISM v DISCERNMENT
Criticism v Discernment We all have a problem with judgement. However, the Buddha kindly said, “Not too tight and not too loose.” Let’s take Dzogchen: it’s called the fast path with little hardships. This doesn’t mean that we don’t notice … Continue reading
REACHING A CROSSROAD; FINDING DZOGCHEN
Reaching a Crossroad; Finding Dzogchen Life is about finding Dzogchen. Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for empty essence. You are Dzogchen! Dzogchen has three qualities: empty essence, cognisant nature and unconfined compassion: the three Kayas. This is you! There are … Continue reading
TRICK AND TREAT
Trick and Treat A callous attitude to human life Our bodies self heal, and our minds self heal …as long as we don’t fill them with junk! Meditation clears your mind of junk. Be aware. Modern medicine is a hundred … Continue reading
KEEPING REALITY AT ARM’S LENGTH
Keeping Reality at Arm’s Length Theory is good. Philosophy is good, but it’s not the real thing. We can acquire a polished-looking package, but we are faking it – our laundry still needs cleaning. Repeating the words of the masters … Continue reading
NO CHALLENGE, NO PROGRESS
No Challenge, No Progress ?…..! We are pure lucidity of no dimension, embodied in a human form; the result of former reactions. Sentient action is reaction, which therefore imprisons. Enlightened action is clarity, which therefore liberates. The recognition of reactions … Continue reading
I AM 67, MY DAD IS 28 AND MY MUM IS 7
I am 67, my Dad is 28 and my Mum is 7 That’s reincarnation for you! I had issues with my parents (just the normal ones 🙂 ). I am now 67 and – due to reincarnation – my Dad … Continue reading
Guide to the Buddhist Path
A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path (This is from a text I found by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen) All sentient beings in the six realms are ruled by the emotions, by karma and result, yet the innate nature of each … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF THIS WEB LOG
The Purpose of this Web Log The purpose of this blog is to share experiences from teachers and teachings (for which I’m eternally grateful) which can make us unshakeably happy, and therefore compassionate. A happiness that is totally unshakeable. So … Continue reading
YOU CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE
You can’t please everyone… …and they can’t please you! That’s ok. Rigpa (essence) is dry. Rigpa expression (essence love) is juicy: That juice may not be to everyone’s taste. That’s ok. Deities have both a peaceful and wrathful aspect: this … Continue reading
DO I HAVE AN EGO?
Do I have an ego? ..spouts out tea through nose with laughter!! Our I is our ego; our pet. Our pet doesn’t get to have pets, although it imagines it does. ..spouts out tea through nose with laughter!! The I … Continue reading
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LOVE BAD PEOPLE?
How are we supposed to love bad people? The heart (another name for essence – the clarity of mind) knows, but the mind (the alien contents within the clarity of mind) doesn’t, and has to be convinced. We need to … Continue reading
OUR DEMEANOUR
Our demeanour …says much about us The manner in which we conduct ourselves – our behaviour – reveals an underlying message. Even animals can pick this up: we are all very sensitive, sentient beings. Our superimposed ideas cloud perception, and … Continue reading
ONE MEDICINE CURES EVERYTHING
One Medicine Cures Everything! Once we comprehend pure awareness – essence – anything that then rises within this pure awareness is clearly seen and liberated. If we wish to understand the creation of an “I”, we must first understand pure … Continue reading
WHAT IS EMPTINESS?
What is Emptiness? …mmm, it’s beyond me! I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words ’emptiness’, ‘pure awareness’, ‘essence’, ‘rigpa’, ‘dharmakaya’, ‘shunyaya’, ‘the kayas’ spoken by someone in robes, sitting on a throne with brocades and surrounded … Continue reading
THE CORRUPTION OF THE DHARMA
The Corruption of the Dharma This is a huge subject, and so difficult to explain in a few words. However, you only have to look into your own life to see the proof. The purpose of this blog is to … Continue reading
IMPLODING, EXPLODING COMPASSION
Imploding, Exploding Compassion When compassion collapses, and passion explodes, energy becomes misplaced. Let’s be honest: this happens to all of us. Someone says something we don’t agree with, an emotion arises, our compassion disintegrates and we explode…or we smoulder in … Continue reading
WE ARE NEVER SEPARATED FROM THE ENLIGHTENED STATE
We are Never Separated from the Enlightened State So what’s the problem? We’re always looking elsewhere. We are liberated just by resting at ease with whatever happens. In the unenlightened state, there will always be problems. We are liberated just … Continue reading
TAKING IT PERSONALLY
Taking It Personally At an academy of art, a criticism of students’ work takes place twice a day: a “crit” is when a teacher comes round and guides: “This is too big”, “That could be darker”… If one then went … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS A SYMBOLIC TEACHER
Everything is a Symbolic Teacher In this context, ‘teacher’ means reminder. For everything to be a re-minder, we must first know what it is that we are being reminded of, and that is the nature of mind, pure clarity. For … Continue reading
WHAT TIBETAN DHARMA TEACHERS DO NOT KNOW
What Tibetan Dharma Teachers do not know (and neither do most westerners) This, of course, sounds a terrible thing to say, because Tibetan teachers know the nature of everything. However, they see westerners (the modern world) as speedy, desperate people, … Continue reading
MASS HYPNOSIS
Mass Hypnosis Suggestibility means predictability means controllability. Antidote Know the nature of your own mind. Therefore you control your own mind therefore you are not predictable therefore you neither accept nor reject suggestions.
THE EARTH IS RUN BY CALCULATORS!
The Earth is run by Calculators! We need to distinguish between Rigpa (carefree, naked awareness) and conventional mind (always wanting more). These are the two aspects of the human mind…Carefree and Calculating. The absolute nature of mind is carefree empty … Continue reading
ARE YOU CONFUSED?
Are you confused? If the answer is no, then you are confused. The unenlightened are, by definition, confused. If the answer is yes, confusion is not present, as awareness has recognised this confusion. So what is confused? Confusion arises when … Continue reading
HOW THE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE ACTUALLY WISDOMS
How the negative emotions are actually wisdoms! This is the basis of the Buddha’s teachings. This is the basis of the two truths. This is the meaning of Gampopa’s words: “May confusion dawn as wisdom”.* This is the meaning of … Continue reading
IS LIFE PERFECT FOR YOU?
Is Life Perfect For You? If so, then maybe…just maybe…you’ve missed the whole point! Being well adjusted to social conformity means you are living by others’ standards. Your perfect life is all in your head. It is precisely because of … Continue reading
TAKING AWARENESS FOR GRANTED
Taking Awareness for Granted… and so limiting our potential by not noticing this awareness! Be aware of awareness. Resting, silent, in that awareness, awareness becomes pure awareness. Be aware of habitual reactions arising in that pure awareness.Pure awareness dissolves habitual … Continue reading
POOR, RICH PEOPLE
Poor, Rich People ..and poor people who want to be poor, rich people We’re talking about money, the power of money, and what money can do to us. People are led to believe that they never have enough, and so … Continue reading
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EGO – THE DREAM MAKER
Ego – The Dream Maker “EGO: a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance: ‘He needed a boost to his ego’. A sense of personal identity.” Of course, there is no such thing as an ego: it’s a state of mind, … Continue reading
PURITY OF INTENTION IN DEITY PRACTICE
Purity of Intention in Deity Practice A deity is a ‘power’ representing a quality that resembles our true nature. To theists, this would be God; to atheists this would be life itself; to Buddhists this would be past masters with … Continue reading
DEMONIC PROGRAMMING
Demonic Programming If we are an ordinary person who believes that life is about personal entertainment, then our upbringing, culture and news are just part of this process. Depending on what aspect of this ‘programming’ we acquire, our persona – … Continue reading
BORN TO BE DISTRACTED AND DECEIVED…OR NOT.
Born to be Distracted and Deceived…or Not. Distracted…preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, engrossed, abstracted, distrait, distant, absent, absent-minded, faraway; bemused, confused, bewildered, perplexed, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed, befuddled, mystified; troubled, pestered, harassed, worried, tormented,miles away, in a … Continue reading
RESTING IN WHATEVER OCCURS
Resting in Whatever Occurs I received an email asking for clarification of the meaning of “Liberation is resting in whatever occurs”. I’ll have to admit, sometimes terminology goes right over my head 😉 and I have to go back and … Continue reading
THE THREE R’s
The Three R’s Remember, Recognise, Rest. Remembering is Mindfulness Shamata Recognising is Insight Vipassana Resting is the Clear Light of Bliss of Dzogchen/Mahamudra/Maha Ati
KNOW HOW THE WORLD IS RUN
Know How the World is Run We all turn a blind eye, and have lost our integrity when it comes to maintaining a comfy life at the expense of others. This video reveals the awful truth about the world in … Continue reading
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THE TERRIBLE TRUTH ABOUT THE TERRIBLE LIES
The terrible Truth About The Terrible Lies What is really going on in the world and why? Until we understand this we will never understand the suffering in the world and its knock on effects which effect us all. We are … Continue reading
GRATITUDE of KNOWLEDGE
Gratitude of Knowledge. ‘Getting it’ Joy is in knowing. This ‘knowing’ is not merely being told something that’s just nice to know: it’s when you really ‘get it’!!! It is actually experienced. How does this happen, and why? When we … Continue reading
ISOLATION RETREATS
Isolation Retreats Having periods of quietness with no distractions settles the mind and recharges the batteries – the mind, body and subtle body. Isolation retreats can come in many forms, depending on circumstances. Traditionally, yogis meditate in a cave or … Continue reading
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