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- 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
- 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
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
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- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
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Comparative Philosophies and Personal Practice. It is good to know how others see reality: in this way we may understand them better, and enhance our own practice. When considering philosophy, we can discuss Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, science – or express … Continue reading
FOUNDATION- THE FOUR MIND CHANGES
Foundations – The Four Mind Changes. It is difficult to keep one’s mind focused on spiritual practices because of all the distraction that are both around us and in our minds. Also, we have been caught up in distractions for … Continue reading
THE GAZE
The Gaze In shamata and vipashyana practice, the eyes are either closed or slightly open (slightly open is better, because then we don’t drift off into a doze!). We look straight ahead. In Dzogchen Mahamudra pure awareness, the eyes are … Continue reading
SHAMATA AND VIPASHYANA
Shamata and Vipashyana Taking refuge may sound like a huge commitment, but it is merely appreciating what is being taught.That very appreciation can take us all the way, by sustaining us. Shamatha and Vipashyana – Definitions and context. ShamataShamatha is meditation practice … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN FOUNDATIONS
Dzogchen Foundations By now you should have an understanding of ‘where we are going’. Now we have to look at the preliminary and protection practices, which are the ‘how to get there’. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche said: Do not grab at … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL COMPANY ON RETREAT
Spiritual company on retreat. People will annoy us:People being too helpfulPeople not helpful enough.People smiling too much.People not smiling enough.People who sit in the front.People who sit at the back.People who are late.People who are early……..people being people! Retreats … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL COMPANY
Spiritual Company Genuine spiritual friends are important as a support for our practices. Hopefully, they act as an inspiration to help maintain discipline, through which trust will grow. There will always be a bit of doubt in our minds: my … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE
You don’t have to change If you try to change you, you just end up with another you! Through practice, the view naturally changes… It clarifies, from duality (an artificial you) to non duality (pure perception). It’s a tricky business, … Continue reading
FINDING NOW…IS THEN!
Finding now…is then! We can never find now. Show me now?However, it may be experienced. This is the difference between philosophy and non-meditation. In trying to find something, there will always be a separation – me and the thing I’m … Continue reading
Merit, Bodhichitta and the Bodhisattva Vow
There are eight videos in this series on youtube. Public Lecture with Lobpon Tsering Samdup based on the Tibetan classic text, The Jewel of Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa, the famous 12th century Tibetan master and founder of the Dhagpo … Continue reading
ABANDONING NEGATIVE PLACES
Abandoning negative places. This is the advice given to Bodhisattvas, and may be understood in many ways. In the ‘Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva’ it says:Abandoning negative places, disturbing emotions subside.Being free from distraction, the practice of virtue spontaneously … Continue reading
TOO MUCH TALK ABOUT PURE AWARENESS!
Too much talk about pure awareness! This is because pure awareness is all there is! Precisely because we become more and more familiar with pure awareness, we experience in a different way, as our obscurations naturally drop away. We become … Continue reading
WHY WOULD GOD CREATE AN ILLUSION?
Why would God create an illusion? Everything created has no reality.If it were real, it would be constant,but is not. This seeming reality, created by causes and conditions,is a mistaken perceptionthat we perceive as reality. Why would God create an … Continue reading
NOTHING LASTS, EMPTINESS LASTS
Nothing lasts, Emptiness lasts. Nothing lasts. All creations being impermanent, have no true existence: they have a beginning, a middle and an end. Emptiness lasts. Our primordial purity and wisdom, free from elaborations, is luminous awareness, is never born and never … Continue reading
NOTICING SUBTLE MOVEMENT IN THE MIND
Noticing subtle movement in the mind. Whenever we react, there is an artificiality that is being forced on a situation…we have just moved away from reality. We might be resting in pure awareness, and experience a thought arising – if recognition of … Continue reading
UPGRADING CAPACITY
Upgrading Capacity. “I have done my best,” is a sign of a meaningful life. However, that refers the capacity we had at that time, and we couldn’t have done anything else at that time. It’s like playing chess: there are … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA SAID,
The Buddha said, Success is not the key to happiness.Happiness is the key to success. (We get fooled every day.) Pain is inevitable.Suffering is optional. (Be happy being sad.) You more than anybodyin the entire universedeserves your love … Continue reading
REPTILIANS FROM DRACO
Reptilians from Draco. There are some who believe this planet is ruled by reptilians that mated with humans to create a bloodline of rulers. Whether this is true or not, there are aspects of reality to consider. The universe is … Continue reading
DISTRACTION CREATES STRESS
Distraction creates stress. If we want to change the world, we just have to change our view of it. All appearances are merely temporary illusory events. If we have had countless incarnations, then every sentient being has been our mother! … Continue reading
SELF SERVING ATTITUDE v ALTRUISTIC ATTITUDE
Self Serving Attitude v Altruistic Attitude. Enlightenment is logical. Recognise pure awareness,and lose the attitude. The cause of sufferingis not recognising pure awarenessand having a lot of attitude. The key to enlightenmentis the altruistic attitudefor the welfare of others. When … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA WITHIN ‘ME’
The Buddha within ‘me’. I am a Dharma student, who wishes to share experiences as they come along. At each step on the path, perception changes: we may use the same words, but the meaning refines. It is an ongoing … Continue reading
THE CHALLENGE OF THE ILLUSION
The challenge of the illusion. We live in a personal illusion.This illusion is that our pure essencebelieves a mental image of itself to be real. We are surrounded by othersbelieving in their personal images.Even when we know, we still react,thereby … Continue reading
YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING NOW!
You can’t find anything now! When you see it – it’s gone When you taste it – it’s gone When you smell it – it’s gone When you touch it – it’s gone When you hear it – it’s gone. … Continue reading
DEALING WITH NEGATIVITY
Dealing with negativity. There are two aspects to this negativity: against ourselves, and against others. We oscillate between openness and closedness – clarity and confusion. Most of the time we are closed, and therefore we find fault with others: that’s … Continue reading
CAPACITY
Capacity The maximum amount something can contain.Our capacity will depend on how full of conceptsor how empty we are. The more we are open,the more knowledge we receive,and the more knowledge flows. The tap of compassionkeeps knowledge flowing,automatically refillingwith more … Continue reading
BEFORE AND AFTER PRACTICE
Before and After practice. The word ‘merit’ is used quite often in Buddhism. It is a word that represents meritous actions… which create good karma…which creates fortunate circumstances in which to practise…which deepens our practice. However, one cannot hold onto … Continue reading
BEING DISSATISFIED IS THE CAUSE FOR LIBERATION
Being dissatisfied is the cause for liberation! This is the first noble truth: recognising suffering. It’s possible that being ‘over-enthusiastic’ with positivity, which inflates itself and make everything sugary. We then come across a negative situations and find it difficult … Continue reading
TWO ILLUSIONS MAKE A DELUSION
Two illusions make a delusion. We mistakenly believe our thoughts and emotions to be ‘me’.Others make us believe that they have power over us,but are only using our mistaken beliefin our self identity against us.We are complying to our own … Continue reading
CLARITY
Clarity…continuing from yesterday. Because of stillness, clarity comes to the fore, or rather, our mental contaminations drop away. This clarity illumines questions with which our mind is concerned. Clarity answers its own questions: it scans the mind for data – … Continue reading
SAME THEME – DIFFERENT APPROACH
Same theme – different approach. A Bhakti Yoga teacher (the way of devotion) once said: “When I pray, I speak and God listens. When I meditate, God speaks and I listen.” A Buddhist teacher (the way of knowledge) might say: … Continue reading
TEACHER/GURU
Teacher/Guru A teacher/guru gives guidance and inspires. They cannot make the journey for us…we have to do that once we understand what to look for. The concept of teacher is not easy for the modern mind to accept or understand. … Continue reading
DON’T WORRY – BE HAPPY – BE CONTENT
Don’t worry – Be happy – Be content. Of course this is easier said than done, but on analysis the answer is right under our nose. We have a difficult-to-achieve human body with faculties, and we are sitting by a … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN A DREAM
We live in a dream We live in a dream,and the dream doesn’t even exist.So how do we end this non-existent dream? In a dream, all things can appear to happen: the trick is to recognise that all appearances … Continue reading
Advice from Padmasambhava – cutting through good and evil karma
Advice from Padmasambhava – cutting through good and evil karma. Master Padma said: When practicing the Dharma, it is necessary to cut through the complexity of virtuous and evil deeds. ( NB Surprisingly all karma good and evil have to … Continue reading
TRANSFORMING NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Transforming negative emotions. We are an enlightened potentiality caught in a demonic potentiality. The three main negative emotions that cause us suffering are desire, aversion and ignorance. We are captured by these three negative emotions (which are said to compound … Continue reading
A GOOD HEART
A Good Heart. A good heartDoes goodDoes no harmTames the mind. .
DE-PROGRAMMING YOURSELF
De-programming yourself. This universe is based on three factors – ignorance, desire and hate, or we can call it attraction, aversion and indifference. This is how our consciousness is programmed. This is what drives us. This is not our true … Continue reading
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Practice makes perfect. Words can only take us so far,they point in the right direction.The words are not the experience.The experience comes from practise. This is how we deepen our understanding,and gain true confidence.Then, no one can ever pull … Continue reading
SIMPLE HEART, COMPLEX MIND
Simple heart, Complex mind. We are both.A simple heart is our still centre,and a complex mind is its manifestation. In recognising this still centre,if we moved into complexitywe can always return to stillness. In not recognising this still centre,when we … Continue reading
ADVICE FROM PADMASAMBHAVA
Advice from Padmasambhava. Enlightenment is unavoidable! Master Padma said: When you recognise the co-emergent wisdom that is present within yourself, there is no way to avoid attaining enlightenment. When you recognise the characteristic of samsara to be a continuous misery … Continue reading
IT’S A CONTAMINATED WORLD.
It’s a contaminated world. How many harmful chemicals are entering our system everyday?How many pills are taken every day? The Food Industries and the Medical professions know. A contaminated worldis profitable.
FROM “FLIGHT OF THE GARUDA” BY SHABKAR LAMA
From “Flight of the Garuda” By Shabkar LamaTranslated by Keith Dowman The nature of mind in its purityis like a stainless crystal:it’s essence is emptiness, it’s nature is clarity,and it’s responsiveness is a continuum. In no way whatever is the … Continue reading
TERMS OF REALITY
Terms of Reality. Certain terms used for reality are of comfort to people. This need not be separate us, as reality is beyond terminology. This where we have to know the difference between expedient and literal language…and at some time, … Continue reading
GLYPHOSATE
Glyphosate This blog is about the causes of sentient suffering, and where to look to transcend it. There are chemicals that affect our bodies and brains and can have a distracting detrimental effect on our minds. This chemical has just … Continue reading
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE WORLD
There is something wrong in the world. We are being deceived. Once we recognise that our perception is deceiving us, we then realise that everyone else’s perception is deceiving them. Once pure perception recognises this deception, perception is no longer … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES LOVE ACTUALLY COME FROM?
Where does love actually come from? Love comes from joy.Joy comes from confidence.Confidence comes from knowing.Knowing comes from awareness.Awareness comes from recognisingpure essence. Love is our Nirmanakaya aspect – manifestation.Awareness is our Sambhogakaya aspect – clarity.Essence is our Dharmakaya aspect … Continue reading
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DUALITY
Duality The emotions are produced by a feeling of duality – subject and object – pure awareness and something else – being, and being something else. The ordinary mind caught by this something else believes that something else to be … Continue reading
MEDITATION IS LIKE WATCHING A FILM
Meditation is like watching a film. For a film to be projected it needs,a film, light and a screen. The light is our essence.The film is the projection of our karma, our storehouse of reactions.The screen is the phenomenal worldonto … 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. 