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- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- 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
- 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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Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Western “Lung”
In the west we have become speedy people, and so our inner wind “Lung” rises. This practice is very important for westerns, as we are very alert and conscious …and busy! The practice is simple. Be aware of the tension … Continue reading
Aquaponics
“MORE OUT OF LESS.” This is a short TED lecture by Charlie Price. Aquaponics a closed system of growing plants, sustained by fish poo! This system turns fish ammonia via bacteria into nitrates for the plants, and the converted rotted vegetation … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING
Mind Training. The sentient mindis easily distracted and wanders.Precise mind training is focusedand does not moving away.With mind training clarity increases.We become immobile in body, speech and mind. Over millennia we have wandered and wandered,having experiences after experiencesand forgetting. Mind … Continue reading
HAPPINESS
Happiness Happiness is recognition.It is recognition of pure awarenessthat manifests as unconditional compassion. No outside force can disturb this happiness.The world around can be disturbedbut our true nature cannot. Know thisknow thisknow this. This is the root of the tree … Continue reading
“GOD CREATED THE EARTH IS SEVEN DAYS.”
“God created the Earth is seven days.” What was the length of a daybefore the Earth was formed? .
DARWINISM OR CREATIONISM
Darwinism or Creationism. Darwinism or Creationism……or something else? A Chimp sat in a library with two books in front of him. One was the Bible, and the other was Darwin’s Origin of Species. Puzzled, looking from one book to the … Continue reading
I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A MUDDLE IN A MUDDY MIND!
I am in the middle of a muddle in a muddy mind! There are: mud-pie mud-baths mud-bricks mud-flats mud-guards mud-packs mud-fever mud-skippers mud-slingers mud-banks mud-larks mud-worts and muddlers… …all getting in a mood in the mud. Instead of* we become … Continue reading
THOUGHTLESSNESS
Thoughtlessness No consideration for the consequences of one’s actions or needs of others.OrPure mind. One could then argue(if you were that type)that resting in pure mindalso hasno consideration for the consequences of one’s actions or needs of others. The answer … Continue reading
PARANOIA, MK-ULTRA AND THE GOD COMPLEX ON CONSPIRACY FORUMS
Paranoia, MK-Ultra and the god complex on conspiracy forums. The only reason I write this is because of predictions made about the Kali Yuga and there are those on the peripherals of true spirituality (followers of the new age) who … Continue reading
GURU YOGA
Guru Yoga. No one has become enlightened unless they have practised Guru Yoga in some form or another. This is not Guru worship, or person worship: it is a spiritual attitude towards the teachings the Guru represents. Sometimes we become … Continue reading
RESISTANCE TO PRACTICE?
Resistance to practice? We are sentient creatures, and therefore easily distracted, and resistant to changing our habits. We just have to remember we have chosen our path of recognising our truth nature. No one made you do it! There are … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN IS US
Dzogchen is us. All teachings and practices culminate in Dzogchen-Maha Ati. Dzogchen is just a word for our true nature – emptiness, awareness and unconfined compassion. There is no description, no rules, no meditation, nothing to do but recognise. This, … Continue reading
A WORLD OF DECEPTION = SUFFERING
A World of Deception = Suffering Our consciousness was driven to Earth and into a human body by our karma, because we ignored the three principles of this relative universe: desire, aversion and ignorance. Every thing, from atom to planet, … Continue reading
I, OBSCURE MY MIND
I, obscure my mind. If we look outside our mind for the answer,we will not find the answer.The answer will only comefrom within our own mind.Anything outside the mindwill deteriorate and vanish. The essence of mind is already enlightened,but there … Continue reading
BEING INFORMED IS NOT BEING ENLIGHTENED
Being informed is not being enlightened. There is a problem in our language.The dictionary explains the word enlightened to mean informed.Many feel that if they are informed that they are enlightened.…and that’s it. Being informed is merely the first … Continue reading
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Introduction to Dzogchen
The video starts at 2 minutes. This is an excellent explanation of the Buddha’s teaching. Dzogchen discussion starts around 1.06. (Some words may sound muffled on this recording, look out for words ‘existence’ ‘capacity’ and ‘vehicle’…)
Hand Mudras for Offerings
This is how to use the Vajra and Bell. It is very precise and meaningful… …and it’s nice to know! Thank you to Ven. Thupten Donyo
WHAT TO TRUST WHEN THE MIND GETS MUDDLED
What to trust when the mind gets muddled? People may worry about getting old and the mind being unable to remember, or that they are under the influence of mind controllers. Know that whatever happens to the mind, essence never … Continue reading
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SOFTENING THE HEART
Softening the Heart. We like to feel that we express from the heart, but in doing so we may become ‘heavy-hearted’. I did for years! We get carried away with passion. Passion is not at all a bad thing as … Continue reading
COUNT YOURSELF FORTUNATE
Count yourself fortunate! Unfortunately, truth isn’t everyone’s cup of tea,as their interests lie in other directions. It is rare that someone can see the distinctionbetween relative truthand absolute truth,and therefore see Truth itself.Life has just become truly amazing! You don’t … Continue reading
KNOWING NOT KNOWING
Knowing not knowing. We are pure embodied beingsof luminous consciousnessimprisoned in a karmic creationofour own ignorance. There are two forces in this relative universe: good – knowing and evil – not knowing. In absolute terms, there is neither, as absolute … Continue reading
SELF CRITICISM
Self Criticism. That is so ridiculous! All you have done is forgotten what you are … and now you remember – problem solved! You – as pure awareness, as absolute nature – forgot what you are, and criticised your … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING & PRACTICE MUST MATCH UP
Understanding & practice must match up. How tense are the muscles in your face at this moment?…! .
WANTING ADVANCED TEACHINGS
Wanting advanced teachings. The truth is in the basics – mindfulness of breath and actions, loving kindness, and remembering the enlightened ones (for inspiration). Refined, this is awareness, compassion and guru yoga (supplicating and receiving blessings). Refined, this is barely … Continue reading
PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, SPIRITUALITY AND BUDDHISM
Psychology, Psychiatry, Spirituality and Buddhism. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its behaviour.Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance and abnormal behaviour.Spirituality is related to the human spirit beyond this material life.Buddhism investigates … Continue reading
LIFE IS A MIXED BLESSING
Life is a mixed blessing. We always have the choice ofsuffering or wisdom. Suffering is the result of our…emotions.Wisdom is the result of our…emotions. Before we can understandthe true nature of emotions– wisdom –we must understandthe true nature of ourselves– … Continue reading
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UNCONTAMINATED ATMOSPHERE
Uncontaminated Atmosphere. A good atmosphere is what meditation is all about.Some sit in front of a shrine.Some chant.Some read texts.Some just meditate. The whole point of an uncontaminated atmosphere is recognising: You are that uncontaminated atmosphere– emptiness – … Continue reading
WORDS ARE MAGIC SPELL
Words are magic spells. When we weave words, we weave spells.Either hypnosis takes place,or freedom from the dream! Words have the power to send us to sleep, perchance to dream, or to awaken us, addressing the suffering of outrageous fortune. … Continue reading
IF WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, THEN WE ARE THE PROBLEM!
If we do not understand the problem,then we are the problem! This has two aspects to this: our inner life and our worldly life.The worldly problem is solved by our inner problem. If we do not recognise awareness, then we … Continue reading
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DEALING WITH OTHERS’ ASSUMPTIONS
Dealing with others’ assumptions. First, we have to realise that we have a few assumptions of our own…just accept that others come from different planets 🙂 – even Buddhists in the same tradition, studying with the same teacher. We can … Continue reading
Wanting to know more than the truth. If we want more than the truth, then we will keep on searching, endlessly. We can say more about what is untrue (which is everything!) than we can say about truth. Truth is … Continue reading
OBSCURED BY SPIRITUAL JARGON
Obscured by Spiritual Jargon. Teachings are meant to clarify understanding, not to make one feel inadequate. Slogans like “Monkey Mind” may be a phrase used to describe the next door neighbour’s kids, but it’s not for spiritual seekers. It’s a … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN A MAD WORLD
We live in a mad world. Mad. mentally ill; insane. of behaviour or an idea extremely foolish; not sensible:. in a frenzied mental or physical state M.A.D. Mutual Assured Destruction. The world is mad, and run by mad people, for … Continue reading
PLAYING WITH EGO
Playing with ego. Essence, seeing its reflection through the reactions of emotions, believes that to be itself, and clings to this view. This is the creation of a duality. So, there are two of us: one is real, and the … Continue reading
E MA HO = AMAZING
E MA HO = Amazing! There are two aspects to consider with regard to our being: pure awareness, and the dynamic expression of that pure awareness. The essence of pure awareness is simple, naked and uncontaminated, emphasising the emptiness aspect. … Continue reading
TRUTH – PURE AWARENESS, SPACE AND NUMBER
Truth – Pure awareness, Space and Number. Truth is reality, that which is constant.Comings and goings are merelytemporary events, and only a seeming reality. This seeming reality is just toys. There are three non-things that are constant.Pure awareness, Space and … Continue reading
NEVER SAY, “I DO NOT KNOW”
Never say, “I do not know.” Never say, “I do not know.” You are that which says, “I does not know.” You are the knowing. When this is known, not knowing ceases. Never say, “I cannot do.” There is nothing … Continue reading
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BELIEVE NOTHING
Believe nothing. Whatever we understand is our path to realising non-duality – our true nature. Our path is to clarify our confusion. Our confusion created a duality when it took its reflection as being real. Whatever we understand must to stand … Continue reading
HOW TO LIVE IN AN ILLUSION
How to Live in an Illusion. Well, accept it for what it is…an illusion! Simply put, everything is an illusion precisely because nothing lasts. If it were real, then it would always exist. But because we still believe in just … Continue reading
BUDDHISM – MEANS AND WISDOM
Buddhism – Means and Wisdom. This phrase describes the Buddhist path. Means are the methods to achieving enlightenment and Wisdom is the recognition of one’s true nature. If one looks up ‘Means and Wisdom’ it will sound quite complex. Actually … Continue reading
THE LIGHT OF WISDOM
The light of wisdom To the light of wisdom,appearances are merely projections.Attachment to appearancescreates a mistaken reality,dulling the light,and causing a rope to appear as a snake. Attachment, like Desire,creates more thirst, more projections.Appearances, good or bad,dis-appear in the … Continue reading
THE POINT OF NO RETURN
The point of no return. In our spiritual discoveriesthere are ups and downsand much confusion.Usually this is due to terminology. Attending teaching is wonderfulto sit just and listen to commentaries.But there comes a time when we feelwe are just following … Continue reading
ACCEPTING ONESELF ‘WARTS ‘N’ ALL’
Accepting oneself ‘warts ‘n’ all’ We are perfect the way we are, ‘warts ‘n’ all’, precisely because these ‘warts ‘n’ all’ comes from our past reactions. We just have to accept that, and use those reactions internally to transform them … Continue reading
ILLUMINATI, OCCULT, REPTILIANS AND PLEIADIANS
Illuminati, Occult, Reptilians and Pleiadians Whatever others are doing, life is far too short to find out exactly what that is. If we worry what’s happening over there, we will never have time to know what is going on where … Continue reading
DON’T SURROUND YOURSELF WITH HOPELESSNESS
Don’t surrounding yourself with hopelessness. We really do have to be careful with whom we mix, until we are genuinely no longer affected. Mixing with others who are fearful, negative, over-positive, fixed in their knowledge, or spiritually mechanical can have … Continue reading
BEING POSITIVE IN A NEGATIVE WORLD
Being positive in a negative world. Being positive is not pretending that everything is alright when it isn’t! It is seeing things as they truly are, and dealing with them with confidence beyond doubt. Being positive is not wishful thinking: … Continue reading
NEAR ENOUGH!
Near enoughness! Near enoughness isgood enoughness. There can only be onenessif all parties are enlightened.We are not,so near enoughness is good enough. We can have a meeting of minds for a moment,but we will not always agree.In general,near enoughness is … 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. 