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- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
- IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD? June 20, 2026
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- 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
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DZOGCHEN – POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION
This is a rare opportunity to receive the “Nature of Mind” pointing out instruction. The course gets filled very quickly. This opportunity is up to you to connect with synchronicity! Dzogchen Course 2014 with Tsoknyi Rinpoche, in the UK. OPEN PRESENCE … Continue reading
“WHAT IS MY MIND DOING?”
“What is my mind doing?” “What is my mind doing?”Askingthis very questionreveals recognition of awareness,beyond the mind. “What is my mind doing?”Projectingthe past and future,creating emotions. “What is my mind doing?”Quietening……doing nothing…allowing essence to express itself.
YOU KNOW
You Know Sentient activity:you know. Awakened activity:you know you know. Compassionate activity:you know they know, but don’t know it.
THIN LAYERS OF ILLUSION
Thin Layers of Illusion Illusion.An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.A deceptive appearance or impression.A false idea or belief. We maintain the thin layers of illusion that surround us. If the layers were thick, … Continue reading
WHY DO WE DENY OUR AWAKENED NATURE?
Why do we deny our awakened nature? We assume that we are wake, because we know this and this and that. We count the things we know, and forget that pure knowing is taking place, and so continue to count. … Continue reading
DIFFICULTY IN LOVING OTHERS
Difficulty in Loving Others Before we can love others, we have to love ourself – our relative self. Of course, the very statement “We have to love ourself” sounds absurd, but this is where compassion starts. We have to be … Continue reading
“COMPASSIONATE ME”
“Compassionate me.” Sound uncomfortable doesn’t it? When we think of ourselves as being compassionate it is either in the past or future. Compassion is only now, when empty cognisance is truly present. Self interest is no longer the driving force. … Continue reading
THE EFFECT OF DHARMA
The Effects of Dharma. The effects of practising the Dharma are that the mind clears and the heart feels more warmth. One sees the folly of Samsara (the vicious cycle of existence) more clearly. One is more aware of being … Continue reading
BUDDHIST TEACHINGS COME FROM THE BUDDHA
Buddhist teachings come from the Buddha It is very important to remember the Buddha, in order to keep authenticity alive. This is why we value the precious unbroken lineages. It is so easy to mix these teachings up with philosophies, … Continue reading
Phowa Practice by Sogyal Rinpoche
Phowa Practice from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche The Essential Phowa Practice The most valuable and powerful of all practices I have found in caring for people and animals who are suffering and/or dying is a practice from … Continue reading
Dzogchen Course 2014 with Tsoknyi Rinpoche, in the UK.
If you wanted instruction on Dzogchen, here is an opportunity. Rinpoche will give the pointing out instruction, and an excellent authentic explanation. Booking details for Bruton 2014 retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche OPEN PRESENCE THE DZOGCHEN WAY Pundarika UK Easter … Continue reading
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SO NEAR AND SO FAR
So Near and So Far I experience clarity. I know my higher self. I see my soul. I am that. Can you see the obscuration? This a mistaken reality. Reality is: Clarity Knowing Cognising Is-ness. Without I. The word ‘consciousness’ … Continue reading
WE ARE MEDITATING WHEN WE STOP MEDITATING
We are meditating when we stop meditating Sometimes, when meditating, we try too hard. We are attempting to hold onto a state. We may even be saying to ourselves, “I must stay meditating.” This is doing meditation. Then we come … Continue reading
MANIPULATION, LAZINESS AND STUPIDITY
Our world based on manipulation, laziness and stupidity. These are individual and collective actions,which maintain our present world.Ignorance filters down to everyday life. Collectively:MANIPULATIONcontrollers driven by zero empathy: ignoranceLAZINESScontrolled by greed: desireSTUPIDITYconned by fear: aversion Every sentient being is controlled … Continue reading
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CHECKING YOURSELF
Checking Yourself. After all this study and practice, have we changed for the better or worse? Either way it is progress, because if we are aware of a change…we are aware! We have to compare with how we felt, say, … Continue reading
ULTIMATE NIFTINESS
Ultimate niftiness. Humans have the potential foromniscience and infinite compassion.How nifty is that? Omniscience… the capacity to know everything that there is to know! .
DISPARAGING TEACHERS/GURUS
Disparaging Teachers/Gurus When we denigrate others, especially spiritual teachers, we create heavy karmic load for ourselves. What is happening is that we are fearing our own reactions in the mind. It is this that is causing us problems, and not … Continue reading
CONNECTING WITH A TEACHER
Connecting with a teacher The purpose of blog is merely to point in the direction of an authentic teacher, and to give confidence in what the Dharma is about. If we connect to a qualified human teacher, we get great … Continue reading
PRACTISING SPIRITUALITY AND NOT FEELING BETTER…
Practising spirituality and not feeling better… 🙂 Do you feel this way? I do too! It’s to do with our past. Our past upbringing, our past education and past environment, which has left a stain on our psyche, like odd … Continue reading
ONENESS
Oneness. It is so easy to say, “We are all one.” Actually, it is easy to repeat anything we’ve heard! But how do we actually see it? Whatever conclusion we come to, it is certain that this it may be … Continue reading
This will make you smile!
Milarepa said, “Any movement you do is Yantra.” Chögyal Namkhai Norbu , the Master of the Dzogchen Community, explains the cultural value of these songs and dances.
THE SECRET IS DEVOTION
The Secret is Devotion It takes us out of the ordinary into the extraordinary. It has been said that no one has become enlightened without a sense of devotion. Devotion is not an easy subject for us westerners. It can … Continue reading
EMPTINESS AND APPEARANCES
Emptiness and Appearances Emptiness and appearances are indivisible. Because mind is naturally empty, appearances arise.Appearances do not obstruct the mind.Although they manifest, their nature is empty. Like this text on an empty screen:The empty screen allows anything to manifest.The manifestations … Continue reading
OTHERS
Others We live with others, and so we have to interact with them from time to time. Not everyone sees things in exactly the same way, and so it is easy to be drawn into conflict. We want to put … Continue reading
THE DEVIL IS OUR OWN EGO
The Devil is our own Ego Our ego will criticise us, seduce us into feeling good (better than others), and convince us to put practice aside. Why? Because when we are empty, aware and relaxed (uncontaminated intelligence), ego loses employment…loses … Continue reading
KNOWING ONE IS KNOWING ALL
Knowing one is knowing all Sometimes we may be caught up in a path that does quite suit our temperament. I know I was! Different paths have different approaches: the path I was on went through different aspects of the … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING ENHANCEMENT
Mind Training Enhancement. Even though we cannot think of two things at once, we can do and think of different activities at the same time – in fact, we can do three things at once, using body, speech and mind. … Continue reading
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LIGHT IN DARKNESS
Light in darkness. In these dark times we mistake the dark for light and the light for dark. The dark is our confusion. The light is clarity. Ego is our confusion. Clarity is our essence. When we speculate we do … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING
Mind training. Philosophy is not enough. We need to train the mind through practice and experience. The mind has to be tamed, quietening all those circling thoughts and worries. Thoughts are not bad in themselves: they have their use, but … Continue reading
WHAT WE NEED
What we need A clear consciousnessand a clear conscience. .
THE TWO OBSCURATIONS
The Two Obscurations Quite often, we hear teachings that sow seeds, but seem to wash over us. We know they are important and meaningful. but we don’t quite catch them. Actually, I’ve heard teachings being likened to viruses: you either … Continue reading
PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination.(We all practise something!) Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later … Continue reading
HEART AND MIND (SECOND ATTEMPT)
Heart and Mind (second attempt!) The heart is our essence.The mind is our translator. In our current statethe mind chatters away, ignoring the heart, so everything seems solid.Orthe heart feels, but the mind cannot translate, so everything seems ethereal. … Continue reading
WAKING UP TO OUR POTENTIALITY
Waking up to our potential. This is an individual process for all of us. I thought I’d describe some personal experiences to illustrate what can happen, and maybe it will be of help 😉 After many years of prayer and … Continue reading
HEART AND MIND
Heart and Mind We have a heart and a mind, all they need to be, is open. Defining the heart isn’t easy, perhaps we can saythe heart is the experience just before the mind experiences. So an open mind is … Continue reading
ANGER
Anger. As sentient beings, we experience and translate experiences differently. This is due to our previous experiences. We go round in circles, as these previous experiences filter our view. This is why generosity, discipline, patience, perseverance, concentration and transcendent knowledge … Continue reading
WHERE SCIENCE MEETS SPIRITUALITY
Where science meets spirituality. Science is what is seen.Spirituality is what sees. Anything we see has no reality.The reality is in the seeing,and not in what is seen.
OUR PATH, OUR MANIFESTATION
Our Path, Our Manifestation. In Tibetan Buddhism there are three aspects to understanding the Path: the Ground, the Path and the Fruition. The Ground is our Buddha nature, the Path is our confusion about that Buddha nature, and the Fruition … Continue reading
HOW DEMONS ARE MADE
How Demons are made The universe is full of different types ofsentient beings. These have consciousness,and take on many forms. To simplify: there are enlightened andunenlightened beings.The enlightened beingsare selfless, and the unenlightened, selfish –more or less. We, as sentient beings, … Continue reading
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
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. 