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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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NEVER, EVER GET ANGRY
Never, ever get angry.Feel it, but don’t become it.Know there are those who feed off it.War is profitable. Because of events happening in the world, it is important to understand the connection between these happenings and our true nature. That … Continue reading
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Vajra Master!
This Moe Norman, the world’s little known greatest golfer. He is a little difficult to hear as he talks fast, but wow… listen very closely…what wisdom! Some teachers have a gentle style, Moe is kind of wrathful. Forget golf, “To … Continue reading
KNOW THE NATURE OF YOUR MIND
Know the nature of your mind. Resolve the nature of your mind. Don’t resolve the characteristics of all the teachings… …life is too short! The path we follow will dictate the time taken to reach complete enlightenment… …we can actually … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ‘SPIRITUAL’ TO BE SPIRITUAL
You don’t have to be ‘spiritual’ to be spiritual. Buddhas are empty cognisance suffused with awareness (the knowing quality). Ordinary beings are empty cognisance suffused with ignorance (not knowing). Being spiritually aware is recognising that which is beyond thought. It … Continue reading
WHAT EVIL FEARS
What Evil Fears The key to this prison is the emotions. Their flare-up can either lock the door or open it. Emotions can either ignite our suffering, or vividly enlighten our perception. Light can work two ways: to blind or … Continue reading
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche: “Rainbow Painting”
Recognise the thought as it occurs so that it is liberated simultaneously with its arising. This is very unlike the stream of thoughts that surges through the mind of an ordinary person. Often called ‘black diffusion,’this state is an unwholesome … Continue reading
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MEDITATION-SO WHAT?!
Meditation – so what?! Meditation is not the most important thing: liberation is. It is not enough to be able to concentrate and be still, while remaining deluded. Deluded means being still caught up in the vicious cycle of seeking … Continue reading
TO KARMA OR NOT TO KARMA…!
To karma or not to karma…! In an emotional, negatively charged moment, we feel that something bad is happening. We suffer, sick to our core, with guilt and anger towards ourselves. . However. That present, negative pain is a … Continue reading
NEUROPLASTICITY AND REPTILIAN BRAIN
Neuroplasticity and Reptilian brain. I’ll keep this simple, and leave the links to fill in the detail on neuroplasticity. Reptilian brain is our primitive brain that governs and dominates our response to situations by fight-or-flight-or-inertia. An animal will either attack-run-or-remain … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
All suffering, without exception, arises out of desire for one’s own happiness. Be kind to this recognition, as it is only a pattern of behaviour we have got used to. . This only happens because we did not recognise what … Continue reading
SWALLOWING MODERN PSYCHOLOGY
Swallowing Modern Psychology: The Science of Exploitation This world is dominated by psychology: it is our psychology that creates a picture of who we are. It governs how we think of ourselves, how we project ourselves, and how we maintain … Continue reading
The deliberate dumbing down of America
The deliberate dumbing down of America, and it’s coming our way . For years I’ve wondered if people were being dumbed down. People are losing their ability to think, becoming a caricature with learnt jargon. This video is proof of … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS DISAPPOINTING
Buddhism is disappointing. If one thinks that Buddhists will be any different from other people, then one will be disappointed! Let’s be honest, people are people, and we shouldn’t expect too much. People can acquire a lofty attitude, but at … Continue reading
IN LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH…IT WILL NEVER BE FOUND!
In looking for the Truth…it will never be found! This is as daft as a man on a donkey riding from town to town, asking people whether they seen his donkey! The truth is that which is looking is the … Continue reading
WHY COMPASSION IS SO IMPORTANT
Why Compassion is so important. Compassion cuts through all our negative emotions: pride, jealousy, anger, fear, and especially ignorance. It cuts through all our wrong doings. Compassion is ultimate intelligence. Compassion is ultimate sanity. The emotions only seem to flare … Continue reading
THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
The Georgia Guide Stones. We need to recognise how others may feel: that’s the definition of empathy. A few days ago, I mentioned that Tibetans go to practise in graveyards at night to test their fear, as they believe in … Continue reading
MIND CONTROL
Mind control. If you are not controlling your mind, someone else is doing it for you. We are all influenced. We have two existences at the same time – dwelling in perception and dwelling in deception. As sentient beings we … Continue reading
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FEELING CHANGE WILL NEVER HAPPEN?!
Feeling change will never happen? Change can never happen if we keep holding onto the same attitude! That’s logical. The Dharma is logical. The Dharma is accurate. The Dharma is a precise description of our psychology. We merely need to … Continue reading
IMITATING OR EMULATING THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS?
Imitate or emulate the Buddha’s teachings? To imitate is to copy. To emulate is to equal. To imitate is to be inspired and that is how we start: it’s a good energiser. To emulate is to appreciate the process, and … Continue reading
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT!
It’s not your fault! It’s not your fault, as nothing ever happened! Whatever happens to you now is not your fault: it is a product from the past. However, the past doesn’t exist, the future doesn’t exist, and the present … Continue reading
IGNORANCE
Ignorance. As with all the emotions, ignorance has two aspects: the neurotic aspect of indifference, and the wisdom aspect of All-Encompassing Space. Ignorance arises when empty awareness forgets its true nature, and that of others. It therefore lacks compassion. Another … Continue reading
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STILL DEPRESSED AND DISSATISFIED?!
Still depressed and dissatisfied?! You are absolutely right to be depressed and dissatisfied, because everything around us is feeding our mind with concepts! We have two obstacles: one is that we do not know our true nature, and the other … Continue reading
DESIRE
Desire. The human realm is one of desire. Desire leads to frustration, that maintains the desire, which becomes an addiction. That’s how we get stuck! Desire fills emptiness – our essence. Desire is the neurotic aspect of the wisdom … Continue reading
RECOGNITION IN THE KALI YUGA
Recognition in the Kali Yuga The Kali Yuga is the dark age of strife. Its hallmark is confusion and despair, created by our own likes and dislikes. Mara/demons lies in ambush, feeding on this confusion and despair. We have two … Continue reading
TO EGO OR NOT TO EGO?!
To ego or not to ego?! For years, I’ve had a problem with western spirituality, especially in Buddhism. When at retreats, people walk around as if ‘they’ are not there, head to one side and slightly vacant. How did we … Continue reading
CHOOSING THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS OVER ‘BEING’
Choosing thoughts and emotions over ‘being’? Here we are, potentially enlightened beings, and all we do is remain trapped in our thoughts and emotions, which merely creates suffering for ourselves and others! Spirituality is about liberation – freedom from these … Continue reading
DEPRESSION AND DISAPPOINTMENT
Depression and Disappointment What I love about the Buddha’s teachings is that they are so logical, so reasonable, so complete, so provable …everything links up! We are human, and governed by three negative emotions (desire, aversion and ignorance/indifference) and the … Continue reading
RIGHT SPEECH
Right Speech. Speech is a very profound subject. We humans are a problem, when we speak. We humans are a problem when we ignore. These problems are also our teacher. Speech may be used to bring about harmony … Continue reading
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ANGER
Anger. If life isn’t how we want it, we get frustrated and angry. There are two aspects here. One is that our fixed picture is being disturbed. The other is that we recognise that our fixed picture isn’t right, and … Continue reading
THE TERMINOLOGY OF THE THREE KAYAS
The Terminology of Three Kayas If you are like me and get confused about terminology, this may help your confusion…I mean, clarify your confusion! The traditional names for our three enlightened qualities are dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmankaya. These are known … Continue reading
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PRIDE
Pride. Pride is a two-edged sword. Ordinary pride is a feeling of being better than others. The funny thing is, everyone feels the same way! Whatever we achieve, so can others. It’s just a matter of time. … Continue reading
FEAR
Fear. If something is so strong that it cannot be broken, then there is no fear of it being broken. If something has no sides and cannot be found, then there is no fear of it being broken. If we … Continue reading
HOW DO I KNOW, I KNOW?
How do I know, I know? Language plays tricks. If we remove the word ‘I’ from this question, it now asks, “How does knowing know?” We then realise that there is only knowing that knows. There is no need (or … Continue reading
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WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN?
Why do things happen? Do things just happen? Are they created by causes and conditions? Or do things happen by design? Buddhism says, everything is created by causes and conditions: everything depends on something else. Our present moment of self-identification … Continue reading
YOU ARE WHAT YOU SEEK
You are what you seek. ! Just to elaborate. That which is looking is that which you are looking for.
BUDDHISM AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER
Buddhism and the New World Order. If the New World Order is controlling and manipulating the world population as suggested in the sustainable “Agenda 21” and the gathering of the world Elite at the Bilderberg meetings, then the Dharma is … Continue reading
GOOD DHARMA, BETTER DHARMA
Good Dharma, Better Dharma The word “Dharma” has many meanings: one is “teachings” and another is “action” (sustaining). The teachings are the theory, and the action is putting them into practice – taking the teachings to heart. So there … Continue reading
WHY DO WE HESITATE TO LOVE?
Why do we hesitate to love? Is it because we want to be loved…unconditionally…that we hesitate to give love? We don’t love unconditionally, so how can we expect others to love that way? Is it a fear that our love … Continue reading
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FUTILE DILIGENCE CREATES KARMA
Futile diligence creates karma. The more we concentrate, the more we can concentrate. The more we can concentrate, the more we can focus. The more we can focus, the more we are aware. The more we are aware, the … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST TO BE HAPPY
You don’t have to be Buddhist to be happy. Buddhism is just a way of expressing the path to happiness, and identifying what is obstructing it. Theists and atheists also have their own ways of expressing happiness, and what is … Continue reading
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PRACTICAL NON-DUALITY PURE AND SIMPLE
Practical Non-duality Pure and Simple. Being…is non-duality. Being…distracted…is duality ~~~~~~~~~~ Losing oneself in thoughts is duality. Being aware of thoughts is duality. Purely being aware is non-duality. Resting in pure awareness, thoughts can arise, but now they … Continue reading
SENSITIVE MINDS
Sensitive minds. Our minds are filters between our Pure Empty Essence and the outer world. The mind is a sensitive tool, as it can reflect, analyse, perceive, store memories and discern. It can join up the dots…that’s if we have … Continue reading
THE CHOICE OF SPIRITUAL REFINEMENT
The choice of spiritual refinement. If there is such a thing a divine, holy, sacred…it’s us! These are pretty words, and it’s easy to mistakenly think that we therefore do not have to do anything. To recognise this purity is … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY IS REALLY ANNOYING.
Spirituality is really annoying! 🙂 .
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TAKING TIME OUT FROM THE ILLUSION
Taking time out from the illusion. An illusion is something created through causes and conditions. It has elements. It comes and goes. Now you see it, now you don’t. It all depends on our perception. We spend much of our … Continue reading
MEDITATION WITHOUT FREEDOM
Meditation without Freedom. We may be great meditators, but still not be free. I spent years meditating and not recognising my true nature: my present teacher suggested I had spent twenty five years in idiot meditation! This, as you can … Continue reading
The Altruistic Attitude. Whether we progress or not, spiritually, will depend on our motivation. This of course is true of everything we do. Having the correct attitude of, “May I rid myself of all ego-orientated negativity such as attachment, aggression … Continue reading
THE OTHER REASON WHY WE ARE HERE
The other reason why we are here. As sentient beings, in addition to realising our true nature, we have to transcend certain fears or obstacles in our attitude. This is to do with what are called klesa – afflictive emotions. … Continue reading
APPRECIATE YOURSELF
Appreciate yourself. How many people are born and die everyday without having an inkling of their true nature? I know this is an obvious thing to say, but sometimes we can take knowledge and wisdom for granted. Even if we … Continue reading
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All things must pass.
The second video was probably George’s last appearance.
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. 