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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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YOU ARE
You are The Buddha in the Mud. The Jewel in the mud. Wisdom in confusion. Knowing in unknowing. Intelligence in chaos. Compassion in aggression. Light in the emotions. You are not here in the pursuit of feeling better about the … Continue reading
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MENTAL FIXATIONS
Mental Fixations. Mental Fixations. What are they? I have loads of fixated ideas wandering around in my brain. We are told that fixations come from our own likes and dislikes – the two universal poisons of Hope/Fear and Repulsion/Attraction – … Continue reading
DON’T LEARN IT – LIVE IT
Don’t learn it – live it. The Buddha dharma is not a belief system: it is a description of our true nature, which can be experienced. It is a complete system that can be clearly understood from beginning to end. … Continue reading
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OVER STIMULATION
Over stimulation. !——$$—??—&&—-çç—ΩΩ—√√√—∂∂∂∂—∫∫∫—%%%—ßßß—ååå—–! Life is like a washing line. It’s full of serious washing that is constantly added to, and has to be reviewed and renewed. The line is our awareness The washing is our collection of … Continue reading
Taking time out. There are two aspects to this phrase: one is to take time out of our busy day to be kind to ourselves, and the other is beyond time, to take time out of the equation altogether. We … Continue reading
Deceptive laws
1st Video simply explains common law and civil commercial law – which is the law of the sea! natural law is superimposed by deceptive laws. 2nd Video admitting that Britain polices by ‘consent’. 3rd Video revealing the truth about American … Continue reading
IT’S NOT ALL YOUR FAULT
It’s not all your fault. It’s not all your fault because you have been deceived, and it is all your fault because you allowed it to happen, due to ignorance. Demons are anything that creates an obstacle to our understanding … Continue reading
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Terror generating machine.
Continuing as you sow so you reap. But here it seems they want conflict, and we realise that this has happened throughout history. People do not want wars, manipulators do! “Naturally, the common people don’t want war. Neither in Russia, … Continue reading
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OUR BELIEFS SENTENCE US
Our beliefs sentence us. Our beliefs sentence us to see the world in a certain way, and that in turn has an effect on us. This is the law of interdependence: situations are created by a series of links comprising … Continue reading
FEAR OF DEVOTION
Fear of devotion. In some cultures, devotion exists naturally. In others, it doesn’t. We all have this feeling of devotion, but are afraid of it – or rather, we are afraid of our feelings about it. It is a hidden … Continue reading
World Food Corruption.
World Food Corruption. Spiritual people can no longer stick their heads in the sand, ignoring what is happening to their brothers and sisters. Listen to this video very carefully, it describes a company that is unkind to mankind – and … Continue reading
DHARMA AND THE FAMILY
Dharma and the Family! Now here’s a real challenge for practice, and for keeping one’s sanity! Whether the family is quiet or noisy, there is always a collective attitude – a collective mind – ‘the hive’. Families do have certain … Continue reading
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LIFE IS TOUGH
Life is tough. No one lives our life for us. Our senses, mind and spiritual friends are our tools. Most things we learn are from those who want us chained to their life of illusion. Through fear, … Continue reading
Lack of zest or vitality?
IF YOU DO NOT FEEL RIGHT, IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO MEDITATE AND MORE EASY TO BE CONFUSED. “Smart Meters” & EMR: The Health Crisis Of Our Time – Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt. “New diseases with no names.” The second … Continue reading
ADVICE FROM PADMASAMBHAVA
Words from Padmasambhava Ten Signs of Progress Master Padma (Padmasambhava) said, “When you take the Dharma to heart, there are ten signs.” The lady (dakini/yeshe/tsogyal) asked, “What are these ten signs? The master replied, “When your grasping decreases, that is … Continue reading
There are still some good people around!
Mike Kelly is one of them. You can deceive some of the people all of the time, but not all the people all of the time!
THIS IS A VERY DECEPTIVE WORLD
This is a very deceptive world. There are two aspects to our being; essence, which is our pure being, and embodied essence caught up in the temporary, material mindbody. We have to respect this mindbody and keep it healthy, as … Continue reading
THE PATH
The Path. The spiritual path is that which removes our confusion. Our confusion created the path. The path is our confusion. Although our essence is clear, mind and brain have confused wiring! It takes time to ‘fire and … Continue reading
A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION 2
A little more information 2. Images and ideas from the past will also arise. Treat them the same way: they are merely images from the past, and they all come to pass. Quite often, we think that meditation should be … Continue reading
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A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION
A little more information. It’s like, instead of looking out of the eyes*, the scene merely comes in as a whole. One isn’t looking for, or at, anything: there is just seeing, and the seeing is not held onto. Everything … Continue reading
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NO DIRECT EXPERIENCE
No direct experience. Of course, we may not ‘get it’. We just have to be in the right place at the right time. We also have to be aware of our own obscurations – conceptual ideas and emotions, called klesha, … Continue reading
DIRECT EXPERIENCE
Direct experience. Although we may know philosophies, and able to repeat the words and experiences of others, they are not a substitute for direct experience. When you ‘know’, then no one can ever lord it over you, or try to … Continue reading
HOW NOT TO BECOME A DEMON
How not to become a demon. The core of the Mahayana teachings is Bodhichitta – the ultraistic attitude enshrined by the Four Immeasurables – Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity…but these aspirations are towards others. Most of our time is spent … Continue reading
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ANGELS & DEMONS R’US!
Angels & Demons R’us! When humans first appeared on Earth, so did angels and demons. Wisdom and evil. There are two forces in this universe – enlightened and unenlightened. So where do sentient beings stand? We have the potential nature … Continue reading
REALISATION IS A BIT OF A SHOCK!
Realisation is a bit of a shock! The world is a beautiful rose garden, with thorns. Once we start to understand the nature of Samsara and Nirvana (the two truths), we then begin to understand why we are here – … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY IS BEYOND RELIGION
Spirituality is beyond religion. We are embodied beings – embodied pure beings – not of matter, but of compassionate, intelligent energy, or spirit. Religion is meant to put us in touch with our spirituality. Whether it does or not, will … Continue reading
SMART METERS
SMART METERS Why oh why, are people’s lives being interfered with so much? There are somethings we have to be aware of in Samsara, especially when it is to do with people’s health! This is from the Daily Telegraph. The … Continue reading
DISTRACTION IS A TWO-EDGED SWORD
Distraction is a two-edged sword. The mind is more sensitive than we think, and this is why we get so distracted day in, day out. The world around us is one huge distraction: the tiniest occurrence and we are caught … Continue reading
RELYING ON YOURSELF
Relying on yourself. Relying on yourself is… tricky. Yes, we have to do the work of recognising, but it’s also necessary to recognise the need for inspiration. Without this, we will not only not start…we will not finish! People say, … Continue reading
Bilderberg -The Secret Empire.
Bilderberg – The Secret Empire. This is not a subject I would normally write about, but it does reveal how we are being manipulated in very gross and subtle ways across the range, from wars to spirituality. This is an … Continue reading
WHAT IS REAL?
What is real? . A. What is aware? .
SELF-EXISTING AWARENESS
Self-existing awareness. Self-existing awareness, is awareness that is just there – self-existing – not created by anything. In meditation, we can see all the debris in the mind. So what sees all this debris? It’s self-existing awareness. Self-existing awareness is just … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL BOOTCAMP
Spiritual Bootcamp! Our spiritual journey will have ups and downs. Some of us have a smooth journey, while for others it may be rough. Maybe if we have been brought up in a spiritual family, then our journey is one … Continue reading
MUDDY WATERS
MUDDY WATERS The mud is obscurations. The water, our essence. Muddy water clears with meditation. Addiction to looking stirs the mud again. By looking, recognising and dropping, essence is revealed. Realising there never was any mud, there is nothing to … Continue reading
SELF HARMING IS HELL
Self Harming is Hell. The number of hospital admissions after people have deliberately poisoned themselves has risen by almost 50% in a decade. New NHS figures show there were more than 114,000 cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during … Continue reading
DEDICATING MERIT
Dedicating merit. At the end of any practice, it is always good to dedicate it to all sentient beings. It completes the practice and rids us of any self centred-ness. Whatever merit we have accumulated may it benefit all sentient … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM
from Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa. (Trungpa is a tough cookie, giving us no place to run!) We have come here to learn about spirituality. I trust the genuine quality of this search but we must question its nature. The … Continue reading
THE EVIL OF TRAUMA
The Evil of Trauma. Spirituality – from the point of view of Buddhism – is not an easy subject to discuss, as there are many elements involved. There are also some that we may not want to look at. We … Continue reading
DISCLOSURE OF ET’S AND US SECRET POWER
http://vimeo.com/65430488 This is Hon. Paul Helfyer. He is disclosing ET presence on Earth and secret US control of the world. You will have to make your own mind up about this. I came across this, this morning as I’m writing … Continue reading
UNCONTAMINATED AWARENESS
Uncontaminated awareness Uncontaminated awareness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, most of the time we are ???????????????!??????????????? Still, that’s better than ZZZZZZZ?ZZZZZZ .
FIRST THERE IS A MOUNTAIN
First there is a mountain. First there is a mountain. Then there is no mountain. Then there is. This illustrates the two truths. First, we see a beautiful mountain: that is relative truth. Then we study, and realise … Continue reading
WHAT IS MY FUNCTION IN LIFE?
What is my function in life? Animals use the ‘reptilian’ primitive brain for survival – fight, flight or freeze. Their function is to survive and breed. Humans have the ability to recognise consciousness, and therefore can know their true nature. … Continue reading
THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND ‘PREPPERS’
The New World Order and ‘Preppers”. They both say, “The world is to be destroyed”, and all that will remain is the New World Order and the ‘Preppers’. So…this New World Order’s foundation will start with these two groups which, … Continue reading
STRESS AND MEDITATION
Stress and Meditation. Stress takes energy away from the body’s needs, and distracts the mind. It also creates toxins in the body, attacking our immune system. Just listening to the ‘news’ causes us stress and worry: it’s also interesting how … Continue reading
WHATEVER BENEFITS THE MIND
Whatever benefits the mind. Most of this blog is written from a Dzogchen perspective (also called Maha Ati): recognising and resting in Empty Essence, Cognisant Nature and and unconfined Compassion (the three Kayas). This view is called Rigpa, which leads … Continue reading
DON’T REGRET
Don’t regret. Everything that happens in life is a lesson. From lessons, we learn…or not! If we use intelligence, and recognise emotions and the value of compassion, then we will be facing in the right direction. Of course, we make … Continue reading
SIMPLICITY IN DARK TIMES
Simplicity in dark times. I had a dream last night: two of my teachers, from different traditions, came and gave me a ‘bonk’ on the head (touching foreheads is a traditional Tibetan greeting). One cut some of my hair (this … Continue reading
ALIENS
Aliens. On many forums, there is much spoken about “Aliens”. Some even claim to talk with them: it’s worrying how mundane those conversations are! There’s nothing one could respond to with an, “Oh, now that is interesting!” Having a big … 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. 