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- THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT June 23, 2026
- A FOOL TO ONESELF June 23, 2026
- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
- THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS June 22, 2026
- THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD June 22, 2026
- 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
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SOLVING PROBLEMS
Solving problems. If you are having a problem with someone, remember, it is you who is having the problem. People are the way they are because that’s the way they are. In samsara there will always be irritations: irritations is … Continue reading
PADMASAMBHAVA PART 2
Padmasambhava’s final condensed teachingpart 2. [This could be rather unnerving if it’s the first time you have heard such a description. It is said that our awareness out of the body is nine time that of being in the body, … Continue reading
GETTING PERMISSION TO EXPRESS
Getting permission to express. A couple of years ago, while on an intensive retreat, during a Yidam deity practice, and after much doubt and questioning, I realised that the three Kayas were none other than the so-called poisons, and vice … Continue reading
DAKINI TEACHINGS OF PADMASAMBHAVA
Padmasambhava’s final condensed instruction to Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal from Dakini Teachings, Rangjung Yeshe Publications [We should continually return to the authentic ancient teachings: please note that content in the [ ] is my – hopefully clarifiying! – commentary] Lady Tsogyal: “I … Continue reading
THE PRECIOUSNESS OF A HUMAN BODY
The preciousness of a human body. Although we speak about this body and mind being an illusion, it is still very precious and should not be taken for granted. When we think of all the sentient beings (that’s anything that … Continue reading
BREAKING THE PROGRAMMING
Breaking the programming. From childhood, we are bombarded with subtle traumas, even in game play and interactions. Every time we react, this increases our karma. Karma is the result, or imprint, left in the mind, due to our fixations, … Continue reading
AM I THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE?
Am I the centre of the universe? When you think about it, life is all about me.We know this ‘me’ isn’t real, so, no one else’s me is real either.Are we alone with our projections? Yes and no. Relatively it’s … Continue reading
DHARMA; COMPLEX OR SIMPLE
Dharma; complex or simple. Un-fabricated naturalness is our being: it is being ordinary – purely being there. That is the key. If we are not being ordinary, we are being something else – complex. Ordinary being is our original state. … Continue reading
OVER-STIMULATION
Over-stimulation. We are embodied beings in an over-simulated environment. Our whole essence is spiritual. Through ignorance of not recognising our true nature we inhabit a body, with sensitive senses and minds. Somehow we have to balance respect for this relative … Continue reading
ADDICTION
Addiction. We are all addicts. This human realm is created by desire. We find it difficult to get what we want, so we get frustrated. That leads to more desire, which leads to addiction…! The causes of addiction are the basic … Continue reading
MARA – DEMONS
Mara – Demons Mara are demonic influences that create obstacles for practice and enlightenment. Mara symbolises one’s own ego-clinging (consciousness-clinging) and preoccupation with the eight worldly concerns: Attachment to gain, pleasure, praise and fame.Aversion to loss, pain, blame and bad … Continue reading
THE FOUR TYPES OF SPIRITUAL TEACHERS
The four types of spiritual teachers. 1. The first teacher is the person who directly points out the essence of your mind. 2.The second teacher is a lineage scriptorial teacher (person or text or manual to study). 3.The third teacher is … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNISING AND RESTING
Understanding, Recognising and Resting. Understanding is knowing. Recognising is awareness. Resting is Shunyata (emptiness). No doing is involved. Merely understand, recognise and rest. In other words, look, see, drop! The pointing out instruction. Understanding is knowing the nature of whatever … Continue reading
DOUBT
Doubt. I doubt.It is not the I that doubts –there is no I to doubt.Doubt reveals the confusion.Doubt is both wise and silly. With doubt, we know that something is wrong, so that’s good. But let’s be clear here: the … Continue reading
TRUTH IS NOTHING ELSE
Truth is nothing else Truth looked outwith panoramic vision,seeing but not looking,and at peace. One dayTruth’s focus narrowed and looked:simultaneously,attraction and repulsion were born.And so, the universe was created. Focusing on the universe,Truth ignored panoramic vision,and the karmic cloud of … Continue reading
I CANNOT SEE THE TRUTH
I cannot see the truth. It’s Truth that sees an I where no I exists. I gets in the way of Truth. A non-existent I cannot see Truth. Whenever an emotion arises, Truth Awakens, and so does an I. Pride … Continue reading
There is hope for the future!
There is hope for the future when a twelve years old, understands the situation, better than the people running the country. With this boy and others like him, the world WILL BE a better place. Thank you young man. May … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL INFORMATION AND STUDY
Spiritual information and study. Study is acquiring teachings, reflecting, experiencing and turning the information into knowledge. Through study, we can join up the dots, and recognise the complete picture of the nature of mind. It goes without saying that meditation … Continue reading
DESERVING TO RULE THE WORLD
Deserving to Rule the World. I have wondered for some time about the connection between Spirituality and the Rulers of the World, and yes! There is one, and it’s subtle – and ordinary! It seems that they both deal with … Continue reading
EMOTIONS ARE UNRECOGNISED EXPRESSIONS OF ESSENCE
Emotions are unrecognised expressions of essence. Essence has three qualities Emptiness, Cognisance and Unlimited Compassion. From this five other qualities manifest as mirror-like wisdom, all-accomplishing wisdom, discerning wisdom, wisdom of equality, and all-encompassing space. These five qualities are known as … Continue reading
SPACE CANNOT VANISH
Space cannot vanish. As space cannot vanish Essence-emptiness cannot either. Within space anything may be accomplished within empty essence anything may arise Space is pure. Empty essence is all accomplishing purity Perhaps MC Hammer was right “Can’t touch this!”
APPRECIATION TAKES TIME
Appreciation takes time. When we hear teachings, we can take them for granted, assuming that they will always be freely available to us (by ‘freely’, I mean accessible). These teaching are the path to enlightenment: they are sound, complete and … Continue reading
PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
Psychology and Psychiatry The problem with modern psychology and psychiatry is their attempt to normalise already deluded minds into maintaining their delusion. Both professions are concerned with ‘mental disorders’. The problem is, how do they know what a mental disorder … Continue reading
A WORD OF WARNING
A word of warning. Padmasambhava said, “Though your view is higher than the sky, keep your deeds finer than barley flour.” He is talking about receiving exalted teachings on the view, but not caring about our conduct. As Tulku Urgyen … Continue reading
DEALING WITH NEGATIVITY
Dealing with negativity. This is a fundamental, vast and complex subject. It is to do with open-ness and closed-ness – clarity and confusion. There are two aspects to negativity: one is directed at ourselves, and the other, towards others. Just … Continue reading
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Who guards the guards?
WHO GUARDS THE GUARDS? High level surveillance is being used to spy on the ‘guards’ who spy on us. Why? There is only one reason: blackmail. Blackmail is the control mechanism to keep people in their place – to maintain … Continue reading
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LOOKING FOR A HIGHER SELF
Looking for a Higher Self. The truth is at the beginning, middle and the end. There are many levels, each using the same words, but the meaning changes – perception refines – the cloud clears. Truth shines though all the … Continue reading
TIME AND SPACE
Time and space. From an absolute point of view, time does not exist. It only relates to things that change, and space cannot be said to exist or not exist Here we are going to talk about relative time and … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESS
Consciousness. This is a very tricky subject. It’s a word that can have different meanings, depending who is using it. Some people may use the word ‘consciousness’ to mean our absolute nature, whereas others may use this word as a … Continue reading
ALIENS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION
Aliens from another dimension. It’s us!We are not what we seem to be.We are not of this physical dimension. Awareness is the bridgebetween this limited dimensionand beyond. This awareness travelsthe universelooking for its home. Finally, awareness looks in on … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA WAS WRONG
The Buddha was wrong. The Buddha was wrong. Laugh…….! The Buddha only teaches about suffering. Laugh…….! I know more than the Buddha. Laugh…….! Is the Buddha wrong? Or is it our misunderstanding? The Buddha only taught the cessation of suffering. … Continue reading
EXPECTING MEDITATION TO GET BETTER
Expecting meditation to get better. We expect meditation to get better, but find nothing happening and get disheartened. We hear all sort of stories about meditation but nothing happens to us. We just sit. And nothing happens. We see all … Continue reading
Understanding the West today.
To understand the western world, and the psychology behind it, there are two books to read: George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldus Huxley’s Brave New World. These two men were members of the Fabian society, so these are not just stories. Orwell’s … Continue reading
DON’T BE SO BUDDHIST
Don’t be so Buddhist. Don’t be so Buddhist. Be yourself. Be relaxed. You don’t have to be like anyone else. It’s not about acting a certain way. It’s about deepening our understanding. Being relaxed about being ourselves and expressing love. … Continue reading
THERE IS NO BAD MEDITATION
There is no bad meditation. When cognisant emptiness is recognised, there is no bad meditation: everything that arises is within emptiness. “I can’t meditate!” “Why is that?” “Too many thoughts.” “But you are aware of the thoughts, right?” “Of course!” … Continue reading
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THE JOY OF DISCOVERING AN UNTRUTH
The joy of discovering an untruth. The only thing better than discovering truth, is discovering an untruth. Personal opinions are accompanied by self interest. Truth is accompanied by compassion. As scientists we are happy to eliminate what is untrue, to … Continue reading
THE ALIEN QUESTION
The Alien Question. We experience what we believe.We believe what we experience.We believe what we believe.What we believe, we become……and the mind can be Photoshopped! We are all aliens: embodied sentient beings. If we recognise that we are not this … Continue reading
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STILL PUTTING ‘THINGS’ OFF?
Still putting ‘things’ off? A man called Longchen Rabjam meditated for many years, under an overhang in a cliff in the mountains. He only had a hemp-cloth sack as clothing and bedding. Every day, when he went to urinate, he’d … Continue reading
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Not all conspiracies are theories.
This shocked me. There are two types of people is this world – those who know and those who do not. Of course it all depends on what they think they know…! This video is about the death of Michael … Continue reading
WHAT CREATED DELUSION?
What created delusion? Our present moment of delusion is created by the previous moment of delusion. That how it works. It becomes a pattern of behaviour – a personality We are deluded about our true nature. Once we recognise our … Continue reading
ARE WE ALL HYPNOTISED?
Are we are all hypnotised? Perhaps we are all hypnotised? Self hypnotised? And, perhaps meditation is the way out of this trance, if viewed properly with true compassion. Taking anything seriously only deepens the trance. Ignorance of the true qualities … Continue reading
WHAT THE BUDDHA MEANT TO SAY
What the Buddha meant to say. You are fake. Your reaction is fake. Your pure awareness of that fake reaction is real. 🙂 .
BUDDHA ESSENCE IN A NUTSHELL
Buddha Essence in a Nutshell and we’re the nuts… Our true nature is awareness, pure awareness. That’s what we are! However, most of the time, we are something else: occupied, vacant or asleep. And so we are not aware of … Continue reading
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
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. 