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- WHEN COFFEE TURNED INTO A PUDDING November 3, 2026
- IS THIS A PRISON PLANET? November 2, 2026
- PROLONGED PRACTICE CHANGES OUR BRAIN November 1, 2026
- ENTITIES THAT DISTORT October 31, 2026
- BUDDHA DHARMA IS NOT A HIERARCHY October 30, 2026
- NAIVETY TRANSFORMS INTO DISCERNMENT October 29, 2026
- HOW THE ELITE OPERATE October 29, 2026
- WHIMSICAL DHARMA October 28, 2026
- VALUING LIFE October 27, 2026
- NOTHING TO DISCUSS? October 26, 2026
- WHAT REALLY IS HAPPINESS? October 25, 2026
- WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE DISLIKED October 24, 2026
- DHARMA ISN’T SOMETHING RIGID October 24, 2026
- SKY DANCER / SPACE GOER October 24, 2026
- THE VOICE OF THE SUBTLE BODY October 23, 2026
- LIFE SEEMS LIKE HELL, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A BLESSING October 23, 2026
- DEMENTIA AND CONSCIOUSNESS October 23, 2026
- BEYOND COMPREHENSION October 22, 2026
- BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS VERSUS BEING AWARENESS October 21, 2026
- BEING TAKEN IN BY DAILY LIFE MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION October 21, 2026
- POINTING TO CONSCIOUSNESS AND MISSING THE POINT October 20, 2026
- WE DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT MEDITATORS October 19, 2026
- THE MIND IS FULL OF ILLUSIONS October 19, 2026
- INTERACTING WITH MENTAL BOUNDERIES October 18, 2026
- ARE WE THE BADDIES? October 18, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW YOU AREN’T BRAINWASHED? October 18, 2026
- THE FINGER POINTING TO THE MOON October 17, 2026
- WHAT IS PROXY? October 17, 2026
- THE PROXY TRAP October 17, 2026
- THE WORD CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT IN ANY BIBLE October 16, 2026
- BEING WATCHED, BEING PREDICTED October 16, 2026
- THE STATE OF OUR MIND October 16, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE MORE EVERYONE IS STRANGE October 15, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE TO NOT KNOWING IS KNOWING October 15, 2026
- TENACITY REWARDS October 15, 2026
- TOO DRY OR TOO WET October 14, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INTELLECTUALISM October 14, 2026
- OUR LIFE IS THE RESULT OF OUR PAST DECISIONS October 13, 2026
- THIS WILL EITHER LIBERATE OR … ? October 12, 2026
- WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN … October 12, 2026
- THE MOST PROFOUND ADVICE October 11, 2026
- CONFIDENCE HAS NO ATTITUDE October 11, 2026
- THE AWE-FUL TEACHER October 10, 2026
- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
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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
ABANDONING NEGATIVE PLACES
Abandoning negative places. This is the advice given to Bodhisattvas, and may be understood in many ways. In the ‘Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva’ it says:Abandoning negative places, disturbing emotions subside.Being free from distraction, the practice of virtue spontaneously … Continue reading
TOO MUCH TALK ABOUT PURE AWARENESS!
Too much talk about pure awareness! This is because pure awareness is all there is! Precisely because we become more and more familiar with pure awareness, we experience in a different way, as our obscurations naturally drop away. We become … Continue reading
WHY WOULD GOD CREATE AN ILLUSION?
Why would God create an illusion? Everything created has no reality.If it were real, it would be constant,but is not. This seeming reality, created by causes and conditions,is a mistaken perceptionthat we perceive as reality. Why would God create an … Continue reading
NOTHING LASTS, EMPTINESS LASTS
Nothing lasts, Emptiness lasts. Nothing lasts. All creations being impermanent, have no true existence: they have a beginning, a middle and an end. Emptiness lasts. Our primordial purity and wisdom, free from elaborations, is luminous awareness, is never born and never … Continue reading
NOTICING SUBTLE MOVEMENT IN THE MIND
Noticing subtle movement in the mind. Whenever we react, there is an artificiality that is being forced on a situation…we have just moved away from reality. We might be resting in pure awareness, and experience a thought arising – if recognition of … Continue reading
UPGRADING CAPACITY
Upgrading Capacity. “I have done my best,” is a sign of a meaningful life. However, that refers the capacity we had at that time, and we couldn’t have done anything else at that time. It’s like playing chess: there are … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA SAID,
The Buddha said, Success is not the key to happiness.Happiness is the key to success. (We get fooled every day.) Pain is inevitable.Suffering is optional. (Be happy being sad.) You more than anybodyin the entire universedeserves your love … Continue reading
