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Giving up.  Inferior giving up: business as usual. Middling giving up: mindfully letting go. Superior giving up: nothing to give up.  

Why do Shamata practice?  Shamata meditation is focusing the mind on an object, usually the breath: this is called Shamata with support. We then start to notice a gap between the breaths and the thoughts, and that gap expands as … Continue reading →

Dzogchen and Guru Yoga.  The purpose of this blog is to help others understand the essence of the Buddha’s teachings. So, when you look for a teacher, a spiritual centre, or read a book, you may have an inkling for … Continue reading →

Ego Identification with self-me-I, which does not exist. ~ Somebody said that Nobody had an ego. Nobody thought that Everybody had an ego. Everybody asked if Anybody had an ego. Nobody knew that nobody did. .

That very, very old ego. Unfortunately this is a subject that we don’t want to talk about. But we have to! It’s why we are here! Everything we do is probably ‘ego maintenance’. Ego is just our consciousness clinging to … Continue reading →

Quote from Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s book: Fearless Simplicity. This came from The Pundarika website. Two accumulations can be perfected. Vajrayana practitioners should not belittle the emotions. Emotions are like smoke, and if there is smoke, there is also fire. In other … Continue reading →

The Bell (The importance of the clanger!) Self = the clanger Empty Essence = dropping the clanger. Over lifetimes of indifference, the clanger now fills the entire bell. The bell is therefore no longer working! We have created a solid entity … Continue reading →

Living in a world of fear.  Everything goes in cycles, so nothing lasts. We are living in an age called the ‘The Age of Strife’ ,The Kali Yuga – The Iron Age. There was a Golden age, a Silver age, … Continue reading →

THE FIVE BUDDHA FAMLIES.   Wisdoms. Buddha………….all encompassing. Varjra…………….mirror. Ratna……………..equanimity. Padma……………discriminating. Karma…………….all accomplishing .   Enlightened style. Buddha……………spacious, accommodation. Varjra………………clarity, precision. Ratna……………….generosity, richness. Padma……………..selfless appreciation, love. Karma……………..efficiency without ambition.   Neurotic style. Buddha…………..spaced-out, stupid. Varjra……………..aggressive, irritable. Ratna………………territorial, suffocating. Padma…………….clinging, grasping, … Continue reading →

Unconditional happiness within ordinary happiness.  I used to think that unconditional happiness was “up there” somewhere, and ordinary happiness was where we are…not so!  “Unconditional happiness is that which does not rely on any conditions: it is our true nature. … Continue reading →

Spiritual progress.  There has to be spiritual progress, otherwise there is no point in practising. We have to get switched on – inspired. Apart from being more contented and having less desire, there are three main signs of progress – … Continue reading →

Politics… …is creating problems not to be resolved. We know but do not see. There is only one party: some move to the left and some to the right, and have a debate. ≈ You see the debate, but do … Continue reading →

Being responsible.  There comes a time when one realises that one’s practice is working. One recognises that there is not so much reaction, and less desire. There is more clarity, confidence, joy, and also there is a sense of …responsibility. … Continue reading →

Depression.   Feeling weighed down? Heavy hearted? These are not physical attributes: they are the result of a disturbed consciousness.   If we try and make our lives perfect and protect ourselves in every way, we have taken the pill … Continue reading →

The difference between Stillness and Emptiness.   This is not easy to comprehend unless one meditates, and possibly one may not accept that there are many consciousnesses. This will depend on what tradition you follow. In some traditions and cultures, … Continue reading →

Stop at Nothing.    When every thing is exhausted we arrived at nothing. There is nothing more.   The path was our confusion. Liberated from that confusion, we now know nothing.   Our confusion dawned as wisdom. There are no … Continue reading →

Life is a lesson.         1. You are here to learn specific lessons – because of your specific mental imprints*. There are lessons at every moment – there is no getting away from it. There are only lessons … Continue reading →

Ordinary thought and Essence Expression.  Here we have to be honest about this experience. One leaves a residue (karma) the other does not. We have to be honest with our capacity, and understand how the ordinary mind is driven by … Continue reading →

Oneness.   On an ordinary level we all judge. At the level of a yogi, this is not beneficial.   Condemning someone for judging is a fools game it’s part of being sentient. Feeling superior, we abandon any sense of … Continue reading →

Softening the heart Endeavouring to be correct hardens the heart When dealing with others. It imprisons us in a dark dungeon of ignorance. A moment of a softened heart melts everything And is the mark of a true warrior. The … Continue reading →

Prayer May the precious Bodhicitta arise where it has not arisen And where it has arisen may it not decay But increase further and further. May the precious view of emptiness arise where it has not arisen And where it … Continue reading →

We have to do the work. Don’t place your trust in something someone has said – find it out for yourself. The teachings say that mind doesn’t exist: that is something you have to determine for yourself. One has to … Continue reading →

How Do We Know No Self? (I have no idea!)   A self creates desire, aversion and ignorance.   No self has No desire. No aversion. No ignorance.   But there is   Knowing desire. Knowing aversion. Knowing ignorance. ≈ … Continue reading →

We do not have an original thought! (part two) This is a huge and complex subject, and I will try to keep it simple. The dharma says that it is our concepts, emotions and ego clinging that are the elements … Continue reading →

No challenge, no progress. (part one) I am going to write a couple of articles to illustrate the spiritual realm working in the daily worldly realm. This may be read on many levels, but it is not for the faint … Continue reading →

Worry is turning what is into what if, anticipating something unfortunate happening in the future, as opposed to what is actually happening now. There are no advanced levels of spirituality we merely return to the beginning. Our task is deconstruction! … Continue reading →

Worry. Worry isolate us. Worry is dis-ease. If we are ill-at-ease Our minds are disturbed. Being at ease is natural. Worry…Anxiety…Fear…Depression…depleted immune system…poor physical and mental health…all these arise from dis-ease. This is our ‘lot’. This human realm is governed … Continue reading →

Love is absent minded. Love is spontaneous and carefree. It’s nothing you do, but are. Love does not seek recognition, it is absent minded. Dignity with no expectation. Repetition. Throughout life we practise our karmic behaviour. If not countered, we … Continue reading →

I like me. When I found that I didn’t have fit into others’ expectations, I was free.   Why bother? You don’t, that’s why you’re still not bothering.   Spirituality does not exist. It only exists when we are still … Continue reading →

Apathy and Empathy.  Apathy is self destroying. Empathy is destroying the self. There is a personal drama unfolding. Apathy does not understand Empathy. Empathy understands Apathy. Waking up means toughening up All we need is to lose the separation. Compassion … Continue reading →

How does one prove the existence of ‘being’?  One of the reasons I keep writing is because we have to keep looking at truth from all angles, and maybe a phrase will truly hit home. There could be an crazy … Continue reading →