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- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
- MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE October 4, 2026
- WE ADOPT A STORY October 3, 2026
- SANITY IS WISDOM October 3, 2026
- SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA October 3, 2026
- LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE October 3, 2026
- FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS October 3, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT October 2, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS October 1, 2026
- WAKING UP IS DISTURBING October 1, 2026
- FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT September 30, 2026
- WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE? September 30, 2026
- LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS September 29, 2026
- RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA September 29, 2026
- LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS September 28, 2026
- THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING September 28, 2026
- RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN September 27, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING? September 27, 2026
- CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND September 26, 2026
- IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM? September 26, 2026
- WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM? September 26, 2026
- KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION September 25, 2026
- BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING September 24, 2026
- BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE September 23, 2026
- COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR September 22, 2026
- ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING? September 22, 2026
- DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR? September 22, 2026
- REALISING THE REAL TEACHER September 22, 2026
- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
- WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH September 20, 2026
- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
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THE ‘NEWS’ CREATES EMOTIONS
The ‘News’ Creates Emotions Be very aware when the ‘news’ creates high emotions – it’s meant to. ‘News’ is psychological manipulation to stir up the mind. This is why the ‘news’ media and the internet bombard us with ‘interesting’ things that … Continue reading
BELIEF IS ADDICTION
Belief Is Addiction Belief is addition, and we are born into addiction. Ideas are beliefs that we adopt and become addicted to; these are then considered to be more important than friendship. We don’t like people who don’t believe what we … Continue reading
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LEAVING THE AUDITORIUM
Leaving the Auditorium We live in a theatre, repeating our script every day, and making our entrances and exits. Karma sees to it that we are always on cue, our signal for reaction. All the while, we misuse the space … Continue reading
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MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL
Making A Mountain Out Of A Mole Hill Making a mountain out of a mole hill is an exaggerated belief that misinterprets the reality, thus making too much out of minor issues. This is how Mara (demonic mind) subtly works. … Continue reading
ONCE WE REALISE THE TRUTH
Once We Realise The Truth Once we realise the truth, we realise what is a substitute for the truth.
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THE THING ABOUT REALISATION …
The Thing About Realisation … The thing about realisation … it’s spontaneous. Realisation isn’t a learnt thing that we carry around – one formula which suits all.Spontaneity is the present moment now, without ideas or judgments, just perception. In emptiness we … Continue reading
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THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION AND THE REALISATION
The Pointing Out Instruction And The Realisation (Previous pointing out instruction at https://buddhainthemud.com/?s=the+pointing+out+instruction) The way we hear this will depend on our being mentally uncluttered, having the right intention, and being totally confused (which means we aren’t holding on to any … Continue reading
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REALISATION ISN’T COMPLICATED
Realisation Isn’t Complicated We don’t have to learn special words or special rituals, or acquire mannerisms – ordinary gestures or expressions that become abnormal through exaggeration or repetition. Such behaviour makes us rigid, and separates us from others. Realisation is knowing our true reality … Continue reading
THE MIND ISN’T A BAD THING
The Mind Isn’t A Bad Thing It’s holding on to the thoughts in the mind that makes us fixated, addicted and in conflict with others. When we do this, we cannot think or act clearly.
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THE SATISFACTION OF ACCURACY
The Satisfaction of Accuracy We all have different levels of satisfactionbecause of different levels of accuracy. This is why one person’s satisfaction is another’s poison.That same poison, conversely, is another’s satisfaction. Negative emotions (poisons) become wisdom. The more accurate we … Continue reading
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WE GROW WHEN WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
We Grow When We Feel Uncomfortable We are sensitive creatures living inside a hard shell.Times of stress signal growth; we evolve through adversity. If we yearn for a pleasant life,and have people only say nice things about us,we cannot grow.Ego … Continue reading
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DEALING WITH VACANCY IN MEDITATION
Dealing With Vacancy In Meditation In meditation, it’s easy to fall into a state of vacancy – a not knowing, that creates sleepiness. Merely be aware of that which is aware of this state; that is our true reality. We … Continue reading
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STUPID PEOPLE DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM
Stupid People Don’t Have A Problem Ignorance is bliss.🙂 It’s we who have the problem … that’s if we’ve recognised how stupid we’ve been. We cannot engage with stupid people, because we will always be talking at cross-purposes or with contrary intentions. Unable … Continue reading
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DOES CONSCIOUSNESS CARE?
Does Consciousness Care? There are those who think consciousness has no morals. That is Mara at work. We are consciousness, and there are two aspects to us/consciousness; ordinary, contaminated consciousness and pure, uncontaminated consciousness. This is the proverbial struggle of good … Continue reading
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WE INHERIT BELIEF
We Inherit Belief Belief’s not something we’re born with. Once we inherit, we think we are normal – while we’re anything but normal. 🙂 The news and social chatter sees to it that the world is one huge, global echo-chamber. … Continue reading
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EVEN WITH PROOF
Even With Proof Even with proof that we cannot be anything other than pure consciousness – that which is staring at what is staring us in the face 🙂 – we still revert to a habitual way of thinking, due … Continue reading
HOW THE MUNDANE AND SUPRAMUNDANE WORK
How Mundane And Supramundane Work The mundane and supramundane work in the same way as the exoteric (information for the many) and the esoteric (the truth realised by the few). This is the difference between knowing the truth personally, and … Continue reading
MUNDANE AND SUPRAMUNDANE CONSCIOUSNESS
Mundane And Supramundane Consciousness Mundane consciousness is attached to ideas in the mind.Supramundane consciousness is our pure state, before the creation of ideas. Mundane consciousness cannot see supramundane consciousness, but supramundane consciousness can see mundane consciousness. Some traditions call these self and … Continue reading
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INNER AND OUTER LIFE
Inner And Outer Life Our outer life is knowing about things and people; it’s all very interesting and stimulating. Interesting: arousing curiosity; holding or catching the attention. By holding on to fascinating facts, we limit complete understanding by being fixated. We may think that, if … Continue reading
THE REQUIREMENT OF SANITY
The Requirement Of Sanity Sanity is the ability to reason how this self is constructed, and what is actually observing this process. Insanity is adopting others’ thoughts as the basis of our thinking. Self is a construct of traumatic insanity, … Continue reading
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SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT RELIGION
Spirituality Without Religion Spirituality is personal endeavour. Religion is group guided. Pure consciousness is our spiritual reality. Religion is belief in our spiritual reality. Having experienced suffering, we can empathise with how depressing it is.Belief in suffering is guessing, which lacks empathy. There is a big difference between spirituality and religion.
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IS MEDITATION SPECIAL?
Is Meditation Special? Special: better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual. From Latin specialis, from species appearance’ When we sit in meditation, do we feel special? No, of course not. If we did, we’d be Mara – an enlightened ego making a show. If we think meditation … Continue reading
DHARMA, DRAWING AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Dharma, Drawing And Everyday Life There are two modes of being: practice and manifestation. As an artist, I’m going to start with drawing, as this illustrates the analogy. There are two reasons to draw; one is to do an accurate, … Continue reading
THE SADDEST THING
The Saddest Thing The saddest thing is not being able to resolve differences with others. Even if we do talk, old influences block the way. This is the saddest thing we have to live with.
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BEYOND MEMORIES
Beyond Memory The more we learn, the more we fill our minds with acquired memories, the cleverer and more special we think we are, and the more we become baffled as we’re fascinated by ourselves. Memories are that baffle, preventing … Continue reading
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WHAT IS UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS?
What is Universal Consciousness? Is it God, a universal principle, or the laws of nature? This depends on our level of understanding. Whatever it is, the idea causes confusion and conflict. We have to ask, does this universal principle have other … Continue reading
MENTAL RESIDUE
Mental Residue Residue: a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone. We may have come to a conclusion about our reality, and have even got our emotions are under control, but we still feel something isn’t right. This is a residue in the mind from the … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY
There Is No One Right Way Each of us has our own personal problems, our own individual fixations, our own confusion. That is our path to resolve. The destination will be the same – the realisation that we are pure … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING MISUNDERSTANDING & MISUNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING
Understanding Misunderstanding & Misunderstanding Understanding When we realise that the world (people) is crazy, everything makes sense. This isn’t some cute saying on a t-shirt; it’s the Buddha’s teaching. Pure consciousness sees that we are governed by our mind’s likes, … Continue reading
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EACH GENERATION IS INDOCTRINATED
Each Generation Is Indoctrinated Each generation is indoctrinated to rebel against the previous generation or culture. This how the world’s instability is maintained. There is always something ‘old’ to rebel against – a ‘new’ cause – which is the continuous … Continue reading
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THE DHARMA – CORRECTING MISUNDERSTANDING
The Dharma – Correcting Misunderstanding The Dharma corrects any misunderstanding of reality. The Dharma is definitely not about just acquiring answers, and then believing or assuming that we know. That is a misunderstanding; the academic way is reliant on words … Continue reading
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STILL STUPID AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Still Stupid After All These Years😀 When we think that we know, this is merely a repetition of learnt facts and fossilised ideas. Actual knowing is in the present moment, when we let go of trained thoughts and look again. … Continue reading
SUDDENLY, THE WORDS MAKE SENSE
Suddenly, The Words Make Sense We have known words all our life. We’ve known about the words because of what others say, but suddenly we know what they mean, and how they work. Why do we suddenly know? Goodness knows – it just happens. … Continue reading
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THE INQUISITION AND FREE SPEECH
The Inquisition And Free Speech An Inquisition was a procedure where the authorities could initiate, investigate and try cases, with the aim of combating heresy, apostasy and blasphemy by disbelievers who were considered to be deviants. If we don’t see this coming, then we are already self-censoring through small … Continue reading
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GET THE BIG PICTURE
Get The Big Picture We need to get the big picture before we get into the details. Essence before form. When we become wrapped up in rituals, we ignore what it’s all about. We are pure consciousness. That is the big picture, … Continue reading
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ONLY WANTING TO HEAR GOOD THINGS
Only Wanting To Hear Good Things This is especially so with ‘spiritual’ people. When we become dissatisfied with ordinary life, we look for something better, seeking a positive outlook, and to hear only the ‘good’ news. This is Mara activity, … Continue reading
HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE ARE AWAKE OR NOT?
How Do We Know If We Are Awake Or Not? Asking that question is a good start.🙂 When we are in repeat mode, we are living in the mind’s dogma, and function on a mechanical level, following a dream; certain people … Continue reading
BEING BOUND TO A TEACHER
Being Bound To A Teacher Being bound to a teacher not only creates and maintains a duality, a dependency, it is not the way or culture of modern life. The point of having a teacher is to show the student … Continue reading
WHICH PATH?
Which Path? We are all already on a path of self-discovery that we are not this self. Every path is unique. We do not have to join a religion or a philosophical group, or go to a temple or a … Continue reading
ONCE WE ARE AWAKE, WE ARE FOREVER AWAKE
Once We Are Awake, We Are Forever Awake Awake: knowing what we are before an identity.Asleep: believing we are an identity. This is what Plato’s (428–347 BC) allegory of shadow puppets in a cave is all about. This illustrates how we … Continue reading
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OUR PATH OR THE PATH?
Our Path Or The Path? Since humans inhabited the world, so did Mara.Mara is Sanskrit for demonic mind,and Mara likes world just the way it is, in chaos and confusion. Thinking we can put the world right is part of … Continue reading
IT MATTERS
It Matters It matters what we think, what we say and what we do. If we merely go through a routine and function on that habitual level, we are in a dream state. We need to break the pattern – … Continue reading
EVIL DISTORTS THE TRUTH
Evil Distorts The Truth There are three laws that control the universe, and every sentient being in the universe: desire, aversion and indifference – attraction, repulsion and inertia – fight, flight and freeze – hope, fear, and ignorance – like, … Continue reading
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CONFIDENCE AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE
Confidence And Lack of Confidence This is a difficult subject to read and to write about. There are two ways of looking at confidence, one from a practitioner’s point of view (someone who is aware of consciousness) and the other … Continue reading
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WORSHIPPING SOMETHING ‘HIGHER’ THAN OURSELVES
Worshipping Something ‘Higher’ Than Ourselves A hierarchy creates a misguided view and a separation.Hierarchy: from Greek hierarkhēs ‘sacred rule’. This is political positioning, keeping us in our place. Appreciating someone who has more knowledge or wisdom is beneficial to our understanding, because we already … Continue reading
HOW INTELLIGENT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE?
How Intelligent Are We Supposed To Be? If it’s material intelligence, then we need a high I.Q. If it’s social, then none at all. If it’s about consciousness, we need E.Q. E.Q. – emotional quotient or emotional intelligence – is the ability … Continue reading
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CONDUCT: BECOMING AN EMPATHETIC DIPLOMAT
Conduct: Becoming A Empathetic Diplomat A person who can deal with others in a sensitive and tactful way. Realising our ultimate essence is a piece of cake compared to watching our conduct. We actually ascend the levels – the yanas – through our conduct, knowing the … Continue reading