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- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
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- 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
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INBREEDING March 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE JAILBREAK March 8, 2026
- “WHO ORDERED THE BIG BANG?” March 8, 2026
- RULES OVER WELLBEING March 8, 2026
- MARA IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT March 7, 2026
- SUDDENLY, WE REALISE WE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG March 6, 2026
- WHY DO WE SHY AWAY FROM SIMPLICITY? March 6, 2026
- THE SUBTLETY OF BEING March 5, 2026
- CAN WE RECOGNISE DECEPTION? March 5, 2026
- REALISATION AND BEING OFFENDED March 4, 2026
- NICE PEOPLE March 3, 2026
- OUR NATURAL STATE IS MEDITATIVE March 2, 2026
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG March 1, 2026
- WHY WE IGNORE CONSCIOUSNESS February 28, 2026
- THE ART OF LIVING February 27, 2026
- DISSOLVING DUALISTIC MIND February 27, 2026
- EMPATHY FOR STUPIDITY February 27, 2026
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SPIRITUALITY CAN BE A PRISON
Spirituality Can Be A Prison Doubt imprisons us. Once we understand the principle of any activity, we are free to go away and develop it. When we get a glimpse that we are pure consciousness, meditation verifies it. If people … Continue reading
WHAT IS REALISED CANNOT BE UNREALISED
What Is Realised Cannot Be Unrealised Once we realise what we actually are – pure consciousness – then the whole of our history unravels, along with whatever is taking place now. We realise that everything we’ve been told is part … Continue reading
KNOWLEDGE IS OUR PROTECTOR
Knowledge Is Our Protector Knowledge is our protector. Protector from what? Belief. Empathy protects consciousness from the pride of knowledge. It is wisdom that protects knowledge.
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CLUELESS ABOUT OUR ORIGINAL NATURE
Clueless About Our Original Nature Clueless: having no knowledge, understanding or ability. Thinking we know, understand and have ability is just an act. We are clueless when we acquire others’ ideas, but have not tested these for ourselves. If we … Continue reading
APATHY IN CONSCIOUSNESS
Apathy In Consciousness Apathy is being indifferent to whatever goes on in our mind. We’d rather be drawn into what is going on ‘out there’. This is demonic activity in action = distraction/entertainment which is spiritual laziness. Spirituality is just … Continue reading
PROTECTING DIVERSITY … REALLY?
Protecting Diversity … Really? On a relative level, protecting diversity is protecting separation, rather than unity. This tells us everything that we need to know about current agendas, which create conflict, confusion and cultural collapse by dis-integration in the guise … Continue reading
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DESIGNERSAURS
Designersaurs If an unknowable entity created the designersaurs, and nature destroyed them, which is more powerful? Perhaps nature is the creatorsaur? And consciousaurus fits in where it can… It always good to think outside the box 😀
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CAN A.I. BE TRAINED TO LIE?
Can A.I. Be Trained To Lie? This is a question we should ask. If people can be trained to lie, so can A.I. It can have bias programmed into it. A.I. is not consciousness; it’s a memory ‘box’ with sensors … Continue reading
LONG TERM OR SHORT TERM VALUES
Long Term Or Short Term Values Is our personal evolution a long term or short term aim? Life is short, so some conclusion or realisation must be resolved about the value of life, sooner rather than later. Conclusion: decision reached … Continue reading
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WE ARE PRIMORDIAL PURITY
We Are Primordial Purity To most, this sounds daft. That’s because of the world we live in! When we realise we are pure consciousness – the potential of enlightenment – our world changes. We no longer fit into the common … Continue reading
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‘INTELLIGENT DESIGN’ VERSUS NATURE
‘Intelligent Design’ Versus Nature Whatever created dinosaurs, they were destroyed by nature. Nature is greater, therefore, as nature is the creator and destroyer through the natural cycle of the laws of nature. Whatever ‘intelligent design’ can create, nature can destroy, … Continue reading
USING THE DHARMA AS A WEAPON
Using The Dharma As A Weapon This happens when we intellectualise the words, and have no experience or understanding of the effect of Mara=demons=ego. Clinging to the words is ego activity. When we lie in ambush with our book learning, … Continue reading
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EVIL NEARLY WORKS
Evil Nearly Works Evil uses partial truths to make a lie believable. So that people would know if the Buddha was telling the truth, he wisely said, “Do not take my word for the truth; see for yourself.” The Buddha did … Continue reading
SHORT MOMENTS
Short Moments Meditation and daily activities should both be paused from time to time, to just be. In this way, we remember that we are pure consciousness, and never get lost in the activity. This is balancing meditation and life … Continue reading
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THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS
The Light That Dispels Darkness Our darkness is our absorption in being vacant or occupied. We are rarely just there, senses wide open, making no judgements. Merely look into that which perceives this absorption. The moment when consciousness recognises this … Continue reading
FACING DEATH
Facing Death What may happen after death is hearsay, but it’s worth considering as it has a psychological effect on our behaviour now. Facing death is exactly the same as facing life. Some may believe that there is consciousness after … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS ARISING IN MEDITATION
Thoughts Arising In Meditation All thoughts are related to the past (memories): even if they are considering the future, they still relate to the past. So when a thought appears, just say inwardly, “Past” and let it go, just as … Continue reading
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WE BELIEVE ANYTHING BUT THE TRUTH
We Believe Anything But The Truth A narrative is a story, and we like stories as they enchant us. Enchant: to fill someone with great delight; charm, put under a spell, delude. Stories and songs can put us into rapture. Rapture: seizing and … Continue reading
BALANCING THE BOOKS
Balancing The Books We each have a book – a ledger of karmic activities that have corrupted our mind through desire, creating a habitual pattern of behaviour. Our path to enlightenment is to lighten this load of precious winnings. We … Continue reading
WHY DO WE WANT FREEDOM?
Why Do We Want Freedom? Why do we want freedom? Do we assume that we haven’t got it? Why is that? We live cluttered, unnatural lives. Why is that? We follow everyone else. Why is that? We don’t know anything … Continue reading
WHEN INFORMATION IS MISINFORMATION
When Information Is Misinformation When we know that information is misinformation, then misinformation is information – and the end of confusion! 😀 If we do not test information, it is merely a belief. Repeating this belief is misinformation. Information may … Continue reading
THE MORE WE COMMUNICATE, THE BETTER THE WORLD
The More We Communicate, The Better The World To communicate is to know what we have in common. When we only spout the facts we have learnt, this isn’t communication – it’s repetitive, and can be a form of aggression, … Continue reading
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MESSING WITH OUR MIND
Messing With Our Mind It is through our mind that we communicate. If our mind is full of junk, we communicate junk. If our mind is clear, we communicate clarity. The world creates nonsense, and complaining about it fills our … Continue reading
ISOLATED FROM REALITY
Isolated From Reality The contents of the mind is our barrier to pure perception, as the mind identifies and translates almost immediately, not noticing that a moment of pure perception has taken place, and that pure consciousness is present. Ignorance of … Continue reading
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WHEN IS LIFE COMPLETE?
When Is Life Complete? Life is complete when we let go of self-memory. Mind is memories (software) stored in the brain (hard-drive). Self is created by the watcher-consciousness that clings to these memories. When consciousness is in its pure state, … Continue reading
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TRANSLATIONS
Translations If someone realises something in one language, in order to communicate this realisation, it has to be translated into others’ languages. As we know, there are many translations of the same text: much will depend on the the translator … Continue reading
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TRANSCENDENTAL UNDERSTANDING
Transcendental Understanding A transcendental experience cannot be understood in ordinary ways: meditation detaches our self-reality from our actual reality. Our actual reality is moments of pure being that gradually become more frequent with practice; our self-reality is the practice of grasping. Grasping = greedy = … Continue reading
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WHEN IS LIFE COMPLETE?
When Is Life Complete? Life is complete when we get over ourself 🙂 Life is complete when we recognise the mind’s faults and limitations which are due to our past, and are content to live with these faults and limitations, … Continue reading
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WHEN WRONG IS RIGHT
When Wrong Is Right Whenever things go ‘wrong’, there is a cause; that is the rightness about it.
INFORMATION AND WISDOM
Information And Wisdom Information is the repetition of this and that. Wisdom is the knowingness of when to apply information. Information is knowing words. Wisdom is knowing the meaning of words. Wisdom is choosing the right moment, or rather, the … Continue reading
THE AGE OF DZOGCHEN
The Age Of Dzogchen Dzogchen is the Tibetan word for the direct realisation of what we are; pure consciousness. In the Indian text, the “Mahabharata”, this is the age of the Kali Yuga – the age of conflict – but … Continue reading
OFFENDER AND OFFENDED
Offender And Offended This is the age of conflict; the Kali Yuga. If there is an offender and an offended, there is conflict. Offender + offended = conflict. If there is an offender but no offended, there is no conflict. … Continue reading
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CONSPIRACY THEORIES WORK
Conspiracy Theories Work They always have. Conspiracy theories are made to divert consciousness away from itself. The ulterior motive of conspiracy is just that, rather than the conspiracies themselves. As long as people jump up and down and complain, the … Continue reading
SORTING THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF
Sorting The Wheat From The Chaff Chaff: dry worthless outer covering of wheat. Sorting the wheat from the chaff: this phrase refers to the separation of direct wisdom from empty repetition. A name or title is merely an outer covering; … Continue reading
WHO CAN I TRUST?
Who Can I Trust? Well, we cannot trust our self, as our self is merely an acquisition of ideas of others (who, in turn, trust others’ ideas 🙂 ) So, we cannot trust anyone – not even a Buddha. “Don’t … Continue reading
WHY WE BECOME EXTREME
Why We Become Extreme We become extreme because we are confused about what we are. We adopt exaggerated imitations in order to create an appearance of being ‘one-of-them’. Identifying with a certain class, gender, social group, dietary sect, political group … Continue reading
INTELLECTUALISATION BLOCKS DIRECT EXPERIENCE
Intellectualisation Blocks Direct Experience Intellectualisation blocks direct, spontaneous experience which is beyond words. If you want to know how an apple tastes, eat it! Intellectualisation is trying too hard at something that is so simple. The esoteric is intuitive, while … Continue reading
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THE SHOCK OF DELUSION
The Shock Of Delusion Delusion: believing any thing that is not true. First, we have to know what is true before we can recognise delusion. Truth is proven reality, constant and never-changing. So what is constant? No thing is constant; things have a beginning, … Continue reading
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WHY THIS BLOG ISN’T PUBLICISED
Why This Blog Isn’t Publicised ‘Dzogchen’ is Tibetan for pure consciousness – we are Dzogchen. Dzogchen isn’t exactly a secret, but it can be easily misunderstood. Those who find their way here do so through serendipity or karma. You don’t … Continue reading
THE EXOTERIC AND THE ESOTERIC
The Exoteric And The Esoteric The exoteric = general discussion. The esoteric = direct experience in silent awareness. Words are a generalisation. The direct experience is the silent essence beyond words. In spring, we watch the lambs bouncing around in … Continue reading
IS RELIGION THE ULTIMATE QUACKERY?
Is Religion The Ultimate Quackery? Is religion the ultimate quackery? Promising something it cannot give? We all fall into this subtle trap, when we forget that is we who have to do the work. Religion isn’t the same as individual … Continue reading
SLAVERY
Slavery Slave: a person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something. There are two aspects to slavery: excessive dependence on or devotion to something. We are all slaves, being dependent on ideas. How do we get free? Drop the ideas and the jail door opens. 😀
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MEDITATION IS A TUNE-UP
Meditation Is A Tune-Up Tune-up: adjusting mechanism to perform at maximum efficiency. Merely sit in silent awareness, without following thoughts. The mind can then run silently, and consciousness will automatically clarify itself. 🙂
REPEATING LABELS
Repeating Labels Label: a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive. We label ourselves as this or that, placing a nameplate on our prison door. I became a Buddhist accidentally (it’s long story) and acquired that label, but soon discovered that people … Continue reading
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THERE ARE MANY WISE WORDS
There Are Many Wise Words In the past couple of thousand years, there have been many wise words handed down for us to identify with. That is both wonderful, and a subtle problem. When we identify with words, we identify … Continue reading
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KNOW YOUR ENEMY, KNOW YOURSELF
Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself Whomever we designate as an enemy is a reflection of our mind. Whomever we designate as a Buddha is a reflection in consciousness. Don’t jump to conclusions; analyse the conclusion.
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OBLIVIOUS TO OUR REALITY
Oblivious To Our Reality Oblivious to our reality: it’s quite shocking that most inhabitants of this planet are unaware of what they are. We are, first and foremost, pure consciousness by which everything can be known. If we do not … 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. 
COMMENTS ARE NECESSARY
Comments Are Necessary … Comments are necessary for the Dharma to be practical. This blog is merely a continuity of comments which lead to further understanding through constant re-vision, re-seeing. We don’t go to teachings just to receive; we also … Continue reading →