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- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- 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
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DOES OUR MOOD AFFECT OUR DNA BLUEPRINT?
Does Our Mood Affect Our DNA Blueprint? There is much on the internet about this subject. It shows that our disposition and our arrangement of mind and character have an effect our health. Whether it does or it doesn’t, always … Continue reading
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YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DISAGREE!
You Have Every Right To Disagree! I’d be interested in your views.If you want to keep it private, write to buddhainthemud@hotmail.com
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TRAPPED BY TRAPPINGS
Trapped By Trappings ‘Trappings’ are the outward signs of knowledge, power and wealth that symbolise status – the worthy. They are a snare; an ambush for the unaware – the unworthy. This relationship trap between the worthy and unworthy is where we … Continue reading
I’M ALL PUFFED-UP, AH HA HA :-)
I’m All Puffed-up, Ah Ha Ha 🙂 The journey to enlightenment starts with a single step of acknowledging dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction can either make us desire more, which only leads to more desire, or look for the cause of this dissatisfaction, … Continue reading
SPONTANEOUS CONSCIOUSNESS
Spontaneous Consciousness Spontaneous consciousness: no time to refer to memory; open, natural, and uninhibited. Coming to our senses without identifying; just spontaneously present. That is what we are. Once we are controlled by memories, we go into our habitual patterning. That is … Continue reading
EVERYTHING THAT SCIENTISTS DO IS NATURAL?
Everything That Scientists Do Is Natural? Scientists believe that everything they do is part of nature. If we push here, however, we take something away from there. There are always consequences to our actions; it’s the law of attraction and … Continue reading
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OUR MEMORY IS OUR BIAS
Our Memory Is Our Bias When we impose our bias – our mind-worms – on to the present moment, we continually live in the past as, the moment we see or hear anything, that perception goes straight to our memory-worm … Continue reading
EVIL IMPROVES MY INTELLIGENCE
Evil Improves My Intelligence Every time I hear an ‘expert’ speak, it’s a warning sign. 🙂 Power stays in power by changing its name. Knowledge is neutral; it’s what ‘experts’ do with that knowledge that’s terrifying.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
The Show Must Go On For the show to go on, you need money. For money, you need an audience… … a captive audience. A captive audience is continual power. Upon entering the theatre of the collective, we conform to … Continue reading
THERE IS NO GURU-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
There Is No Guru-Student Relationship There is no guru-student relationship:it’s all in our head. Gurus acquire a lot of students because people are desperate to find something else in life to attach to. If we are too dependent on a … Continue reading
A LACK OF CLARITY CREATES DEMONS
A Lack Of Clarity Creates Demons A lack of clarity causes distractions and fixations, which are the demons in the mind. If we think that we know, we become full of ourselves. That self is the demon. 😀 As long as … Continue reading
GET PAST THE STUPID AND ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH
Get Past The Stupid And Arrive At The Truth 😀 We all do and say stupid things; it’s being human. Knowing that we do and say stupid things, we can arrive at the truth. That very knowing is consciousness. Now, … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER OBSCURED
Pure Consciousness Is Never Obscured Pure consciousness has to be realised, rather than thinking, “I get it”. Pure consciousness is consciousness that has realised it is empty of contamination. It is always present; it is what we are. That’s why … Continue reading
HAM PEOPLE
Ham People 🙂 If we do not know what we truly are,we become unskilful, ham* actors. We all ham it up. We are ham-fisted; we act out theatrics, scripted by adopting excessively emotional and dramatic behaviour. Religious theatrics display this quite accurately. If … Continue reading
HOW ARE YOU?
How Are You? “How are you?” is a common, yet profound enquiry. As well as asking politely after someone’s health, we are looking at their demeanour, their attitude. It’s not what someone thinks or knows or says that matters; it’s … Continue reading
ALONE IN SOLITUDE
Alone In Solitude Alone isn’t lonely if we have meaningful relationships with everything and everyone, when they occur. Not needing to be among people, the benefit of solitude is freedom from the constraints and opinions of others. Inner inspiration takes place … Continue reading
TO BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT
To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt Practically everything that people say should be taken with a pinch of salt. Why? Because generally, whatever people say is just hearsay, rather than direct experience. According to Pliny the Elder (AD24 … Continue reading
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EVERYONE HAS AN ASSIGNMENT
Everyone Has An Assignment Everyone has an assignment … if we choose to accept it. Everyone has a divine (not religious) mission in life, an assignment to realise what we ultimately are, which is pure consciousness, rather than the mundane … Continue reading
THE LESS WE KNOW, THE MORE WE ARE OFFENDED
The Less We Know, The More We Are Offended When we don’t know the truth of our natural reality, we lack confidence and become hostile. When we do know the truth of our natural reality, we cannot be offended; we … Continue reading
SCIENCE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Science Doesn’t Understand Pure Consciousness Science sees consciousness as a perception-memory device, and that’s why some scientists think that consciousness can be put into a clone. The abusers of science consider humans as devices to be manipulated. Our gross idea … Continue reading
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SELF-INDOCTRINATION
Self-Indoctrination Indoctrinate: to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Once people accept a belief – which is anything that is unproven – they maintain this mindset themselves. Indoctrination starts when we’re very young, and infiltrates everything that we later encounter … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Thoughts & Pure Consciousness When thoughts are present in the mind, so is pure consciousness, because consciousness is the very essence of mind. The moment when pure consciousness is recognised, thoughts are obliterated. What usually happens, however, is that the … Continue reading
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IT’S NOT WHAT PEOPLE SAY THAT MATTERS
It’s Not What People Say That’s Matters It’s not what people say that matters … it’s why they say it. What we say is an expression of our level of understanding, and whatever we want to project. We have to be … Continue reading
OUR MIND IS OUR PRISON
Our Mind Is Our Prison Our mind is our prison; the guards are our thoughts, which become beliefs. Thoughts placed in the mind limit our perception, experiences and understanding, and it is because of these beliefs that we do not … Continue reading
KNOWINGNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Knowingness Is Always Present Knowingness is always present – always has been. Whatever we do, knowingness is “at hand”. Knowingness is nothing other than consciousness. Sitting in silence, doing nothing without an inner voice chattering, just being aware, we realise … Continue reading
THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS
The Lamp That Dispels Darkness The moment of recognition of being vacant or preoccupied is the pure light of consciousness, the pure light of knowing. Acknowledging and resting in this clarity of pure light, darkness of not knowing is dispelled, … Continue reading
REALISATION MAKES THE MOST OUT OF LIFE
Realisation Makes The Most Out Of Life Realisation is resolving the truth about our reality, and whatever illusion obscures this. Even though we may never attain enlightenment, we can still lead a happy and fulfilling life by knowing both unshakeable … Continue reading
IT’S A SUBLIMINAL LIFE
It’s A Subliminal Life A subliminal life is whatever is going on in our mind-scape. Subliminal: a stimulus or mental process below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it. It’s part of neurolinguistic programming. … Continue reading
THE TRUTH ISN’T EXOTIC … NEVER WAS
Truth Isn’t Exotic … Never Was Too often, we are so dissatisfied with our life that we turn to something ‘other’. That something ‘other’ can look very exotic, but the problem is falling for the form – the entertainment – … Continue reading
GOODNESS IS CLARITY
Goodness Is Clarity If we aren’t clear, we aren’t so good. We are speaking of the psychology of spiritual pure consciousness which is the spontaneous presence of pure being. It’s not what we think about consciousness intellectually that matters; it’s … Continue reading
CLUED-UP OR CLUELESS
Clued-up Or Clueless There are clues in life that show us the way to the true meaning of existence and non-existence – material and non-material. The word ‘clue’ comes from ‘clew’, meaning a ball of thread that guides a person … Continue reading
THE DHARMA IS PURE PSYCHOLOGY
The Dharma Is Pure Psychology Ordinary psychology is the study of the mind on a conventional level. It can be used to understand how the thinking mind works or to sell ideas or, through conformity, it can return us to … Continue reading
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ARE WE ONE HUGE COCK-UP?
Are We One Huge Cock-up? Do we just live in one huge cock-up, or is the way we live the result of deliberate deception? If everything seems a cock-up rather than deliberate, does that mean that we are all actually … Continue reading
EGO IS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Ego Is The Path To Enlightenment Really! ‘Ego’ is Greek for ‘I’ or ‘self’. The ‘I’ is created through consciousness forgetting its natural essence of uncontaminated purity, and instead clinging to ideas, fixating and obsessing about whatever it sees. This … Continue reading
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IF WE DON’T CONFORM, WE FEEL GUILTY
If We Don’t Conform, We Feel Guilty If we have done nothing wrong, there is nothing to feel guilty about, but we can still feel guilty. Why? Conventionally, we have to fit into society to make it work, but when … Continue reading
WE ARE A PATCHWORK OF IDEAS
We Are A Patchwork Of Ideas We are a patchwork of ideas that never quite fit together. Because of events when we were young, we hold ideas about life, and then try to fit everything that comes along into those … Continue reading
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EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF LOVE
Expanding The Definition Of Love Love is usually associated with desire or affection for particular people we know. This is the conventional love of attachment. It makes the world go round, and so creates opportunities for more beings to realise … Continue reading
ARE HOBBIES A WASTE OF TIME?
Are Hobbies A Waste Of Time? No, if one is focusing one’s attention, and being mindful. Yes, if it’s an escape from life … but it can easily be turned into mindfulness. Make meditation a hobby! 😀 Mindfulness is the … Continue reading
COMPLACENCY
Complacency Complacency: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements – self-approval – pride – I’m-alright-jack. Complacency is self-complacent, which is a very sad state to be in. Complacency describes our fitting into our own little world that has no room for improvement. … Continue reading
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BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF?
Believe In Your Self? Self-image is the prison we are all in. We make our self beautiful, muscular, clever, witty … It’s a shame it’s all a sham. What we are comes before the idea of self that cause the … Continue reading
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Managing Expectations Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be achieved. In everyday life, we believe we can achieve a goal, but this has limitations. We narrow experience down to our limited view of life, and are always trying to anticipate and make everything familiar for safety. … Continue reading
APPRECIATING THE TRUTH
Appreciating The Truth To realise the Buddha’s words in this world of chaos and confusion is both a relief and a comfort. To finally find a true meaning to life after spending decades in anger and frustration is the cause of … Continue reading
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JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL
Judging And Being Judgmental We all have to discern whether something is beneficial or harmful. It’s how we get through life; we recognise possibilities. When that judgement becomes a fixation, however, we become narrow-minded, and demons of our own making. … Continue reading
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JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING …
Just Because Someone Says Something … Just because someone says something doesn’t make it true. Even if they say it’s true, it doesn’t mean it’s true. It is for us to decide, through experience, whether something is true or not. … Continue reading
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THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT
The Knock-On Effect Whenever something happens in the world, there is always a knock-on effect, which is the consequence of action. Could it be that the consequence was the aim? Hatred and division have been stirred up in the world … Continue reading
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REAL OR SYNTHETIC?
Real Or Synthetic? Natural is being in harmony with nature. Synthetic imitates nature. We have to realise what is natural to us, and what is artificial and man-made. What is natural? It is our original, essential nature of pure consciousness … Continue reading
MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Mind Is Not Your Own Business It’s quite simple; our mind is what we’ve picked up. 😀 Drop it! You don’t know where it’s been. 😀 Be aware not to be a litterbug: a person who carelessly drops litter in public places. … Continue reading
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KNOW YOUR OWN MIND
Know Your Own Mind Know your own mind. Know your frame of mind. Know your mindset – the mood in which we find ourselves, that causes us to have a particular attitude to something. Know why your mind behaves the way … Continue reading
FIGHT OR FLIGHT … REALLY?
Fight Or Flight … Really? Here is a perfect example of omitted information. A meme appears in society and, if not questioned, becomes a ‘fact’. Even at Buddhist retreats, I’ve heard the phrase “fight or flight” used many times, and … Continue reading
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SPREADING MISINFORMATION
Spreading Misinformation Information spreads within an echo chamber, and we see this every day. Those who advertise their ideas put a spin on them, showing them in a ‘good’ light. Spin: Old English spinnan – ‘to draw out and twist (fibre’). Anything … Continue reading
