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- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- 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
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WHEN THE LIGHT DIMS, DARKNESS BEGINS
When The Light Dims, Darkness Begins Spiritually speaking, the light is the clarity of our being, which is empty essence. It’s the awakened state. If we have not been introduced to the reality of this truth, or have forgotten or … Continue reading
IT’S AN INSIDE JOB!
It’s An Inside Job! The ‘insider’ is our own pure, unbiased intelligence that can discern what is real and what is seemingly real, once we understand what reality is. Compassion and devotion are not a means to ingratiate ourselves: they … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE SECRET
The Buddha’s Teachings Are Secret but open to anyone who values them. It is the same for any exoteric, spiritual practice. It is a private matter; it is the heart of the incomprehensible via the comprehensible. The Buddha’s teaching is … Continue reading
WHAT RECOGNISES, AND WHAT IS RECOGNISED?
What Recognises, And What Is Recognised? To cognise: to know, to be aware. Re-cognise: to know again, to recall to mind. We first have to distinguish between re-cognising and my re-cognising: the first is simply the knowing of knowing, while … Continue reading
THERE IS MORE TO MEDITATION THAN JUST MEDITATING
There Is More To Meditation Than Just Meditating Meditation is the vehicle to recognise our true nature of pure awareness, pure consciousness. It also reveals how we take possession of a mistaken, mental, self identity. Meditation is nothing special, but … Continue reading
INNER AND OUTER DEMONIC ACTIVITY
Inner And Outer Demonic Activity Demonic activity is anything that creates obstacles. This is especially relevant to spiritual practitioners as subtle distractions take attention away from our path to liberation, and back to the mundane. How often do we just … Continue reading
THE UNITY OF OPPOSITES
The Unity Of Opposites Although our being is pure, divine essence, we don’t notice what we are because of ignorance. As a result of this lack of awareness, we took embodiment in a physical body. However, it is precisely … Continue reading
WE ARE SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
We Are Supernatural Beings Just enjoy. That’s the spirit!
IT’S OBVIOUS, BUT NOT OBVIOUS
It’s Obvious, But Not Obvious “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates 460-370 BC Good food is just as relevant now as it was then! Healthy food, healthy body, healthy brain, healthy mind, healthy being. All … Continue reading
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HAPPINESS BEGINS
Happiness Begins when expectation ends. And how subtly we are led astray. The English dictionary describes happiness as ‘contentment’ or ‘satisfaction’. Contentment is described as the ‘fulfilment of expectations’. So, if our expectations are not fulfilled, we become unhappy? Isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, expectations, Finding inner peace, Happiness, pure happiness, the corporate ideal
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MEDITATION RETREATS
Meditation Retreats A retreat is stillness of body, speech and mind. It helps us establish good practice in daily life. To change our attitude from being materially obsessed to being spiritually aware, is a tough assignment, because the pull of … Continue reading
THE ART OF BEING HAPPY BEING YOU
The Art Of Being Happy Being You Our spiritual path is the dissolution of our confusion regarding what we truly are. What we are is the lucid clarity that illuminates every thing perceived. That is the light. The confusion is … Continue reading
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THE SHOCK OF NOT KNOWING NOW
The Shock Of Not Knowing Now If we are not in the moment now, then where are we? It takes milli-seconds* to react. And so, it takes milli-seconds to be distracted. Our spiritual progress is dependent on the time it … Continue reading
EXPOSURE TO REALITY
Exposure To Reality This is the Buddha’s teaching. If we don’t take reality seriously, we remain in a superficial dream of the collective. “Superficial: appearing to be real only until examined more closely.” Very closely! What is this teaching on … Continue reading
DISTRACTIONS, DISTRACTIONS, DISTRACTIONS
Distractions, Distractions, Distractions World War Three? Civil Unrest? Public confusion? Perfect chaos, perfect madness, perfect storm. Remain undistracted. Discipline through inner knowledge creates inner peace.
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AWAKENING COMPASSION
Awakening Compassion means waking up to our reality. It means love … even though! When we realise our own true nature, compassion naturally arises in recognition that all sentient beings want happiness, and that this happiness is hidden from them. … Continue reading
FAULT FINDING AND HOLDING ON
Fault Finding And Holding On… is the path to perpetual torment. As humans, there is no end to fault finding, so there is no end to suffering. We find fault with others, and they find fault with us. It’s part … Continue reading
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IT’S NOT NEGATIVE TO ASK CERTAIN, DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
It’s Not Negative To Ask Certain, Difficult Questions To be positive, we have to look at the negative, otherwise we live in a false positive of hope and fear. Recognising the negative is our path to liberation. There are certain, … Continue reading
THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION IS…
The Pointing Out Instruction Is … … having absolute confidence. Having absolute confidence in one’s recognition of pure knowingness, pure awareness, pure consciousness, pure perception. Of course, the scary word is “pure”. Pure merely means ‘without altering’; it is just … Continue reading
TSOKNYI RINPOCHE’S TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR 2017
Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Teaching Programme For 2017 Home
DISTINGUISHING WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT…
Distinguishing What Is And What is Not … … creates confusion. In truth, they are not separate. Freedom from confusion is in the very moment that confusion is apprehended. Recognition and realisation are simultaneous. I’ve taken part of this article … Continue reading
TIMELINESS
Timeliness Meeting with a teaching. When we are beginners, thoughts and emotions are very powerful, and can be overwhelming. We get easily upset, so we have to take back control through meditation and understanding. We stop our ideas running amok … Continue reading
“I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOGNISE THE NATURE OF MIND!”
“I Find It Impossible To Recognise The Nature Of Mind!” It is the nature of mind that recognises the mind saying, “It is impossible to recognise the nature of mind.” When a thought or emotion arises it is the nature … Continue reading
IF YOU FEEL LIKE A CHAT
If You Feel Like A Chat email Tony at buddhainthemud@hotmail.com
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WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What is Buddhism? We are bound by our emotions, which protect a ‘me’ – an illusory self image. Buddhism is the path leading to insight into the true nature of reality of self and all phenomena. Through personal experience, our … Continue reading
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INSIGHT AND BIAS
Insight And Bias Insight is direct seeing. Bias is holding on to what is seen. This is how our cleverness can imprison us, and limit understanding. We are too quick to find fault. Direct seeing is pure conscious awareness just … Continue reading
THE QUALITY OF MEDITATION
The Quality Of Meditation What really counts is the quality of mind resting. Absolutely doing nothing. Just being aware. It counts because, throughout life, the quality and quantity of resting in our natural state of being mounts up. The outcome … Continue reading
WE REALLY DO KNOW
We Really Do Know We know that if we do not adapt, we stay miserable. We stay miserable because we are (sorry to say this) stubborn, lazy, careless, idle, without purpose, and so we suffer while, at the same time, … Continue reading
BEING FOOLPROOF
Being Foolproof Incapable of going wrong. It is the antidote that is the problem! As long as we feel that we are missing something, we will be fooled. What is it that is complete, and has no parts to fail? … Continue reading
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PURE AWARENESS
There Is No Substitute For Pure Awareness It’s available now for free. Just sit still without comment. Insight is available to us all. Just sit still without comment. Mahamudra and Dzogchen is now. Just sit still without comment. Nothing “fancy … Continue reading
MEETINGS WITH SCARY PEOPLE
Meetings With Scary People is the reason to meditate Every encounter is scary, when we consider that everyone is living in an illusion; projecting it, maintaining it and defending it. Of course, this includes ourselves! This is why we need … Continue reading
SATISFACTION SUDDENLY BECOMES DISSATISFACTION – WHY?
Satisfaction Suddenly Becomes Dissatisfaction – Why? Knowing what is true and what is not true becomes more and more subtle. It is the ‘knowing’ that is true and constant; it is not that which is known, which is as changeable as … Continue reading
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I DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD I WRITE OR SAY
I Do Not Believe A Word I Write Or Say In realising pure consciousness, there is nothing to believe in. Belief is something we accept without proof. That’s no way to live and die. In the stillness of silence, the … Continue reading
UNLOCKING OUR FULL POTENTIAL
Unlocking Our Full Potential Our current potential is limited by our fixation on the way that we see things. We don’t just see: we have bias. Our absolute potential is the actual clarity of seeing itself: it is not dependent … Continue reading
DARE I SAY IT?
Dare I Say It? “Teachers can be a problem.” “Traditions can be a problem.” “Other students can be a problem.” None are wrong: They each have their own way. But that way is an amalgamation of others’ ways. We have … Continue reading
PERFECT CONSCIOUSNESS
Perfect Consciousness We are perfect consciousness but, in looking for something more, we abide in imperfect consciousness – ignorance. Ignorant, we wander in confusion, and suffer. The world is confusing because it is confused. We will stay confused as long … Continue reading
HOW DO WE WAKE UP, AND STAY AWAKE?
How Do We Wake Up, And Stay Awake? Staying awake is enlightenment! The very moment we come to our senses and rest in pure perception – which is pure awareness in that spontaneous present moment now – we are awake. … Continue reading
BAD STUFF HAPPENS
Bad Stuff Happens When the bad stuff happens, the good news is that the good stuff sees it. If the good stuff complains about the bad stuff, it just creates more bad stuff. When the bad stuff happens, the good … Continue reading
KNOW YOUR OWN MIND
Know Your Own Mind (easier said than done) If we do not look honestly, and admit how our own mind is working right now, then we will stay imprisoned by thoughts and ideas that we have acquired. We need to … Continue reading
THE INSIDER
The Insider The insider knows the secret! 😀
AS WE PROGRESS, WE TAKE STEPS …
As We Progress, We Take Steps … and in taking steps, we leave the previous step behind. We cross over a line! Having realised that we don’t have to be a ‘Buddhist’ to realise our true nature, we realise that … Continue reading
CHANGING OUR VIEW WILL CHANGE OUR CULTURE
Changing Our View Will Change Our Culture Changing our culture will not change our view Realising our spiritual nature is dependant upon realising the clarity of the view, rather than the object to which clarity is clinging.
DON’T BECOME A BUDDHIST …
Don’t Become A Buddhist … Don’t become anything. Be what you are: be aware, be understanding, be kind. This is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching. We already know this.
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THE ROPE BRIDGE
The Rope Bridge The meticulous, precise Dharma teachings may not always be available to us, so we shouldn’t take them for granted. The Dharma is a very narrow rope bridge across a deep samsaric ravine. We are aware that others … Continue reading
BEFORE GAINING CONFIDENCE
Before Gaining Confidence Before we gain confidence, we need conviction, and before conviction, we need to be convinced. So, what do we trust? Our spiritual journey usually starts by meeting someone, or by hearing or reading something that makes some … Continue reading
GAINING CONFIDENCE PARTS 2 3 4 5 6 & 7
Gaining Confidence Parts 2 3 4 5 6 & 7 😀 Don’t be over confident. Feel the situation, without smothering it. Avoid being over-stimulated, provoked, and dumbed down. Relax in whatever takes place, allowing essence to rest openly within intelligence … Continue reading
HOW DO WE BUILD CONFIDENCE?
How Do We Build Confidence? We build confidence through accepting the process of change on a conventional level, while at the same time, acknowledging the absolute presence which is unchanging. This will depend on the needs of the individual: it’s a tricky … Continue reading
THE ‘ME’ FORMULA
The ‘Me’ Formula Discover the truth, and the truth turns out to be ourself. This is the highest human endeavour. Even though we discover that we are the truth we seek – which is pure consciousness – we are still … Continue reading
THE TRUTH TURNS OUT TO BE YOURSELF
The Truth Turns Out To Be Yourself … and not your self. Anything that you know is the not-self, because the self is the knowingness. This self is pure consciousness. Your self is the illusion. The world is a dream. … Continue reading
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WISHING YOU A PLETHORA OF ENLIGHTENED INSPIRATION
Wishing You A Plethora Of Enlightened Inspiration Wishing you a plethora of enlightened inspiration, and an abundance of happiness this coming year. It is not easy knowing if we’re doing the right thing, but if there is no aftertaste or … Continue reading
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