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- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- 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
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WE DO NOT ABIDE
We Do Not Abide We do not abide as there is no abider, but merely abiding. We do not observe as there is no observer, but merely observing. We do not meditate as there is no meditator, but merely meditation. … Continue reading
OBJECTIVE DHARMA AND SUBJECTIVE DHARMA
Objective Dharma and Subjective Dharma Objective: not dependent on the mind for existence. Subjective: dependent on the mind or on an individual’s perception for its existence. Objective Dharma is the facts in actuality – that we are pure awareness. Subjective … Continue reading
BODY, SPEECH AND MIND
Body, Speech And Mind In the Dharma, prayer and ritual may be a little difficult to accept because we may not be ready for them; even though we may be introduced to prayer and ritual at the beginning of our … Continue reading
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CATCHING DEMONS
Catching Demons before they catch us Fantasy media (which come in many forms: Hollywood, video games, art, news, religion … ) places imaginary beliefs in the dark corners of our mind. Our reactions to this demonic activity have become so … Continue reading
IT’S ALL DOWN TO DETERMINATION
It’s All Down To Determination Determination is down to recognition. Recognition is down to knowledge. Knowledge is down to instruction. Instruction is down to the continuity of a lineage, revealing what we already know! Through experience coming from practice, realisation … Continue reading
STILL THINK YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
Still Think You Aren’t Good Enough? Our present thoughts, behaviour, reactions and judgements are products of our past actions: this is our programme. If we are unaware, it is we who create more of the same, rather like watching a … Continue reading
ALL PROJECTIONS ARE STICKY
All Projections Are Sticky The Buddha’s teaching is about our own knowingness, awareness, consciousness in its pure state (although, in truth, this cannot be called a ‘state’ as it is the empty receptivity of pure intelligence). When we hear such … Continue reading
IN THIS HORRENDOUS, FEAR-MONGERING, COMPLEX WORLD
In This Horrendous, Fear-Mongering, Complex World … … we need a simple teaching of absolute truth. One that is easy to remember, even at death, and can be proven by anyone at any moment. Neither a belief system nor imagination, … Continue reading
DESIRE PRECISELY
Desire Precisely … desire is then discernment. Generally speaking, in Buddhism, we talk about desire and aversion as being negative and unskillful. However, this is only the starting level to understanding how ignorance of our true nature causes us suffering; … Continue reading
LOW SELF ESTEEM
Low Self Esteem Low self esteem is as mistaken as high self esteem. It is the same as pride, and inverted pride. It’s all about me. The way in which we estimate, compare or appraise ourselves has a huge effect … Continue reading
TSOKNYI AND MINGYUR RINPOCHE: DZOGCHEN RETREATS
Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche Dzogchen Retreats Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche are sons of Tulku Urgyen in the Nyingma Dzogchen tradition. Below are lists of retreats and information. Generally, to receive the “Pointing out instruction” of the nature of … Continue reading
I, ROBOT
I, Robot How do we work? And how do we awaken from our programming? In order to do this, we have to understand how the mind works – both our mind and the minds of others. Even more importantly, we … Continue reading
DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE ULTIMATE FULFILMENT
Disappointment Is The Ultimate Fulfilment What else did you expect? 😀 In the non-fulfilment of our expectations lies the satisfaction that results from developing our full potential. Our expectations hold us back from just seeing. What we see may be … Continue reading
CONVENTIONALLY, WE ARE PROBLEM CREATURES
Conventionally, We Are Complex, Problem Creatures Ultimately, we are devoid of this complexity of problems. How so? In pure awareness, none of the below exist. Compassionate wisdom understands this conundrum. Affection Anger Annoyance Anticipation Anxiety Apathy Arousal Awe Boredom Confidence … Continue reading
BUDDHIST MEDITATION UNCOVERS OUR NEUROSES
Buddhist Meditation Uncovers Our Neuroses … and that is when – and why – the healing can start. Meditation is not meant to make us feel good and tranquil; it is not a technique to hide our deep neuroses. Meditation … Continue reading
DON’T BE SURPRISED; NOTHING IS RANDOM
Don’t Be Surprised; Nothing Is Random Everything has a cause, due to conditions. Each leaf grows and falls in a precise way, due to causes and conditions. In the autumn, leaves cannot not fall. A deluded person cannot not be … Continue reading
“TALK ABOUT WORRY!”
“Talk About Worry!” Talk about synchronicity! Talk about tranquillisers! Talk about life being our teacher! Yesterday, I admitted my worries to my wife Kathie: “Do you know?” I said. “I worry about everything, and I’m okay with that.” Didn’t I … Continue reading
THE INFINITE IN THE INFINITE
The Infinite in the Infinite Outer infinity is only known by virtue of inner infinity. It does not matter what’s out there; it only exists because of what’s in here. If there was nothing knowing in here, what is out … Continue reading
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WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION
We Have To Make A Decision or remain stuck. Our personality, and the situations in which we find ourself, come from the past, and may not necessarily be pleasant. The debts of karma are unavoidable. Knowing this, we need not … Continue reading
THE ORIGIN OF THE COSMOS AND CONSCIOUSNESS
The Origin Of The Cosmos And Consciousness … There isn’t one … 😀 The universe is infinite. Space, matter and pure consciousness are infinite, so there can be neither beginning nor end. Searching for the origin of life is therefore … Continue reading
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND LIFE
The Psychology Of Death And Life The conclusion we come to – or don’t come to – about what happens at death is a belief, and a belief has a psychological effect on the way we live now. If we … Continue reading
CHANGING WHO WE ARE TO WHAT WE ARE
Changing Who We Are To What We Are I’m not the person I was The past is complex, but presents itself now – now is the product of the past. Our present moment is therefore a product of our past. … Continue reading
TUNING IN TO BUDDHA ESSENCE
Tuning In To Buddha Essence is turning into Buddha essence To tune in, we adjust. Adjusting is refining frequency at the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time. In other words, remembrance. Although we may have … Continue reading
SCHRODINGER’S CAT AND THE BUDDHA
Schrödinger’s Cat And The Buddha The videos below will explain Schrödinger’s cat-in-the-box experiment. Basically, a hypothetical cat is placed in a box, and something very unpleasant may or may not happens to the cat. There are many possibilities, but until … Continue reading
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THE GRADUATED PATH TO LIBERATION – COMPLETE
The Graduated Path to Liberation (please note that the title has been corrected from The Gradual Path to Liberation). This post began as a taster, but as many people have shown an interest, here is the full commentary by Geshe … Continue reading
THE GRADUATED PATH TO LIBERATION
The Graduated Path to Liberation There are comprehensive explanations of the Stages of Calm Abiding online: this is an extract from ‘The Graduated Path to Liberation’ by Geshe Rabten. The image is a pictorial representation of a person who is … Continue reading
BEING HAPPY
Being Happy is how we manage our lives. We all seek happiness. This means different things to different people. It could refer to outer achievements, inner achievements or a little of both. Achievement is about managing our activities; it’s how … Continue reading
THE OPPOSITE TO FREEDOM IS CAPTIVITY
The Opposite To Freedom is Captivity The question is, “What are we being captivated by?” The answer is thoughts – our thoughts and the thoughts of others. Thought underlies actions. Thoughts are preconceived ideas from the past, and these same … Continue reading
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CLEARING THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE
Clearing The Darkness Of Ignorance Anyone can do this 😀 There is only one key that can unlock the door in the darkness of ignorance – and it’s therefore the very same key that keeps it locked. And that key … Continue reading
HUMANS – MONKEYS OR LIZARDS?
Humans – Monkeys or Lizards? Homo sapiens means ‘wise man’ … or perhaps the attempt to appear wise – clever monkey! Actually, most of us have more in common with a dinosaur, which means ‘terrible lizard’ as we are mainly … Continue reading
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WISDOM IN A THINKING MIND
Wisdom In A Thinking Mind We have to be honest about our capacity. This is about seeing the obscured, programmed mind, and using this very programmed obscuration to realise wisdom. “The programme shall set you free!” 😀 When we first … Continue reading
ULTIMATE TRUTH WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
Ultimate Truth Will Blow Your Mind … Ultimate truth is our very own pure awareness, our pure nature – not someone else’s. If we accept that ultimate truth is our very own pure awareness, then that is the place where … Continue reading
WHAT IS ONENESS?
What Is Oneness? Wikipedia has a brilliant overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism Ultimate, oneness is not two parts. Oneness is pure awareness. Pure awareness is not aware of other – or itself. Pure empty awareness is nondualism. Whatever we then call this is … Continue reading
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A VERY DIFFICULT SUBJECT
A Very Difficult Subject Confusing or conflating our awakened essence with religion, culture and politics can make a mystery remain a mystery. The two videos yesterday – one by Tulku Urgyen and the other by Mingyur Rinpoche – reveal that … Continue reading
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URGYEN TULKU – DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF PRIMORDIAL MIND
Urgyen Tulku – Describing The Nature of Primordial Mind, Dzogchen Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920–1996) was a master in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Great Perfection. This is a rare film of Rinpoche explaining how simple recognition is. All … Continue reading
WE BECAME TIMEMEN INSTEAD OF SPACEMEN
We Became Timemen Instead Of Spacemen We learn to calculate this to that. We learn to become fascinated, judging, creating and destroying. Phenomena, having a beginning and an end, has a time limit. Time only exists because phenomena is impermanent. … Continue reading
CHANGING OUR ATTITUDE
Change Our Attitude change our karma “Atisha said, ‘Aim your mind at the Dharma. Aim your Dharma practice at simple living. Aim at simple living your entire life, and aim your death at solitude.’ “Atisha also told us to ‘keep … Continue reading
CAN BUDDHISM BE TAUGHT SEQUENTIALLY?
Can Buddhism Be Taught Sequentially? Not really, but it is received sequentially. That is to say, it is we who join up the dots. Lots of enlightened moments! Of course, there are subjects to consider, such as the four mind … Continue reading
ULTIMATELY, TEACHING IS ABOUT JUST ONE POINT
Ultimately, Teaching Is About Just One Point Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche said … “When I give teachings, I speak about just this point and when I give another teaching, I speak about just this point. “It is like the chirp of … Continue reading
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MEDITATION HASN’T MADE MY LIFE BETTER…”
“Meditation Hasn’t Made My Life Better …” …nothing has changed It is possible that we feel this way. We are still feeding the beast – those concepts about ourself, and how we think we ‘should’ be. There are two aspects … Continue reading
FREEDOM FROM THE CONCEPTUAL MIND
Freedom From The Conceptual Mind …the programming with which we identify Because of our early environment, we acquire a type of self-image which affects the choices we make in life. Unless we make an effort to change, we become bound … Continue reading
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A LITTLE HOPE AND A LITTLE FEAR
A Little Hope And A Little Fear What if ““Enlightenment”” – with all those supernatural powers – wasn’t a reality, and there are merely little enlightenments? It is said that, up until ““enlightenment””, we will have some desires and aversions, … Continue reading
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SOVEREIGN SUPREME RULER POSSESSING ULTIMATE POWER
Sovereign Supreme Ruler Possessing Ultimate Power The royal seat of the kingdom within. The uncontaminated, pure emptiness that no outside force can control. It is our essential nature: there is no Buddha elsewhere. Be careful not to give away this supreme … Continue reading
WHO IS THE BRINGER OF LIGHT?
Who Is The Bringer Of Light? Lucifer? God? Buddha? Is this easy to answer? Is it? There are many views. It doesn’t matter what books say: what effect does this have on the mind? Is this about goodness or badness? … Continue reading
I WANT TO BE CONNECTED TO DZOGCHEN…
I Want To Be Connected To Dzogchen… …what a joke! You are Dzogchen! Shabkar Tsokdrug Rangdrol. “Some people put their hope into the view of mental fabrication. Though they have learning, it is only of dead words. Though they have … Continue reading
FIRST WE IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
First We Identify The Problem …then we can solve it. Spiritual teachings give us an overall view, but it is in the moment now that the problem is personal. We work with our own clarity of perception. Then we get … Continue reading
FREEDOM TO THINK THE UNTHINKABLE
Freedom To Think The Unthinkable Meditation is Mind Control Political Correctness is Mind Control Know the difference And then, there is spiritual correctness. There is no benefit in parroting the statements of others. Question everything. Look up the Asch Experiment … Continue reading
TRANSVERSE ALL THE PATHS AND LEVELS
Transverse All The Paths And Levels “ … When you have meditated in this way, and many thoughts arise, you don’t need to feel depressed, thinking “I can’t meditate!” The mind is empty, whether it moves or is still. Since … Continue reading
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