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- NO LONGER SATISFYING June 14, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
- REALITY IS CONTENTMENT June 13, 2026
- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
- THE CLEVER BLIND SPOT May 21, 2026
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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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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
PRACTICAL WISDOM
Practical Wisdom Wisdom has to be a practical realisation of our true self, as opposed to adherence to a mistaken self which causes our confusion, and therefore, our suffering. We are not condemning this mistaken self, this acquired ‘me’: we … Continue reading
WHAT IF YOU ARE NOT A GROUP PERSON?
What If You Are Not A Group Person? It’s easy to claim that one is an ‘ungrouper’ … Merely saying, “I don’t belong to any group”, doesn’t mean we are not a type. We are all types. To find out … Continue reading
GROUP THINK
Group Think A group cannot free itself from the prevailing culture, so members cannot be independently-minded. Ultimately, we have to drop everything. An individual may ask, “Am I deluded?” A group will not ask, “Are we deluded?” A delusion is … Continue reading
OUR GREATEST PROBLEM AND OUR SALVATION IS …
Our Greatest Problem And Our Salvation Is …. … me ‘Me’ is an idea or image we have collected throughout life, starting at a very young age; this idea just gets heavier and heavier. Buddhism asserts that we brought a … Continue reading
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QUESTION EVERYTHING
Question Everything What if religion itself is the great predator to which we become addicted? What if awareness itself is the great predator to which we became addicted? Both divide people and, at the same time, claim righteousness. They can … Continue reading
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