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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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SPIRITUAL CORRECTNESS
Spiritual Correctness If we want to find the truth – as opposed to being told the theory of truth – we have to retrace our steps authentically, from confusion-ignorance to confusion-wisdom. CURIOSITY AND NON-CONFORMITY ARE THE TWO WINGS OF SPIRITUAL … Continue reading
WE LIKE DOING THINGS
We Like Doing Things We want things to do. In pure awareness, pure consciousness, there is nothing to do. That is Rigpa. Tsoknyi Rinpoche: “Rigpa: the king that is the single most sufficient factor”. When you are resting in rigpa, … Continue reading
LOOKING FOR CONSCIOUSNESS
Looking For Consciousness When we stop looking, we start to see. When we drop what is seen, we realise that seeing/awareness/consciousness is already present in its pure natural state; we are that realisation. As we perfect our practice, there is … Continue reading
OMNISCIENCE – THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
Omniscience – This Will Blow Your Mind! Omniscience: having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. Theists believe that God is omniscient. Buddhists believe that a Buddha is omniscient. This is presented as The Great Mystery, way … Continue reading
SOMETIMES, WE FEEL WE ARE WRONG
Sometimes, We Feel We Are Wrong Sometimes, we experience doubt, worry and anxiety taking place in our mind. We might equally experience joy, happiness and confidence. Either way, we might feel wrong, confused, or even guilty. How wonderful! How wonderful? … Continue reading
WHEN DO WE WAKE UP?
When Do We Wake Up? The very moment we (pure awareness/pure consciousness) disengage from identifying with the dreaming of the chattering mind. When we are distracted and occupied by thinking, or spaced out and vacant, the moment ‘now’ is obscured … Continue reading
THE NATURAL LIBERATION OF DISTURBING EMOTIONS
The Natural Liberation of Disturbing Emotions “…In the undistracted state, there are no poisons. The three poisons arise as a fault of distraction. Look undistractedly into the essence of the three poisons. Look and meditate without being distracted. The three … Continue reading
LIVING IN A WORLD OF FEAR
Living In A World Of Fear from Wikipedia: “The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response) which, in extreme cases of fear (horror and … Continue reading
DON’T BECOME A BUDDHIST!
Don’t Become A Buddhist! 😀 I didn’t become a Buddhist to become a Buddhist. I became a Buddhist to find out about the nature of reality. I didn’t come here to be a Buddhist and add to my charade. I … Continue reading
JUST CHATTING
Just Chatting This blog is created in gratitude to past teachers and teachings. Spiritual commentary is spontaneously inspired as a constant reminder of our true nature as opposed to the persona we have adopted. Truth may be expressed in many … Continue reading
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WHY AM I NOT HAPPY?
Why Am I Not Happy? This is such an interesting question 😀 Knowing that we are not happy presupposes that we already know what happiness is, and we assume that we don’t have it. So what is happiness? Contentment? Being … Continue reading
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THE SECRET CODE OF THE UNIVERSE
The Secret Code Of The Universe Attraction, repulsion, and inertia. All planets and minds obey desire, aversion and inertia*. These are the laws of the universe. But there is a deeper, secret code. This may sound sweet-talking, but it is … Continue reading
BALANCING MIND AND HEART
Balancing Mind and Heart The hard stuff and the soft stuff! This is truly a difficult subject to talk about, and get the right balance. Essence, the emptiness of being – known as Rigpa in the Nyingma tradition – could … Continue reading
THE ADAPTABLE ADEPT
The Adaptable Adept As humans, we are highly adaptable. This is a double-edged sword: we have both the potential of becoming an adept in enlightened activity and the ability to remain ingenious adepts at staying unenlightened. There are thus two … Continue reading
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“SOME DAYS, I JUST CANNOT MEDITATE”
“Some Days, I Just Cannot Meditate” What nonsense. You are aware of not being able to meditate, right? “Yes.” That is meditation. Meditation is so natural; it’s being aware. Being aware is mind training. Mind training is noting thoughts but … Continue reading
GETTING INSIDE THE DEVIL
Getting Inside The Devil ‘Getting Inside The Devil’ is merely getting inside and investigating our own minds. Is there an external devil? Only in the sense that the devil is in everyone else’s minds as well. The devil is our … Continue reading
THE HEART SUTRA
The Heart Sutra is a beautiful poem. But if we only accept its beauty, we may miss the beauty of the pure nature of our own mind. Beauty attracts. Like attracts like. It is in our own seeing and recognition … Continue reading
BUDDHISM DOES NOT EXIST
Buddhism Does Not Exist In the reality of meditation, no thing can be said to truly exist, except pure consciousness that is aware that nothing truly exists. Buddhism is just a suggestion of a path to take. As the heart … Continue reading
CONFUSING TRADITIONS
Confusing Traditions Confusing metaphors Confusing confusion It isn’t easy to find a tradition that supports one’s temperament. Neither it is easy to find a teacher with whom one can connect, or find a teaching that will clarify one’s confusion, and … Continue reading
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THE TRUTH IS EVERYWHERE WE LOOK
The Truth Is Everywhere We Look If we tell people that we know the truth, they usually run away. This is because they either prefer a vague idea, as understanding means ‘change’, or they have their own belief – or … Continue reading
MEDITATING IS EASIER THAN NOT MEDITATING
Meditating Is Easier Than Not Meditating Non-Meditation is Easier Than Meditation When we sit down with a cup of tea, in that first instant, we are totally relaxed. We have given up everything; no worries, no tensions. We just are. … Continue reading
THE ILL-EFFECTS OF CORPORATE MINDFULNESS
The Ill-Effects of Corporate Mindfulness Mindfulness: a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations; used as a therapeutic technique. Corporate: a large company involved in … Continue reading
DIFFERENT CAPACITIES
Different Capacities From The Union of Mahamudra & Dzogchen by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. “STUDENT: I have a problem reconciling the statement about the basic equality of all sentient beings on the one hand, and the enormous emphasis which Buddhism lays … Continue reading
WHERE DO I FIND TRUTH?
Where Do I find The Truth? Truth is reality. Reality is that which remains when we stop believing and speculating. And that is pure awareness, pure consciousness, pure perception. Without that, you wouldn’t even be asking the question! What is … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 5
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 5 by Patrul Rinpoche “There are some meditators who are delighted when their mind is feeling well, but who hate their own mind when they have restless thoughts. That is not the correct view; the fault … Continue reading
OUR UNDERSTANDING DOESN’T BELONG TO US ANY MORE
Our Understanding Doesn’t Belong To Us Any More Once we recognise and understand the nature of reality, we have a compassionate duty to benefit others Can we argue with that? Fulfilment: The achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted. Satisfaction … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 4
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 4 by Patrul Rinpoche There are some meditators who don’t allow what is being thought to be thought, but who press hard and try to take hold of their minds. That is not the correct view; … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 3
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 3 by Patrul Rinpoche “There are some meditators who don’t feel confident that their mind is empty, but who speculate about whether or not it is so, and remain in doubt. The fault lies in not … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS RULED BY REPTILIANS!
The World Is Ruled By Reptilians! We’ve all read this on the internet, and…it’s true. However, it’s not what you think! Where are these reptilians? Can we see them? Oh yes, it’s quite simple; the reptilians are at work everywhere, … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 2
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 2 by Patrul Rinpoche “There are some meditators who do not let their mind rest in itself as it should. Instead, they let it watch outwardly, and search inwardly, as one shouldn’t. You will neither see … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 1
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 1 An Exposure of the Mind’s Hidden Faults by Patrul Rinpoche “It sometimes happens that some practitioners believe it is impossible to recognise the nature of mind. They become depressed and sad. There is no reason … Continue reading
GREAT SOULS THINK ALIKE
Great Souls Think Alike Great = immense quality Soul = essential nature Think = wisdom clarity Alike = oneness Great Souls Express Uniquely Great = immense quality Soul = essential nature Express = expounding wisdom clarity Uniquely = particularly remarkable … Continue reading
THERE IS NOTHING – TO REMEMBER
There is Nothing – To Remember This is not the same as remembering nothing. There are thousands of Dharma texts and teachings all referring to the clarity of emptiness. In the spontaneous moment of now, there is nothing hold onto, … Continue reading
HOW IS CONFUSION, WISDOM?
How Is Confusion, Wisdom? This is so simple… This is so simple… This is so simple… Ready? That which recognises confusion, bewilderment and doubt is the emptiness of wisdom itself: impossible to find, but possible to realise. “So?” So now … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM IN ACTION
Buddhism In Action Wisdom in confusion.
IS KARMA OUR TEACHER?
Is Karma* Our Teacher? We might pick up a book and flip through the pages, and find that our hand just stops: a word or sentence jumps out, and seems significant. Is that just ‘one of those things’, synchronicity, or … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE CHANGE?
How Do We Change? Who or what are we? And… Who or what changes? We can answer these questions for ourselves, but we first have to distinguish between relative and ultimate realities to ascertain what can change and what does … Continue reading
WORDS SHOW THE WAY
Words Show The Way but are not the way itself. The way is the actual experience of reality. When the truth of pure consciousness is experienced, even a thousand Buddhas could not discourage us. In meditation, what needs to be, … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION
Spiritual Communication Religious communication is theory. Spiritual communication demonstrates evidence of truth. Through devotional prayer and supplication, which bring to mind the ‘accomplished ones’, we receive blessings of spiritual inspiration. Whether this is in actuality or psychological, it turns our … Continue reading
WHEN WE OVER LOOK, WE OVERLOOK!
When We Over Look, We Overlook! …and miss the spiritual point. Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche THE SPONTANEOUS VAJRA MANIFESTATION OF AWARENESS AND EMPTINESS “…To elaborate or to examine is nothing but adding concepts. To make effort or to cultivate is only … Continue reading
WHAT IS OUR PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT?
What Is Our Path To Enlightenment? It is anything that cuts through our confusion, revealing clarity in the moment …and not adding to our doubts. Genuine teacher, genuine words clarify our doubts, opening up our path to inner peace. Genuine … Continue reading
MISFIT?
Misfit? Misfit: A failure to fit well, a non-conformist. This is not something we make happen; it’s what we are. Our absolute nature cannot fit into conventional programming. Not knowing their absolute nature, most conform to the collective, and feel … Continue reading
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CLEVER AND WEALTHY
You Don’t Have To Be Clever And Wealthy to realise the Dharma. Repeating what you have learned isn’t the Dharma. Real Dharma is genuine, empathetic experience; it is beyond both cleverness and wealth. In genuine Dharma, there are no words, … Continue reading
TAMING THE DEVIL
Taming The Devil Devil, Satan, Lucifer = Obstruction The idea of the Devil is an absurd charade, creating fear and the worship of hedonistic respectability. The Devil – the obstructor – is the mind, clinging to likes and dislikes. That’s … Continue reading
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil Mixed understanding of this phrase can confuse. This Confucian proverb originally meant being of good mind, speech and action. In Buddhist traditions, the proverb means not dwelling on evil thoughts. In … Continue reading
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CAN THE BUDDHA HEAR ME?
Can The Buddha Hear Me? This is such a delicate question: Is it true, is it psychological, or is it something more? When we look at a cartoon, we don’t immediately consider how well it’s been drawn; we just identify … Continue reading
FEELING SILLY ABOUT THE PAST?
Feeling Silly About The Past? All those things we said and did.. Of course we feel regret, but we didn’t know better at the time. We are only silly if we are still doing and saying the same silly things. … Continue reading
THE BREATH AND DZOGCHEN
The Breath And Dzogchen (Dzogchen Breath) Even though we may have the high view of Dzogchen, which is pure conscious awareness, we should not overlook the simple practice of shamata – watching the breath. Because of understanding Dzogchen/Maha Ati, shamata … Continue reading
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TEACHINGS ARE LIKE FLAT PACK INSTRUCTIONS
Teachings Are Like Flat Pack Instructions* …translated from a foreign language! 😀 A flat pack is for those who either don’t have the time or don’t know how to construct something for themselves. The drawback is that, if we do … 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. 