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- THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET June 17, 2026
- FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE June 17, 2026
- THE SHARED HALLUCINATION June 17, 2026
- WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST? June 16, 2026
- THE MUD IS JUST A DIRTY LENS June 16, 2026
- STARVING THE MONSTER June 15, 2026
- THE NOVELTY TRAP June 15, 2026
- 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
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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
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?
What Is The Meaning Of Life? This is really two questions: What is the meaning of life: this physical and mental existence? What is the meaning of life: this pure consciousness? Without addressing the second question, the first makes no … Continue reading
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ARE PEOPLE WAKING UP?
Are People Waking Up? Britain said, “No” to politicians yesterday, and voted to come out of the European Union. They mistrust and have had enough of the corrupt political and corporate elite, who want us to conform to their standards. … Continue reading
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