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- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
- MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE October 4, 2026
- WE ADOPT A STORY October 3, 2026
- SANITY IS WISDOM October 3, 2026
- SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA October 3, 2026
- LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE October 3, 2026
- FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS October 3, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT October 2, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS October 1, 2026
- WAKING UP IS DISTURBING October 1, 2026
- FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT September 30, 2026
- WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE? September 30, 2026
- LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS September 29, 2026
- RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA September 29, 2026
- LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS September 28, 2026
- THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING September 28, 2026
- RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN September 27, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING? September 27, 2026
- CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND September 26, 2026
- IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM? September 26, 2026
- WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM? September 26, 2026
- KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION September 25, 2026
- BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING September 24, 2026
- BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE September 23, 2026
- COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR September 22, 2026
- ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING? September 22, 2026
- DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR? September 22, 2026
- REALISING THE REAL TEACHER September 22, 2026
- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
- WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH September 20, 2026
- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
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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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STILL THINKING YOU DON’T KNOW?
Still Thinking You Don’t Know? We are knowingness itself. Here’s the catch: We think we have to learn all ‘outside’ information meticulously in order to find our true nature – what we are. We don’t. That which is looking and … Continue reading
THE PATH WITH NO NAME
The Path With No Name Are you still looking for that perfect answer? That one, simple, key point? Elaborations can cloud the key point. Recognise the path with no name. Perfect awareness Without perfect awareness, no thing would be known. … Continue reading
SMILE FOR NO REASON
Smile for No Reason Smiling and being happy has a magical healing effect; the muscles and mind relax, and this will reflect onto anyone with whom we come into contact. Happy for no reason? Well, there is a reason: we … Continue reading
GENTLE ON MY MIND
Gentle On My Mind …and on everyone else’s! A sign of progress. Everything comes in its right order. Before we can be carefree, we have to be careful. If we try to be carefree without being careful, we may end … Continue reading
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TSOKNYI RINPOCHE III
Tsoknyi Rinpoche III For authentic teachings, go to: http://www.tsoknyirinpoche.org Tsoknyi Rinpoche Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (b. 13 March 1966) the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is … Continue reading
SOMETIMES, THE WORDS RUN OUT
Sometimes, The Words Run Out Some feelings or experiences cannot be expressed in words There is a longing within us all for clarity, unity and love. We can either sit in silence and rest in these qualities, or use sound … Continue reading
WHAT RULE SHOULD I LIVE BY?
What Rule Should I Live By? What can guide me? “I need no rules!” Happy, are you? All the time? “Well, no.” Why is this? “Annoying things keep coming up.” Those annoyances are our guide. “I don’t like that idea … Continue reading
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THE MORE WE SIT IN SILENCE …
The More We Sit In Silence … … the more change occurs, and the longer the realisation lasts. Meditation Meditation promotes relaxation of body, speech and mind, builds life force energy (prana) and develops compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness etc. … Continue reading
STOP PUSHING YOUR REPLAY BUTTON
Stop Pushing Your Replay Button We repeatedly replay the past in the present, which has an effect on the future, and so we worry and suffer. The replay button becomes an addiction. Could it be that, by replaying, we hope … Continue reading
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HAVING THE ABILITY TO SUFFER
Having The Ability To Suffer In that, we are not alone We, as sentient beings, suffer. Recognising this, we seek knowledge and wisdom to alleviate that suffering: we meditate, by sitting quietly, watching the breath and noting thoughts and emotions … Continue reading
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DON’T LET RELIGION RULE YOUR LIFE
Don’t Let Religion Rule Your Life Let it be the true spiritual content of religion In truth, there is no religion. Perhaps enlightenment is very simple; as Buddhists, we say, “Until enlightenment, I go for refuge in the Buddha, the … Continue reading
VALUING MEDITATION TIME
Valuing Meditation Time in this precious human life. Our meditation period is our set time for concentration, inner peace and clarity, recharging our energies of body, speech and mind. Then, throughout the day, we remain mindful, which sustains this inner … Continue reading
GAINING CONFIDENCE
Gaining Confidence Practical confidence, not theoretical. Traditionally, it goes like this: Garab Dorje’s “The Three Words Striking The Vital Point” condenses all the teachings of the Buddha into this quintessential meaning; Recognise your essence. Decide on this point. Gain confidence in … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?
What Are You Like? Or, to which Buddha family do we belong? Much has been written about this complex topic. There are five Buddha families or wisdom energy types, each of which have certain attributes. Accompanying these are five neurotic … Continue reading
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SO, THE ILLUMINATI WANTS TO KILL NEARLY 6 BILLION PEOPLE
So, The Illuminati Wants to Kill Nearly 6 Billion People It’s not a statement one can ignore As spiritual students, we cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering of others, although many choose to stick their heads in the … Continue reading
IT IS EASY TO FALL OUT OF LOVE…
It Is Easy To Fall Out of Love … but difficult to fall out of hate. We all ‘fall out of love’ with someone, something or some idea at some time. A small irritation occurs and is exaggerated and so, … Continue reading
FITTING THE RIGHT TEACHING TO THE RIGHT STUDENT
Fitting The Right Teaching To The Right Student It is said that a teacher must not give high teachings to low students, and low teachings to high students, as this may cause them to step off the path: one will … Continue reading
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THOUGHT PROVOKING
Thought Provoking We need to provoke our own thoughts to eliminate our doubts and fears, opening up the mind rather than relying on limiting, fixed ideas. Do good? What does that mean? Do no harm? What does that mean? Tame … Continue reading
THE TEACHER OF EXPERIENCES
The Teacher Of Experiences “Once we attain stability in the correct body posture, it does not matter how we sit. In fact, we should try to seek out what is difficult. Go to a scary place, or an uncomfortable place, … Continue reading
EARTH: SCARY PLANET CONTROLLED BY HYPNOSIS
Earth: Scary Planet Controlled By Hypnosis and a good place for spiritual practice! There are two ways of approaching our spiritual goal. One is where we hope to achieve enlightenment through peaceful means, and the other is through wrathful means, … Continue reading
DISCIPLINE IN MEDITATION
Discipline In Meditation To be most beneficial, meditation should be at a regular time, and for a set period. We need discipline to counter the habits of our busy, wandering mind. We are exchanging the mind’s addiction for a better … Continue reading
WHOM CAN I BLAME…
Whom Can I Blame… for my life? My parents? My teachers? Myself? Nature? The Committee of 300? Blame is assigning a wrong to someone or something else. Blame is a judgement; it’s good v bad. Of course, there are things … Continue reading
NO EGO, NO KARMA
No Ego, No Karma Know ego, know karma. It’s important to accept that we have to live through that which we have already created, but the effects can be reduced. Our every reaction is a product from our past, which … Continue reading
MEDITATION IS DEEP RELAXATION
Meditation Is Deep Relaxation of body and mind. This is what life is about; the joy of living. Through meditation, we notice how tense we are, worrying about the past or future – and it seems to be getting worse! … Continue reading
HOW TO BECOME A GOOD ALIEN
How To Become A Good Alien Alien: ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’. Other: refers to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about. We are not talking about being ‘alienated’ or … Continue reading
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HEALING STARTS WITH MEDITATION
Healing Starts With Meditation …not with theories or philosophies. Sit, and watch the breath and mind. Detachment occurs between watched and watcher. Realisation; a watcher cannot be found; there is merely watching. Once we become familiar with this reality, it … Continue reading
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EXPELLING DEMONS
Expelling Demons Abstractions in darkness Abstraction: something which exists only as an idea rather than an event. Our fears might well feel like an event, but that is merely a sense of tension in the mind and body because we … Continue reading
LET’S BE CLEAR
Let’s Be Clear There is no set way to express the process of spiritual development because, as we progress, understanding/experience/realisation all change. As experience refines for an individual, so their experience differs from that of others. Progress means CHANGE. It’s … Continue reading
I AM DISGUSTED!
I Am Disgusted! And in my disgust, I have to find compassion. Tricky. But is it doable? In general, humans are governed by desire, which is caused by ignorance of our desire-less nature. Because of this, we dash around, engaging … Continue reading
MIND TALKS – ESSENCE KNOWS
Mind Talks – Essence Knows (switch off – switch on) Essence not realised; mind is confused. Essence realised; mind is clear. Hostile forces feed off confused mind, while clear mind starves them.
TRYING TOO HARD SLOWS PROGRESS
Trying Too Hard Slows Progress There’s a traditional story of a student who asked his teacher, “If I try hard, how long will enlightenment take?” “10 years.” “What if I try even harder?” “20 Years.” And so on… This is … Continue reading
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DISCOURAGEMENT IN OUR SPIRITUAL SEARCH
Discouragement In Our Spiritual Search A loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness. This doesn’t apply either to those at street level or to advanced practitioners; just to those of us in the middle – the half-baked! At street level, there … Continue reading
THE REALITY OF WAR
The Reality of War by the 14th Dalai Lama The following is a very powerful statement: His Holiness obviously knows what is going on behind the scenes! “Of course, war and the large military establishments are the greatest sources of … Continue reading
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WHY SO MANY METHODS?
Why So Many Methods? We need methods that suit our predisposition In Tibetan Buddhism, there are said to be 84,000 afflictive emotions, stemming from ignorance, desire and fear. That’s how precise karma is! A ‘predisposition’ is a liability or tendency … Continue reading
THE MEANING OF THE FOUR YOGAS: PART TWO
The Meaning Of The Four Yogas – Part Two from “Essentials of Mahamudra” by Thrangu Rinpoche “…Because our realisation of things as they are has become manifest, at the lower level of one taste, we see that there is no … Continue reading
THE MEANING OF THE FOUR YOGAS
The Meaning Of The Four Yogas Tashi Namgyal (1512-1587) was a great scholar and meditator in the 16th century. He wrote a detailed explanation of both the fundamental reasons behind Mahamudra meditation and its practice, entitled ‘Moonlight of Mahamudra’. The … Continue reading
LIFE BECOMES FRUITFUL WHEN…
Life Becomes Fruitful When… we understand and recognise our true nature. It stands up to the test, and we can laugh. It is rare to understand and recognise that our true nature is just pure conscious awareness. It’s easy to … Continue reading
BEING SPIRITUALLY CONFUSED FOR YEARS!
Being Spiritually Confused For Years! It is very important to understand that there are different approaches. Different approaches can create conflicts, giving rise to spiritual confusion that can actually turn people off, sending them back to sleep. This needn’t happen … Continue reading
SHAMATA AND VIPASSANA
Shamata and Vipassana Shamata looks at the mind. Vipassana looks at what the mind is. Mindfulness and Awareness Mindfulness – Shamata is how we begin Awareness – Vipassana is how we proceed.
SAMSARA AND NIRVANA ARE INSEPARABLE
Samsara and Nirvana are Inseparable Why? Thoughts are confusion. And Thoughts are empty.
RESTLESSNESS: WINDING OURSELVES UP
Restlessness: Winding Ourselves Up Then meditate slowly We may meditate, but we could still be suffering, still restless. Trying to calm down and trying to be peaceful can be exhausting! 😀 Why is this? All our life, our fixated ego … Continue reading
“THE QUESTION OF MAGIC”
“The Question of Magic” To dare to go beyond…or not. The more we are inspired, the more we open up, the more the blessings, the more the…magic. Here is Chogyam Trungpa describing the process, from his book Journey Without A … Continue reading
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‘SATAN’
‘Satan’ The wrong end of the religious stick. Why are religious people so troubled? Because the closer we get, the more the temptation of pride. Satan: “Hebrew: שָּׂטָן satan, meaning “enemy” or “adversary”; Arabic: شيطان shaitan, meaning; “astray”, “distant”, or … Continue reading
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“OH MY GOD, I’M GOD!”
“Oh my God, I’m God!” Put it this way, we’re not separate. Am I free to say this? What if that were true? If we are, in truth, compassionate, omniscient* emptiness, then what else is God? Some say, “God made … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN TWO PARALLEL UNIVERSES
We Live In Two Parallel Universes at the same time. Scepticism in an open mind It is interesting that, when one takes a step into the mind, another step presents itself; this is how one evolves. It is we who … Continue reading
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