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- FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY July 22, 2026
- A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION July 21, 2026
- MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE July 20, 2026
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- LED TO BELIEVE WE’RE NOT ENLIGHTENED July 15, 2026
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Tag Archives: AVERSION
REINVENTING THE DHARMA WHEEL
Reinventing The (Dharma) Wheel This is what we all have to do to realise the real Dharma, and it’s the reason why the Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself”. The Dharma is … Continue reading
RIPPLES IN HUMANITY
Ripples In Humanity Humanity is affected by ripples of hope/desire, fear/aversion and indifference/ignorance that create violent storms of disturbance in the atmosphere, with strong winds of concepts, giving rise to tumultuous reactions of uproar and controversy … ie my way is better than your … Continue reading
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Tagged AVERSION, clarity, commonality, conflicting ideas, desire, ENLIGHTENMENT, fear, hope, Ignorance, indifference, pure consciousness, storms of disturbance, uproar
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YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE – LET GO
You’ve Heard It All Before – Let Go Let go, let go, let go … If we hold on to any idea, we suffer. As we get older, we realise that we’ve heard it all before. Life on earth isn’t … Continue reading
ARE WE ALMIGHTY IDIOTS, OR ARE WE OMNIPOTENT?
Are We Almighty Idiots, Or Are We Omnipotent? Almighty: having complete power. Omnipotent: unlimited. There are two ways of looking at this question. What is it that has complete power over us? It’s the mind, full of instructions, opinions and beliefs = … Continue reading
NATURE ALWAYS ADAPTS
Nature Always Adapts Through the laws of the universe, nature always adapts. We are universal nature, so we can adapt. Manipulating the laws of nature brings consequences. Understanding the laws of nature is the path to enlightenment. How is this? … Continue reading
IS THERE A SCRIPT?
Is There A Script? Is there a script? Certainly: the simple laws of the universe. Those who do not know these laws live in confusion. Good and evil both have the script, the formula, the principle, according to universal laws … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
TO BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT
To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt Practically everything that people say should be taken with a pinch of salt. Why? Because generally, whatever people say is just hearsay, rather than direct experience. According to Pliny the Elder (AD24 … Continue reading
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Tagged AVERSION, desire, indifference, Pliny, poison, the emotions, the negative emotions, the three poisons, wisdom
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ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE MOVE ACCORDING TO LAW
All Things In The Universe Move According To Law This law is attraction, repulsion and indifference. Time does not change, but all things change in time. Space does not change, but all things change within space. Consciousness does not change, … Continue reading
WHAT TRUTH CAN YOU RELY ON?
What Truth Can You Rely On? There are three significant words here: truth, you and rely. When we know both the absolute and relative meaning of these words, we know the Dharma. ‘Truth’: truth is that which never changes – … Continue reading
SEX, DESIRE AND WISDOM
Sex, Desire And Wisdom If it wasn’t for sex and desire, we wouldn’t be here – and neither would our gurus. Being born allows us all to ‘wise up’ to our true reality, so we needn’t feel guilty. We are … Continue reading
ONCE WE REALISE THE THREE KAYAS
Once We Realise The Three Kayas Once we realise the three Kayas, we understand everything. These three principles have a positive and negative aspect. They become negative when we ignore the positive. Positive: Dharmakaya = Emptiness Sambhogakaya = Consciousness Nirmanakaya … Continue reading
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Tagged AVERSION, compassoin, CONSCIOUSNESS, desire, Dharmakaya, emptiness, indifference, Nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, The three Kayas, the truth, waking up
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FINDING OUR TRUE LINEAGE
Finding Our True Lineage Returning to our inner intention. Being happy. There is a lineage calling within us all: it is our path to enlightenment. This isn’t an organisation or tradition; it’s an inner longing. It isn’t hope; it’s more … Continue reading
LACK CERTAINTY, LACK IMPACT
Lack Certainty, Lack Impact If we lack certainty about what we understand, we will lack the impact needed to achieve and realise our objective. Uncertainty leads to a lack of inner peace. Of course, certainty has many levels so, conventionally, … Continue reading
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Tagged AVERSION, bravo, certainty, desire, ego fixation, Ignorance, Inner peace, Pure Consciousness., realising our objective, uncertainty, weakness
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WORRY
Worry Worry is a mixture of hope and fear: we either hope something will happen and fear that it won’t, or fear something will happen and hope that it won’t. This is a human’s lot – there is always something … 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. 