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- THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT June 23, 2026
- A FOOL TO ONESELF June 23, 2026
- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
- THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS June 22, 2026
- THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD June 22, 2026
- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
- IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD? June 20, 2026
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- 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
Tag Archives: Buddha nature
NO MUD, NO BUDDHA
No Mud, No Buddha No mud, no Buddha. Know mud, know Buddha. The mud is the illusory concepts of mind which is realised as Buddha nature, our enlightened reality. Seeing the mud, and realising that the mud never existed is … Continue reading
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WHY ARE THERE HOLY PLACES?
Why Are There Holy Places? Why are there holy buildings, holy robes, holy names, honorific language? Pure consciousness is nothing special; we all have buddha nature – pure mind. If it is made special, we weaken it. Elaboration smothers the … Continue reading
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LIVING IN AN UNREALISED WORLD
Living In An Unrealised World Living in an unrealised world … it’s tricky because we play all sorts of tricks in the mind – our little fixations. Realisation: an act of becoming fully aware. Much depends on our level of understanding, … Continue reading
FIRST, WE DO NO HARM TO OUR SELF
First, We Do No Harm To Our Self Doing no harm is protection. Being fully aware of one’s reactions to others is being free in the moment of seeing. No harm is done. There is no retaliation. No karma is … Continue reading
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WE ARE ALL BUDDHAS IN THE MUD
We Are All Buddhas In The Mud Although our true nature is awake and pure, it is obscured by defilements and attitudes. And so, we forget our true nature, putting more value on the defilements and attitudes. We are like … Continue reading
CLEANING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD
Cleaning The Buddha In The Mud Each one of us has a perfect Buddha nature. However, each one of us in the six realms is stained by negative thoughts, afflicting emotions and bad deeds. These stains are like ‘mud’ clinging … Continue reading
MIND CONTROL – INFLICTING FEAR AND INFLICTING PLEASURE
Mind Control – Inflicting Fear and Inflicting Pleasure It’s interesting that two books from the past – George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” warn us of mind control through inflicting fear and inflicting pleasure.* Funnily enough, someone … Continue reading
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PRECIOUS HUMAN BIRTH
Precious human birth. There are an incalculable number of sentient beings on this planet. Anything that moves and makes a decision is sentient..having a mind. Therefore has Buddha nature! Some of these beings are human. Most humans spend their lives … Continue reading
PURE!…PURE?…PURE!
Pure?…Pure!…Pure? The word pure can easily be misunderstood: it seems to have connotations of something unattainable and scary…“Nobody’s that pure!” Every thing has contaminants, especially our minds. When talking about ‘pure awareness’ – about this being our true nature – … Continue reading
WITH PRACTICE, OUR PERCEPTION CHANGES
With practice, our perception changes The words we use may be the same, but the understanding of those words refines through experience. Basically, the experience is beyond words. The changes may be subtle and may not seem significant to others, … Continue reading
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WITH CLARITY COMES RESPONSIBILITY
With clarity comes responsibility With meditation comes clarity.With clarity comes responsibility.Through meditation, we are now able to focus,feel confident and have less doubt, and areless given to acting out our emotions. Here comes the challenging dilemma:we recognise that others do … Continue reading
KNOWING NOT KNOWING
Knowing not knowing. We are pure embodied beingsof luminous consciousnessimprisoned in a karmic creationofour own ignorance. There are two forces in this relative universe: good – knowing and evil – not knowing. In absolute terms, there is neither, as absolute … Continue reading
THE SECRET LIFE OF EMOTIONS IS OUR BUDDHA NATURE
The secret life of emotions is our Buddha nature. (catch ’em if you can!) Emotions are re-actions, revealing our Buddha nature. Emotions – if acted out – become negative. In their first instance, they are pure awareness. Buddha nature. … Continue reading
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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. 