Tag Archives: Buddha nature

NO MUD, NO BUDDHA

Posted on June 10, 2024 by tony

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?

Posted on March 17, 2024 by tony

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

Posted on August 29, 2023 by tony

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 →

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FIRST, WE DO NO HARM TO OUR SELF

Posted on July 15, 2020 by tony

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

Posted on August 31, 2015 by tony

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 →

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CLEANING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD

Posted on February 1, 2015 by tony

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 →

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MIND CONTROL – INFLICTING FEAR AND INFLICTING PLEASURE

Posted on September 6, 2014 by tony

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

Posted on May 9, 2014 by tony

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 →

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PURE!…PURE?…PURE!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by tony

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 →

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WITH PRACTICE, OUR PERCEPTION CHANGES

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tony

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

Posted on January 21, 2014 by tony

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 →

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KNOWING NOT KNOWING

Posted on September 21, 2013 by tony

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 →

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THE SECRET LIFE OF EMOTIONS IS OUR BUDDHA NATURE

Posted on April 5, 2013 by tony

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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