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- 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
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
- THE CLEVER BLIND SPOT May 21, 2026
- BUDDHAS IN BANALITY May 21, 2026
- TWO PATHS OF CRITICAL MASS May 20, 2026
- GENUINELY SEEKING TRUTH May 20, 2026
- STAYING ON OUR PATH May 20, 2026
- VALUING AWARENESS May 19, 2026
Tag Archives: Buddhas
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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Tagged bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Mind training, sentient beings, wisdom
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TO CONFORM OR TO DIFFER?
To Conform Or To Differ? Once We See, We Cannot Not See The light’s on! Conform: comply, abide by, obey, follow, keep to, hold to, adhere to, stick to, cling to… Differ: deviate from, depart from, run counter to, contradict, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhas, HUMAN CONFORMITY., HUMAN LOVE v SPIRITUAL LOVE.
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LOSING FAITH WITH RELIGION?
Losing Faith With Religion? We are naturally spiritual, but not religious. Spirit is the experience of awareness the moment before expressing thought or sound. It’s natural to all creatures. We are naturally spiritual, but not religious. Religion and philosophy are … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhas, Losing Faith With Religion?, Religion and Spirituality.
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WE ARE OXYMORONS
We Are Oxymorons Paradox, contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity, anomaly, conflict, absurdity, oddity, enigma, puzzle, mystery, conundrum, oxymoron. We are enlightened beings in a sentient body, forgetting that we are enlightened beings. We are all Buddhas in the mud. Buddhism is being … Continue reading
WHY WE LACK COMPASSION?
Why We Lack Compassion? The essence of mind is beautiful and, in actuality, conceptual mind is also beautiful as long as we – empty awareness – don’t cling to it. Conceptual mind is beautiful because, when scanned, it can come … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhas, harmony and understanding, Why We Lack Compassion
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GRATITUDE of KNOWLEDGE
Gratitude of Knowledge. ‘Getting it’ Joy is in knowing. This ‘knowing’ is not merely being told something that’s just nice to know: it’s when you really ‘get it’!!! It is actually experienced. How does this happen, and why? When we … 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. 