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Tag Archives: Demonic activity
MARA IS THE PATH
Mara Is The Path ‘Mara’ is the Sanskrit word for demonic activity; it’s the evil-doing that causes confusion, chaos, and conflict because of a belief in a self-image. As long as we hold on to anything, that is Mara activity. … Continue reading
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REVERSING DEMONIC CAPTIVITY
Reversing Demonic Captivity Being captivated by demonic activity should be the incentive to seek freedom.Sentimentality won’t do this.Protesting won’t do this.We have to recognise the state of fearing words. It is this demonic activity that either awakens consciousness, or sends … Continue reading
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APATHY IN CONSCIOUSNESS
Apathy In Consciousness Apathy is being indifferent to whatever goes on in our mind. We’d rather be drawn into what is going on ‘out there’. This is demonic activity in action = distraction/entertainment which is spiritual laziness. Spirituality is just … Continue reading
BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM AND ADVANCED BUDDHISM
Beginners’ Buddhism and Advanced Buddhism These are the same teaching, and you don’t have to be Buddhist to realise these teachings: the Buddha wasn’t! It is obvious that the Buddha must have been aware of the Vedic tradition, which expressed … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced, an illusory I, beginners, Beginners' Buddhism, Demonic activity, distractions, free in the moment of seeing, impermanence, our primordial reality, practitioners, relative and ultimate, resting in pure consciousness, The Two Truths, the unity of the two truths
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HOW ARE WE UNIQUE?
How Are We Unique? We are a mixture of pure consciousness and karma. Karma is the accumulation of habitual ideas which gives rise to re-actions. We usually express ourselves through this karmic mist. This expression or manifestation isn’t unique as … Continue reading
INNER AND OUTER DEMONIC ACTIVITY
Inner And Outer Demonic Activity Demonic activity is anything that creates obstacles. This is especially relevant to spiritual practitioners as subtle distractions take attention away from our path to liberation, and back to the mundane. How often do we just … Continue reading
KEEPING REALITY AT ARM’S LENGTH
Keeping Reality at Arm’s Length Theory is good. Philosophy is good, but it’s not the real thing. We can acquire a polished-looking package, but we are faking it – our laundry still needs cleaning. Repeating the words of the masters … Continue reading
DEMON ACTIVITY IS A SHOCK!
Demon Activity is a Shock! We receive positive blessings from enlightened beings, and we also receive negative blessings from demons. When you receive blessings from demons, you won’t want to hear about the Dharma: the understanding about the relationship of … 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. 