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Tag Archives: Dharmakaya
LIFE IS GREAT THE WAY IT IS
Life Is Great The Way It Is That’s a strange thing to say, when the world view is not based on truth, but on beliefs. Truth is like space; many things can happen within it, but space remains exactly the … Continue reading
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Tagged absolutely true, Belief, CONSCIOUSNESS, Dharmakaya, emptiness, heaven, KARMA, life is great, Nirmanakaya, our collective ignorance, pure consciousness, sambhogakaya, Sat-Chit-Ananda, space is infinite, The Buddha, The Clear Light of Bliss, the world of suffering, truth, truth has no origin, unconfined compassion, Vedic teachings
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BEGINNER MIND, DZOGCHEN MIND
Beginner Mind, Dzogchen Mind It’s being ‘ordinary’. Don’t be confused about the word ‘Dzogchen’; it’s a Tibetan word for Zen, which is a Chinese word for our original essence, which is pure consciousness, which is just seeing. The problem with … Continue reading
IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH
If We Are Not Told The Truth If we’re not told the truth, what are we being told? If we’re not told the truth, then maybe – consciously or unconsciously – we are being told misunderstandings and untruths. If we … Continue reading
REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM
Realising God Through Buddhism 🙂 There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation – and it’s liberating. Buddhists do not believe in God the creator. Christians do believe in God the creator. But is there … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, common ground, Dharmakaya, emptiness, ENLIGHTENMENT, God, God the creator, liberation, Nirmanakaya, non-duality, our highest part, pure compassionate consciousness, pure consciousness, realisation, salveation, sambhogakaya, The three Kayas, Tibetan Buddhism
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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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THE TRUTH IS NOT WHAT IS WRITTEN
The Truth Is Not What Is Written The truth is in that which is reading what is written Becoming scholarly and book learnt in worldly or spiritual affairs, we become sophisticated, proud and even narcissistic, acquiring an unconscious self-centredness arising from a … Continue reading
IS RIGPA ANARCHY?
Is Rigpa Anarchy? Rigpa is the absolute freedom of the individual. Anarchy is the absolute freedom of the individual. The difference is in the application; Rigpa is knowing one’s true nature, whereas ma-rigpa is not knowing one’s true nature. If we … Continue reading
IN AND OUT OF NOW
In And Out Of Now Now is always present, whether we notice it or not Tulku Urgyen’s phrase describes the moment now as “spontaneous presence”. but what is spontaneous presence in actuality? We can say words such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, … Continue reading
DHARMAKAYA, SAMBHOGAKAYA AND NIRMANAKAYA?
Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya And Nirmanakaya? Simple! Dharmakaya: finding nothing – emptiness. Sambhogakaya: awareness of finding nothing – the brightness of clarity. Nirmanakaya: the inseparability of the two – clear light – unconfined compassion. Why is this compassion? Because … Continue reading
DHARMAKAYA, SAMBHOGAKAYA, NIRMANAKAYA
Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya Doesn’t that sound mysterious? Nothing to do with you? When you look into the mind, not-finding an observer, that is Dharmakaya – emptiness. Being aware of not-finding an observer is Sambhogakaya – clarity. Nirmanakaya is the unity … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA, ADVAITA … ?
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Shunyata, Dharmakaya, Advaita … ? These are either attractive and mystical-sounding words, or they represent most ordinary aspect of reality in the infinite universe. These are simply Tibetan and Sanskrit terms for non-duality. The pure, uncontaminated emptiness of … Continue reading
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Tagged ADVIATA., Dharmakaya, Dzogchen, Gospel of Thomas., Mahamudra., Shunyata
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THE ILLUSORY NATURE OF EMPTINESS
The Illusory Nature of Emptiness Merely saying, “It is emptiness”, isn’t emptiness. We have to resolve this for ourselves, through direct experience. But who is doing the resolving? The word ’emptiness’ isn’t satisfactory for describing our pure essential nature. If we call it ‘shunyata’ … Continue reading
PHRASEOLOGY, NOMENCLATURE, PARLANCE, TERMINOLOGIES
Phraseology, Nomenclature, Parlance, Terminologies can go over our heads and make us feel that we will never understand. 😀 😀 😀 ‘The indistinguishability of samsara and nirvana’…? ‘Thought and dharmakaya are a unity’…? It’s like this: Water and wetness are … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharmakaya, inseparability, nirvana, Samsara, spiritual terminology
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UNCERTAINTY IS THE KEY TO RECOGNISING PURE AWARENESS
Uncertainty is the Key to Recognising Pure Awareness If we think we are pure awareness, we have just come out of pure awareness. If there is uncertainty about pure awareness, merely be aware of that which is aware of that … Continue reading
FINDING OUR SPIRITUAL CENTRE
Finding Our Spiritual Centre Our funny problem…. If we say we found it, it cannot be it…but we cannot deny that we have one. We have two realities – ultimate and conventional.The conventional looks for the ultimate and finds nothing.In … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA WITHIN ‘ME’
The Buddha within ‘me’. I am a Dharma student, who wishes to share experiences as they come along. At each step on the path, perception changes: we may use the same words, but the meaning refines. It is an ongoing … Continue reading
WHERE DOES LOVE ACTUALLY COME FROM?
Where does love actually come from? Love comes from joy.Joy comes from confidence.Confidence comes from knowing.Knowing comes from awareness.Awareness comes from recognisingpure essence. Love is our Nirmanakaya aspect – manifestation.Awareness is our Sambhogakaya aspect – clarity.Essence is our Dharmakaya aspect … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharmakaya, Love, Nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
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THE TERMINOLOGY OF THE THREE KAYAS
The Terminology of Three Kayas If you are like me and get confused about terminology, this may help your confusion…I mean, clarify your confusion! The traditional names for our three enlightened qualities are dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmankaya. These are known … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharmakaya, Fruition, Ground, Nirmanakaya, path, sambhogakaya
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HOW DO I KNOW, I KNOW?
How do I know, I know? Language plays tricks. If we remove the word ‘I’ from this question, it now asks, “How does knowing know?” We then realise that there is only knowing that knows. There is no need (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Dharmakaya, emptiness, knowing, Love
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CLARITY OF MIND v CLARITY OF ESSENCE
Clarity of Mind v Clarity of Essence. To refine our understanding, we must know the distinction between mind and essence, otherwise we will be constantly caught up in a conceptual mental state. I can’t go too far in this discussion, … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 consciousnesses, Clarity of Essence, Dharmakaya, Rigpa
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E-MOTIONS
E-motions First of all, I would like to say how much I truly appreciate all contributions – they are genuinely inspiring, and often leads in an interesting direction. Yesterday, Rob (Crested Duck) mentioned that he thought we were energy and … 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. 