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- THE DHARMA ISN’T HOITY-TOITY May 23, 2022
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- DHARMA NEEDS NO ADORNMENT May 21, 2022
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- SCIENCE AND RELIGION HAVE THE SAME EFFECT May 21, 2022
- FAMILY ATTACHMENTS May 19, 2022
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- LIFE IS DISSATISFACTION May 17, 2022
- THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND May 17, 2022
- WE NEED A CONSTANT REMINDER May 16, 2022
- MAKING OUR SELF FEEL BETTER … May 15, 2022
- DOES ANYTHING EXIST? May 15, 2022
- CAN THE DHARMA BE USED AGAINST HUMANITY? May 15, 2022
- THE MOMENT OF TOTAL CONFUSION May 13, 2022
- FORMS OF EMPTINESS May 12, 2022
- REALISING THE COMPLETE PICTURE May 11, 2022
- CHANGE: BECOMING DIFFERENT May 10, 2022
- WHAT IS SELF? May 9, 2022
- MIXING BUSINESS WITH MEDITATION May 7, 2022
- DZOGCHEN: THE RELIEF FROM DISAPPOINTMENT May 6, 2022
- WHAT IS DZOGCHEN? May 5, 2022
- WHERE ARE WE AT? May 3, 2022
- SOMETHING NOT RIGHT? May 1, 2022
- AND THE TRUTH IS UPSETTING April 30, 2022
- FIND YOUR ONE POINT IN LIFE April 29, 2022
- REFERENCE AND PREFERENCE April 28, 2022
- WE ARE MORE POWERFUL WHEN WE KNOW April 27, 2022
- JUDGING OTHERS BY WHAT’S IN OUR MIND April 26, 2022
- CHAOTIC SPACE April 25, 2022
- THE ONE PURPOSE OF LIFE April 24, 2022
- BREAD AND CIRCUSES April 23, 2022
- INTERFERING WITH NATURE April 23, 2022
- NICE, OR REALISTIC? April 21, 2022
- ACTUAL MEDITATION IS NON-MEDITATION April 20, 2022
- THE CURE BECOMES THE DISEASE April 19, 2022
- THE SHOCK OF REALISATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE April 17, 2022
- LIVING IN REALITY, OR IN A DREAM? April 16, 2022
- WE DO HAVE FREE WILL April 15, 2022
- KNOW THINE ENEMY April 14, 2022
- IS 9.7 BILLION PEOPLE TOO MANY? April 13, 2022
- COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS April 13, 2022
- STIMULATION & BOREDOM April 11, 2022
- COMPASSION IS RESPONSIBILITY THAT CHALLENGES OLD BRAIN April 10, 2022
- STOP LOOKING FOR ENLIGHTENMENT April 9, 2022
Tag Archives: discipline
WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
Why We Need One Another We need one another to put both the Dharma (teachings on ultimate reality) and our mind to the test. There are many reasons to hear others’ views, as these have a part to play in … Continue reading
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WHAT IS AUTHENTIC, GENUINE, VERIFIABLE PRACTICE?
What Is Authentic, Genuine, Verifiable Practice? It’s not meditation, chanting mantras, saying prayers, waving vajras and bells, doing prostrations, listening to teachings, holding retreats, shaving your head: neither is it in flags, Buddha statues, tanka paintings, shrines, beads, cords, robes, … Continue reading
KNOWING ONE IS KNOWING ALL
Knowing one is knowing all Sometimes we may be caught up in a path that does quite suit our temperament. I know I was! Different paths have different approaches: the path I was on went through different aspects of the … Continue reading
WAKING UP TO OUR POTENTIALITY
Waking up to our potential. This is an individual process for all of us. I thought I’d describe some personal experiences to illustrate what can happen, and maybe it will be of help 😉 After many years of prayer and … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 