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- APPRECIATING THE TRUTH September 26, 2022
- JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL September 26, 2022
- JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING … September 26, 2022
- THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT September 26, 2022
- REAL OR SYNTHETIC? September 25, 2022
- MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN BUSINESS September 24, 2022
- KNOW YOUR OWN MIND September 24, 2022
- FIGHT OR FLIGHT … REALLY? September 23, 2022
- SPREADING MISINFORMATION September 22, 2022
- OUR ENEMY SHOWS US OUR STRENGTH … September 22, 2022
- WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST? September 21, 2022
- RECOGNISING THE NEED TO RECONDITION THE MIND September 19, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF September 18, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONING September 17, 2022
- THE OPPOSITE OF ABSOLUTE IS LIMITED September 16, 2022
- SO WHERE’S THE PROOF? September 16, 2022
- ARE ‘SOAP OPERAS’ A BRAIN WASHING TECHNIQUE? September 15, 2022
- BEWARE OF THE EXOTIC September 15, 2022
- NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES September 15, 2022
- HOW TO PROVE DIRECT EXPERIENCE September 14, 2022
- WE CANNOT BUY TRUTH September 13, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGE THOUGHTS, DON’T FOLLOW THEM September 13, 2022
- THE UTOPIAN IDEAL LEADS TO HELL September 12, 2022
- IT’S WORSE THAN YOU THINK, AND … September 12, 2022
- SOMETHING I DON’T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT September 12, 2022
- GROWING IN CONFIDENCE September 11, 2022
- OPEN TO THE PRESENT September 11, 2022
- REALISE THE OUTCOME, RECOGNISE THE JOURNEY September 10, 2022
- EASY DHARMA, DIFFICULT DHARMA September 10, 2022
- A GENUINE PRACTITIONER IS PRACTICAL September 9, 2022
- IS THE WORLD FULL OF BOTS? September 8, 2022
- MEDITATION IS DOING NOTHING September 8, 2022
- EXTREMELY SUBTLE DISINFORMATION September 7, 2022
- AN EMBRYO OF CONSCIOUSNESS September 6, 2022
- MIND: A PERCEPTION & RECORDING MACHINE September 6, 2022
- TIBETAN NYINGMA TRADITION September 5, 2022
- ATTACHMENT = LOSS OR CLARITY September 5, 2022
- NEVER EXAGGERATE DEMONS September 4, 2022
- DEMONS ARE MERELY OUR EMOTIONS September 4, 2022
- SHARP OR DULL INTELLECT September 3, 2022
- NATURAL IMMUNITY FROM SUFFERING September 2, 2022
- TRANSFORMATION OF BEING September 1, 2022
- THE AGE OF CONFLICT: THE FAST AGE August 31, 2022
- CONSUMERS OF CONFUSION August 30, 2022
- LETTING GO OF WELL-BEING August 29, 2022
- THE SIX PERFECTIONS ARE NOT SEPARATE August 28, 2022
- OM MANI PEME HUM ENDS INTERNAL STRUGGLE August 28, 2022
- GOOD AND EVIL August 27, 2022
- NOAH, THE FLOOD, TWO OF EACH ANIMAL … REALLY? August 26, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS IMPORTANT August 26, 2022
Tag Archives: discipline
OM MANI PEME HUM ENDS INTERNAL STRUGGLE
Om Mani Peme Hum Ends Internal Struggle Suffering or dissatisfaction is due to consciousness identifying with a set of ideas, creating a confused self-image that becomes subtly hostile because it doesn’t get what it wants. Consciousness needs guidance to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration meditation, discipline, ENLIGHTENMENT, generosity, mantra, morality, OM MANI PEME HUM, our confusion is known, our ultimate nature, patience, pure consciousness, suffering dissatisfaction, the mantra of compassion, the meaning of om mani peme hum, the six perfections, Transcendent Knowledge, well-being, wisdom
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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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Tagged ampthay, bias, compassion, concentration, Dharma, discipline, generosity, living compassion, morality, our progress to enlightenment, partial view of life, patience, teachings on ultimate reality, the 5 paramitas, the strong serve the weak, the suffering of others, the test of compassion, the views of others, wisdom
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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. 