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- DHARMA NEEDS NO ADORNMENT May 21, 2022
- SOME DAYS ARE LIGHT, SOME HEAVY, SOME FLAT May 21, 2022
- BEYOND KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING IS KNOWINGNESS May 21, 2022
- SCIENCE AND RELIGION HAVE THE SAME EFFECT May 21, 2022
- FAMILY ATTACHMENTS May 19, 2022
- MEDITATION ONLY SPOILS IT May 18, 2022
- 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
- BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD April 9, 2022
- FAKE GURUS, REAL GURUS AND RELIABLE GURUS April 9, 2022
- THE DAILY CLONE April 8, 2022
- COMPASSION IS MATURITY OF UNDERSTANDING April 5, 2022
- MEDITATION ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS? April 2, 2022
- FINDING YOUR DEMON March 31, 2022
- FINDING YOUR GURU March 31, 2022
Tag Archives: dissatisfaction
IT’S THE SAME OLD TEACHING
It’s the Same Old Old Teaching We worry, and there is that which sees this worry. That’s it. That is the essence of all teachings on our essential nature. Worry is a reaction to our impermanent environment; it is experienced … Continue reading
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOU?
Are You Satisfied With You? Any dissatisfaction can be the beginning of enlightenment. If we aren’t dissatisfied, we stay as we are – unenlightened. Dissatisfaction could be about our self, or the world in which we live. Can we change … Continue reading
I CAN’T FIND CONSCIOUSNESS!
I Can’t Find Consciousness! Are you saying that you are not conscious? Of course not. Are you saying you are not conscious of your thoughts? Of course not. Consciousness is naturally what we are, first and foremost. We don’t need … Continue reading
UNSTUCK
Unstuck The complete teaching Recognising that all dissatisfaction is fleeting and that recognition is constant, travelling around and arriving at the starting place, nothing has changed, and yet there is a feeling of completeness. In completeness, recognition and dissatisfaction are … Continue reading
INSPIRATION IS BOTH MAGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
Inspiration Is Both Magical And Psychological Inspiration can seem magical, in the sense of seeming to come out of the blue, but it is actually a reminder of something we always knew: “Why didn’t I see that before?!” We didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged dissatisfaction, inspiration, inspirational, seeing the light, waking up
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THE ADAPTABLE ADEPT
The Adaptable Adept As humans, we are highly adaptable. This is a double-edged sword: we have both the potential of becoming an adept in enlightened activity and the ability to remain ingenious adepts at staying unenlightened. There are thus two … Continue reading
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Tagged craving, dissatisfaction, enough is enough, spiritual aptitude
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REPULSED BY ATTRACTION
Repulsed by Attraction The reason that we are dissatisfied We are interested in and attracted to something or someone, and then find that it is not precisely what we are looking for. This is usually because of the way people … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, dissatisfaction, Kali Yuga, Mahabharata, the art of happiness, Thich Nhat Hanh.
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“YEAH, YEAH, BUT I’M STILL NOT SATISFIED!”
“Yeah, yeah, but I’m still not satisfied!” Now the real work begins… Repeating a lot of spiritual stuff doesn’t mean anything. The question is, does it make a change in our life, and attitude? People can acquire a lot of … Continue reading
THE PROOF OF THE TRUTH
The Proof Of The Truth Is In The Proving Of The Truth It’s in the actual experience, and not in the words The Buddha’s teachings can be described in one word – recognition (…or awareness…or perception…or consciousness…or seeing…they’re all the … Continue reading
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Tagged dissatisfaction, Proving truth, THE BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS, The four noble truths
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EXPERIENCE AND STILLNESS IS AWARENESS AND EMPTINESS
Experience and Stillness is Awareness and Emptiness “Two birds sat in the self-same tree:one pecked of the fruitwhile the other sat and watched.”(the two truths) From the highest point of view, we (as empty essence) use experience/awareness, to enjoy and … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness and Emptiness, BEAUTY, dissatisfaction, Love and Compassion, Shunyata
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STILL DEPRESSED AND DISSATISFIED?!
Still depressed and dissatisfied?! You are absolutely right to be depressed and dissatisfied, because everything around us is feeding our mind with concepts! We have two obstacles: one is that we do not know our true nature, and the other … 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. 