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- CONFUSED – SO WE JOIN A GROUP July 30, 2026
- THE RATCHET EFFECT July 30, 2026
- REALISATION IS CONFIDENCE July 29, 2026
- EVIL IS AN EXAGGERATED ‘I’ July 29, 2026
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- HOW DO WE KNOW WE AREN’T BRAINWASHED? July 26, 2026
- THE FINAL ANSWER IS KNOWING NOTHING July 25, 2026
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- LABELS ARE DOGMA/OPINIONS July 24, 2026
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- EVIL IS IGNORANCE July 23, 2026
- WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING July 23, 2026
- FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY July 22, 2026
- A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION July 21, 2026
- MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE July 20, 2026
- THE PERFECT PRACTICAL PRACTICE July 19, 2026
- EGO IS THE DEVIL INCARNATED July 18, 2026
- THE EGO ISN’T REAL July 18, 2026
- TRAPPED IN EGO IS LIVING IN HELL July 18, 2026
- WE ARE FED JUNK July 18, 2026
- PRACTISING THE PRACTICE July 17, 2026
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- INVERT THE PYRAMID July 17, 2026
- ACADEMIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC DISTRACTIONS July 16, 2026
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- LED TO BELIEVE WE’RE NOT ENLIGHTENED July 15, 2026
- OUR CONFUSION IS BASED ON LABELS July 15, 2026
- VALUING EMPTINESS – PURE KNOWINGNESS July 15, 2026
- NOTHING IS NEW July 15, 2026
- OUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT OUR OWN July 15, 2026
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Tag Archives: dogma
IMPRISONED BY DOCTRINE
Imprisoned By Doctrine The problem with adherence to doctrine/ideology/scriptureis emotional immaturity,and a lack of tolerance and compassion. Religion – or any ideology – seems to make people narrow-minded. They can quote doctrine and talk the talk, but this is meaningless … Continue reading
MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION IS RARE
Meaningful Communication Is Rare If we cannot communicate meaningfully, then evil has greater power. Evil is the opinions of ego, rather than empirical understanding of reality. Meaningful discussion is rare these days. Ever been to a pantomime? We live in … Continue reading
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WHEN DOGMA TAKES OVER THE HEART
When Dogma Takes Over The Heart You know what I mean … Dogma is any belief held unquestioningly and with indefensible certainty. Dogma: from ancient Greek: opinion, belief, judgement … it seems that. Heart: innermost part or essence. This is exactly where we go wrong, when we … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, dogma, ESSENCE, following the form, realisation, Suffering, the heart
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DOGMA
Dogma When others’ dogma becomes our dogma, we have veered away from our direct path to enlightenment. When others’ information becomes our information, we have veered away from our direct path to enlightenment. Enlightenment: full realisation of reality, released from … Continue reading
WHY I WRITE A BLOG
Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading
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Tagged being still, complete knowledge, complete truth, CONSCIOUSNESS, DHARMA QUESTIONS, dogma, elaborations in Buddhism, esoteric, exoteric, falling in line, KARMA, Meditation, non-meditation, personalrealisation, pure consciousness, recognising truth, spirituality, The Buddha, The path to enlightenment, what is life about, wisom
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WHEN WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW
When We Know, We Cannot Un-know When we know – or recognise – the true nature of our being, which is pure awareness, a challenging problem arises. It is extremely difficult to talk to people who don’t know. It is … Continue reading
THE COCOON OF NO CIRCUMFERENCE
The Cocoon Of No Circumference Emptiness that envelops everything Meditation is being thought-free, and not thought-less. Thought-free is being free of thoughts – spacious – clear – light – with limitless joy and compassion. The cocoon of no limitations. Thought-less … Continue reading
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Tagged dogma, misguided meditation, spiritual rules, thought-free meditation, thoughtless meditation
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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. 