-
Join 494 other subscribers
-
Archives
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
Tag Archives: Dzogchen
DZOGCHEN
Dzogchen ‘Dzogchen’ just means pure consciousness. It’s nothing amazing; it’s reading these words without comment.The moment we start commenting, we lose Dzogchen. If, however, we have realised pure consciousness,then comments are an expression of that realisation. Saying this, comments are … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged consciousnesses, Dzogchen, enlightened, we need a receptive mind
Leave a comment
GIVING UP HOPE IS HEAVEN
Giving Up Hope Is Heaven Giving up hope is Heaven, Nirvana, Dzogchen, Tao, Zen … There is nothing to hold onto, and nothing to fear. The moment I gave up Buddhism and followed the Buddha’s instruction of “Don’t take my … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN ISN’T A TEACHING
Dzogchen Isn’t A Teaching Dzogchen is another name for what we are: pure consciousness. There’s no getting away from it. 🙂 If we think Dzogchen is something extra – extra special to make us extra, extra special – that is … Continue reading
FROM INFORMATION TO A FIRM FOUNDATION
From Information To A Firm Foundation Information is something we receive, but have not experienced as we are still looking for the conclusion of this information. The result is little or no empathetic understanding, as we haven’t had the experience … Continue reading
WHAT DO ‘PROPER’ PEOPLE DO?
What Do ‘Proper’ People Do? Proper people: conforming to conventional established standards of behaviour and manners; correct, with good taste and being right. Improper people: not in accordance with accepted standards. Aggression towards the established view, whether political or spiritual, … Continue reading
THE DZOGCHEN TEACHINGS
The Dzogchen Teachings It is said that the Dzogchen teachings are only available in a dark age of conflict and confusion. This is because of the rawness of life is more conducive for those who want change; if we were … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged conflict and confusion, Dzogchen, ENLIGHTENMENT, limited happiness, The Buddha, the student
Leave a comment
CAN A BEGINNER KNOW DZOGCHEN?
Can A Beginner Know Dzogchen? Can a beginner know Dzogchen? Certainly. Beginner mind, Dzogchen mind, pure consciousness! What’s it all about? Just stay there … rest in open awareness. Not knowing, but realising knowingness is present, is Dzogchen. Pure consciousness … Continue reading
THE RABBIT HOLE AND DZOGCHEN
The Rabbit Hole And Dzogchen ‘Down the rabbit hole’ is a quotation from the fantasy story of “Alice In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, where things got curiouser and curiouser. We live in such a place of illusions in our minds, … Continue reading
ON THE ESOTERIC LEVEL, ALL PATHS ARE NON-DUALITY
On The Esoteric Level, All Paths Are Non-Duality On the esoteric level, all paths are non-duality:pure consciousness. Zen, Tao, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Vedanta … and possibly a rare individual of no denomination … all are non-believers. They are no longer believers; … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Dao, display, Dzogchen, esoteric, exoteric, form and essence, it just is, Mahamudra, non-duality, pure consciousness, REALITY, theorists, Vedanta, zen
Leave a comment
WHY ARE WE AT ODDS WITH OTHERS?
Why Are We At Odds With Others? This is a delicate subject, as it’s to do with the ability to understand. It’s not possible to be too specific here as people may misunderstand and become upset, so we’ll have to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged attitude, compassion, discipline, Dzogchen, inferior, KARMA, middling, realisation, study and practice, superior
1 Comment
THE AGE OF DZOGCHEN
The Age Of Dzogchen Dzogchen is the Tibetan word for the direct realisation of what we are; pure consciousness. In the Indian text, the “Mahabharata”, this is the age of the Kali Yuga – the age of conflict – but … Continue reading
WE CAN ONLY BE HAPPY …
We Can Only Be Happy … We can only be happy when we know unhappiness. The universe is complete in opposites when, in reality, opposites are one. If we say dark, there must be light. An object and its reflection … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN: THE RELIEF FROM DISAPPOINTMENT
Dzogchen: The Relief From Disappointment The disappointment is the sudden realisation that there is no more. That’s it? That is the relief – the freedom from seeking a confused seeker – because there is no seeker. Hope and fear dissolve … Continue reading
WHAT IS DZOGCHEN?
What Is Dzogchen? ‘Dzogchen’ is a Tibetan word for natural, pure consciousness. What is the practice of Dzogchen? To realise it. How? Drop any meditation. Why? Dzogchen is what we already are. And it isn’t a practice. We are Dzogchen. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged a life of empathy, appearances and recognition are simultaneous, drop the meditation, Dzogchen, Meditation, non-dual awareness, non-duality, nothing to relate to, pure consciousness, the dark version, the mystery, the ultimate truth, we are dzogchen, we cannot find consciousness
Leave a comment
COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS
Compassion For Dzogchen Practitioners The most challenging kind of compassion is towards those who assume that they are Dzogchen practitioners. Dzogchen is the ultimate reality of pure consciousness, accompanied by ultimate compassion-for-all. Many dive in and attend Dzogchen courses, but … Continue reading
DON’T TRUST ANYONE WHO MENTIONS VIPASSANA! :D
Don’t Trust Anyone Who Mentions Vipassana! 😀 There is enchantment and bewilderment in exotic words. If we are dissatisfied with our life, we look for something more, something different. This is a bit of a trap, as we still end … Continue reading
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
LIFE IS LEVELS OF APPRENTICESHIP
Life Is Levels Of Apprenticeship Life is a series of levels of apprenticeship; in this way, we are always beginners. “Zen mind, beginner mind.” Dzogchen mind, beginner mind. Maha Ati mind, beginner mind. Pure consciousness mind, beginner mind. God consciousness … Continue reading
ADEPTS ADAPT
Adepts Adapt Adapt: to adjust to new conditions. Adept: one who realises the nature of reality. In all times and places, adepts arise within complex social and cultural structures, adjusting to each immediate environment. This isn’t a matter of adopting something new: it is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adepts., Dzogchen, Mara., Pure Consciousness., Troubled minds.
Leave a comment
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, RIGPA, TREKCHO, TOGYAL, ZEN, MAHA ATI, TAO, GOD CONSCIOUSNESS …
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Rigpa, Trekcho, Togyal, Zen, Maha Ati, Tao, God consciousness … If we are still chasing after words, we are branding ourselves with yet more concepts that separate us. These terms all mean direct seeing of pure consciousness. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged branding, concepts, direct seeing, Dzogchen, just seeing, MAHA ATI, Mahamudra, pure consciousness, Rigpa, separation, Togyal, Trekcho
Leave a comment
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Advaita, Buddhis, divinity, Doubt, Dzogchen, God, MahaAti, Mahamudra, non-duality, pure consciousness, Self, spiritual endeavour, unfabricated awareness, Upanishads, Vedanta
Leave a comment
WALKING IN DARKNESS
Walking In Darkness There are Dzogchen teachings everywhere; it all depends on how we see. In the New Testament, Corinthians 13 was written around 1,720 years ago, and is as true today as it was then – and even further … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Corinthians 13, dispelling darkness, Dzogchen, Glass darkly., Samsaric gods.
Leave a comment
CLEAR IMITATION – CONFUSED IMITATION
Clear Imitation – Confused Imitation We have a choice of two paths in life: one is to follow organised confusion, and the other is to realise our original wisdom. We know what organised confusion is like as we live in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Atiyoga, Dzogchen, Father Son Holy Ghost, Sanatana Dharma, THREE KAYAS
3 Comments
THE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
The Really Uncomfortable Truth Pure consciousness in Dzogchen is called the The Great Perfection. Our essence is the Great Perfection; we are the Great Perfection. To want to look at this subject, we have to have had some blessings from … Continue reading
FULLY BEING
Fully Being Fully being means nothing obscuring our experience. No ideas, no concepts, no fixations, no obsessions, no habitual judgements. No shadows. The true nature of our mind is totally clear of any neuroses concerning self and the world around us. … Continue reading
DO WE FEEL WE’RE NOT MAKING SPIRITUAL PROGRESS?
Do We Feel We’re Not Making Spiritual Progress? This is a psychological dilemma rather than a spiritual one. Spirit is nothing more than pure consciousness; it’s what we are, right now. It is that which sees these words without comment … Continue reading
FINDING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
Finding What You Are Looking For There are around 2,360 entries on this blog … probably too many 😀 In ‘Search’ (right at the bottom of the page), try typing a word that comes to mind, and see what pops … Continue reading
WE ALL NEED A FEELING OF SUCCESS
We All Need A Feeling Of Success Life has become so diverse that we no longer have time to become an expert, or feel satisfied. We look at the world and it’s confused, and always seems to need an upgrade! … Continue reading
FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING
Forgetting and Remembering Methods and Liberation The techniques and the destination There are two views of a spiritual path; one is how we travel along to get somewhere, and the other is, on having arrived, realising that there is nowhere … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged completion state, Dzogchen, empty awareness, free of technique, liberation, mindful, the destination, two methods, Vajrayana
1 Comment
BODHICITTA, PARAMITAS, OM MANI PEME HUM …
Bodhicitta, Paramitas, Om mani peme hum … … all mean the same thing. Bodhicitta, the paramitas, om mani peme hum are all the six perfections: generosity, patience, conscience, perseverance, meditation/concentration, and wisdom There is: Relative and ultimate bodhicitta. Relative and … Continue reading
THE STRONG SERVE THE WEAK
The Strong Serve The Weak In a good world, the strong serve the weak: confident compassion. In a bad world, the weak serve the strong: insecure subservience. In a good world, the weak can realise their potential. In a bad … Continue reading
Abraham, The Vedas and Dzogchen
Abraham, The Vedas and Dzogchen There is – and has to be – a commonality of spiritual traditions that unifies us all. But there is – or could be – a simple misunderstanding that misleads us into being separate. Once … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham the Hebrew., Dzogchen, Kabbalah, The Kingdom of Heaven., ZION.
4 Comments
WAKE UP, OR DREAM ON
Wake Up, Or Dream On If the designs on our mobile phone are meant to trick us so that we become addicted to staring at a screen, just review everything else in life. Psychologists know all about us because they … Continue reading
THE ESSENCE OF DZOGCHEN
The Essence of Dzogchen Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for ‘the great perfection’, and the ‘great perfection’ is simply pure consciousness/empty awareness. In Sanskrit’ it is called Maha Ati. If any more is said about this, it will just sound … Continue reading
IS THERE SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME?
Is There Someone To Watch Over Me? This is down to our personal opinion, or school of thought. Are we being watched by a God? Gods? Those who have gone before? Aliens? We can’t limit our appraisal, can 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
THERE IS NO SPIRITUAL MYSTERY
There Is No Spiritual Mystery There never was. A ‘mystery’ occurs to a confused mind when it assumes that it does not know. Confusion arises when our mind is full of concepts and assumptions: these concepts and assumptions obscure pure … Continue reading
THE KABBALAH AND DZOGCHEN
The Kabbalah And Dzogchen All religions have their esoteric side and their exoteric side. Esoteric – understood by the few (within) Exoteric – intended for the general public (outside) Why? This might relate to interest and capacity, or it could … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN AND THE GREAT MUD
Dzogchen And The Great Mud The word ‘Dzogchen’ sounds pretty exotic, doesn’t it? I thought so when I first heard it … “Dzogchen!” If we look it up, we enter the world of the Tibetan Nyingma tradition. However, all words … Continue reading
BEGUILED BY STILLNESS AND BY OCCURRENCES
Beguiled* By Stillness And By Occurrences Meditators can be blinded by stillness. Ordinary people are blinded by occurrences. In both cases, we become stuck and fixated. When lost in stillness, we become meditation gods. When lost in occurrences, we become … Continue reading
WAKING, DOZING, AND … ZZZ …
Waking, Dozing, and …zzz….. When introduced to the nature of mind, which is pure awareness, we might say, “It’s wow! This is great!” … a….n…d … back to sleep … 😀 In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, the approach to reality … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged baby rigpa, Dzogchen, living in a dreamscape, Pure Awareness, Rigpa, stabilising rigpa
2 Comments
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ADVIATA., Dharmakaya, Dzogchen, Gospel of Thomas., Mahamudra., Shunyata
Leave a comment
I WANT TO BE CONNECTED TO DZOGCHEN…
I Want To Be Connected To Dzogchen… …what a joke! You are Dzogchen! Shabkar Tsokdrug Rangdrol. “Some people put their hope into the view of mental fabrication. Though they have learning, it is only of dead words. Though they have … Continue reading
TSOKNYI RINPOCHE III
Tsoknyi Rinpoche III For authentic teachings, go to: http://www.tsoknyirinpoche.org Tsoknyi Rinpoche Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (b. 13 March 1966) the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is … Continue reading
FITTING THE RIGHT TEACHING TO THE RIGHT STUDENT
Fitting The Right Teaching To The Right Student It is said that a teacher must not give high teachings to low students, and low teachings to high students, as this may cause them to step off the path: one will … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism., Dzogchen, Right student right teacher.
1 Comment
THE TEACHER OF EXPERIENCES
The Teacher Of Experiences “Once we attain stability in the correct body posture, it does not matter how we sit. In fact, we should try to seek out what is difficult. Go to a scary place, or an uncomfortable place, … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN TWO PARALLEL UNIVERSES
We Live In Two Parallel Universes at the same time. Scepticism in an open mind It is interesting that, when one takes a step into the mind, another step presents itself; this is how one evolves. It is we who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Dzogchen, relative and ultimate reality, scepticism, the importance of questioning
1 Comment
BUDDHA OR TEACHER OR TEACHINGS?
Buddha or Teacher or Teachings? Which is the most important? It’s an vital question. In Tibetan Buddhism, the human teacher is all important as it’s an oral tradition*; without the teacher, the teachings of the Buddha would not be available … 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. 