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- INTELLECTUALISATION BLOCKS DIRECT EXPERIENCE March 31, 2023
- THE SHOCK OF DELUSION March 30, 2023
- WHY THIS BLOG ISN’T PUBLICISED March 29, 2023
- THE EXOTERIC AND THE ESOTERIC March 28, 2023
- IS RELIGION THE ULTIMATE QUACKERY? March 27, 2023
- COMMENTS ARE NECESSARY March 27, 2023
- SLAVERY March 27, 2023
- MEDITATION IS A TUNE-UP March 27, 2023
- REPEATING LABELS March 27, 2023
- THERE ARE MANY WISE WORDS March 27, 2023
- KNOW YOUR ENEMY, KNOW YOURSELF March 27, 2023
- OBLIVIOUS TO OUR REALITY March 26, 2023
- THE ILLUSION WITHIN THE ILLUSION March 25, 2023
- DON’T LET WHAT’S OUT THERE IN HERE March 24, 2023
- WHAT IF THERE IS A FIFTH COLUMN? March 24, 2023
- REASONING IS EMPATHY March 24, 2023
- A WORLD OF MENDACIOUS SOPHISTRY March 23, 2023
- A WORLD OF WAFFLE March 23, 2023
- THE SEED, THE MUD AND THE FRUIT March 23, 2023
- OUR ENEMY IS NOT OUR ENEMY March 23, 2023
- A TALENT FOR DEPENDENCY March 22, 2023
- EXPERIENCING TRAUMA MAKES US EMPATHETIC March 21, 2023
- SELF & ESSENCE March 21, 2023
- CORRUPTING CONSCIOUSNESS March 20, 2023
- DON’T FOLLOW A NAME March 20, 2023
- ARE WE CONSCIOUS OR UNCONSCIOUS BEINGS? March 20, 2023
- SIMPLY BEYOND THE MIND March 20, 2023
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS SO ORDINARY March 19, 2023
- DON’T BE A ‘PERFECT MEDITATOR’ March 18, 2023
- EVERYTHING TRANSFORMS, SO NOTHING IS WASTED March 16, 2023
- BUYER BEWARE March 15, 2023
- GOD? OR NO GOD? March 14, 2023
- IF LIFE IS SELF-REPLICATING March 14, 2023
- IF YOU CAN’T EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY March 13, 2023
- THERE IS NOTHING MORE March 13, 2023
- RESOLVING OUR MIND March 13, 2023
- BARRIER TO TRANSPARENCY March 12, 2023
- THE MIND IS OUR TOOL March 12, 2023
- DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU KNOW March 11, 2023
- WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT? March 10, 2023
- LIFE IS EXASPERATING March 10, 2023
- WHAT WE ARE NOW March 10, 2023
- DOGMA March 9, 2023
- EXPOSING YOUR SELF March 9, 2023
- FINDING CONFIDENCE IN OUR PATH March 8, 2023
- APPRECIATING OUR STUPIDITY March 8, 2023
- TRUTH BEYOND BELIEF March 7, 2023
- RELATIVE AND ULTIMATE SATISFACTION March 7, 2023
- BECOMING JUDGEMENTAL March 6, 2023
- SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH DISSENTERS March 6, 2023
Tag Archives: Dzogchen
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
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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
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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
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Tagged Adepts., Dzogchen, Mara., Pure Consciousness., Troubled minds.
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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
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Tagged branding, concepts, direct seeing, Dzogchen, just seeing, MAHA ATI, Mahamudra, pure consciousness, Rigpa, separation, Togyal, Trekcho
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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
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Tagged Advaita, Buddhis, divinity, Doubt, Dzogchen, God, MahaAti, Mahamudra, non-duality, pure consciousness, Self, spiritual endeavour, unfabricated awareness, Upanishads, Vedanta
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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
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Tagged Corinthians 13, dispelling darkness, Dzogchen, Glass darkly., Samsaric gods.
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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
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Tagged Atiyoga, Dzogchen, Father Son Holy Ghost, Sanatana Dharma, THREE KAYAS
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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
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Tagged completion state, Dzogchen, empty awareness, free of technique, liberation, mindful, the destination, two methods, Vajrayana
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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
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Tagged Abraham the Hebrew., Dzogchen, Kabbalah, The Kingdom of Heaven., ZION.
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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
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Tagged baby rigpa, Dzogchen, living in a dreamscape, Pure Awareness, Rigpa, stabilising rigpa
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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
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Tagged ADVIATA., Dharmakaya, Dzogchen, Gospel of Thomas., Mahamudra., Shunyata
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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
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Tagged Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism., Dzogchen, Right student right teacher.
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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
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Tagged Dzogchen, relative and ultimate reality, scepticism, the importance of questioning
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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
CONFUSING TRADITIONS
Confusing Traditions Confusing metaphors Confusing confusion It isn’t easy to find a tradition that supports one’s temperament. Neither it is easy to find a teacher with whom one can connect, or find a teaching that will clarify one’s confusion, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhist traditions., Confusing Buddhist traditions., Dzogchen, Mahamudra.
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CLEVER AND WEALTHY
You Don’t Have To Be Clever And Wealthy to realise the Dharma. Repeating what you have learned isn’t the Dharma. Real Dharma is genuine, empathetic experience; it is beyond both cleverness and wealth. In genuine Dharma, there are no words, … Continue reading
RECONSIDERING WORDS
Reconsidering Words As a student of spirituality, I chose the path of Buddhism – and within that, the Nyingma Dzogchen tradition. As a student, I write a blog of experience that might help others. A path is designated or signified … Continue reading
THE HEART OF DZOGCHEN
The Heart of Dzogchen The pointing out instruction is letting go. Awareness looks, sees and drops. Traditionally, the gesture (non-verbal) for the pointing out instruction is: the teacher holds his/her palms up to show looking out. They then turn the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dzogchen, look see drop, ordinariness, Pure Awareness, the pointing out instruction
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MAKING SENSE OF DZOGCHEN
Making Sense Of Dzogchen is nonsense 😀 Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for a style of experiencing the essence of compassionate, primordial purity of luminous awareness. It’s what we actually are; the reality of being. Other styles have other names: … Continue reading
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Tagged Dzogchen, luminous awareness, nonsense Dzogchen, spiritual contentment
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POINTLESS LIFE?
Pointless Life? The human potential is complete enlightenment – to be a Buddha. This is one who has awakened to inner clarity and dissolved all confusion through the continuity of clarity at every moment, which is the practice of purification. … Continue reading
ABLE TO MEDITATE BUT NOT LIBERATE
Able To Meditate But Not Liberate Meditation is not liberation: it is the path to liberation. Meditation is a wonderful method to focus the untamed mind (the flibbertigibbet, the idle chattering), and so tame it. But meditation practice itself can … Continue reading
NO MORE LEARNING…
No More Learning… only recognition There comes a point when we recognise that it is time to just practise. To hope for more and more deeper teachings is like chasing rainbows. A rainbow needs sunlight and rainy cloud, and is … Continue reading
BUDDHISM FOR THE GRITTY
Buddhism For The Gritty “True Grit” 😉 Gritty: showing courage, resolve, tenacity. Being aware of the unpleasant, and unwaveringly seeing it as it really is; uncompromising. There are many ways to obtain peace of mind – a mind that is … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, Buddhism For The Gritty., Buddhism is for everyone., Dzogchen
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TRAINING IN TAMING THE MIND
Training in Taming the Mind Some things aren’t easy to explain…they have to be experienced The Dharma, if not practised, is…I was going to say “pointless”, but there is a point to not practising. Not training has its consequences. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Dzogchen, Padmasabhava's Dakini Teaching., Training in Taming the Mind.
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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. In this way, Dzogchen is practical - no bells and whistles required. 