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- THE MIND IS A MENTAL SOLAR SYSTEM February 25, 2026
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- INNER PEACE TAKES DISCIPLINE February 24, 2026
- DANGER WAKES US UP February 23, 2026
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- CONFUSION IS MEANT TO CONFUSE February 23, 2026
- A LACK OF CONTINUITY February 22, 2026
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- THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES February 20, 2026
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- WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED? February 20, 2026
- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
- MEDITATION GAZE February 18, 2026
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- FRUSTRATED AT BEING FRUSTRATED February 18, 2026
- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
- BUDDHISM AND THE VEDANTA SEE THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE February 16, 2026
- AI THE NEXT RELIGION February 15, 2026
- WE SHOULD ALL ASK, “WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” February 15, 2026
- NO MORE TO LEARN February 15, 2026
- MISSION CREEP AND SCOPEMONGERING February 14, 2026
- THEY DIM OUR LIGHT February 13, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT A RELIGION February 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “DO IT YOURSELF” February 12, 2026
- THE END OF OCCUPATION February 11, 2026
- LEAVING THE GHOSTS BEHIND February 11, 2026
- UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT LIFE SHOULD BE AGREEABLE? February 10, 2026
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? February 10, 2026
- THE INABILITY TO RECOGNISE EVIL February 9, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING THE INVISIBLE PRISON February 9, 2026
- THE FORMULA THAT ENTRAPS EVERY BEING February 8, 2026
- NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN February 7, 2026
- PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE NOT A SPIRITUAL PERSON February 7, 2026
- HAS HUMANITY BEEN LIED TO? February 7, 2026
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HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS
Higher Consciousness We cannot read, think, believe our way to a higher consciousness-heaven. Higher consciousness is pure consciousness beyond thoughts, which are man-made interpretations. If we cannot recognise pure consciousness, how can we recognise heaven, nirvana, paradise, our ultimate reality … Continue reading
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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
WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY TO HEAVEN
We Can’t Think Our Way To Heaven We can’t think our way to heaven;likewise, we can’t believe our way to heaven. Heaven is pure experience, which is right here, right now. Does this experience make everything wonderful? No. Every thing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, ENLIGHTENMENT, heaven, it's what we are, pure experience, realisation, the momentnow, Thinking, thrown off track
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NO MUD, NO BUDDHA
No Mud, No Buddha No mud, no Buddha. Know mud, know Buddha. The mud is the illusory concepts of mind which is realised as Buddha nature, our enlightened reality. Seeing the mud, and realising that the mud never existed is … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha nature, heaven, hell, non-duality, our enlightened reality, the unity of opposites
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DOES DEATH MATTER?
Does Death Matter? It will happen anyway. What we think happens at death will have an affect on how we live. Death will happen anyway, so why not consider all possibilities about what may occur then? If we do not … Continue reading
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Tagged best possibility for enlightenment, Death, heaven, hell, incarnation, life is precious, reincarnation
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DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, clarity, drop the experiening, Duality, heaven, Meditation, our pure state of mind, Practice, pure consciousness
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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALREADY IN NIRVANA
Pure Consciousness Is Already In Nirvanae That which sees the ‘I’ at work is already in Nirvana, Heaven, Buddha realm …Pure consciousness is our only reality; it’s right here, right now. To ‘reach’ Enlightenment, we merely have to realise that … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha realm, heaven, negative emotions, nirvana, our'I' is a construct, Pure Awareness, pure consciousness, realisation, REALITY
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THERE IS NO HELL
There Is No Hell Nobody burns in hell. It’s a man-made idea to keep humanity believing that it must fall in line, and making us fearful if we don’t. Hell is the pride of belief. We are here because we … Continue reading
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WE HAVE TO LEARN TO THINK FOR OURSELVES
We Have To Learn To Think For Ourselves We have to learn to think for ourselves, and question what we believe, and why. We assume we are already free thinkers, but when we hang on to that thought, we are … Continue reading
LIFE IS GREAT THE WAY IT IS
Life Is Great The Way It Is That’s a strange thing to say, when the world view is not based on truth, but on beliefs. Truth is like space; many things can happen within it, but space remains exactly the … Continue reading
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GOING TO HEAVEN?
Going To Heaven? The greatest confidence trick ever played. Heaven, or nirvana, is not in a realm ‘above’; it is where we are, now. Nothing is as pure as pure consciousness. Pure consciousness = heaven = nirvana = paradise = … Continue reading
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Tagged feeling vulnerable, heaven, nirvana, OUR TRUE NATURE, Practice, purgatory, PURITY, sod off, spiritual practice, the way we see
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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. 