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- IT’S CREEPY – LITERALLY January 27, 2026
- COMPASSION IS HONOURING ANOTHER’S JOURNEY January 26, 2026
- BEINGS PUT TO SLEEP January 26, 2026
- KNOWING AND AWARENESS January 25, 2026
- CREATING ARTIFICAL PEOPLE January 25, 2026
- BELIEF IS THE WEAPON OF EVIL January 24, 2026
- THERE ARE TWO PATHS: ACADEMIC AND DIRECT January 23, 2026
- PEACEFUL AND WRATHFUL January 23, 2026
- EMPATHY IS NOT WEAKNESS January 23, 2026
- A TWO-TIER SYSTEM IS MEANT TO DIVIDE January 22, 2026
- DEPENDENT ARISING January 22, 2026
- TRUE AWAKENING CANNOT BE STOPPED January 21, 2026
- DOES IT DEPEND ON WHO SAYS IT? January 20, 2026
- HUMANS ARE BOUND BY THEIR MINDS January 20, 2026
- KNOWING RIGHT FROM WRONG January 20, 2026
- MARA IS OUR TEACHER January 19, 2026
- FRUSTRATION IS PART OF THE PATH January 18, 2026
- THE UNITY OF THE APPARENT AND THE REAL January 17, 2026
- THERE’S A LOT OF ‘SPIRIUTALITY’ ABOUT January 16, 2026
- WE ARE ALREADY IN THE AFTER-LIFE January 15, 2026
- THE PROMOTION OF THE UNINTELLIGIBLE January 15, 2026
- TROUBLED SOULS January 14, 2026
- STOP CARRYING THE PAST January 13, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 13, 2026
- GURUS AREN’T REAL January 12, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 12, 2026
- HUMAN CONDITIONING January 11, 2026
- WORDS CAN BE TWISTED January 11, 2026
- DIVERSITY DIVIDES January 11, 2026
- MARA’S SPECIALITY January 11, 2026
- WE ALL THINK THERE’S MORE TO US January 11, 2026
- DEALING WITH THE ABUSE, NOT THE ABUSER January 10, 2026
- A FALSE I IS A REACTIVE I January 9, 2026
- “MAY CONFUSION DAWN AS WISDOM” January 9, 2026
- MARA’S SPIRITUALITY January 8, 2026
- THE WHIFF OF CONSCIOUSNESS January 8, 2026
- REALISATION IS PERSONAL January 7, 2026
- THEISM, ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS January 7, 2026
- REALISATION STRINKS THE NEED FOR MANY WORDS January 6, 2026
- THE REALITY OF LISTENING January 6, 2026
- THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS January 5, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECEPTION January 5, 2026
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- WHY DO CUT OURSELVES OFF FROM OTHERS? January 5, 2026
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WHAT IS KARMA?
What Is Karma? Karma is not a punishment; it’s our personal algorithm, our set of rules, or programming. It’s a habitual pattern of behaviour created by the residue of acquired ideas from the past. And so, the same sort of … Continue reading
THE BODY IS A VEHICLE
The Body Is A Vehicle The body is our vehicle; the mind is our track. depends on the load we are carrying. Lightening our load hastens enlightenment.
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CAUSING A CAUSE
Causing A Cause A ‘feint’ is pretending to go in one direction, with the intention of going the other way. The purpose is to cause a reaction. Conflicts and wars start in this way; they are intentional and people are … Continue reading
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NOT REALISING THE TROUBLE WE ARE IN
Not Realising The Trouble We Are In Not realising the trouble we’re in, we plod along in chaos and confusion, and think it’s normal. Realisation is seeing that this ‘trouble’ has no reality and is the perfect place to be. … Continue reading
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KARMA IS DHARMA
Karma Is Dharma Karma is the habitual tendencieswhich obscure our true reality. Karma is Dharmabecause it shows us these tendencies. The purpose of life isn’t complicated.Resting in pure awareness, there is nothing else.No worries, no blame, empty of contrivances. We … Continue reading
WHY DON’T WE VALUE OUR TRUE REALITY?
Why Don’t We Value Our True Reality? Do we value our true reality of pure consciousnessor do we value ‘interesting’ phenomena and fantasies more? Valuing that which perceives those ‘interesting’ phenomena and fantasiesis the essence of wisdom: our ultimate reality of … Continue reading
MENTAL RESIDUE
Mental Residue Residue: a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone. We may have come to a conclusion about our reality, and have even got our emotions are under control, but we still feel something isn’t right. This is a residue in the mind from the … Continue reading
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BEING BOUND TO A TEACHER
Being Bound To A Teacher Being bound to a teacher not only creates and maintains a duality, a dependency, it is not the way or culture of modern life. The point of having a teacher is to show the student … Continue reading
GOOD AND EVIL = WISDOM AND IGNORANCE
Good And Evil = Wisdom And Ignorance It’s that simple. The essence of all sentient beings is pure consciousness: we’re naturally wise, but ignorant of this fact. At any moment, ignorance can dawn as wisdom, depending on the thickness of … Continue reading
THE ACCELERATION OF STUPIDITY
The Acceleration Of Stupidity When people cannot think, they judge. Thinking is spontaneous reasoning.Thoughts, on the other hand are regurgitated memories by which we judge, creating a judgemental mentality. I once asked a psychologist, “What is your job?”She replied, “Getting people … Continue reading
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THE WAY WE THINK IS KARMA
The Way We Think Is Karma It’s our self-identity. The effects of our habitual responses to everything are eliminated by awareness of what we are doing, saying and thinking through our tainted perception. Once we are aware of our act, … Continue reading
ELIMINATING KARMA – ELIMINATING PROGRAMMING
Eliminating Karma – Eliminating Programming We’re here to free ourselves of programming, rather than adopting even more mental habits and ‘tics’. Life is not about being a consumer of others’ ideas; life is knowing what we are. It’s really shocking … Continue reading
WORSHIPPING CREATES A DUALITY OF OPPOSITES
Worshipping Creates A Duality Of Opposites Worshipping gives reverence to an idea that we aren’t good enough. This inhibits our ability to progress, to be genuinely free of all ideas. Freedom is breathing on our own, where we can answer our … Continue reading
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CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT
Can’t Think Straight Thinking straight is direct perception,rather than perception through preconceived ideas. These preconceived ideas are our karma,which limits understanding. Thinking straight is observation through the senseswithout comment or judgement. Running our thumb across the cutting edge of a … Continue reading
WHERE DID I GO RIGHT?
Where Did I Go Right? 🙂 We spend our lives following others who follow others, who have been following others for thousands of years. Sounds a bit fishy, doesn’t it? For me, following others was miserable and felt wrong as … Continue reading
SIMPLE LIFE = HAPPY LIFE
Simple Life = Happy Life It’s been said for thousands of years, “A simple life is a happy life.” Otherwise, we evolve into the machine. With a simple approach to life, we take time to appreciate a oneness with everything. … Continue reading
FINDING SPIRITUAL FRIENDS IN THE DARKNESS
Finding Spiritual Friends In The Darkness To find a spiritual friend, you have to be lucky –right karma, right time, right place, right motivation. Friendship in the darkness means a light touch.🙂
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NO ONE HAS IMMUNITY FROM KARMA
No One Has Immunity From Karma Karma is our attitude. Those who believe that their actions are exempt are deluded. If someone thinks they have immunity, they become a bully. The problem is that you can fool most of the … Continue reading
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THE GREAT RESET
The Great Reset ‘The Great Reset’ is restoring our minds to its natural state, so that we can think clearly, and not be a reactive automaton. Our minds have become so distorted that we’re in conflict with everything and everyone. … Continue reading
THE CLARITY THAT DISPELS CONFUSION
The Clarity That Dispels Confusion Confusion will not mean the same to everyone. The moment when we experience confusion (having no answers) is the moment of enlightenment. That confusion of “I don’t know” – that vacancy – is the very … Continue reading
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KARMA AND MERIT
Karma And Merit The way the word ‘merit’ is used can sound like a reward– a carrot held in front of a donkey. The Dharma is a complete personal uncovering of what we are, which is ever-present.Any elaboration of pure … Continue reading
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Become Buddhist It’s all about our mindset. You don’t have to become Buddhist to realise the precious teaching of the Buddha, who realised the nature of our essence, the non-duality of appearances and recognition in the … Continue reading
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OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS
We Are All Accountable For Our Actions We cannot blame others for the way we are; this accountability is karma – the attitude that we display to the world. Remember, everyone’s doing it. 🙂 Karma isn’t a punishment. It is … Continue reading
ANGER IS A PUNISHMENT WE GIVE OURSELF
Anger Is A Punishment We Give Ourself Anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for judging someone else’s behaviour. When we become judgemental, which is fixing a opinion about others, we harm ourself. This is not the same as … Continue reading
KARMA IS IDEAS WE CARRY AROUND
Karma Is Ideas We Carry Around Karma is a predictive atmosphere of routine behaviour. These ideas control how we see life. Nothing new can be experienced as we see through a karmic, sweet-smelling, pot-pourri of concepts. Everything depends on how … Continue reading
THE EVERYDAYNESS OF BUDDHISM
The Everydayness Of Buddhism The essence of the Buddha’s teaching is without elaborations; there is no other. It is moment-to-moment pure awareness. No burden of VAT – value added tax. The Buddha realised the singularity of the Vedas – no … Continue reading
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EVERYDAY SUFFERING
Everyday Suffering All-pervasive suffering. Everyday suffering is being bound by our habitual likes and dislikes. We find ourselves complaining, and cannot stop. This is the lot of a non-practitioner. The good news is that feeling uncomfortable about this is the … Continue reading
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ARE THERE THOSE WHO ARE BEYOND KARMA?
Are There Those Who Are Beyond Karma? There are some who imagine they are beyond karma as they think they have all the wealth and power. They are deluded. Only the enlightened are beyond karma as they have exhausted all … Continue reading
THE ELEVENTH YEAR!
The Eleventh Year! And only one message … We are, in essence, pure consciousness. Everything else is a distraction, but these alluring, illusory distractions – created by our karma – are now identified as our path of confusion, and our … Continue reading
CONTRARY TO THE NARRATIVE
Contrary To The Narrative The narrative is the story in which we live, which is handed down to us to accept as normal. It’s a code, a script that controls our behaviour, even down to being a reactionary. It’s all … Continue reading
ALIENS – WHO NEEDS SPACESHIPS?
Aliens – Who Needs Spaceships? Aliens are embodied beings … us! If there is life after death, we all transmigrate. In the Tibetan Book Of The Bardo, consciousness is said to be nine times more acute after death than in … Continue reading
WHILE MY KEYBOARD GENTLY WEEPS
While My Keyboard Gently Weeps We became perverted through the feeding of our desires, maintaining obsession and addiction. Through unhappiness, we chase after rainbows which are impossible to attain. Our natural state is already happy. ‘Hap’ means fortunate or lucky, … Continue reading
KARMA BRINGS SELECTED INFORMATION
Karma Brings Selected Information There is good karma and not-so-good karma; it all depends on our attitude. It’s strange that, in life, certain knowledge will come our way, but it won’t to others. It’s as if a teacher was transmitting and … Continue reading
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OUR KARMIC DEBT AND ITS EFFECTS
Our Karmic Debt And Its Effects Our attitude and behaviour are created by our past experiences, and our reactions to those experiences. This is how we learnt to be ‘us’, our social I. This karmic load of I, which made … Continue reading
KARMA
Karma Karma operates as a self-sustaining mechanism – as natural universal law without any need of an external entity to manage it. The subtle natural law of the universe is wisdom, knowing the causes and effects of karma.
THE WORLD ISN’T MAD; IT’S PERFECTLY ORCHESTRATED
The World Isn’t Mad; It’s Perfectly Orchestrated By whom? By what, you mean. By karma. There is good and evil in the world – good karma and bad karma. Karma is the result of personal desire and aversion. Good karma … Continue reading
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DEFILEMENTS
Defilements Defilements: our personal demons in the mind. To ascend the levels of realisation to enlightenment, we have to eliminate the spoils in our mind. Through generations of misunderstanding, karma affects our attitude right now. Pure consciousness (what we are) … Continue reading
SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT … BUT SIMPLE
Simple But Difficult … But Simple Our true reality is simply pure awareness. Its presence is precious timelessness. We do not have to do anything to know or realise this. So why is it difficult? It’s difficult to comprehend as … Continue reading
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THE LIFE IN OUR LIFE
The Life In Our Life Meditation is understanding and appreciating the life in our life, and that is consciousness. Once we understand this, we drop the meditation on realising we are that consciousness. Looking into this consciousness and finding nothing … Continue reading
STRIVING IS THE OPPOSITE TO HAPPINESS
Striving Is The Opposite To Happiness Happiness is our natural state. It means that we are content with our lives, and we know what we are doing and why. We only strive and create stress by trying to keep up … Continue reading
WHAT DOES BUDDHISM TEACH?
What Does Buddhism Teach? The word ‘Buddha’ means awakened to our true reality, and having exhausted all fixed ways of thinking which are the result of past actions. In other words, to be enlightened. Do I have to become a Buddhist? There have been … Continue reading
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WE ARE SPONTANEOUS PRESENCE
We Are Spontaneous Presence Spontaneous presence occurs without premeditation or external stimulus, being open, natural, and uninhibited. Spontaneous presence is pure consciousness. It is unbidden and ever-present. Pure consciousness is spontaneously aware in whatever we do. No thinking is required. When … Continue reading
DHARMA IS STRAIGHTFORWARD
Dharma Is Straightforward Dharma – the uncomplicated instruction on reality; easy to do and understand. Just sit in mental silence. Be aware that you are that awareness with no name. You are then able to recognise when the mind wanders … Continue reading
WANT TO GET CLOSER TO THE GURU?
Want To Get Closer To The Guru? Want to get closer to the guru? Then pay attention to your karma. Karma is your constant guru. Karma is our habitual response built by our past reactions that we hold on to … Continue reading
DHARMA IS NO DHARMA
Dharma Is No Dharma If there is Dharma, there is disquiet, a me, and no realisation. In the moment of realisation, there is no Dharma, no disquiet, no me. Know Dharma; no disquiet, no me. No Dharma, know disquiet, know … Continue reading
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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. 
WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED?
Why Is Buddhism So Complicated? There have been commentaries and rituals created and added over thousands of years, forming the intellectual institution of symbols = words. Our essence is ever-present pure consciousness. We don’t have to do or be anything … Continue reading →