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- DHARMA NEEDS NO ADORNMENT May 21, 2022
- SOME DAYS ARE LIGHT, SOME HEAVY, SOME FLAT May 21, 2022
- BEYOND KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING IS KNOWINGNESS May 21, 2022
- SCIENCE AND RELIGION HAVE THE SAME EFFECT May 21, 2022
- FAMILY ATTACHMENTS May 19, 2022
- MEDITATION ONLY SPOILS IT May 18, 2022
- LIFE IS DISSATISFACTION May 17, 2022
- THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND May 17, 2022
- WE NEED A CONSTANT REMINDER May 16, 2022
- MAKING OUR SELF FEEL BETTER … May 15, 2022
- DOES ANYTHING EXIST? May 15, 2022
- CAN THE DHARMA BE USED AGAINST HUMANITY? May 15, 2022
- THE MOMENT OF TOTAL CONFUSION May 13, 2022
- FORMS OF EMPTINESS May 12, 2022
- REALISING THE COMPLETE PICTURE May 11, 2022
- CHANGE: BECOMING DIFFERENT May 10, 2022
- WHAT IS SELF? May 9, 2022
- MIXING BUSINESS WITH MEDITATION May 7, 2022
- DZOGCHEN: THE RELIEF FROM DISAPPOINTMENT May 6, 2022
- WHAT IS DZOGCHEN? May 5, 2022
- WHERE ARE WE AT? May 3, 2022
- SOMETHING NOT RIGHT? May 1, 2022
- AND THE TRUTH IS UPSETTING April 30, 2022
- FIND YOUR ONE POINT IN LIFE April 29, 2022
- REFERENCE AND PREFERENCE April 28, 2022
- WE ARE MORE POWERFUL WHEN WE KNOW April 27, 2022
- JUDGING OTHERS BY WHAT’S IN OUR MIND April 26, 2022
- CHAOTIC SPACE April 25, 2022
- THE ONE PURPOSE OF LIFE April 24, 2022
- BREAD AND CIRCUSES April 23, 2022
- INTERFERING WITH NATURE April 23, 2022
- NICE, OR REALISTIC? April 21, 2022
- ACTUAL MEDITATION IS NON-MEDITATION April 20, 2022
- THE CURE BECOMES THE DISEASE April 19, 2022
- THE SHOCK OF REALISATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE April 17, 2022
- LIVING IN REALITY, OR IN A DREAM? April 16, 2022
- WE DO HAVE FREE WILL April 15, 2022
- KNOW THINE ENEMY April 14, 2022
- IS 9.7 BILLION PEOPLE TOO MANY? April 13, 2022
- COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS April 13, 2022
- STIMULATION & BOREDOM April 11, 2022
- COMPASSION IS RESPONSIBILITY THAT CHALLENGES OLD BRAIN April 10, 2022
- STOP LOOKING FOR ENLIGHTENMENT April 9, 2022
- BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD April 9, 2022
- FAKE GURUS, REAL GURUS AND RELIABLE GURUS April 9, 2022
- THE DAILY CLONE April 8, 2022
- COMPASSION IS MATURITY OF UNDERSTANDING April 5, 2022
- MEDITATION ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS? April 2, 2022
- FINDING YOUR DEMON March 31, 2022
- FINDING YOUR GURU March 31, 2022
Tag Archives: Mara
WHAT ARE DEMONS?
What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind. Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading
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Tagged challenging, compassion, consciously aware, demonic attack, demons, demonsa are within, dualistic fixations, ENLIGHTENMENT, likes and dislikes, Mara, money and power, our habitual pattering, practitioners, residue of past experiences, The Mind, troubled minds, true understanding, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, vulnerability
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OBSCURING THE TRUTH
Obscuring The Truth The truth itself isn’t extremely subtle; it is that which is obscuring the truth that is extremely subtle. Pure consciousness is what we are; it sees every moment that we think we are seeing, surveying without comment. It has done … Continue reading
WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Mara, power, silence, surrender power, ultimate power, wisdom
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LESSER SPIRITS (DEMONS) LIE IN AMBUSH
Lesser Spirits (Demons) Lie In Ambush Demonic activity in the world comes in many shapes, levels and intensities … and teachings. From the point of view of consciousness, ‘Mara’ – or demonic activity – has nothing to do with external … Continue reading
CONSPIRACY
Conspiracy Is there a truth hidden from us in plain sight? Yes. Who is in on it? Everyone! The last thing anyone wants to look at is themselves – their true reality – because of a creation of a personal … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracy, finding fault, Mara, our essence, our true reality, plain sight, power, Pure Consciousness., Samsara, the truth
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SUPERIOR POSITION – INFERIOR POSITION
Superior Position – Inferior Position Pure vision and impure vision We are pure vision. It is our natural state. When realised, this is our naked, superior position – our supreme reality. When we do not realise this pure view, we … Continue reading
DIS-EASE LIES IN AMBUSH
Dis-ease Lies In Ambush “Mara (demons) lie in ambush. Mara are our likes and dislikes.” -Tsoknyi Rinpoche 1st It is our likes and dislike that create dissatisfaction. In the moment now, there are no hopes or fears; we simply deal … Continue reading
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Tagged ANXIETY, balance, be at ease, be at peace, be grateful, be in control, energies, likes and dislikes, Mara
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BE AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES
Be Aware Of Consequences Mara activity makes situations worse. Mara: demonic consciousness (Sanskrit). Being aware of consequences, we are no longer be surprised. Mara lies in ambush in all our minds, looking for weaknesses in others and exploiting them. Mara … Continue reading
WHAT IS EVIL?
What Is Evil? When a question arises, there is always an answer, but it may a little time to find a way to express this, illustrating how deep we can go in our understanding. We normally think of ‘evil’ as … Continue reading
MARA IS RELIABLE
Mara Is Reliable The word ‘mara’ is a Sanskrit word for the demonic activity of selfishness in the mind, which is manifested out of ignorance of our true nature of pure compassionate awareness. Mara is expressed by our likes and … Continue reading
LIFE IS DESIGNED TO GO WRONG
Life Is Designed To Go Wrong We are fed, or we acquire, false information, day in and day out. Understanding the confused world in which we dwell is the path to enlightenment. The world happens outside. Our world happens inside. … Continue reading
7 BILLION IN ‘THE DEVIL’S’ FOCUS GROUP
7 Billion in ‘the Devil’s’ Focus Group “Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard” Mass surveillance of our likes and dislikes tells ‘the devil’ how to control us. “Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush. Mara is … Continue reading
TURNING ARROWS INTO FLOWERS
Turning Arrows Into Flowers On the night that the Buddha attained enlightenment, he sat under a tree. While he was sitting there, the forces of Mara shot arrows at him to distract him from becoming enlightened; he merely turned their … Continue reading
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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Better the devil you know Better the devil you know,than the devil you don’t.Better to train the devil.Better to tame the devil.Best to know that the devilnever existed,because the devil is a confidence trick! Let’s expose this trickery! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Archons, Better the devil you know, demons, Fallen angels, Jinn, Mara
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DEALING WITH DEMONS AND SAMAYA BREAKERS
Dealing with Demons and Samaya Breakers. Demonic activity is selfish activity. That’s it. Selfishness, self-centredness, self-importance are all demonic activities. We, as sentient beings, are dominated by…’me’ first! However, as sentient beings, we also have the potential for enlightenment, for … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealing with Demons and Samaya Breakers, Kali Yuga, Mara
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WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN?
Why do things happen? Do things just happen? Are they created by causes and conditions? Or do things happen by design? Buddhism says, everything is created by causes and conditions: everything depends on something else. Our present moment of self-identification … Continue reading
OUR BELIEFS SENTENCE US
Our beliefs sentence us. Our beliefs sentence us to see the world in a certain way, and that in turn has an effect on us. This is the law of interdependence: situations are created by a series of links comprising … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 