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- POLITICAL CULTURE AND THE DHARMA June 28, 2022
- LIVE TEACHING – DEAD TEACHING June 28, 2022
- JAMGON MIPHAM RINPOCHE 1846-1912 June 27, 2022
- SOME THINGS ARE DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT June 26, 2022
- REALITY ISN’T CULTIVATED June 25, 2022
- DO YOU FOCUS ON THE PUPPETS OR THE STRINGS? June 25, 2022
- GIVING UP HOPE … HOORAY! June 24, 2022
- ALIEN TERMINOLOGY DISTANCES US FROM RAW EXPERIENCE June 23, 2022
- JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM June 22, 2022
- SWITCH OFF YOUR EGO June 21, 2022
- OUR OUTER LIFE MASKS OUR INNER LIFE June 21, 2022
- WE HAVE NO ORIGINAL IDEAS June 20, 2022
- HOW DO WE KNOW? June 19, 2022
- THE SEARCH BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE June 18, 2022
- FLAWLESS CONSCIOUSNESS June 18, 2022
- ENLIGHTENED SPEECH; WITHOUT FIXATIONS June 17, 2022
- DOUBT CREATES UNCERTAINTY, PANIC & SPEEDINESS June 15, 2022
- WHAT’S EATING YOU? June 15, 2022
- RELIGION: THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF OUR JOURNEY? June 14, 2022
- LOST IN SPACE June 14, 2022
- RIGHT SPEECH, WRONG SPEECH June 13, 2022
- “I CAN’T MEDITATE” June 12, 2022
- VERIFICATION June 11, 2022
- IS THERE MEANING TO LIFE? June 11, 2022
- BLIND TO REALITY June 11, 2022
- IS STUPIDITY A SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEM? June 11, 2022
- THE DHARMA , ACCORDING TO AN IDIOT June 9, 2022
- THROUGH REALISATION, NEGATIVITY TURNS POSITIVE June 8, 2022
- OUR PATH TO PERFECT HAPPINESS June 8, 2022
- WHY USE THE WORD ‘EMPTINESS’? June 6, 2022
- A MOMENT OF REALISATION June 5, 2022
- ‘I’ BLINDNESS June 4, 2022
- SOFT, UNCONSCIOUS TOTALITARIAN COMPLIANCE June 3, 2022
- WHATEVER SOMEONE SAYS DOESN’T MATTER June 2, 2022
- EARTH: BEAUTIFUL BUT BONKERS June 1, 2022
- HOW WE GO ASTRAY May 31, 2022
- ARE WE AWAKE OR ASLEEP? May 30, 2022
- LIFE SHOULD BE FRUSTRATING May 29, 2022
- WE DON’T UNDERSTAND OUR OWN PSYCHOLOGY May 27, 2022
- WHY WE CANNOT RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER May 26, 2022
- OUR SELF IS OUR BUBBLE OF SUFFERING May 24, 2022
- IS IT REALLY A SCARY WORLD? May 23, 2022
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD … May 23, 2022
- THE DHARMA ISN’T HOITY-TOITY May 23, 2022
- LIFE IS KARMA May 23, 2022
- FOLLOW-THE-LEADER May 22, 2022
- 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
Tag Archives: obscurations
IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES
It Is The Worst Of Times, It Is The Best of Times How is this the worst of times? In diabolical times, people become more divided. The media soothsayers speculate about the future, creating fear, chaos, and confusion, either winding … Continue reading
STILL WORSHIPPING THE DEVIL?
Still Worshipping The Devil? What do the first two commandments in the bible really mean? “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” Do not place anything in front of pure … Continue reading
CAN TEACHERS HELP?
Can Teachers Help? Only the passing on of transcendent knowledge can help us. Teachers are conduits of this knowledge for us to realise. There are many teachers, but one transcendent knowledge. We are that non-dual, inexpressible knowledge that manifests as … Continue reading
TOGAL IS AS NATURAL AS WE CAN BE
Togal Is As Natural As We Can Be What is Togal? First, we are introduced to the essence of mind, which is emptiness. Then, we are introduced to cutting through thoughts arising in emptiness. Finally, the qualities of the view … Continue reading
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Tagged complete, cutting through, emptiness, impartial, infinite, obscurations, qualities, reflective, sapient, the view, Togal, visions
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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
WHEN A SPIRITUAL TEACHER CALLS STUDENTS LAZY
When A Spiritual Teacher Calls Students Lazy This shows a lack of understanding on the part of the teacher, and says more about them than about the student. If a student doesn’t ‘get it’, then it’s up to the teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged don't give your mind away, fawning, not being in the inner circle, obscurations, Our spiritual welfare, personal investigation, spiritual method, spiritual students and teachers, the effect of culture, the teacher shows the way, there's a reason for laziness, we are the truth we seek
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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. 