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- ONCE WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW August 2, 2026
- LACKING COMPASSION = NARCISSISM August 2, 2026
- WE LIVE IN AN OXYMORON August 1, 2026
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- WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? July 31, 2026
- CONFUSED – SO WE JOIN A GROUP July 30, 2026
- THE RATCHET EFFECT July 30, 2026
- REALISATION IS CONFIDENCE July 29, 2026
- EVIL IS AN EXAGGERATED ‘I’ July 29, 2026
- VULNERABLE TO CORRUPTION July 28, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE AREN’T BRAINWASHED? July 26, 2026
- THE FINAL ANSWER IS KNOWING NOTHING July 25, 2026
- BARELY BEING AWARE July 24, 2026
- LABELS ARE DOGMA/OPINIONS July 24, 2026
- TEACHINGS ARE EASY TO COME BY July 23, 2026
- EVIL IS IGNORANCE July 23, 2026
- WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING July 23, 2026
- FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY July 22, 2026
- A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION July 21, 2026
- MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE July 20, 2026
- THE PERFECT PRACTICAL PRACTICE July 19, 2026
- EGO IS THE DEVIL INCARNATED July 18, 2026
- THE EGO ISN’T REAL July 18, 2026
- TRAPPED IN EGO IS LIVING IN HELL July 18, 2026
- WE ARE FED JUNK July 18, 2026
- PRACTISING THE PRACTICE July 17, 2026
- NO MORE QUESTIONS July 17, 2026
- INVERT THE PYRAMID July 17, 2026
- ACADEMIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC DISTRACTIONS July 16, 2026
- WHEN CONDUCT FORGETS THE VIEW July 16, 2026
- LED TO BELIEVE WE’RE NOT ENLIGHTENED July 15, 2026
- OUR CONFUSION IS BASED ON LABELS July 15, 2026
- VALUING EMPTINESS – PURE KNOWINGNESS July 15, 2026
- NOTHING IS NEW July 15, 2026
- OUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT OUR OWN July 15, 2026
- FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS July 14, 2026
- OBSERVER AND OBSERVATION July 13, 2026
- PURPOSE IN THE MUNDANE July 12, 2026
- NOT COPING, WHILE PRETENDING TO COPE July 12, 2026
- WHY DIDN’T THE BUDDHA COME BACK? July 11, 2026
- WE ARE INHERENTLY DIVINE July 11, 2026
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Tag Archives: our essence
WHAT IS WISDOM?
What Is Wisdom? It’s always present. Wisdom is knowing that we are, in essence, pure consciousness, while observing what obscures this essence. Once this is realised, we understand how beings ignore essence for something more juicy. The highest wisdom is … Continue reading
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OUR PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATION
Our Problem Is Exaggeration We exaggerate our self by identifying with something other than what we are. The human body and mind are capable of great feats and creativity, and that’s how we’re taken over, mesmerised by the exotic, and … Continue reading
IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, before judgements, Being aware, Belief, clarity, our essence, Pure Awareness, silent awareness, the mind is at rest
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BEYOND BUDDHISM
Beyond Buddhism In the moment of realising our essence of empty consciousness, there is nothing else. Once we realise our true nature, we have no need of methods. Methods are for when we forget. All we need is an introduction … Continue reading
THE ATTAINABLE CHASING THE UNATTAINABLE
The Attainable Chasing The Unattainable This is the dilemma we are in: there is an ever-present consciousness using the mind to find consciousness. It’s what intellectuals try to do, and they can never come to a conclusion. We are consciousness, … Continue reading
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Tagged dissatisfaction through misunderstanding, ever-present consciousness, natural essence, our essence, Our natural state, pure consiousness, satisfaction through understanding, the confusedmind, the illusion of the attainable, the purity of consciousness, what we truly ar
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MAKING DISTRACTIONS THE PATH
Making Distractions The Path There is no getting away from distractions and disturbances; it’s how we deal with them that matters. We are the silent stillness of pure consciousness that perceives through the senses in a human form; we can … Continue reading
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Tagged appearances and recognition are simulataneous, dealing with things, distractions, human activities, humanist, no preference, our essence, seeing and the thing seen, silent stillness of pure consciousness, Spiritual, spiritual pursuits, The Clear Light of Bliss, the path
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WE CAN ALL SEE THIS
We Can All See This Whatever happens in one tiny spot on earth affects the entire world because of technocratic globalisation. Push a button here, and there is an effect on the other side of the planet. The problem is … 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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REALISING OUR ULTIMATE BEING
Realising Our Ultimate Being Our ultimate being is pure cognisance. What else can it be?
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. 