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- IN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, EVERYONE IS EQUAL December 17, 2025
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- SPIRITUALITY IS SCIENCE December 17, 2025
- THE CHOSEN ONES December 16, 2025
- METHODS THAT REVERSE OUR REALITY December 16, 2025
- DO DHARMA PRACTITIONERS EXPERIENCE ANGER? December 15, 2025
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- IS GOD REAL OR A CONSTRUCT? December 11, 2025
- BEFORE OUR DEFAULT SETTING IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS December 11, 2025
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- REALISATION ISN’T ABOUT LEARNING December 11, 2025
- WHY WE DON’T GET IT December 10, 2025
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- WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE? December 8, 2025
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- WORDS ARE MASS DESTRUCTION December 6, 2025
- DO YOU CRINGE? December 5, 2025
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- WE ARE ONLY IN CONTROL WHEN … December 5, 2025
- THE UNIVERSE IS COMPLETE IN OPPOSITES December 4, 2025
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- WORDS HYPNOTISE December 2, 2025
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Tag Archives: our reality
POINTING TO OUR SIMPLE REALITY
Pointing To Our Simple Reality We are aware. There’s nothing difficult about experiencing this. Just being aware. If we start to analyse awareness, such as asking where it came from, it becomes a product of mind, and we abide in … Continue reading
FREEING A LIMITED MIND
Freeing A Limited Mind Whenever we adopt ideas, this limits the mind’s full potential. The essence of mind is fully aware, pure, empty consciousness – it’s what we originally are, without opinions. This mind we call ‘me’ is a complexity … Continue reading
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THE TRAUMATISATION OF HUMANITY
The Traumatisation Of Humanity Throughout history, humans have been traumatised by information/news/entertainment, which is programming that leads us away from our true reality. Unable to feel content, we constantly look for something different, and become addicts of the new. This … 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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INTELLECTUALISATION ISN’T OUR REALITY
Intellectualisation Isn’t Our Reality Intellectualisation isn’t our reality.Intellectualisation is the trap. The gap between our thoughts is our reality – the cognisant space of wisdom-awareness beyond words. Intellectualisation is ‘fake it till you make it’– the trap is that we enjoy … Continue reading
WE’RE NOT GOING UP TO A HIGHER STATE
We’re Not Going Up To A Higher State We’re not going up to a higher state;we are coming down from a state of stupidity. Because of belief, we think in terms of ‘higher’ and ‘lower’ – that we’re in a … Continue reading
SELF IS JUST A HABIT IN THE MIND
Self Is Just A Habit In The Mind Self is held together by words and ideas in the mind. This is not our reality. When we drop the idea of self/ego/I, peace and wisdom arise. No more interference. 🙂
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MISUNDERSTANDING BUDDHISM
Misunderstanding Buddhism Buddhism is not a religion or a philosophy; its essence is scientific compassion – concern and understanding of troubled minds through empathetic observation. Having said that, for some it is a religion, a philosophy, a style of life, a … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, don't just accept, empathetic compassion, evil, genuine questions, misunderstanding, Negativity, our reality, pure seeing, religion is weird, scientific compassion, spontaneous direct experience, Suffering, the levels of understanding, the reality of the universe
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OUR REALITY IS THE GAP BETWEEN THOUGHTS
Our Reality Is The Gap Between Thoughts Between our thoughts is a gap, a pause, an emptiness; it is the light of clarity which is what we are, pure awareness. However, we keep losing our reality by becoming attached to … Continue reading
CLARITY IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Clarity Is Always Present All sentient beings are the clarity of pure consciousness. It is ever-present, and it doesn’t go away. Without this, there would be no knowing. In fact, it’s so commonplace and simple that we ignore it. Clarity … Continue reading
ORDINARY CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Ordinary Consciousness And Pure Consciousness Ordinary or common consciousness is what all sentient beings are. We find things to eat, look for interesting things to play with, and sleep. We use our mind of memories to interpret all that we … Continue reading
WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What Is Buddhism? Buddhism is knowing what we are, and what we are not.It is knowing what is our reality, and knowing what is an illusion of reality. Our reality is pure consciousness, as this never changes.The illusion is believing … Continue reading
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PLACE A HIGH VALUE ON LIFE
Place A High Value On Life Place a high value on learning, study, and knowledge about our reality through meditation.The actual experience transcends opinionated theories. Base your life on empirical observation and experience, rather than theory.
DZOGCHEN ISN’T A TEACHING
Dzogchen Isn’t A Teaching Dzogchen is another name for what we are: pure consciousness. There’s no getting away from it. 🙂 If we think Dzogchen is something extra – extra special to make us extra, extra special – that is … Continue reading
EVIL IS THE OPPOSITE TO TRUTH
Evil Is The Opposite To Truth Evil is the opposite to truth. Truth is what is natural; evil is unnatural. Ignorance of reality causes conflict in the world, and is meant to. The world is infected with ignorance that comes … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS SIMPLE; STAYING AWAKE ISN’T
Waking-Up Is Simple; Staying Awake Isn’t Staying awake is Buddhahood. Whatever we are doing, pure consciousness is present. We don’t have to do anything to achieve this as pure consciousness is doing the seeing right now; it is being aware. … Continue reading
WE CHOOSE IDEAS OVER REALITY
We Choose Ideas Over Reality There are three aspects to seeing – pure perception, accustomed perception and ideas about whatever is perceived. It’s important to know the sequence of events. An idea is a thought about something or someone that … Continue reading
EVIL: AGAINST HUMANITY
Evil: Against Humanity Evil, which is self-serving, prevents humanity from realising the knowledge of ultimate good and evil. Once this is understood, humanity can never be manipulated again. There are many levels, or yanas, of understanding good and evil. Evil … Continue reading
CONFUSION IS AN ILLUSION
Confusion Is An Illusion Humanity has been confused about reality for millennia, and this confusion has been maintained for millennia. How? There are ancient ‘compulsions’ to limit humanity’s understanding. Why? They gain, we lose. By whom? Long lineages. We are … Continue reading
IS THIS BLOG TRUE?
Is This Blog True? How do you know if anything on this blog is true or not? That is the crux of investigation. That moment of inner reflection is the real Dharma. That reflection is recognition. That which recognises is … Continue reading
EGOS ARE DELICATE THINGS
Egos Are Delicate Things Ego – ergo, I – is just consciousness (what we are) clinging to memories. “I think, therefore I am” is both an idiotic and a profound statement that perfectly describes intelligentsia’s misunderstanding of our actual reality, … Continue reading
CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW INFORMATION
Constantly Looking For New Information The holy grail – the dish that keeps us wanting. We’re always looking for something else, and cannot accept the simplicity and satisfaction of the ultimate truth – that weare uncontaminated consciousness. That’s it. We … Continue reading
DELAY CAUSES CHAOS AND SUFFERING
Delay Causes Chaos And Suffering This is cause and effect. Delay: to make something late or slow, to procrastinate, to create a hindrance. When governments delay actions, they store up suffering for the future. Everyone knows this. When we delay … Continue reading
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ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL
One Size Doesn’t Fit All The ultimate truth is our essential nature of pure consciousness. It is how we can know anything and everything. There is absolutely no point in believing in the existence of an external reality if there … Continue reading
THE GREAT MANIPULATION
The Great Manipulation We suffer because of manipulation. Manipulation means changing or inventing, or inventing to bring about change. The great manipulation is the belief that our acquired thoughts are us, and it’s not easy getting out of this collective … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, change, clarity, Confusion, confusion and usffering, manipulation, Meditation, nurture normal, our reality, spirituality
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OBLIVIOUS TO OUR REALITY
Oblivious To Our Reality Oblivious to our reality: it’s quite shocking that most inhabitants of this planet are unaware of what they are. We are, first and foremost, pure consciousness by which everything can be known. If we do not … Continue reading
SO FEW GET IT
So Few Get It So few realise their true reality that never changes. Most think consciousness is something that they have, and that’s it; they vaguely assume that there is more, but that it’s unknowable. This is precisely what belief … Continue reading
PROSTRATING TO A PEDESTAL
Prostrating To A Pedestal Pedestal: the base for a statue. Putting someone on a pedestal: to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults. In Tibetan Buddhism, we call the teacher ‘Rinpoche’; the precious one. Other traditions give other titles, … Continue reading
HOW DO WE PROVE OUR REALITY?
How Do We Prove Our Reality? What we think of as our reality is merely a fixation in the mind. That is our global prison. We can only be free when, through analysis and meditation, we clear the mind of … Continue reading
IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH
If We Are Not Told The Truth If we’re not told the truth, what are we being told? If we’re not told the truth, then maybe – consciously or unconsciously – we are being told misunderstandings and untruths. If we … Continue reading
OUR REALITY ISN’T SOMETHING FOREIGN
Our Reality Isn’t Something Foreign It’s not strange, unfamiliar or exotic. Being attracted to such notions, we fall for, are fascinated by and maintain the ‘mystery’. Because we make reality a ‘mystery’, this fosters intolerance and hostility in others. The result … Continue reading
DAMNED BY DISTRACTIONS
Damned By Distractions We are damned by distractions. This is why we meditate – to recognise that we are the clarity of consciousness. Distraction: A thing that prevents someone from concentrating. Distraction: A disturbance, intrusion, interference, obstruction, hindrance. Distraction: Amusement, entertainment, diversion, pastime, recreation, hobby, game, leisure pursuit. Distraction: Bewilderment, befuddlement, perplexity, confusion, disturbance, agitation. We do not have to be … Continue reading
IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THE ‘GREAT RESET’?
Is Getting Back To Normal The ‘Great Reset’? First we have to know what true normal is. Normal: according to a standard. But whose standard? Ultimately, normal is our original, pure, carefree spirit – pure consciousness. We get moments of … Continue reading
IT’S AN INSIDE JOB
It’s An Inside Job We live in stressful, confusing and modified times.Who caused this to happen? It’s an inside job. Who invaded our minds?Who allowed it to happen? It’s an inside job. If we don’t realise our true inner reality,we … Continue reading
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TRUTH ISN’T AN EXAGGERATION
Truth Isn’t An Exaggeration To build our reality, we may use errors, omissions, distortions, restructuring, denial, minimisations, exaggerations, justifications. The only reality is in the seeing without comment.Seeing isn’t believing; it’s knowing. An exaggeration is not the truth:it is stretching the truth … Continue reading
Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate
Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate … and never were! Who on Earth con-vinced humanity that heaven and hell were different places?They are as inseparable as a mirror and its reflections – and it’s all in the mind. 😀 The concept … Continue reading
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ARE WE BEING CHEMICALLY AND MENTALLY PRIMED?
Are We Being Chemically And Mentally Primed? It isn’t one chemical or idea that turn us: it is a build up of chemicals and ideas in our substructure, this is why it is difficult to see a cause. Everything comes … Continue reading
THEY KNEW THE TRUTH THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO
They Knew The Truth Thousands Of Years Ago So what has happened? Only you can decide. The truth was – and is – that we are beings of consciousness. We are the very essence of consciousness, pure and simple. Consciousness … Continue reading
IT’S OBVIOUS WHEN POINTED OUT
It’s Obvious When Pointed Out So what is the problem? Our reality – pure consciousness – has been obscured by distractions for millennia. The ancients knew the truth, and this essential teaching has been handed down to us. We have, … Continue reading
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SELF-CONTROL; SELF-MASTERY
Self-Control; Self-Mastery It’s easy to say, “Self-control” and “Self-mastery” but, with so much distraction, this topic may be difficult to comprehend. We usually take self-control and self-mastery to denote holding back our reactions, but here, it doesn’t mean that. ‘Holding … Continue reading
THIS SERIOUS WORLD HEALTH CRISIS
This Serious World Health Crisis This serious world health crisis could become even more serious. COVID-19 is a serious world health issue. We’re right to be concerned, and action is needed to protect those with poor immune systems, and contain … Continue reading
“THAT’S TOO DEEP FOR ME!”
“That’s Too Deep For Me” People are fooled into believing that they cannot see “That’s too deep for me!”This is a phrase I often hear when the subject of consciousness is brought up in conversations. I explain that consciousness is … Continue reading
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. 