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- WORLD BRAIN FOG August 27, 2026
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- AN UNUSUAL POINTING OUR INSTRUCTION August 26, 2026
- THE NATURE OF MIND AND THE ESSENCE OF MIND August 26, 2026
- A BLESSING IS ENCOURAGEMENT August 26, 2026
- WHERE IT’S AT August 25, 2026
- SELF-AWARE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS? August 24, 2026
- INTERRUPTING THE DREAM August 24, 2026
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- WORDS ARE THE VEHICLES OF ILLUSION August 22, 2026
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- TWO AUDIENCES – CREATORS AND POPULACE August 20, 2026
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- MEDITATION IS NOT ENOUGH August 19, 2026
- GENUINELY NOT FITTING IN August 18, 2026
- ANALYSING OUR LIFE August 17, 2026
- WHY TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF LIFE? August 17, 2026
- WE ARE INCOMPREHENSIBLE August 17, 2026
- TOO MUCH FORMALITY August 17, 2026
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- THE DILEMMA OF TALKING DHARMA August 13, 2026
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- AS SEEKERS, WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF POLITICS August 9, 2026
- WHY HUMANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE August 8, 2026
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- THE GREATEST ACT OF COMPASSION August 7, 2026
- WE ARE THE CREATOR OF OUR LIFE August 7, 2026
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Tag Archives: Patrul Rinpoche
THE NATURAL LIBERATION OF DISTURBING EMOTIONS
The Natural Liberation of Disturbing Emotions “…In the undistracted state, there are no poisons. The three poisons arise as a fault of distraction. Look undistractedly into the essence of the three poisons. Look and meditate without being distracted. The three … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 4
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 4 by Patrul Rinpoche There are some meditators who don’t allow what is being thought to be thought, but who press hard and try to take hold of their minds. That is not the correct view; … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 3
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 3 by Patrul Rinpoche “There are some meditators who don’t feel confident that their mind is empty, but who speculate about whether or not it is so, and remain in doubt. The fault lies in not … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 2
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 2 by Patrul Rinpoche “There are some meditators who do not let their mind rest in itself as it should. Instead, they let it watch outwardly, and search inwardly, as one shouldn’t. You will neither see … Continue reading
MIND’S HIDDEN FAULTS PART 1
Mind’s Hidden Faults Part 1 An Exposure of the Mind’s Hidden Faults by Patrul Rinpoche “It sometimes happens that some practitioners believe it is impossible to recognise the nature of mind. They become depressed and sad. There is no reason … Continue reading
THAT WHICH IS MEANT TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION…
That Which Is Meant to Eliminate Confusion …may cause confusion! The very nature of mind – which is our true being – is unfabricated, pure perception. It is empty of judgment; it is emptiness itself. We are emptiness itself. Once … Continue reading
BE YOUR OWN TEACHER
Be Your Own Teacher …but don’t make up a teaching. The following is taken from Rainbow Painting by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche: “The great teacher, Atisha, explained four aims: “ Aim your mind at the Dharma. Aim your Dharma practice at … Continue reading
GAINING CERTAINTY IN SPIRITUALITY
Gaining Certainty In Spirituality What is spirituality? It is pure-awareness. Pure-awareness is timeless spontaneous presence. There is nothing else; that is non duality. When pure awareness turns its attention outward, it is relating to things and ideas; this ‘relating’ is … Continue reading
THE NEED FOR CONSTANT INSPIRATION
The Need For Constant Inspiration Patrul Rinpoche said: “You know the relative to be a lie, yet still you practise the two accumulations. You realize that in the absolute there is nothing to be meditated on, yet still you practise … Continue reading
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