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- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
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- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
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- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
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Tag Archives: Practice
LIFE IS A REHEARSAL
Life Is A Rehearsal To say that life isn’t a rehearsal is a ridiculous statement which could be meant to deceive, turning meaning upside-down, as if the life we are living is the only reality so we should enjoy it. … Continue reading
TREKCHO AND TOGYAL
Trekcho and Togyal These are two Tibetan words: Trekcho = cutting through concepts, and Togyal = leaping over concepts. There are many long and elaborate commentaries on these words, but we have to come to understand them through our own … Continue reading
IF WE DO NOT PRACTISE
If We Do Not Practise If we do not sit in solitary stillness with an open mind, we will never realise the ultimate answer to all our questions. In practice, all questioning drops away, because we realise that that which … Continue reading
DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, clarity, drop the experiening, Duality, heaven, Meditation, our pure state of mind, Practice, pure consciousness
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FLOUNDERING IN GROUPTHINK
Floundering In Groupthink Flounder: struggle clumsily in mud or water; struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion of not knowing. Groupthink: the practice of thinking as a group, typically resulting in unchallenged, poor-quality decision making. When we adopt a way of thinking by just imitating others, we lose … Continue reading
WHAT ARE THE LEVELS … OF GOODNESS?
What Are The Levels … Of Goodness? What is goodness? Well, it isn’t something holy, so that’s a relief. This is where we’ve been going wrong, by believing in mystery and intercessors. Goodness is caring. Caring comes from understanding; understanding … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, clarity, concentration, CONSCIOUSNESS, EMPATHY, goodness, goodness knows, Meditation, non-distraction, Practice, the pure state, understanding, wishful thinking
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BEFORE AN ‘OBSERVER’
Before An ‘Observer’ Before an ‘observer’ observes anything, pure observation is already present, without the need for an ‘observer’. Before we judge anything, there has to be observation first, right? The ‘observer’ is merely a self-construct of thoughts/memories/programming that interferes, … Continue reading
MAKING THE MOST OF OURSELF
Making The Most Of Ourself Our ‘self’ is an idea in the mind held together by memories to which consciousness clings. These memories are karma: this karma causes us confusion as we think it’s our reality, while feeling there is … Continue reading
ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS
Advice for Beginners Advice for beginners and advanced alike. Realisation can only come about when we truly value instruction. Advice for Beginners by Künkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché All activities within saṃsāra are pointless and hollow— Unreliable and fleeting, like lightning’s streaking … Continue reading
INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
MEDITATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION
Meditation Has Nothing To Do With Religion Meditation has nothing to do with religion. Religion turns meditation into an occasion. Meditation is the practice of simply resting in awareness to realise that we are that awareness. Meditation is not an … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, inspiration, Meditation, Practice, religion, spontaneous moment, take a break, we are awake
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GOING TO HEAVEN?
Going To Heaven? The greatest confidence trick ever played. Heaven, or nirvana, is not in a realm ‘above’; it is where we are, now. Nothing is as pure as pure consciousness. Pure consciousness = heaven = nirvana = paradise = … Continue reading
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Tagged feeling vulnerable, heaven, nirvana, OUR TRUE NATURE, Practice, purgatory, PURITY, sod off, spiritual practice, the way we see
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CONCENTRATION
Concentration The power of focusing all one’s attention. Spiritual practices/methods are all about concentration on awareness, rather than on an object. The reason to focus on concentration is so that we do not become distracted and ‘go astray’. We need one-pointed attention to stay in the … Continue reading
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ENLIGHTENMENT IS REMEMBERING NEVER TO FORGET
Enlightenment Is Remembering Never To Forget Simple, but not easy. A Buddha never ever forgets what they are, which is pure conscious awareness that has completely purified all effects of karma/attitude. It is not a matter of remembering the moment … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING
The Purpose Of Mind Training is to clear the mind of nonsense thoughts. Unconsciously, we bought into collective thinking, and so, abandoned free choice. Even though we may recognise this, if this information is not turned into practicality, we remain … Continue reading
WANTING ADVANCED TEACHINGS
Wanting advanced teachings. The truth is in the basics – mindfulness of breath and actions, loving kindness, and remembering the enlightened ones (for inspiration). Refined, this is awareness, compassion and guru yoga (supplicating and receiving blessings). Refined, this is barely … 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. 