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- WE ARE INHERENTLY DIVINE July 11, 2026
- NOTHING WITH OTHERS CAN BE RESOLVED July 11, 2026
- SIMPLE DHARMA: OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE July 10, 2026
- WHAT IS DEVOTION? July 10, 2026
- “I COULD BE WRONG” July 9, 2026
- THE BUDDHA POINTS THE WAY; MARA IS THE WAY July 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN July 7, 2026
- THE STUPIDITY OF TALKING ABOUT DHARMA July 7, 2026
- THE PATH OF THE ALCHEMIST July 7, 2026
- REVERSE ENGINEERING OUR SELF July 6, 2026
- SUDDENLY, IT HITS YOU July 5, 2026
- WE ARE NOT CARBON COPIES July 5, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE FOR A POISONED MIND July 4, 2026
- HISTORY TEACHES US NOTHING July 4, 2026
- IMPRISONED BY LANGUAGE July 3, 2026
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT UP THERE July 3, 2026
- LIVING IN COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING July 3, 2026
- IF THERE IS AN AKASHIC RECORD… July 2, 2026
- THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT July 2, 2026
- WE BECOME LABELLING MACHINES July 1, 2026
- LIFE ISN’T A PRISON; IT’S A CLASSROOM July 1, 2026
- WE DO NOT HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS July 1, 2026
- BEYOND MEDITATION June 30, 2026
- THERE’S NOTHING TO REMEMBER June 30, 2026
- NEGATIVITY IS MARA INTERVENTION June 30, 2026
- VOLUMES OF DHARMA IN TWO PHRASES June 30, 2026
- THE ESOTERIC AND THE EXOTERIC June 29, 2026
- MARA, THE SMARTPHONE AND THE GREAT DISCONNECT June 28, 2026
- THE PRACTICE OF BEING KIND June 28, 2026
- HUMANS, AI AND DZOGCHEN June 27, 2026
- WHAT THE BUDDHA DIDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH June 26, 2026
- A CLOSED MAZE June 26, 2026
- THE BUDDHA WENT OFF SCRIPT June 25, 2026
- IT’S NOT COMPLICATED June 25, 2026
- SILENT TRANSMISSION June 24, 2026
- THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT June 23, 2026
- A FOOL TO ONESELF June 23, 2026
- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
- THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS June 22, 2026
- THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD June 22, 2026
- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
- IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD? June 20, 2026
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
Tag Archives: programming
REACTING ISN’T THINKING
Reacting Isn’t Thinking When we react to something, this is our habitual routine, our programming. It’s what makes us a type, and therefore predictable. This is what surveillance monitors. Are we going through our routine, or have we deviated? When … Continue reading
ELIMINATING KARMA – ELIMINATING PROGRAMMING
Eliminating Karma – Eliminating Programming We’re here to free ourselves of programming, rather than adopting even more mental habits and ‘tics’. Life is not about being a consumer of others’ ideas; life is knowing what we are. It’s really shocking … Continue reading
THE ON SWITCH IS RECOGNITION
The On Switch Is Recognition Any emotion switches on the clear light in the mind. We are aware, but feel uncomfortable.:-) Inner peace is a mind free of anxiety, irritation confusion … The moment when an emotion is recognised, the … Continue reading
WORDS ARE SYMBOLS OF EXPERIENCE
Words Are Symbols Of Experience Words are symbols of experience: Make sure they are your experience rather than someone else’s, even the Buddha. Words are symbols of experience. If we do not have the experience, the words we repeat are … Continue reading
DON’T MISTAKE INFORMATION FOR INTELLIGENCE
Don’t Mistake Information For Intelligence Likewise, don’t mistake teachings on consciousness for realisation. We act on information: intelligence sees the act. We do not become wise through information. We become wise through the experience of testing and, to test, we … Continue reading
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Tagged clear seeing, compassion, empathetic experience, information, intelligence, JOY, programming, realisation, testing, the senses, Thinking, wisdom
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WHY DO WE REFER TO GOD AS ‘HIM’?
Why Do We Refer To God As ‘Him’? This is not meant to be funny, politically correct, sexist or anti God. Not at all! Why was man created in God’s image? Did God have dangly bits? We have been fed illusion … Continue reading
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Tagged dangly bits, garden of eden, God is male, God speaks, Graven Image, idols, inspiration, man, programming, Pure Consciousness., reason, riga, the inner voice, the word of God
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THE SUBTLE CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS
The Subtle Change In Consciousness from the unreal to the real. Humans (in fact, all sentient beings) perceive through the senses: we recall memories, form judgements and then react. This is our reptilian response of fight, flight or freeze, and … Continue reading
WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?
Why Do We Do What We Do? Why do we say what we say? Why do we think what we think? A. We adopted. Q. What did we adopt? A. A social I. The social I is the illusion we … Continue reading
NON-REACTION DOES NOT MEAN INDIFFERENCE
Non-Reaction Does Not Mean Indifference We live in a toxic world of harmful chemicals and ideas: a subversion of science and psychology. Subversive chemicals harm our bodies and minds. Subversive ideas divide us and harm our inner awareness. Is this … Continue reading
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Tagged added chemicals, indifference, programming, subversive science and psychology
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FREEDOM FROM THE CONCEPTUAL MIND
Freedom From The Conceptual Mind …the programming with which we identify Because of our early environment, we acquire a type of self-image which affects the choices we make in life. Unless we make an effort to change, we become bound … Continue reading
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Tagged predisposition, programming, self image, Tibetan Book of the Dead
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BUDDHISM: BEYOND BELIEF
Buddhism: Beyond Belief To find that which is beyond belief, we have to turn everything – everything – on its head. A belief is our viewpoint; it’s our way of thinking , and how we judge. We all believe in … 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. 