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- WHY DIDN’T THE BUDDHA COME BACK? July 11, 2026
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- 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
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET June 17, 2026
- FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE June 17, 2026
Tag Archives: Reactions
PEOPLE ARE SCARY
People Are Scary Scary = alarming. Alarm heightens awareness. People are extremists.Our reaction to people is the teaching.
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BEING BOUND TO A TEACHER
Being Bound To A Teacher Being bound to a teacher not only creates and maintains a duality, a dependency, it is not the way or culture of modern life. The point of having a teacher is to show the student … Continue reading
NOT-TWO
Not-Two Reflecting on Not-Two: When we believe in self and other, be it a person or a thing, we are subject to likes and dislikes. When attention – in the first instant – is purely placed on that person or … Continue reading
SUBTLE SUGGESTIONS BECOME BELIEFS
Subtle Suggestions Become Beliefs Subtle suggestion becomes a belief, and beliefs become fixations. Fixation makes us reactive, as we now think the suggestion is reality. Hypnotism is the power of suggestion and misdirection, boring people into submission; words, words, words … Continue reading
EVERYDAY SUFFERING
Everyday Suffering All-pervasive suffering. Everyday suffering is being bound by our habitual likes and dislikes. We find ourselves complaining, and cannot stop. This is the lot of a non-practitioner. The good news is that feeling uncomfortable about this is the … Continue reading
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THE HEART IS THE ESSENCE OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
The Heart Is The Essence Of Pure Consciousness This is opposite to what people generally think of as their ‘heart’; we usually see ‘heart’ as our feelings, but that is merely a reaction in the same mind as our thoughts. … Continue reading
REALISATION AND FEELING
Realisation and Feeling Realisation and feeling may not always be in balance: we may sense something, but it doesn’t feel right. We might be too sensitive or too stimulated, or past trauma comes to the surface, bringing up subtle feelings. … Continue reading
BEING WATCHED? WATCH BACK!
Being Watched? Watch Back! Negative events are promoted and meant to be seen so that ‘watchers’ can monitor how we react and how far we can be pushed. Propaganda (misleading information that promotes an idea) can turn ordinary people into … Continue reading
FEELING FLAT OR HEAVY?
Feeling Flat Or Heavy? There is a reason for feeling flat or heavy, and it’s fine. The same goes for every feeling we all experience. In Buddhism, there is an explanation known as the twelve links of causes and karmic … Continue reading
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CURLY AND THE BUDDHA
Curly And The Buddha “Do you know what the secret of life is?” “No – what?” “This.” “Your finger?” “One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else just don’t mean shiiit.” “That’s great – but what’s … Continue reading
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REACTING
Reacting. When the house is on fire, our habitual patterning will govern what we do. There are three ways of viewing our reactions: through Body, Mind and Spirit. We have to be aware of what is happening within us: … 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. 
WHY THIS SITE ISN’T PUBLICISED
Why This Site Isn’t Publicised This site isn’t published or promoted as it’s not of general interest. Society is made up of individuals who are fixated on ideas, blurting them out and running away. They are wannabes – they want … Continue reading →