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- A LACK OF CONTINUITY February 22, 2026
- MEMORIES SEPARATE US February 21, 2026
- THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES February 20, 2026
- LIVING A SHARED FICTION February 20, 2026
- WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED? February 20, 2026
- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
- MEDITATION GAZE February 18, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING CONFUSION February 18, 2026
- FRUSTRATED AT BEING FRUSTRATED February 18, 2026
- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
- BUDDHISM AND THE VEDANTA SEE THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE February 16, 2026
- AI THE NEXT RELIGION February 15, 2026
- WE SHOULD ALL ASK, “WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” February 15, 2026
- NO MORE TO LEARN February 15, 2026
- MISSION CREEP AND SCOPEMONGERING February 14, 2026
- THEY DIM OUR LIGHT February 13, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT A RELIGION February 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “DO IT YOURSELF” February 12, 2026
- THE END OF OCCUPATION February 11, 2026
- LEAVING THE GHOSTS BEHIND February 11, 2026
- UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT LIFE SHOULD BE AGREEABLE? February 10, 2026
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? February 10, 2026
- THE INABILITY TO RECOGNISE EVIL February 9, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING THE INVISIBLE PRISON February 9, 2026
- THE FORMULA THAT ENTRAPS EVERY BEING February 8, 2026
- NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN February 7, 2026
- PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE NOT A SPIRITUAL PERSON February 7, 2026
- HAS HUMANITY BEEN LIED TO? February 7, 2026
- MADE IN ANOTHER’S IMAGE February 7, 2026
- WHAT WAS IS NOW February 6, 2026
- NO PURPOSE, NO ENERGY February 5, 2026
- THE POINT AND POINTLESSNESS OF LIFE February 4, 2026
- OUR MIND IS THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- WE NEVER LEFT THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- FINDING EGO February 3, 2026
- GUIDING LIGHT February 3, 2026
- SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY February 2, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS BEYOND SLEEP February 2, 2026
- INTERGRATING EVERY MOMENT February 2, 2026
- ACCEPTING AND REJECTING HAS CONSEQUENCES February 2, 2026
- ARTIFICAL DHARMA February 1, 2026
- WHY THE INABILITY TO EVOLVE? January 31, 2026
- A DEVIATION FROM BUDDHISM, BUT NOT THE BUDDHA January 31, 2026
- WHO IS RIGHT? January 30, 2026
- THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS January 29, 2026
- AI CANNOT TALK FROM EXPERIENCE January 29, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION …continued and continude January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION continued January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION January 28, 2026
- IT’S CREEPY – LITERALLY January 27, 2026
Tag Archives: reason
THE BUDDHA STUDIED THE UPANISHADS AND VEDAS
The Buddha Studied The Upanishads And Vedas The Buddha wasn’t Buddhist. The texts he read were the teachings of the Upanishads and Vedas, but books are only the beginning. Our journey starts by being open, inquisitive and skeptical towards whatever we … Continue reading
STARTING WITH FAITH AND TRUST … REALLY?
Starting With Faith And Trust … Really? Being told to have faith and trust suggest intimidation. Why would you start with ‘faith’ and ‘trust’? There has to be a reason to have faith and trust in the first place, so … Continue reading
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Tagged cult mentality, ENLIGHTENMENT, experience, faith, nothing to practise, realisation, reason, Trust, understanding
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REASONING IS EMPATHY
Reasoning Is Empathy Empathy is understanding the reason(s) why someone is the way they are. This doesn’t mean that we condone the action: we aren’t judging, we’re just understanding the cause of the effect. It’s possible to reason without blaming. … Continue reading
THE TWO IGNORANCES
The Two Ignorances Ignorance of our true nature, and maintenance of that ignorance: the origin and maintenance of sin. It may be hard to accept that exaggeration about our self turns into a life of lies. The two ignorances – … Continue reading
SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS?
Should We Talk About Such Things? Is our intelligence merely received information? The more we investigate, the more potent the observation. Intelligence: the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. If our intelligence is just received information, then we are programmed through … Continue reading
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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SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY
Secular, Systematic Examination Of Reality We don’t have to be religious or spiritual to experience our primary nature of consciousness. Secular examination is based on our human faculties of logic, empathy, reason and moral intuition, none of which are derived from supernatural revelations. We see, … 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. 