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- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE LESS OTHERS CAN RELATE September 23, 2021
- HAPPINESS IS SOLVING A PROBLEM September 21, 2021
- LOVE DOES WHAT IS RIGHT September 21, 2021
- BEING HAPPY WITH OUR DECISIONS IN LIFE September 21, 2021
- WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE NEVER TOLD THE TRUTH September 21, 2021
- A LACK OF EMPATHY CAUSES HARM September 21, 2021
- DEAR ILLUMINATI; KARMA NEVER FAILS September 21, 2021
- PRACTICAL HUMILITY September 19, 2021
- IN IGNORING THE TRUTH, WE ACCEPT LIES September 17, 2021
- WE GAIN CERTAINTY THROUGH PRACTICE September 17, 2021
- STOP LOOKING FOR TOGYAL September 16, 2021
- WE DON’T NOTICE STRESS … UNTIL IT’S GONE! September 16, 2021
- BEING WEIRD: CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY September 15, 2021
- HOW THE MEDIA WORKS – IT INFLUENCES THE INFLUENCERS September 11, 2021
- SADNESS RESULTING FROM JOY September 11, 2021
- TO LIVE THE DREAM, WE HAVE TO BE ASLEEP September 10, 2021
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS DISENCHANTMENT September 9, 2021
- THERE IS NO SECRET ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE September 8, 2021
- SEGREGATION TURNS PEOPLE AGAINST PEOPLE September 7, 2021
- HOW LONG HAS HUMANITY BEEN IMPRISONED…? September 6, 2021
- ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT WE ARE HAPPY September 5, 2021
- GOOD MENTAL HEALTH September 5, 2021
- HOW MANY KNOW OUR REALITY September 5, 2021
- SOMETIMES, THINGS DON’T SEEM RIGHT OR COMPLETE September 4, 2021
- SIMPLICITY IS NEVER THROWN BY COMPLEXITY September 1, 2021
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM September 1, 2021
- ONCE WE KNOW, WE CANNOT NOT KNOW August 30, 2021
- ARE YOUR TITS TOO BIG FOR SPIRITUALITY?!* August 28, 2021
- EVIL CAN NEVER HAVE POWER OVER GOODNESS August 27, 2021
- HATRED FINDS NO HOME August 26, 2021
- OUR SPIRITUAL PATH IS OUR GREAT UNDOING August 25, 2021
- WHY DO MOST PEOPLE NOT ‘GET IT’? August 23, 2021
- REALISE THE PATTERN THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY August 22, 2021
- WE LIVE IN A FIEFDOM August 21, 2021
- DO WE BINGE ON TEACHINGS? August 18, 2021
- RECYCLING INFORMATION = NOTHING HAPPENS August 17, 2021
- WHEN DID WE BEGIN? August 15, 2021
- A QUESTION TO REVEAL OUR SELF August 13, 2021
- THINKING AND THOUGHTS August 11, 2021
- WHAT REALISES, AND WHAT IS REALISED? August 10, 2021
- HOW DO WE MAKE DECISIONS? August 9, 2021
- PRAYER FOR TODAY August 8, 2021
- WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERING? August 8, 2021
- YOU CANNOT KNOW GOD UNTIL YOU KNOW YOURSELF August 8, 2021
- SELF, PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, GOD; IT’S ALL THE SAME August 8, 2021
- WHO RULES THE WORLD? August 7, 2021
- WHAT’S THE POINT OF GURUS? August 7, 2021
- ACKNOWLEDGING EVIL August 6, 2021
- WHEN THE STORY TWISTS AND TURNS … August 6, 2021
- OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SPIRITUAL TEACHERS August 3, 2021
Tag Archives: Rigpa
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, RIGPA, TREKCHO, TOGYAL, ZEN, MAHA ATI, TAO, GOD CONSCIOUSNESS …
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Rigpa, Trekcho, Togyal, Zen, Maha Ati, Tao, God consciousness … If we are still chasing after words, we are branding ourselves with yet more concepts that separate us. These terms all mean direct seeing of pure consciousness. There is … Continue reading
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Tagged branding, concepts, direct seeing, Dzogchen, just seeing, MAHA ATI, Mahamudra, pure consciousness, Rigpa, separation, Togyal, Trekcho
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IT’S ALL ABOUT ME-ME!
It’s All About Me-me! A meme (pronounced meem) is that which is imitated. Are we just a copy of others’ ideas? We may take a side because of a condition brought about by others. Is this not divide and conquer? What if memes are … Continue reading
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Tagged divide and conquer, drop the meditation, me-me, Meditation, Meme, Pure Consciousness., Rigpa, Shiva
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IS RIGPA ANARCHY?
Is Rigpa Anarchy? Rigpa is the absolute freedom of the individual. Anarchy is the absolute freedom of the individual. The difference is in the application; Rigpa is knowing one’s true nature, whereas ma-rigpa is not knowing one’s true nature. If we … Continue reading
IN RIGPA, NOTHING STICKS
In Rigpa, Nothing Sticks Rigpa is a Tibetan Dzogchen word for naked awareness – pure consciousness. It is the very nature of mind. It is cognisant emptiness. It’s what we are. Thoughts arise in the naked awareness of mind, and … Continue reading
HOW IS ATMAN, BRAHMA?
How Is Atman, Brahma? How am I and my Father one? How are emotions and wisdom the same? It’s quite logical. It’s all to do with upgrading consciousness. All creatures have consciousness; they are aware. When this ordinary consciousness develops … Continue reading
IN AND OUT OF NOW
In And Out Of Now Now is always present, whether we notice it or not Tulku Urgyen’s phrase describes the moment now as “spontaneous presence”. but what is spontaneous presence in actuality? We can say words such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, … Continue reading
THE FINAL CONCLUSION
The Final Conclusion We are consciousness itself. We know this truth inherently, but due to the obscuring indoctrination we’ve experienced in life, we are unable to express it, and so we cling to a partial view: the resulting diversity divides … Continue reading
IN RIGPA, NOTHING STICKS
In Rigpa, Nothing Sticks This means that ego has nothing to feed on In rigpa* we can clearly see, feel, taste, smell, hear and think, but without attachment; as a consequence, we do not become oversensitive. Mastery over phenomena means … Continue reading
WAKING, DOZING, AND … ZZZ …
Waking, Dozing, and …zzz….. When introduced to the nature of mind, which is pure awareness, we might say, “It’s wow! This is great!” … a….n…d … back to sleep … 😀 In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, the approach to reality … Continue reading
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Tagged baby rigpa, Dzogchen, living in a dreamscape, Pure Awareness, Rigpa, stabilising rigpa
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WE LIKE DOING THINGS
We Like Doing Things We want things to do. In pure awareness, pure consciousness, there is nothing to do. That is Rigpa. Tsoknyi Rinpoche: “Rigpa: the king that is the single most sufficient factor”. When you are resting in rigpa, … Continue reading
TAKING THE TEACHINGS TO HEART
Taking The Teachings To Heart OM MANI PEME HUM is the mantra for the Lord of Compassion – Chenrezi (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit). This mantra within the practice enhances our own compassion for all beings in the … Continue reading
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THE NEXT STEP UP
The Next Step Up (getting smarter) We all have the potential of the omniscient understanding of a Buddha. The less the cloudiness in the mind, the more the clarity, and the smarter we get. Ultimate clarity is Buddhahood. It is … Continue reading
UNCERTAINTY IS THE KEY TO RECOGNISING PURE AWARENESS
Uncertainty is the Key to Recognising Pure Awareness If we think we are pure awareness, we have just come out of pure awareness. If there is uncertainty about pure awareness, merely be aware of that which is aware of that … Continue reading
RENUNCIATION
Renunciation This is the real Dharma Renunciation is often misunderstood, and can therefore seem scary! “Oh my goodness, I have to give up everything”!?! Dharma renunciation is much more subtle than that: it means not holding on. This has far … Continue reading
TOO MUCH TALK ABOUT PURE AWARENESS!
Too much talk about pure awareness! This is because pure awareness is all there is! Precisely because we become more and more familiar with pure awareness, we experience in a different way, as our obscurations naturally drop away. We become … Continue reading
PLAYING WITH EGO
Playing with ego. Essence, seeing its reflection through the reactions of emotions, believes that to be itself, and clings to this view. This is the creation of a duality. So, there are two of us: one is real, and the … Continue reading
CLARITY OF MIND v CLARITY OF ESSENCE
Clarity of Mind v Clarity of Essence. To refine our understanding, we must know the distinction between mind and essence, otherwise we will be constantly caught up in a conceptual mental state. I can’t go too far in this discussion, … Continue reading
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