-
Archives
- THE CHOSEN FEW October 18, 2018
- WE BECOME CAUGHT AND HELD October 18, 2018
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE EVOLVING? October 17, 2018
- INFLUENCES IN SOCIETY October 14, 2018
- What Is Being Sociable? October 12, 2018
- You See October 12, 2018
- WHY IS EMPTINESS SO IMPORTANT? October 12, 2018
- APPEARANCES AND EMPTINESS October 11, 2018
- FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING October 10, 2018
- WE ARE NOT A SET OF IDEAS October 7, 2018
- AS LONG AS WE ARE LOOKING, WE WILL FAIL TO SEE October 6, 2018
- THE PRACTICALITY OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS BEING WISDOM October 5, 2018
- NEITHER GOD NOR THE BUDDHA CAN FORGIVE US October 3, 2018
- WORRIED ABOUT EGO? October 3, 2018
- IN RIGPA, NOTHING STICKS October 3, 2018
- THE MOMENT GOD WAS CREATED October 1, 2018
- STILLNESS OF MIND AND STILLNESS OF ESSENCE September 30, 2018
- OLD MIND, NEW MIND September 28, 2018
- THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX HAS ITS PROBLEMS September 26, 2018
- THINKING IS ONLY OUTSIDE THE BOX September 25, 2018
- WE HAVE TO COMPREHEND BEFORE WE CAN SEE… September 25, 2018
- ‘I’ AM CONFUSED September 23, 2018
- UNSTUCK September 20, 2018
- IT’S ALL WE KNOW – SO WE THINK September 19, 2018
- CALLING ON THE ENLIGHTENED ONES FROM AFAR September 18, 2018
- A TERRIFYING SHOCK September 16, 2018
- SEEING GOOD, SEEING BAD September 14, 2018
- “PLATO’S CAVE IS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!” September 13, 2018
- BEING CYNICAL September 8, 2018
- SOMETHING REALISED IS SOMETHING DESTROYED September 7, 2018
- SPIRIT IS ALWAYS FREE September 5, 2018
- BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER September 4, 2018
- WHO RULES THE WORLD? September 2, 2018
- THOUGHTS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM August 31, 2018
- WE WILL NEVER FIND REALITY OR TRUTH… August 29, 2018
- IN RIGPA, NOTHING STICKS August 28, 2018
- WHAT WOULD BE THE FINAL TEACHING? August 26, 2018
- WE NEED A SHOCK TO WAKE UP August 25, 2018
- IS GOD BUDDHIST? August 22, 2018
- ILLUMINATING DARKNESS CAN BE DEPRESSING August 22, 2018
- ANTIDOTE: A TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MEDICINE August 22, 2018
- QUIETISM August 22, 2018
- LIVING IN A BRAINWASHED WORLD August 18, 2018
- THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS August 16, 2018
- LACK CERTAINTY, LACK IMPACT August 14, 2018
- STOP BELIEVING IN GOD TO KNOW GOD August 13, 2018
- POSITIVE DISSATISFACTION August 13, 2018
- WHAT IS MEDITATION, REALLY? August 12, 2018
- THE NEXT STEP August 11, 2018
- STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING August 10, 2018
Tag Archives: Rigpa
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged baby rigpa, Dzogchen, living in a dreamscape, Pure Awareness, Rigpa, stabilising rigpa
2 Comments
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
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 8 consciousnesses, Clarity of Essence, Dharmakaya, Rigpa
Leave a comment
