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- WHAT ARE WE? December 11, 2018
- FOCUS = ENERGY = LIFE December 11, 2018
- SATAN HAS BEEN PLACED IN OUR MINDS December 8, 2018
- OUR SPIRITUAL REALITY IS DANGEROUSLY SIMPLE December 6, 2018
- SACRED TEXT December 6, 2018
- NO ALIENS, NO GOD, NO CRY December 5, 2018
- THE GREAT SCAVENGER CLEAN UP December 5, 2018
- WE ARE CONDITIONED TO BE ADDICTED December 3, 2018
- LOOK AT YOUR MIND December 1, 2018
- REALISING THAT OUR MIND IS SACRED SPACE November 29, 2018
- THE DIVINE EYE – THE ALL-SEEING-EYE November 28, 2018
- THE GREAT VACCINATION AGAINST DIS-EASE November 28, 2018
- THE PROBLEM OF TRYING TO MAKES SENSE OF EVERYTHING November 28, 2018
- OUR MIND IS SACRED SPACE November 28, 2018
- WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? November 26, 2018
- ORIGINAL MIND AND ORIGINATING MIND… November 25, 2018
- THE INNER PICKLE November 24, 2018
- POP INSIDE AND HAVE A GOOD LOOK November 23, 2018
- WE ARE EACH IMPRISONED IN OUR OWN MIND November 22, 2018
- WHAT IS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE? November 20, 2018
- NEVER BELIEVE THE TRUTH November 19, 2018
- DON’T TAKE SPIRITUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR GRANTED November 18, 2018
- OVER POPULATION? November 17, 2018
- THE FINE GOLDEN THREAD OF INSPIRATION November 15, 2018
- TO WANT TO BE ENLIGHTENED IS CRAZY TALK! November 13, 2018
- CAN WE TRUST ANYONE? AND… November 13, 2018
- DROPPING THE PAST November 10, 2018
- OUR MIND IS THE TRUE BUDDHA November 8, 2018
- SURPASS YOUR SELF November 6, 2018
- PRECIOUS HUMAN BIRTH November 4, 2018
- BELIEVING IN LIES November 4, 2018
- REALISATION COMES FROM RESTING IN STILLNESS November 4, 2018
- WHEN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS BECAME A CONSUMER November 1, 2018
- DO WE EXPERIENCE LIFE THROUGH A COMPUTER? October 30, 2018
- RECOGNISE THAT YOU RECOGNISE October 28, 2018
- THE TRUTH IS NOT WHAT IS WRITTEN October 27, 2018
- IS RIGPA ANARCHY? October 26, 2018
- HAPPINESS = HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM October 22, 2018
- IN TWO MINDS? October 21, 2018
- HAPPINESS IS OUR PROTECTION October 20, 2018
- IS LIFE FREEDOM OR BONDAGE? October 19, 2018
- 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
Tag Archives: Rigpa
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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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
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