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- TSOKNYI RINPOCHE UK RETREAT January 25, 2020
- INNER HAPPINESS AND OUTER HAPPINESS January 24, 2020
- LIFE AFTER REALISATION January 23, 2020
- I CAN’T STOP THINKING January 20, 2020
- FISH OUT OF WATER January 20, 2020
- NOBODY IS ORDINARY January 20, 2020
- ZERO INTOLERANCE January 19, 2020
- ZERO TOLERANCE =ZERO COMPASSION January 19, 2020
- A FEELING ISN’T AN EMOTION January 18, 2020
- FEELING FLAT OR HEAVY? January 17, 2020
- STUCK IN THE EIGHTH CONSCIOUSNESS January 16, 2020
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS A SERIES OF REALISATIONS January 14, 2020
- NO ONE IS ORIGINAL January 13, 2020
- LIGHT, COLOURS AND DIRECT SEEING January 13, 2020
- STARTING WITH PRELIMINARIES OR ADVANCED TEACHINGS? January 12, 2020
- HOW IS EVERYTHING AN ILLUSION? January 11, 2020
- SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS ARE TOUGH January 11, 2020
- IF WE CAN MANAGE OUR THOUGHTS January 10, 2020
- THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NORMAL January 10, 2020
- ONCE WE REALISE THE THREE KAYAS January 7, 2020
- THERE IS ONE, SIMPLE, UNIVERSAL TRUTH January 7, 2020
- SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS? January 6, 2020
- FINDING OUR TRUE LINEAGE January 5, 2020
- CLEAR IMITATION – CONFUSED IMITATION January 3, 2020
- SOFT AND HARD December 31, 2019
- ALWAYS RETURN TO FIRST PRINCIPLES December 31, 2019
- A SYSTEM IS A GOOD BEGINNING December 30, 2019
- REALISING EMPTINESS December 29, 2019
- BUDDHISM: LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS December 28, 2019
- TOO INTENSE? December 27, 2019
- HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE December 27, 2019
- THE SCALES FALL FROM OUR EYES December 25, 2019
- THE MESSIAH COMPLEX December 24, 2019
- TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS PRACTICAL December 24, 2019
- THE REALISATION OF SPIRITUALITY IS PRACTICAL December 23, 2019
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS NEVER FORGETTING December 22, 2019
- DREAM CATCHERS December 22, 2019
- CONFUSION CREATES FUTILE DILIGENCE December 21, 2019
- BEYOND EXTREMES December 19, 2019
- IS THERE A UNIVERSAL, CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? December 18, 2019
- WHEN THE PROGRAMME MALFUNCTIONS December 14, 2019
- IT’S BEEN A CRINGEWORTHY LIFE December 14, 2019
- WHY DO WE IGNORE THE TRUTH? December 12, 2019
- Searching On This Site December 10, 2019
- IS THE VOICE OF GOD…A NYAM? December 10, 2019
- CAN INSPIRATION BECOME ENTERTAINMENT? December 9, 2019
- SPIRITUALITY IS A SCIENCE AND NOT A BELIEF December 8, 2019
- TRUE HARMONY AND FALSE HARMONY December 8, 2019
- ON FINDING NOTHING, WE HAVE ARRIVED December 5, 2019
- QUESTIONS OPEN THE MIND. STATEMENTS CLOSE IT. December 2, 2019
Tag Archives: Rigpa
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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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
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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