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- MEDITATION November 23, 2020
- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST November 21, 2020
- IN PRAISE OF REINCARNATION November 21, 2020
- ANXIETY November 20, 2020
- SEEING THAT WE DON’T SEE November 19, 2020
- TRUTH IS CHALLENGING TO OUR PROGRAMMED MIND November 18, 2020
- STILL THINK YOU ARE THINKING FOR YOURSELF?! November 18, 2020
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T ABOUT LOOKING GOOD November 18, 2020
- LITTLE INNOCUOUS IDEAS November 17, 2020
- WHY DO WE SAY TRUTH IS RELATIVE? November 16, 2020
- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH US November 15, 2020
- DUMBING DOWN OF THE WORLD November 14, 2020
- ARE WE INSTITUTIONALISED MAVERICKS? November 13, 2020
- GROSS, SUBTLE and INNERMOST SUBTLE MODES OF BEING November 12, 2020
- THE POSITIVE DOPAMINE EFFECT November 11, 2020
- CAN A LAZY PERSON REALISE TRUTH? November 10, 2020
- THE BUDDHA: “DON’T LIVE VICARIOUSLY” November 9, 2020
- INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE November 7, 2020
- IS THERE GOD? November 6, 2020
- THE SELF IS A LIKENESS November 5, 2020
- ARE WE IN SPECULATIVE OR CONTEMPLATIVE MODE? November 4, 2020
- GOING INTO ISOLATION November 4, 2020
- WE DO LIVE IN A REPTILIAN WORLD! November 3, 2020
- HOW ARE SUPPOSED TO BE? November 2, 2020
- ENLIGHTENING ERRORS November 2, 2020
- IT IS OUR RIGHT TO FIND ERRORS November 2, 2020
- CONSCIOUSNESS WIDE OPEN November 1, 2020
- WHAT IS AUTHENTIC TEACHING? October 31, 2020
- USER’S MANUAL FOR THE MIND October 30, 2020
- THE POINT IS TO SHOCK US OUT OF COMPLACENCY October 30, 2020
- DON’T TAKE YOURSELF FOR GRANTED October 27, 2020
- PHANTOM SPIRITUALITY October 26, 2020
- ESOTERIC TEACHINGS IN THE WEST October 26, 2020
- EVER WONDERED ABOUT MODERN WARFARE? October 26, 2020
- AM I WRONG OR AM I PERFECT? October 24, 2020
- HAPPINESS AND SUFFERING = NO DIFFERENCE October 23, 2020
- HOLINESS IS MORE THAN BEING HANDY October 22, 2020
- NOT FINDING IS FINDING October 22, 2020
- “WHAT IS THE USE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?” October 20, 2020
- START AN INFORMATION DIET October 20, 2020
- OBSCURING THE TRUTH October 19, 2020
- EMPATHETIC ENTITIES October 18, 2020
- BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA October 16, 2020
- INTROVERT AND EXTROVERT October 15, 2020
- TRUTH ISN’T AN EXAGGERATION October 14, 2020
- MINDFUCK October 14, 2020
- APOLOGIES FOR THE CASCADE OF ARTICLES October 12, 2020
- “FINDERS KEEPERS” October 12, 2020
- NO LONGER A SEEKER October 12, 2020
- IF WE THINK WE ARE RIGHT… October 12, 2020
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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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
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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