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- DO DHARMA PRACTITIONERS EXPERIENCE ANGER? December 15, 2025
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- A DAILY DOSE OF DHARMA December 15, 2025
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- IS GOD REAL OR A CONSTRUCT? December 11, 2025
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- REALISATION ISN’T ABOUT LEARNING December 11, 2025
- WHY WE DON’T GET IT December 10, 2025
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- IF YOU HAVE LONGING, TRY SHORTING November 28, 2025
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Tag Archives: Self
BE KIND TO YOURSELF…?
Be Kind To Yourself …? We often hear gurus say this as if the self is real.What self?Be kind to something that doesn’t actually exist? Saying “Be kind to yourself” is ordinary therapy – it’s not Dharma. Self is merely … Continue reading
SELF IS JUST A HABIT IN THE MIND
Self Is Just A Habit In The Mind Self is held together by words and ideas in the mind. This is not our reality. When we drop the idea of self/ego/I, peace and wisdom arise. No more interference. 🙂
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WHAT ARE ‘ESOTERIC’ AND ‘EXOTERIC’?
What Are ‘Esoteric’ And ‘Exoteric’? The esoteric is understood by the few who are practiced. The exoteric is understood by the many who do not practice. The esoteric is pure experience of pure awareness. The exoteric is knowing about pure … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA WAS A WHISTLEBLOWER
The Buddha Was A Whistleblower He provided evidence contrary to the established belief that there is self. The instant when we identify as a self or atman or spirit, we create and maintain a subtle duality. The moment of pure … Continue reading
THE BASIS OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
The Basis Of Negative Emotions The basis of negative emotions is an illusory self relating to illusory appearances. ‘Self’ is an accumulation of ideas in the mind that consciousness mistakenly believes itself to be. This phantom is empty of reality. … Continue reading
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SELF = HABIT = TEACHER
Self = Habit = Teacher What we call ‘self’ / ‘me’ / ‘I’ is merely an habitual identity made up of thoughts which consciousness adheres to. It’s like putting on a familiar coat and a calling that ‘me’. 🙂 Thought: … Continue reading
BEING SELF TAUGHT
Being Self Taught Consciousness learns from a self which is a construct in the mind, and therefore, our mind is programming consciousness by mistakenly giving reality to an illusion. Consciousness assumes that mind is self when, in truth, consciousness is … Continue reading
FRICTION CAN BE PROGRESS
Friction Can Be Progress Friction: Reaction of two surfaces There are two possible outcomes to friction (a clash of views) – either stubbornness or progress. The outcome will depend on our level of understanding. The Buddha’s advice was to admit … Continue reading
SELF & ESSENCE
Self & Essence Self is merely a collection of thought-projections in the mind that essence (pure consciousness) perceives: when consciousness forgets its purity, it clings to these projections, creating a sense of I. We are, firstly, consciousness. The purity comes … Continue reading
ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF
Acknowledging Conditioned Self The conditioned self is a mental construct that consciousness has built by relating to conditions and fixating upon those conditions, judging everything. This is how we act as human animals – by our likes, dislikes and indifferences. … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
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OPINIONS CAN TURN INTO ADDICTIONS
Opinions Can Turn Into Addictions and addictions ruin lives. It’s a shock to recognise addiction, but understanding this upgrades consciousness. There is a connection between plain seeing and becoming an addict or a fundamentalist. Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering … Continue reading
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BEING KIND TO OUR SELF
Being Kind To Our Self Our self is an immature infant, and likes nothing better than to grab hold and claim everything it sees. It has absolutely no reality, because it is merely a set of ideas. That’s okay, as … Continue reading
WE ARE MAGICIANS
We Are Magicians We can make our self disappear and reappear. Now you see me, now you don’t. It’s all done with mirrors! We (empty, uncontaminated essence – witness to all things) have conjured up a self, by mistake! We … Continue reading
EGO = SELF
Ego = Self Ego-Self is Essence’s awareness,identifying with thoughts. There is nothing wrong with thoughts.They are an of expression of essence.It is the identification with thoughtsthat clouds the view. Identification without recognitioncreates a storehouseof sticky residue.Karma. The answer is recognition. … Continue reading
RELYING ON YOURSELF
Relying on yourself. Relying on yourself is… tricky. Yes, we have to do the work of recognising, but it’s also necessary to recognise the need for inspiration. Without this, we will not only not start…we will not finish! People say, … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 