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- A LACK OF CONTINUITY February 22, 2026
- MEMORIES SEPARATE US February 21, 2026
- THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES February 20, 2026
- LIVING A SHARED FICTION February 20, 2026
- WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED? February 20, 2026
- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
- MEDITATION GAZE February 18, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING CONFUSION February 18, 2026
- FRUSTRATED AT BEING FRUSTRATED February 18, 2026
- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
- BUDDHISM AND THE VEDANTA SEE THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE February 16, 2026
- AI THE NEXT RELIGION February 15, 2026
- WE SHOULD ALL ASK, “WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” February 15, 2026
- NO MORE TO LEARN February 15, 2026
- MISSION CREEP AND SCOPEMONGERING February 14, 2026
- THEY DIM OUR LIGHT February 13, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT A RELIGION February 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “DO IT YOURSELF” February 12, 2026
- THE END OF OCCUPATION February 11, 2026
- LEAVING THE GHOSTS BEHIND February 11, 2026
- UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT LIFE SHOULD BE AGREEABLE? February 10, 2026
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? February 10, 2026
- THE INABILITY TO RECOGNISE EVIL February 9, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING THE INVISIBLE PRISON February 9, 2026
- THE FORMULA THAT ENTRAPS EVERY BEING February 8, 2026
- NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN February 7, 2026
- PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE NOT A SPIRITUAL PERSON February 7, 2026
- HAS HUMANITY BEEN LIED TO? February 7, 2026
- MADE IN ANOTHER’S IMAGE February 7, 2026
- WHAT WAS IS NOW February 6, 2026
- NO PURPOSE, NO ENERGY February 5, 2026
- THE POINT AND POINTLESSNESS OF LIFE February 4, 2026
- OUR MIND IS THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- WE NEVER LEFT THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- FINDING EGO February 3, 2026
- GUIDING LIGHT February 3, 2026
- SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY February 2, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS BEYOND SLEEP February 2, 2026
- INTERGRATING EVERY MOMENT February 2, 2026
- ACCEPTING AND REJECTING HAS CONSEQUENCES February 2, 2026
- ARTIFICAL DHARMA February 1, 2026
- WHY THE INABILITY TO EVOLVE? January 31, 2026
- A DEVIATION FROM BUDDHISM, BUT NOT THE BUDDHA January 31, 2026
- WHO IS RIGHT? January 30, 2026
- THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS January 29, 2026
- AI CANNOT TALK FROM EXPERIENCE January 29, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION …continued and continude January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION continued January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION January 28, 2026
- IT’S CREEPY – LITERALLY January 27, 2026
Tag Archives: self-image
CONFLICT IS DHARMA
Conflict Is Dharma Dharma is looking another way. This is the age of conflict – the Kaliyuga. There are many teachings out there, but the really practical teaching is within, in our conflicts with the world and others. In practical terms, conflict … Continue reading
EVIL: INGENIOUS BUT STUPID
Evil: Ingenious But Stupid The world conditions us into believing, rather than knowing. This deception actually creates favourable conditions for true spiritual progress as we recognise that, in following others, we have become lazy and reliant on their say-so—even the … Continue reading
WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE
We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading
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SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT … BUT SIMPLE
Simple But Difficult … But Simple Our true reality is simply pure awareness. Its presence is precious timelessness. We do not have to do anything to know or realise this. So why is it difficult? It’s difficult to comprehend as … Continue reading
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GRASPING AT STRAWS
Grasping At Straws A drowning person will grab at any flimsy reed, or idea. If we don’t know what life is about, we will cling to beliefs. Ignorant of our true reality, we hold on to a flimsy idea of … Continue reading
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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW …
Better The Devil You Know … “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” The devil has always been our own ego; our likes and dislikes. Our self-image, nice as we think we are, is immersed in a … Continue reading
JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM
Just Seeing Is Our Greatest Problem Just seeing is our greatest problem: we don’t just see. First, we must realise that the senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching – are non-conceptual. When the eyes see, there is no … Continue reading
OUR SPIRITUAL PATH IS OUR GREAT UNDOING
Our Spiritual Path Is Our Great Undoing 😀 Spirituality is pure consciousness. It is not a thing; it’s … infinite reception and transmission. Our so-called path is merely our confusion which, when recognised, does not exist, so hanging on to … Continue reading
LOOK AT YOUR SELF
Look At Your Self Look at your self.Practice makes perfect. Our self is the adoption of ideas that manifest in our behaviour. Our spiritual practice is being aware of the ideas that affect our behaviour. What is looking? Pure consciousness, which is … 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. 