-
Join 505 other subscribers
-
Archives
- IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD? June 20, 2026
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET June 17, 2026
- FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE June 17, 2026
- THE SHARED HALLUCINATION June 17, 2026
- WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST? June 16, 2026
- THE MUD IS JUST A DIRTY LENS June 16, 2026
- STARVING THE MONSTER June 15, 2026
- THE NOVELTY TRAP June 15, 2026
- NO LONGER SATISFYING June 14, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
- REALITY IS CONTENTMENT June 13, 2026
- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
Tag Archives: self image
SHATTERING YOUR COMPOSURE
Shattering Your Composure If your composure can be shattered, it’s fake. However, at that very moment when we are in shock, a gap arises. This is emptiness. Pure consciousness. Our composure is fragile until we have no self to maintain. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged crazy wisdom, emptiness, out of the loop, pure consciousness, self image, shattering composure, spaciousness
Leave a comment
SELF-INDOCTRINATION
Self-Indoctrination Indoctrinate: to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Once people accept a belief – which is anything that is unproven – they maintain this mindset themselves. Indoctrination starts when we’re very young, and infiltrates everything that we later encounter … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged a dressed-up image, Belief, consciousness clings to ideas, Ego, indoctrination, know thyself, self image, social I
4 Comments
I WANT FREEDOM FROM MYSELF
I Want Freedom from Myself This is both possible and ridiculous. Our self is consciousness that identifies with a collection of ideas that we call ‘I’. It is that identification which is ridiculous as this ‘I’ is a temporary arrangement … Continue reading
IF WE THINK WE ARE SANE, WE ARE INSANE
If We Think We Are Sane, We Are Insane If we think we are sane, we are insane. If we know we are insane, we must be sane! Gampopa: “May confusion dawn as wisdom”. To know we are confused is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged irrational, logic, normal, pure intelligence, pure sanity, rational, self image, self-preservation, subjective, subjective bias, unemotional
1 Comment
OUR PROBLEM IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CONSCIOUSNESS
Our Problem Is Our Relationship With Consciousness Our true, essential nature is pure being that is conscious; these two cannot be separated, like light and its luminosity. But when this luminosity plays on something and becomes attracted to it, we … Continue reading
WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What is Buddhism? We are bound by our emotions, which protect a ‘me’ – an illusory self image. Buddhism is the path leading to insight into the true nature of reality of self and all phenomena. Through personal experience, our … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, emotions, mindfulness, nature of reality, self image, timeless selfless awareness
5 Comments
OUR GREATEST PROBLEM AND OUR SALVATION IS …
Our Greatest Problem And Our Salvation Is …. … me ‘Me’ is an idea or image we have collected throughout life, starting at a very young age; this idea just gets heavier and heavier. Buddhism asserts that we brought a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cosmic joke, Know Thyself., perfect comes from perfect, self image
Leave a comment
FREEDOM FROM THE CONCEPTUAL MIND
Freedom From The Conceptual Mind …the programming with which we identify Because of our early environment, we acquire a type of self-image which affects the choices we make in life. Unless we make an effort to change, we become bound … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged predisposition, programming, self image, Tibetan Book of the Dead
Leave a comment
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. 