Tag Archives: Shunyata

ARE WE INDIVIDUALS OR PART OF A WHOLE?

Posted on January 14, 2025 by tony

Are We Individuals Or Part Of A Whole? It’s up to each individual to come to their own conclusion.šŸ˜€Some believe we’re part of something,Ā while others see that we are individuals – like everyone else.šŸ˜€ When we realise that we can’t … Continue reading →

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SHUNYATA, EMPTY, PURE, UNCONTAMINATED CONSCIOUSNESS

Posted on December 11, 2024 by tony

Shunyata, Emptiness, Pure, Uncontaminated Consciousness It doesn’t matter what word we use, it is direct spontaneous experience, before the mind starts identifying. We can become hung up on words, and that is precisely Mara’s trick – it’s the dark side … Continue reading →

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THE BACKBONE OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING

Posted on October 14, 2021 by tony

The Backbone Of The Buddha’s Teaching Seeing and the seen are inseparable. Whatever is seen is only seen by virtue of just seeing. Just seeing is pure consciousness; it’s our original reality. Once realised, whatever is seen is a spontaneous … Continue reading →

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IN AND OUT OF NOW

Posted on February 5, 2018 by tony

In And Out Of Now Now is always present, whether we notice it or not Tulku Urgyen’s phrase describes the moment now as ā€œspontaneous presenceā€. but what is spontaneous presence in actuality? We can say words such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, … Continue reading →

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DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA, ADVAITA … ?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by tony

Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Shunyata, Dharmakaya, Advaita ā€¦ ? These are either attractive and mystical-sounding words, or they represent most ordinary aspect of reality in the infinite universe. These are simply Tibetan and Sanskrit terms for non-duality. The pure, uncontaminated emptiness of … Continue reading →

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THE ILLUSORY NATURE OF EMPTINESS

Posted on May 24, 2016 by tony

TheĀ Illusory Nature ofĀ Emptiness Merely saying, ā€œIt is emptinessā€, isn’t emptiness. We have to resolveĀ thisĀ for ourselves, through direct experience. But who is doing the resolving? The word ’emptiness’ isn’t satisfactory for describing our pure essential nature. If we call it ‘shunyata’ … Continue reading →

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THE DHARMA IS NOT OVER THERE

Posted on April 29, 2015 by tony

The Dharma Is Not Over There It is funny how, during practice, some insight may occur, usually as a subtle change in understanding. Take the words Ground, Path and Fruition. They are referred to as: Ground = our true nature … Continue reading →

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VERIFYING PURE AWARENESS

Posted on March 9, 2015 by tony

Verifying Pure Awareness Verifying: to make sure Pure: nothing added Awareness: perception. When awareness (that’s what all sentient beings have) becomes aware of awareness, it finds only awareness. Finding nothing but awareness is known as emptiness or shunyata ā€“ that … Continue reading →

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EXPERIENCE AND STILLNESS IS AWARENESS AND EMPTINESS

Posted on January 27, 2014 by tony

Experience and Stillness is Awareness and Emptiness Ā ā€œTwo birds sat in the self-same tree:one pecked of the fruitwhile the other sat and watched.ā€(the two truths) Ā From the highest point of view, we (as empty essence) use experience/awareness, to enjoy and … Continue reading →

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TOO MUCH TALK ABOUT PURE AWARENESS!

Posted on November 3, 2013 by tony

Too much talk about pure awareness! Ā This is because pure awareness is all there is! Ā 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 →

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THE BUDDHA WITHIN ‘ME’

Posted on October 22, 2013 by tony

The Buddha within ‘me’. Ā I am a Dharma student, who wishes to share experiences as they come along. At each step on the path, perception changes: we may use the same words, but the meaning refines. It is an ongoing … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNISING AND RESTING

Posted on July 21, 2013 by tony

Understanding, Recognising and Resting. Understanding is knowing. Recognising is awareness. Resting is Shunyata (emptiness). Ā No doing is involved. Merely understand, recognise and rest. In other words, look, see, drop! The pointing out instruction. Ā Understanding is knowing the nature of whatever … Continue reading →

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BEING AWARE

Posted on April 8, 2013 by tony

Being Aware. Ā Our being is aware. The method to know this is: to be aware of awareness, and drop all speculation. At that moment of recognition, there is just awareness, pure awareness. There is no me, being aware: there is … Continue reading →

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