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- THE MIRROR, MIND ESSENCE, PURE CONSCIOUSNESS May 5, 2026
- THE TRAP OF DISPLAY IN DZOCHEN AND KABBALAH May 5, 2026
- WE LIVE IN AN UNENLIGHTENED WORLD May 4, 2026
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- ORDINARY REALISATION FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE May 4, 2026
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- INFINITY CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED May 1, 2026
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- WHY DO WE FEEL WRONG? April 30, 2026
- OUR MORAL LANDSCAPE April 29, 2026
- FOR COMPASSION, WE NEED EMPATHY April 29, 2026
- COMPOS MENTIS – NON-COMPOS MENTIS April 29, 2026
- CONQUERING THE UNIVERSE April 28, 2026
- THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT April 26, 2026
- WE FEAR COMMUNICATION April 25, 2026
- MISUNDERSTAND OUR PATH April 25, 2026
- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
- CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? April 23, 2026
- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
- THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS April 21, 2026
- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
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Tag Archives: Shunyata
ARE WE INDIVIDUALS OR PART OF A WHOLE?
Are We Individuals Or Part Of A Whole? It’s up to each individual to come to their own conclusion.šSome believe we’re part of something,Ā while others see that we are individuals – like everyone else.š When we realise that we can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Dao, emptiness, individuals, Knowing Awareness, MAHA ATI, part of a while, pure consciousness, Shunyata, we're nothing special, zen
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SHUNYATA, EMPTY, PURE, UNCONTAMINATED CONSCIOUSNESS
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
THE BACKBONE OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING
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
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 āspontaneous presenceā. but what is spontaneous presence in actuality? We can say words such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA, ADVAITA … ?
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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Tagged ADVIATA., Dharmakaya, Dzogchen, Gospel of Thomas., Mahamudra., Shunyata
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THE ILLUSORY NATURE OF EMPTINESS
TheĀ Illusory Nature ofĀ Emptiness Merely saying, āIt 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
THE DHARMA IS NOT OVER THERE
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
EXPERIENCE AND STILLNESS IS AWARENESS AND EMPTINESS
Experience and Stillness is Awareness and Emptiness Ā āTwo 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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Tagged Awareness and Emptiness, BEAUTY, dissatisfaction, Love and Compassion, Shunyata
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TOO MUCH TALK ABOUT PURE AWARENESS!
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
THE BUDDHA WITHIN ‘ME’
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
UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNISING AND RESTING
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
BEING AWARE
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
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. 