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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Tag Archives: symbolic teacher
LIFE WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Life With Fruit And Vegetables There are two sides to our being: Fruit; the realisation of our true nature, which is pure consciousness. Vegetable; ignorance of our true nature, which is pure consciousness. We are brought up to think that … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS A SYMBOLIC TEACHER
Everything is a Symbolic Teacher In this context, ‘teacher’ means reminder. For everything to be a re-minder, we must first know what it is that we are being reminded of, and that is the nature of mind, pure clarity. For … Continue reading
THE AMOUNT WE RECOGNISE THE SYMBOLIC TEACHER
The amount we recognise the symbolic teacher The amount we recognise the symbolic teacheris the amount we recognise the inner teacher. Distracted…awake, distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Distracted…awake,distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Distracted…awake, distracted…awake, distracted…awake.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack of empathy…compassion.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack of empathy…compassion.Lack of empathy…compassion, lack … Continue reading
TIMELY TEACHING
Timely Teaching There are certain teachings that happen at precisely the right moment. On a blog, one cannot create that sort of atmosphere as it is a matter of tuning in, so this may not have the same effect! Once, … Continue reading
HOW TO LIVE IN AN ILLUSION
How to Live in an Illusion. Well, accept it for what it is…an illusion! Simply put, everything is an illusion precisely because nothing lasts. If it were real, then it would always exist. But because we still believe in just … 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. 