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- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
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- OUR OLD BRAIN – OUR OLD JAILER September 4, 2026
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- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS September 2, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIED IN A BIOLOGICAL APPARATUS September 1, 2026
- THE ILLUSION OF THE BLUEPRINT August 31, 2026
- DO WE FEEL SAFE IN A GROUP? August 30, 2026
- FIXATION IS ADDICTION August 29, 2026
- HOW WE IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING August 29, 2026
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- THE ART OF LIFE August 28, 2026
- WORLD BRAIN FOG August 27, 2026
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- A BLESSING IS ENCOURAGEMENT August 26, 2026
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- SELF-AWARE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS? August 24, 2026
- INTERRUPTING THE DREAM August 24, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEITHER RIGHT NOR WRONG August 24, 2026
- OUR HABITS ARE HARD TO DROP August 24, 2026
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- WORDS ARE THE VEHICLES OF ILLUSION August 22, 2026
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- TWO AUDIENCES – CREATORS AND POPULACE August 20, 2026
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YOU HAVE TO BE VERY INTELLIGENT
You Have To Be Very Intelligent You have to be very intelligent to realise how stupid you are. You have therefore transcended your stupidity.🙂 Never underestimate stupidity;it is the cause of suffering.
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DOES CONSCIOUSNESS CARE?
Does Consciousness Care? There are those who think consciousness has no morals. That is Mara at work. We are consciousness, and there are two aspects to us/consciousness; ordinary, contaminated consciousness and pure, uncontaminated consciousness. This is the proverbial struggle of good … Continue reading
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REINVENTING THE DHARMA WHEEL
Reinventing The (Dharma) Wheel This is what we all have to do to realise the real Dharma, and it’s the reason why the Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself”. The Dharma is … Continue reading
FRICTION CAN BE PROGRESS
Friction Can Be Progress Friction: Reaction of two surfaces There are two possible outcomes to friction (a clash of views) – either stubbornness or progress. The outcome will depend on our level of understanding. The Buddha’s advice was to admit … Continue reading
DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM
Don’t Make Meditation Into An Art Form Don’t make an art form out of spirituality. That is religion. Meditation is merely sitting still, quietening the mind through concentration to bring all that inner chatter and judgement to rest. Then clarity … Continue reading
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ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF
Acknowledging Conditioned Self The conditioned self is a mental construct that consciousness has built by relating to conditions and fixating upon those conditions, judging everything. This is how we act as human animals – by our likes, dislikes and indifferences. … Continue reading
“WHAT IS THE USE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?”
“What Is The Use Of Spiritual Practice?” The point of spiritual practice is to reduce suffering in the world.When suffering is reduced, happiness is increased.It’s that simple. The problem is thatwe are too excitable. “So what do we do?”We sit … Continue reading
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NO MUD, NO BUDDHA
No Mud, No BuddhaKnow Mud, Know Buddha It is only by acknowledging the sticky mud of obsessions which causes us sufferingthat we can become free. The moment the mud is recognisedis the moment of Buddha mind. If we ignore the mud … 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. 