-
Join 504 other subscribers
-
Archives
- WHY DIDN’T THE BUDDHA COME BACK? July 11, 2026
- WE ARE INHERENTLY DIVINE July 11, 2026
- NOTHING WITH OTHERS CAN BE RESOLVED July 11, 2026
- SIMPLE DHARMA: OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE July 10, 2026
- WHAT IS DEVOTION? July 10, 2026
- “I COULD BE WRONG” July 9, 2026
- THE BUDDHA POINTS THE WAY; MARA IS THE WAY July 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN July 7, 2026
- THE STUPIDITY OF TALKING ABOUT DHARMA July 7, 2026
- THE PATH OF THE ALCHEMIST July 7, 2026
- REVERSE ENGINEERING OUR SELF July 6, 2026
- SUDDENLY, IT HITS YOU July 5, 2026
- WE ARE NOT CARBON COPIES July 5, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE FOR A POISONED MIND July 4, 2026
- HISTORY TEACHES US NOTHING July 4, 2026
- IMPRISONED BY LANGUAGE July 3, 2026
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT UP THERE July 3, 2026
- LIVING IN COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING July 3, 2026
- IF THERE IS AN AKASHIC RECORD… July 2, 2026
- THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT July 2, 2026
- WE BECOME LABELLING MACHINES July 1, 2026
- LIFE ISN’T A PRISON; IT’S A CLASSROOM July 1, 2026
- WE DO NOT HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS July 1, 2026
- BEYOND MEDITATION June 30, 2026
- THERE’S NOTHING TO REMEMBER June 30, 2026
- NEGATIVITY IS MARA INTERVENTION June 30, 2026
- VOLUMES OF DHARMA IN TWO PHRASES June 30, 2026
- THE ESOTERIC AND THE EXOTERIC June 29, 2026
- MARA, THE SMARTPHONE AND THE GREAT DISCONNECT June 28, 2026
- THE PRACTICE OF BEING KIND June 28, 2026
- HUMANS, AI AND DZOGCHEN June 27, 2026
- WHAT THE BUDDHA DIDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH June 26, 2026
- A CLOSED MAZE June 26, 2026
- THE BUDDHA WENT OFF SCRIPT June 25, 2026
- IT’S NOT COMPLICATED June 25, 2026
- SILENT TRANSMISSION June 24, 2026
- THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT June 23, 2026
- A FOOL TO ONESELF June 23, 2026
- IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH June 23, 2026
- THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS June 22, 2026
- THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD June 22, 2026
- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
- 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
Tag Archives: The cause of suffering.
THE OBJECT OF DESIRE
The Object Of Desire The object of desire is my satisfaction. Desire fills the emptiness of consciousness with dualistic ideas, creating an “I” with likes and dislikes. This is the cause of our suffering. In the yoga of one taste, … Continue reading
OVER POPULATION?
Over Population? Some influential people believe that this planet is over populated. Does this belief answer questions about decisions made in the world? Some people just cannot share. When the code of everything is known, anything can be created and de-created. This … Continue reading
MEDITATING PROPERLY, AND WHY WE MEDITATE
Meditating Properly, And Why We Meditate Meditation is not about holding a posture physically or mentally. Meditation is not about trying to be mindful and ‘self’ aware. Meditation is not about creating better ideas to promote ourself. Meditation ‘is’ awareness … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING?
What Is The Cause Of Suffering? This is very simple, but becomes complex. We want to be, or appear to be, better then we already are, both as individuals and as a collective. Our ultimate reality is just pure awareness: … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The Cause of Suffering (revised*) The cause of suffering is the second noble truth: the first noble truth is the admission that we are suffering. Usually, we think that the cause of our suffering is someone or something other than … Continue reading
SUFFERING
Suffering As long as we are governed by the emotions of hope and fear, we will suffer. We will be discontented and defensive. We are told that “being normal” is doing what is to be expected within a particular culture … Continue reading
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Light in the Darkness When considering the sunwe cannot ignore the clouds. The light is pure awareness.The darkness is the dungeon of existence: the mind that has never noticed the light. The switch is recognition, found through devotion and activated … 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. 