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- FRUSTRATION CAN TURN TO ANGER February 7, 2023
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- DOES THE DEVIL WARN US? February 6, 2023
- PAINTING OUR OWN FUTURE February 5, 2023
- THE AGE OF MY OPINION February 5, 2023
- CORRUPT MINDS, CORRUPT WORLD February 5, 2023
- HUMANITY’S DISORIENTATION February 4, 2023
- TRAUMAS ARE MEMORIES February 3, 2023
- GETTING USED TO BOREDOM February 3, 2023
- ONE VIEW, MANY EXPRESSIONS February 3, 2023
- WHERE DOES CONFLICT COME FROM? February 2, 2023
- SPIRITUALITY IS BEING GROUNDED February 2, 2023
- LISTENING TO OTHERS AND LISTENING TO OURSELF February 1, 2023
- REJECTING THE EVIDENCE February 1, 2023
- PROFOUND TIBETAN BUDDHISM January 31, 2023
- YOU ARE THE SECRET January 31, 2023
- FINDING YOUR DIFFERENCE January 30, 2023
- WHAT IS GOOD & WHAT IS EVIL? January 30, 2023
- COURAGE IS THE FIRST STEP TO REALISING CONSCIOUSNESS January 30, 2023
- THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY January 30, 2023
- WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS DECEIVED … January 30, 2023
- ARE WE A GAIN-OF-FUNCTION? January 30, 2023
- BLOGS ARE LIVING BOOKS January 28, 2023
- WHERE IS THE MIDDLE WAY? January 28, 2023
- WHAT TYPE OF PERSON ARE WE? January 28, 2023
- WHAT IF OUR ‘NORMAL’ IS MADNESS? January 28, 2023
- DON’T GUESS. KNOW. January 27, 2023
- THE PROBLEM WITH RELIGION IS … January 27, 2023
- FEAR ENGENDERERS, FEAR MONGERS AND FEAR BELIEVERS January 26, 2023
- I FEEL GOOD – OR IT FEELS RIGHT January 26, 2023
- GRASPING AT STRAWS January 25, 2023
- SOME DAYS, I FEEL EXTREMELY ANGRY January 24, 2023
- WE CAN LAUGH WHEN THINGS ARE OBVIOUS January 23, 2023
- THE COLLAPSE IN OUR MORALS January 23, 2023
- GODS AND FOOLS January 23, 2023
- HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR JOURNEY YET? January 23, 2023
- THE BUDDHA WAS AN EXPERT BUT … January 22, 2023
- HACKABLE YOU January 21, 2023
- LIFE IS MAINTENANCE January 20, 2023
- GENERATING COMPLEXITY TO BECOME INDISPENSABLE January 20, 2023
- COMPLEXITY BREEDS CONFUSION January 20, 2023
- ENLIGHTENMENT ISN’T UNATTAINABLE January 19, 2023
- FREE SPEECH January 18, 2023
- “SUFFERING & SADNESS UNITE US” January 18, 2023
- NEARLY TRUE January 17, 2023
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Tag Archives: The path to enlightenment
WARMED UP AND READY TO GO
Warmed Up And Ready To Go Once we are warmed up, we are ready to go. Having a good enough understanding of pure consciousness and whatever obscures it, we are ready to face life – our constant teacher – on … Continue reading
WE CREATE OUR CONSEQUENCES
We Create Our Consequences Every moment has consequences: a continuity for the next moment. When we are mindful, that continuity is dynamic and humorous. When we ignore, that continuity lacks empathy and potential. Thinking that we don’t have to bother … Continue reading
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WHY I WRITE A BLOG
Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading
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ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONING
Acknowledging Conditioning Conditioning: the process of accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances. We are conditioned by others who are conditioned. Being conditioned, we do not have free-will, and so we suffer. Acknowledging this suffering is the … Continue reading
BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW …
Better The Devil You Know … That’s what Buddhism is all about. 😀 Being free in the moment of seeing. The devil does not exist; it is simply our confusion, and our obsession with a self-image. When we (consciousness) realise … Continue reading
LOST IN SPACE
Lost In Space 😀 Consciousness is live space, and the path to enlightenment. If we can acknowledge that we are consciousness – instead of being attracted to the flotsam and jetsam floating around in the mind that is rejected by … Continue reading
WE DON’T UNDERSTAND OUR OWN PSYCHOLOGY
We Don’t Understand Our Own Psychology If we don’t know our own psychology, we won’t know what is happening to us. We’re easily bored; that boredom is created by confusion, and sends us to sleep. We may look awake, but … Continue reading
LUCIFER, THE BRINGER OF LIGHT
Lucifer, The Bringer Of Light Lucifer: also known as Satan. Lucifer: The Bringer Of Light? How? It all depends on one’s point of view. The first noble truth of the Buddha is admitting that we are suffering/dissatisfied/fed up, and that … Continue reading
MEDITATE LIKE A FLY ON THE WALL
Meditate Like A Fly On The Wall Meditate like a fly on the wall; quietly observing, but not involved. Living life like a fly on the wall teaches us much. Whatever we learn enhances our skills and abilities to be … Continue reading
WHEN THE TRUTH ISN’T RECOGNISED
When The Truth Isn’t Recognised The truth of our being may not register with everyone. Years ago, my wife and I attended a lecture by the Dalai Lama, and we both fell asleep. It wasn’t that we weren’t interested; it … Continue reading
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOU?
Are You Satisfied With You? Any dissatisfaction can be the beginning of enlightenment. If we aren’t dissatisfied, we stay as we are – unenlightened. Dissatisfaction could be about our self, or the world in which we live. Can we change … Continue reading
Love Your Self
Love Your Self Know your self; love your self. Your self is the path to enlightenment. Our self is a collection of confusions and doubts. that’s why we, unfortunately, follow others. Uncovering this confusion is our personal path to realisation. … Continue reading
LIFE IS FALLING APART
Life Falling Apart The feeling of separation does that. We are just left hanging in a void. But life is still present. That is the emptiness of clarity. Is it uncomfortable? Yes! Why? It’s unfamiliar … or is it? 🙂 … Continue reading
ZERO INTOLERANCE
Zero Intolerance From an enlightened point of view, zero intolerance means complete tolerance generosity patience discipline concentration and compassionate wisdom. On the path to enlightenment, there is no place to hold back or hide.
“KNOW THY SELF”…BOTH OF THEM!
“Know thy self”…both of them! There are two aspect to all of us, relative and absolute. Our absolute being is our true nature. Our relative being obscures the recognition of our absolute nature. Our absolute nature never changes. But what … 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. In this way, Dzogchen is practical - no bells and whistles required. 