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- ON FINDING NOTHING, WE HAVE ARRIVED December 5, 2019
- QUESTIONS OPEN THE MIND. STATEMENTS CLOSE IT. December 2, 2019
- LOST. FOUND. REALISED. December 2, 2019
- DO WE EXIST OR NOT? December 2, 2019
- SOMEONE CREATED SATAN December 2, 2019
- ANGER AND EMPATHY ARE INSEPARABLE November 30, 2019
- PLAYING BY EAR November 28, 2019
- THE OBJECT OF DESIRE November 27, 2019
- HOW “BRANDING” CONTROLS US November 26, 2019
- PROOF THAT WE ARE BEING INFLUENCED AND MANIPULATED November 25, 2019
- ARE WE COMPLICIT IN OVERTHROWING TRUTH? November 23, 2019
- POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY AFFECT OUR MIND November 20, 2019
- INFLUENZA-ERS November 18, 2019
- DON’T CONFUSE EDUCATION WITH INTELLIGENCE November 17, 2019
- BRAINWASHING November 17, 2019
- THE REASON WHY WE HAVE LONGING November 17, 2019
- FED UP WITH THE FEEDING FRENZY? November 14, 2019
- EVERYTHING IS OVERKILL November 14, 2019
- TRANSFERRING CONSCIOUSNESS INTO THE FUTURE November 14, 2019
- THE WORLD MIND MAZE November 14, 2019
- HOW TO REALISE HOW HAPPY WE ARE November 11, 2019
- CAN WE WAKE OTHERS? November 11, 2019
- WE ARE PLASTIC BELIEVERS UNTIL … November 10, 2019
- ARE LAW AND HUMANITY INCOMPATIBLE? November 9, 2019
- OLD AGE, ‘NEW AGE’ November 9, 2019
- OUR PROBLEM IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CONSCIOUSNESS November 8, 2019
- IT’S ALL ABOUT ME-ME! November 7, 2019
- THE ‘I’ NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED November 6, 2019
- DID WE EVOLVE TO BE MADE MONKEYS OUT OF? November 4, 2019
- THE WISDOM OF IGNORANCE November 1, 2019
- NEVER TRUST A BUDDHA October 31, 2019
- FROM NOT KNOWING TO KNOWING, IN A MOMENT October 30, 2019
- WHAT WE DON’T KNOW RULES US October 28, 2019
- THINKING AND THOUGHTS October 25, 2019
- WE DO NOT ARRIVE AT ENLIGHTENMENT … October 22, 2019
- TSOKNYI RINPOCHE – THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION October 21, 2019
- TEACHING OR EXPERIENCE? October 20, 2019
- IS OUR INTELLIGENCE WORKING AGAINST US? October 19, 2019
- JOYFUL CONFUSION?! October 17, 2019
- INSIGHT IS WISDOM October 17, 2019
- BELIEF SAYS October 15, 2019
- WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? October 14, 2019
- GIVE UP THE DHARMA TO REALISE THE DHARMA October 13, 2019
- THE PLANET OF THE MIND SNATCHERS October 12, 2019
- TREATING THE SYMPTOM AND NOT THE CAUSE October 11, 2019
- THE FOUR COMPASSIONATE ACTIVITIES October 10, 2019
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF October 8, 2019
- REALISATION IS HOPELESS! October 7, 2019
- THE SHOW GOES ON October 6, 2019
- WE DON’T HAVE TO OBSESS ABOUT DZOGCHEN October 5, 2019
Tag Archives: the pointing out instruction
DO WE FEEL WE’RE NOT MAKING SPIRITUAL PROGRESS?
Do We Feel We’re Not Making Spiritual Progress? This is a psychological dilemma rather than a spiritual one. Spirit is nothing more than pure consciousness; it’s what we are, right now. It is that which sees these words without comment … Continue reading
MIND-FULL OF EMPTINESS
Mind-Full of Emptiness This is the path to enlightenment: the complete picture. There are two aspects to complete enlightenment: one is consciousness-awareness and the other is its purity of emptiness. There are also two ways of coming to this realisation. … Continue reading
THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION IS…
The Pointing Out Instruction Is … … having absolute confidence. Having absolute confidence in one’s recognition of pure knowingness, pure awareness, pure consciousness, pure perception. Of course, the scary word is “pure”. Pure merely means ‘without altering’; it is just … Continue reading
TIMELINESS
Timeliness Meeting with a teaching. When we are beginners, thoughts and emotions are very powerful, and can be overwhelming. We get easily upset, so we have to take back control through meditation and understanding. We stop our ideas running amok … Continue reading
THE TRANSMISSION OF INTEGRITY
The Transmission of Integrity In order for a transmission to occur, there has to be an open receiver. We are all transmitting something, and we have to decide whether what we are transmitting is of any benefit to others. Conversely, … Continue reading
RECOGNISING THE NATURE OF MIND
Recognising The Nature Of Mind Sometimes the mind is occupied (excited) and sometimes vacant (dull): both are due to an indifference towards the pure quality of knowing awareness of the mind itself, empty of ornamentation. Did you miss it? That … Continue reading
THE HEART OF DZOGCHEN
The Heart of Dzogchen The pointing out instruction is letting go. Awareness looks, sees and drops. Traditionally, the gesture (non-verbal) for the pointing out instruction is: the teacher holds his/her palms up to show looking out. They then turn the … Continue reading
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“SOME DAYS, I LACK ENTHUSIASM TO PRACTISE”
“Some Days, I Lack Enthusiasm To Practise” Just remember the “pointing out instruction” of pure awareness. Whatever we are doing or not doing, pure awareness is always present, whether we (pure awareness) notice or not. Practice is only a reminder … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN IS US
Dzogchen is us. All teachings and practices culminate in Dzogchen-Maha Ati. Dzogchen is just a word for our true nature – emptiness, awareness and unconfined compassion. There is no description, no rules, no meditation, nothing to do but recognise. This, … Continue reading
