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- THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS August 16, 2018
- LACK CERTAINTY, LACK IMPACT August 14, 2018
- STOP BELIEVING IN GOD TO KNOW GOD August 13, 2018
- POSITIVE DISSATISFACTION August 13, 2018
- WHAT IS MEDITATION, REALLY? August 12, 2018
- THE NEXT STEP August 11, 2018
- STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING August 10, 2018
- BODHICITTA, PARAMITAS, OM MANI PEME HUM … August 9, 2018
- THE DRAGON’S ROAR August 8, 2018
- MEDITATION DOESN’T MAKE US OBLIVIOUS August 7, 2018
- SPIRITUAL PATHS SHOULD HEAL OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEUROSES… August 6, 2018
- FINDING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD PART 1 August 4, 2018
- FINDING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD PART 2 August 4, 2018
- FINDING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD PART3 August 4, 2018
- FINDING THE BUDDHA IN THE MUD PART 4 August 4, 2018
- HOW DO WE VALUE TRUTH? July 31, 2018
- KARMA IS OUR UNDOING! July 31, 2018
- GOD WILL COME July 28, 2018
- BIG BANG OR BIG GOD? July 25, 2018
- MIND-FULL OF EMPTINESS July 20, 2018
- WE ARE ALL UNIQUE July 18, 2018
- SEEING THE TEACHER AS THE BUDDHA July 16, 2018
- RENUNCIATION July 14, 2018
- THE POWER OF EMPTINESS July 12, 2018
- I MET THE DEVIL LAST NIGHT July 11, 2018
- LED TO BELIEVE July 9, 2018
- ‘I’ AND EGO July 9, 2018
- TOGAL IS AS NATURAL AS WE CAN BE July 8, 2018
- IF PHENOMENA WERE REAL July 6, 2018
- TURNING CONCEPTS ON THEIR HEAD July 5, 2018
- WHAT IS THIS EVIL IN OUR WORLD? July 4, 2018
- BUYING INTO THE PACKAGE July 3, 2018
- THERE’S NO I? July 2, 2018
- DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO BE SPIRITUAL? July 1, 2018
- NO ONE BECAME ENLIGHTENED BY MEDITATING June 30, 2018
- WE BECAME BEWILDERED … June 29, 2018
- EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IS OUR TEACHER June 28, 2018
- THE TRUTH IS NOTHING NEW June 24, 2018
- THE STRONG SERVE THE WEAK June 21, 2018
- EVIL IS SUBTLE June 19, 2018
- SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY June 17, 2018
- THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUING OUR TRUE REALITY June 16, 2018
- “THAT’S TOO DEEP FOR ME!” June 13, 2018
- WHY I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT TOGAL June 12, 2018
- THE DUALISTS June 10, 2018
- DOUBT June 7, 2018
- WHY DON’T WE WAKE UP? June 6, 2018
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE GO-BETWEEN June 5, 2018
- HUMANITY’S MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
- OUR MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
Tag Archives: The Two Truths
THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM AND ADVANCED BUDDHISM
Beginners’ Buddhism and Advanced Buddhism These are the same teaching, and you don’t have to be Buddhist to realise these teachings: the Buddha wasn’t! It is obvious that the Buddha must have been aware of the Vedic tradition, which expressed … Continue reading
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THE ESSENCE OF DZOGCHEN
The Essence of Dzogchen Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for ‘the great perfection’, and the ‘great perfection’ is simply pure consciousness/empty awareness. In Sanskrit’ it is called Maha Ati. If any more is said about this, it will just sound … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS …
Buddhism Is … … recognition … and the realisation of that recognition. All appearances are temporary occurrences in the churning-mind-machine. Consciousness recognises these appearances, and realises that are they recognised by virtue of consciousness itself. We are that consciousness. Through … Continue reading
CARELESS MINDS
Careless Minds Our mind wanders: it collects ideas, replays and projects. In this state, it is a mischief maker, a gossip, an intruder. It entertains … but whom? The watcher. Contagious mind distracts our enlightened nature. These ideas become a problem … Continue reading
THE UNITY OF OPPOSITES
The Unity Of Opposites Although our being is pure, divine essence, we don’t notice what we are because of ignorance. As a result of this lack of awareness, we took embodiment in a physical body. However, it is precisely … Continue reading
TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Tibetan Buddhism To practice Tibetan Buddhism is to realise our true nature of pure awareness, to recognise the obstacles that prevent the realisation of that true nature, and to acknowledge that these very same obstacles are the path to realising … Continue reading
FIRST THERE IS A MOUNTAIN
First there is a mountain. First there is a mountain. Then there is no mountain. Then there is. This illustrates the two truths. First, we see a beautiful mountain: that is relative truth. Then we study, and realise … Continue reading
THE TWO TRUTHS
The Two Truths. To understand the Dharma – and our existence – we must understand our two sides: relative and ultimate. If it helps to see this a body/mind and spirit, that’s fine. Westerners come some sort of theistic or … Continue reading
