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Tag Archives: the ultimate truth
WHY WRITE SO MUCH?
Why Write So Much?😀 The world is full of lies, deceit and corruption that have sequential knock-on effects on ordinary people. We are so used to not knowing the ultimate truth that we live uncomfortably with this corruption, and become … Continue reading
THERE’S A DANGER WHEN TALKING ABOUT TRUTH
There’s A Danger When Talking About Truth There’s a danger when talking about truth – and that includes this blog. When we talk about ultimate truth, this isn’t the truth. The truth is personal discovery, uncovering our actual reality through experience. When talking about the … Continue reading
BEYOND THE BASICS
Beyond The Basics Our original reality is pure consciousness; there is nothing beyond this basic truth. Anything added to this is an embellishment and a distraction – a piece of theatre, and something to behold. Theatre: from Greek theatron, from theasthai ‘behold’. Once we … Continue reading
EVIL IS TRUTH’S GUIDE
Evil Is Truth’s Guide Our essential nature is the ultimate truth of pure consciousness.It’s what we have always been. Evil obscures this truth. The path to enlightenment isn’t through pretending to be spiritual, or believing in others’ words; that is … Continue reading
WHY AM I NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED?
Why Am I Not Totally Convinced? Q. Why am I not totally convinced that pure consciousness is the ultimate truth? A. Old brain. The old brain was developed in our early years, when the mind was infiltrated and fixed about … Continue reading
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WE ARE BROUGHT UP WITH IDEAS
We Are Brought Up With Ideas We are brought up with ideas – and we think we think for ourself. We live in a mind-field of borrowed ideas, concepts, fixations and obsessions, all of which distract us from experiencing the … Continue reading
ARE WE MADE TO BELIEVE?
Are We Made To Believe? Are we made to believe in a deity or a self? Either way, these are merely ideas. When we believe anything, we are caught up in an illusion, a duality, a conundrum that creates confusion … Continue reading
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ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL
One Size Doesn’t Fit All The ultimate truth is our essential nature of pure consciousness. It is how we can know anything and everything. There is absolutely no point in believing in the existence of an external reality if there … Continue reading
BEING AT PEACE WITH YOUR SELF
Being At Peace With Your Self It’s a nice place to be. This isn’t about being smug; it’s a matter of building genuine confidence. Our self is a programmed effect in the mind born from our early environment. The quality … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH?
What Is The Ultimate Truth? It’s for you to know! Without the ability to know, what is the point of knowing the ultimate truth? We are that knowingness, pure consciousness. We have always been what we seek: that is the … Continue reading
WHAT IS DZOGCHEN?
What Is Dzogchen? ‘Dzogchen’ is a Tibetan word for natural, pure consciousness. What is the practice of Dzogchen? To realise it. How? Drop any meditation. Why? Dzogchen is what we already are. And it isn’t a practice. We are Dzogchen. … Continue reading
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LIVING IN REALITY, OR IN A DREAM?
Living In Reality, Or In A Dream? When we connect directly to whatever presents itself, that is reality. Object and consciousness are one. Non-duality. Seeing the moon reflected in a pool, the moon, the reflection and consciousness are simultaneously one. … Continue reading
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THE POINT OF THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION
The Point Of The Pointing Out Instruction The point of the pointing out instruction on the nature of mind is for us to realise what we already know and have always known; that we are just original consciousness. There is … Continue reading
MEDITATION INCREASES INTELLIGENCE
Meditation Increases Intelligence Intelligence is the ability to see consequences, causes and conditions clearly. Meditation is firstly the practice of concentration, being able to focus without distraction. This discipline enables us to clear the mind, just to perceive and to … 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. 