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Archives
- WHAT ARE WE? December 11, 2018
- FOCUS = ENERGY = LIFE December 11, 2018
- SATAN HAS BEEN PLACED IN OUR MINDS December 8, 2018
- OUR SPIRITUAL REALITY IS DANGEROUSLY SIMPLE December 6, 2018
- SACRED TEXT December 6, 2018
- NO ALIENS, NO GOD, NO CRY December 5, 2018
- THE GREAT SCAVENGER CLEAN UP December 5, 2018
- WE ARE CONDITIONED TO BE ADDICTED December 3, 2018
- LOOK AT YOUR MIND December 1, 2018
- REALISING THAT OUR MIND IS SACRED SPACE November 29, 2018
- THE DIVINE EYE – THE ALL-SEEING-EYE November 28, 2018
- THE GREAT VACCINATION AGAINST DIS-EASE November 28, 2018
- THE PROBLEM OF TRYING TO MAKES SENSE OF EVERYTHING November 28, 2018
- OUR MIND IS SACRED SPACE November 28, 2018
- WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? November 26, 2018
- ORIGINAL MIND AND ORIGINATING MIND… November 25, 2018
- THE INNER PICKLE November 24, 2018
- POP INSIDE AND HAVE A GOOD LOOK November 23, 2018
- WE ARE EACH IMPRISONED IN OUR OWN MIND November 22, 2018
- WHAT IS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE? November 20, 2018
- NEVER BELIEVE THE TRUTH November 19, 2018
- DON’T TAKE SPIRITUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR GRANTED November 18, 2018
- OVER POPULATION? November 17, 2018
- THE FINE GOLDEN THREAD OF INSPIRATION November 15, 2018
- TO WANT TO BE ENLIGHTENED IS CRAZY TALK! November 13, 2018
- CAN WE TRUST ANYONE? AND… November 13, 2018
- DROPPING THE PAST November 10, 2018
- OUR MIND IS THE TRUE BUDDHA November 8, 2018
- SURPASS YOUR SELF November 6, 2018
- PRECIOUS HUMAN BIRTH November 4, 2018
- BELIEVING IN LIES November 4, 2018
- REALISATION COMES FROM RESTING IN STILLNESS November 4, 2018
- WHEN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS BECAME A CONSUMER November 1, 2018
- DO WE EXPERIENCE LIFE THROUGH A COMPUTER? October 30, 2018
- RECOGNISE THAT YOU RECOGNISE October 28, 2018
- THE TRUTH IS NOT WHAT IS WRITTEN October 27, 2018
- IS RIGPA ANARCHY? October 26, 2018
- HAPPINESS = HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM October 22, 2018
- IN TWO MINDS? October 21, 2018
- HAPPINESS IS OUR PROTECTION October 20, 2018
- IS LIFE FREEDOM OR BONDAGE? October 19, 2018
- THE CHOSEN FEW October 18, 2018
- WE BECOME CAUGHT AND HELD October 18, 2018
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE EVOLVING? October 17, 2018
- INFLUENCES IN SOCIETY October 14, 2018
- What Is Being Sociable? October 12, 2018
- You See October 12, 2018
- WHY IS EMPTINESS SO IMPORTANT? October 12, 2018
- APPEARANCES AND EMPTINESS October 11, 2018
- FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING October 10, 2018
Tag Archives: Tibetan Buddhism
REALISE REALITY – REALISE THE DREAM
Realise Reality – Realise The Dream Realise Reality – Realise The Dream Realise The Dream – Realise Reality This is the meaning of the two truths – relative truth and ultimate truth. One reflects the other. All traditions have their … Continue reading
IS THERE SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME?
Is There Someone To Watch Over Me? This is down to our personal opinion, or school of thought. Are we being watched by a God? Gods? Those who have gone before? Aliens? We can’t limit our appraisal, can we? 🙂 … Continue reading
BUDDHA OR TEACHER OR TEACHINGS?
Buddha or Teacher or Teachings? Which is the most important? It’s an vital question. In Tibetan Buddhism, the human teacher is all important as it’s an oral tradition*; without the teacher, the teachings of the Buddha would not be available … Continue reading
THE TRUTH IS EVERYWHERE WE LOOK
The Truth Is Everywhere We Look If we tell people that we know the truth, they usually run away. This is because they either prefer a vague idea, as understanding means ‘change’, or they have their own belief – or … Continue reading
CHASING THE RAINBOW?
Chasing The Rainbow? There are many sayings that can be viewed from an entirely different perspective. This is to do with the nine levels of understanding, with the same words having superior meaning. We all move through stages, rather like … Continue reading
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SMASHING THE PROGRAMMING
Smashing The Programming Even though we try to break out of this mental maze of concepts that we have adopted – and which has been pumped into us since childhood – we are using the very same programme to achieve … Continue reading
WHEN DOES A CULTURE BECOME A CULT?
When Does A Culture Become A Cult? This is a delicate subject, and there is no intention to divide. When we take on anothers’ culture, we are doing something that is not natural to us. It’s important to be clear … Continue reading
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FEELING COMPLETE
Feeling Complete There is a natural progression when investigating and realising our spiritual essence. Looking, seeing and letting be creates space for intelligence and wisdom – our relative and ultimate nature – to be recognised. Letting be is easier said … 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
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS – A CAN OF WORMS!
Students and Teachers – A Little Can Of Worms! It needn’t be. This is mainly about Tibetan Buddhism, but it appertains to all spiritual groups and traditions. All spiritual ideals have been acquired from another culture, apart from indigenous people … Continue reading
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Tagged Dzogchen and Mahamudra., Students and Teachers, The Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism
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NO MEDITATOR, NO MEDITATION
No Meditator, No Meditation When there is meditation, there is a meditator. So how can there be no meditator, and no meditation? This is not a mental conundrum; it is logical experience, gained by looking, seeing and dropping. When pure … Continue reading
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HAVING A PROBLEM WITH GURU-NESS?
Having A Problem With Guru-ness? Don’t bottle it up; investigate! We have all, at some time, wondered, “What on earth have I got myself into?!” especially when we see others acting in strange ways, blindly adoring the Guru/Lama. This can … Continue reading
THE PROBLEM WITH DHARMA CENTRES
The Problem With Dharma Centres This is in response to the points Daisy raised yesterday. What she wrote sounds familiar, although first we have to say that if we want to find out about the Buddha’s teachings, then we have … Continue reading
THE COMPLETE DHARMA IS WITHIN US ALL
The Complete Dharma is Within Us All Even though the teachings of the Buddha and the ancient masters are fully comprehensive and elaborate, they are all within us. We know everything there is to know; we merely have to take … Continue reading
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WE ARE MORE THAN A PLEASING BOWL OF PETUNIAS
We Are More Than a Pleasing Bowl of Petunias Part one In meditation, we become still and aware, resting in emptiness (in Dzogchen, meditation is merely remembering the continuity of emptiness, and then meditation is dropped 😉 ). However – … Continue reading
THE ILLUSION OF POTENTIAL
The Illusion of Potential This is a sensitive subject, but it’s necessary to address it. We have a true potential, and an imagined potential. We also have to address the purpose of ritual: is this also an illusion? We might … Continue reading
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DESPONDENCY
Despondency Sometimes, life just doesn’t turn out as we might have hoped. This could happen in our spiritual life as well. We might feel, “It’s not working.” We become aware of feeling jaded or disheartened. There is much in Tibetan … Continue reading
BUDDHA ESSENCE IN A NUTSHELL
Buddha Essence in a Nutshell and we’re the nuts… Our true nature is awareness, pure awareness. That’s what we are! However, most of the time, we are something else: occupied, vacant or asleep. And so we are not aware of … Continue reading
APPRECIATE YOURSELF
Appreciate yourself. How many people are born and die everyday without having an inkling of their true nature? I know this is an obvious thing to say, but sometimes we can take knowledge and wisdom for granted. Even if we … Continue reading
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PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology. Psychology rules this modern era, dominating every walk of life. Psychology guides all our choices, and divides our cultures, thereby keeping everything in motion. Our base instincts of ‘self’ preservation (through the emotions), are used to manipulate us in … Continue reading
