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- WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST? June 16, 2026
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- STARVING THE MONSTER June 15, 2026
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- NO LONGER SATISFYING June 14, 2026
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- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
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Tag Archives: Tibetan Buddhism
THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM
There Are Many Aspects To Tibetan Buddhism There are many aspects to Tibetan Buddhism; we have to choose what suits, and makes sense to us. And our understanding can change. The many traditions come from others deciding what makes sense … Continue reading
A CHANGE IN INTELLIGENCE
A Change In Intelligence When I was young, I hadn’t a clue about life – but it seemed that everyone else did! I joined many spiritual groups to try to find what the truth of life was, apart from creationism … Continue reading
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Tagged EG, EMPATHY, spiritual groups, The Buddha, the Fourth Way, Tibetan Buddhism, words and belief
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NEW AGE IDEAS; CLOSE, BUT …
New Age Ideas; Close, But … The New Age movement (part of the new world order) changes people’s beliefs from God into believing in a universal consciousness. It blends ‘religious’, ‘spiritual’ and ‘philosophical’ concepts to maintain a global vagueness and … Continue reading
REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM
Realising God Through Buddhism 🙂 There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation – and it’s liberating. Buddhists do not believe in God the creator. Christians do believe in God the creator. But is there … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, common ground, Dharmakaya, emptiness, ENLIGHTENMENT, God, God the creator, liberation, Nirmanakaya, non-duality, our highest part, pure compassionate consciousness, pure consciousness, realisation, salveation, sambhogakaya, The three Kayas, Tibetan Buddhism
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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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Tagged ENLIGHTENMENT, No Buddha., Refuge prayer., Tibetan Buddhism
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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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Tagged Guru Yoga, Tibetan Buddhism, When Does A Culture Become A Cult?
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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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Tagged appreciate yourself, karmic connections, Tibetan Buddhism, virtual friends
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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
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. 