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- MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION IS RARE June 28, 2024
- RELATING AND NOT RELATING June 27, 2024
- FORM AND FORMLESS June 27, 2024
- ‘GOOD’ TRAUMAS …? June 27, 2024
- THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN June 26, 2024
- THE INVASION June 25, 2024
- THE PROBLEM WITH INSIGHTFUL STATEMENTS June 25, 2024
- EXPERIENCED LEARNING June 25, 2024
- THE HIGHEST FORM OF IGNORANCE June 24, 2024
- WALKING IN OTHERS’ DREAMS June 24, 2024
- MEDITATION IN ACTION June 24, 2024
- THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR RESPONSE June 23, 2024
- SPIRITUAL COMPETITIVENESS June 22, 2024
- BEFORE AWARENESS IS EMPTINESS June 21, 2024
- IS THERE A PURPOSE TO LIFE? June 20, 2024
- PLAYING A PART June 19, 2024
- THINKING AND CONSCIOUSNESS June 19, 2024
- WHO CAN WE TRUST? June 18, 2024
- DON’T OBSESS ABOUT MEDITATION June 17, 2024
- IMPOSING VIEWS ON THE VIEW June 17, 2024
- THE PATH OF NOT TRYING June 17, 2024
- STAYING ALIVE June 16, 2024
- JUDGING OTHERS FROM OUR STATE OF MIND June 16, 2024
- BUDDHISM IS A DISCOURSE June 16, 2024
- BULLYING – GROSS AND SUBTLE June 15, 2024
- OBSESSION : A LAUGHING MATTER June 15, 2024
- EVIL TIMES June 15, 2024
- IF WE DO NOT PRACTISE June 15, 2024
- KNOWING WHAT’S WITHIN TEACHES US WHAT’S WITHOUT June 14, 2024
- DIFFERING VIEWS CAUSE CONFLICT June 14, 2024
- FORGETTING OR IGNORING WHAT WE ARE June 13, 2024
- RELIGION V SPIRITUALITY June 12, 2024
- IT’S ONE HUGE MANIPULATION June 12, 2024
- OUR MINDS HAVE CHANGED OWNERSHIP June 11, 2024
- NO MUD, NO BUDDHA June 10, 2024
- LONG-TERM SUBLIMINAL REACTIONS June 10, 2024
- THE NONSENSE IN OUR MIND June 10, 2024
- ‘I’ IS A FICTION, AND A MISDIRECTION June 9, 2024
- WHAT IF ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT AS IT IS PORTRAYED? June 8, 2024
- WE DON’T WANT TO BE TAKEN IN June 8, 2024
- WHAT IS PRACTICE? June 7, 2024
- NEVER UNDERESTIMATE STUPIDITY June 7, 2024
- SYMBOLS ARE ONLY A REPRESENTATION June 6, 2024
- WE KNOW MORE THAN WE THINK June 5, 2024
- WHY ARE WE CONFUSED? June 5, 2024
- AWARE OF BEING AWARENESS June 4, 2024
- WE DIS+COVER WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE June 3, 2024
- MEDITATION IS JUST BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS June 3, 2024
- THE POINTLESSNESS OF PROTEST June 2, 2024
- DEMOCRACY IS AN ILLUSION June 2, 2024
Tag Archives: Togal
LIGHT, COLOURS AND DIRECT SEEING
Lights, Colours And Direct Seeing A conclusion (so far) about Togal When we paint a picture, we start off with pure colours – red, yellow and blue – straight from the tube. Mixing these together for the first time, the … Continue reading
TOGAL IS AS NATURAL AS WE CAN BE
Togal Is As Natural As We Can Be What is Togal? First, we are introduced to the essence of mind, which is emptiness. Then, we are introduced to cutting through thoughts arising in emptiness. Finally, the qualities of the view … Continue reading
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Tagged complete, cutting through, emptiness, impartial, infinite, obscurations, qualities, reflective, sapient, the view, Togal, visions
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WHY I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT TOGAL
Why I Stopped Worrying About Togal I gave up on Togal – the great mystery of gazes and visions – to just concentrate on seeing clearly … it’s far simpler! Better the devil you know, than the devil you don’t! … Continue reading
WHAT IS TOGAL?
What is Togal? It’s a secret! Or is it? In Dzogchen, there are two aspects: Trekcho and Togal. We can read up on the meaning of these words, and still be confused. At some point, we have to come to … Continue reading
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Tagged clear light, craft and art, direct seeing, Empty essence, light and shining, mechanics and vision, radiance, the secret, Togal, trench
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HOW DO WE LET GO?
How Do We Let Go? It is arrogant to think one could answer such an important question, but if an answer arises, why not share it? 😉 How do we let go? This is dependent upon the level of understanding … Continue reading
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Tagged human programming, letting go, Pure Awareness, Togal, Trekcho
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TALK ABOUT NEGATIVES OR TALK ABOUT POSITIVES?
Talk About Negatives Or Talk About Positives? There are two sides to spiritual progress: one is our true nature (the positive) and the other is the collection of obstacles that prevents the realisation of our true nature (the negatives). Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged spiritual negatives, spiritual positives, Togal, Trekcho, unity of the two truths
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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. 