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- THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS January 5, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECEPTION January 5, 2026
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- WHY DO CUT OURSELVES OFF FROM OTHERS? January 5, 2026
- WHAT IS KARMA? January 4, 2026
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- SAMSARA IS HELL – SAMSARA IS HEAVEN January 3, 2026
- THE GIFT OF DOUBT January 2, 2026
- GO ORDINARY January 1, 2026
- MAKING A CULTURE AND REPLACING A CULTURE January 1, 2026
- BEING DISILLUSIONED December 31, 2025
- WISDOM IS SHARING ONE’S INNER PEACE December 31, 2025
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- WE LIVE UNDER A FALSE PREMISE December 26, 2025
- THE BODY IS A VEHICLE December 25, 2025
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- EXTREMELY SUBTLE CONSCIOUSNESS December 25, 2025
- WHO CAN WE COMPLAIN TO? December 24, 2025
- THE COMMONALITY WE LOST December 23, 2025
- THE SINGLE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT December 22, 2025
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- IN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, EVERYONE IS EQUAL December 17, 2025
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- METHODS THAT REVERSE OUR REALITY December 16, 2025
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Tag Archives: Togyal
BE AWARE OF ‘NOVEL’
Be Aware Of ‘Novel’ ‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into the human mind, and it’s why we’re addicted to ‘news’. … Continue reading
TREKCHO AND TOGYAL
Trekcho and Togyal These are two Tibetan words: Trekcho = cutting through concepts, and Togyal = leaping over concepts. There are many long and elaborate commentaries on these words, but we have to come to understand them through our own … Continue reading
OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
STOP SEARCHING FOR TOGAL
Stop Searching For Togyal Stop worrying about words. Realise the meaning. Togyal is direct seeing (‘leaping over’) when thoughts are cut through as they arise, which is Trekcho. If we fantasise about Togyal visions – our vision quest – we … Continue reading
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DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, RIGPA, TREKCHO, TOGYAL, ZEN, MAHA ATI, TAO, GOD CONSCIOUSNESS …
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Rigpa, Trekcho, Togyal, Zen, Maha Ati, Tao, God consciousness … If we are still chasing after words, we are branding ourselves with yet more concepts that separate us. These terms all mean direct seeing of pure consciousness. There is … Continue reading
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FROM NOT KNOWING TO KNOWING, IN A MOMENT
From Not Knowing To Knowing, In A Moment From ignoring to realising, in a moment. We are usually too occupied and busy to realise our true reality, the source of absolute truth. When we stop being occupied for a moment, … Continue reading
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E MA HO = AMAZING
E MA HO = Amazing! There are two aspects to consider with regard to our being: pure awareness, and the dynamic expression of that pure awareness. The essence of pure awareness is simple, naked and uncontaminated, emphasising the emptiness aspect. … 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. 