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- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
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- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
- THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS April 13, 2026
- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
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Tag Archives: Trauma
LETTING GO OF DOUBT
Letting Go Of Doubt The light that dispels darkness. Whenever we doubt – “Do I know enough?” “Is that it?” “I’m not sure of this” – these are all judgements in the mind observed by consciousness. Whenever there’s doubt, never … Continue reading
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Tagged clarity, consiousness, corruption and distress, Doubt, indecisive and needy, just seeing, pure consciousness, the bigger picture, the essence of mind, transcending basic principles of desire and aversion, Trauma, vulnerable, we're not good enough, wisdom
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WHEN WOUNDS GET WORSE
When Wounds Get Worse In meditation, thoughts seem to get worse; they’re not – we are only noticing more. Everyone has wounds or traumas due to early experiences that influence our later life. These traumas are either hurtful events, or … Continue reading
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Tagged don't blame others, early experiences, facing it, realsiation, the nature of reality, Trauma, wounds
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EXPERIENCING TRAUMA MAKES US EMPATHETIC
Experiencing Trauma Makes Us Empathetic Experiencing trauma makes us empathetic; it’s our intuitive human magic. All experiences, whether positive or negative, build our understanding of the world in which we live. Everyone exaggerates, fluffs themselves up, wants to be special … Continue reading
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Tagged EMPATHY, intuitive human magic, real confidence, the great confidence tricjk, the magic begins, Trauma
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HUMANITY = MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO
Humanity = Monkey See, Monkey Do ‘Monkey-mind’ is a Buddhist term meaning a mind that jumps all over the place, and is restless, fanciful, inconstant, confused, uncontrollable. How did we get this way? Aristotle said, “Give me a child until he is … Continue reading
NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES
Non-Stick Pans & Memory Foam Mattresses When we get involved with someone or something, it leaves a mark, an experience, a ‘wound’, a little trauma, whether pleasant or unpleasant … a memory. All too often, we hear Tibetan lamas laugh … Continue reading
STUCK IN A MIND LOOP
Stuck In a Mind Loop Ever feel like you’re treading water, responding to life in the same way all the time? Instead of remaining in pure perception, consciousness becomes corrupted or distracted and, via the senses, information goes straight to … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, individual confusion, judgement, KARMA, memory, our individual path, PURE PERCEPTION, religion, Trauma, trauma is our teacher
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LAUGH IN THE FACE OF YOUR DEVIL
Laugh In The Face Of Your Devil Laughing at the things that are getting you down – your pet likes and dislikes – is freeing. In the moment now, our immediate fancies do not bind us. Problems for us and … Continue reading
EXPOSING THE TRUTH
Exposing The Truth Exposing the truth is a matter of exposing this pretentious self whichattempts to impress by affecting greater importance than it actually possesses. The truth is exposed in the moment of seeing our unconscious corruption. We are not what … Continue reading
THE REASON WE ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED
The Reason We Are Not Enlightened – we miss the obvious When awareness is obsessed, the view of pure awareness is clouded. It misses the obvious – its self. This pure awareness is empty essence. When awareness relaxes, so does … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Memories in the subtle body, The Reason We Are Not Enlightened, Trauma
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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. 