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- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
- UNDOING PRIDE September 10, 2026
- HOW LONG DOES AN EMOTION LAST? September 9, 2026
- PRESERVING INNER PEACE September 8, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECONSTRUCTION September 8, 2026
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- WORDS ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE September 6, 2026
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- OUR OLD BRAIN – OUR OLD JAILER September 4, 2026
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- THE ILLUSION OF THE BLUEPRINT August 31, 2026
- DO WE FEEL SAFE IN A GROUP? August 30, 2026
- FIXATION IS ADDICTION August 29, 2026
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Tag Archives: Tsoknyi Rinpoche
WHAT ARE DEMONS?
What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind. Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading
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Tagged challenging, compassion, consciously aware, demonic attack, demons, demonsa are within, dualistic fixations, ENLIGHTENMENT, likes and dislikes, Mara, money and power, our habitual pattering, practitioners, residue of past experiences, The Mind, troubled minds, true understanding, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, vulnerability
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THE VERY DELICATE MATTER OF FEELINGS
The Very Delicate Matter Of Feelings We cannot help having feelings – but we can control our reaction to those feelings. Our feelings are memories of past experiences; our karmic programming. These feelings either control us – and therefore we … Continue reading
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IT’S AN INSIDE JOB!
It’s An Inside Job! The ‘insider’ is our own pure, unbiased intelligence that can discern what is real and what is seemingly real, once we understand what reality is. Compassion and devotion are not a means to ingratiate ourselves: they … Continue reading
TSOKNYI RINPOCHE’S TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR 2017
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GENTLE ON MY MIND
Gentle On My Mind …and on everyone else’s! A sign of progress. Everything comes in its right order. Before we can be carefree, we have to be careful. If we try to be carefree without being careful, we may end … Continue reading
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TSOKNYI RINPOCHE III
Tsoknyi Rinpoche III For authentic teachings, go to: http://www.tsoknyirinpoche.org Tsoknyi Rinpoche Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (b. 13 March 1966) the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is … Continue reading
THE TEACHER OF EXPERIENCES
The Teacher Of Experiences “Once we attain stability in the correct body posture, it does not matter how we sit. In fact, we should try to seek out what is difficult. Go to a scary place, or an uncomfortable place, … Continue reading
RESTLESSNESS: WINDING OURSELVES UP
Restlessness: Winding Ourselves Up Then meditate slowly We may meditate, but we could still be suffering, still restless. Trying to calm down and trying to be peaceful can be exhausting! 😀 Why is this? All our life, our fixated ego … Continue reading
WE LIKE DOING THINGS
We Like Doing Things We want things to do. In pure awareness, pure consciousness, there is nothing to do. That is Rigpa. Tsoknyi Rinpoche: “Rigpa: the king that is the single most sufficient factor”. When you are resting in rigpa, … Continue reading
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil Mixed understanding of this phrase can confuse. This Confucian proverb originally meant being of good mind, speech and action. In Buddhist traditions, the proverb means not dwelling on evil thoughts. In … Continue reading
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MEDITATION RELIEVES STRESS
Meditation (which is deep relaxation) Relieves Stress It’s this simple! The following is taken in part from an article by Talya Steinberg: Psychological stress affects the levels of chemicals in the brain and body. This includes the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine, … Continue reading
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THE PATH
The Path “The lotus needs the mud in order to grow, but it is not stained by the mud.” “Through knowledge we find the method, and the method becomes an aid to increase knowledge.” Tsoknyi Rinpoche.
MY ROOT TEACHER
My Root Teacher is Tsoknyi Rinpoche Without his intelligent commentaries on wisdom, I would not know the essence of awareness, for which I am deeply grateful. Practice is having compassion for and letting go of anything that obscures the recognition … Continue reading
WHEN THE LIGHT DIMS, THE DARKNESS BEGINS
When The Light Dims, The Darkness Begins This is how distraction occurs. When the emptiness of clarity dims, our attention ‘surfs’! This is from Fearless Simplicity by Tsoknyi Rinpoche: “I just explained how distraction occurs: the next subject is how … Continue reading
A VERY PECULIAR SELF DOUBT
A Very Peculiar Self Doubt When we have doubt, WE…HAVE…DOUBT. We are not this doubt, because we are aware of this doubt that appears in the mind. Because we have identified with this doubt – which is merely a confused … Continue reading
NEUROTRANSMITTERS = TIGLE
Neurotransmitters = Tigle We can become confused on hearing the Dharma if it is not explained precisely and in depth because we may feel it is something different from us and our experiences. This is especially true when it comes … Continue reading
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ESSENTIAL DZOGCHEN
Essential Dzogchen Essentially, we are Dzogchen bliss These teachings are principally about clarifying confusion. Tulku Urgyen wrote about Dzogchen; “It is what a spiritual practitioner needs to reach complete enlightenment in a single lifetime.” Padmasambhava explains: “You must make sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Dharma Practice, Dzogchen, Essential Dzogchen, Padmasambhava, Tsoknyi Rinpoche
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PROOF OF TRUTH
Proof of truth. If we want proof , all we have to do is look Jesus “The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, not in a mansion of wood and stone Split a piece of wood … 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. 