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Learning to Rest with it All

“Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest” Tilopa

Tag: dzogchen

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”Cicero

1. My adorable son, my very long term friends and family and lovely dog. My new friends E, R, E … More

dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, living abundantly, mindfulness, present moment awareness, trusting life, wellbeing

Reconnecting – List

The changes, leaps and new realisations require time and space to settle in. So I’m just having a simple little … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, dzogchen, mindfulness, nature walks, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Saturday Morning

Blissful spacious love, I surrender into you. I give myself full permission to relax further and further into a backdrop … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

You are held, you are cared for, you are loved

Out into the Sunday morning sunshine, a slow amble along the swollen river to the now rather muddy edge of … More

beauty of nature, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, present moment awareness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life

Wise Quote – HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

“The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. … More

dzogchen, enlightenment

Really really Free

Yesterday – was such a joy of a day. There was a therapy client first thing on Zoom. Every session … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, letting go, living abundantly, non-duality, open awareness, present moment awareness, resting in awareness, stillness, surrender experiment, trusting life

Angst

Back ‘in it’ again. Not exactly a ‘dark night of the soul’ level but anxious a lot. I wasn’t able … More

dzogchen, fear, self compassion, stress, suffering, worry

Violins in the Park

Contracting up….noticing noticing….And relaxing back into aware space and remembering to breath. A beautiful morning walk and lunch at the … More

Appreciation, being present, dzogchen, nature walks

Tilopa’s advice – No thought, no reflection, no analysis

Deep in beautiful quiet study this morning listening to Tilopa, Longchenpa and Garab Dorje and feeling into the calmness under … More

dzogchen, feeling safe, open awareness, self soothing, surrender experiment

Enlightenment, what is it?

Another ordinary day with its guest star ⭐️ beauty ⭐️ present much of the time yesterday. Went to the park … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, enlightenment, flourishing, letting go, nature walks, non-duality, resting in awareness, separation, stillness, trusting life

Dream Help

It’s great to just dream experiences and get the lessons instead of having to live through the actual experience! Though … More

asking for help, dzogchen, letting go, refuge, thoughts

The Resolution of Anxiety – very long Wise Quote

By James Low 1. The ground of all experience, and therefore of everything, is nothing other than our own presence. … More

anxiety, dzogchen

Resolution and Healing

In bed writing this morning. That’s unusual, I want to ground myself. It’s been a rocky night. Lot of awake … More

dzogchen, self care, self soothing

Stillness and Flux

The changing dynamic appearances and arisings of life emerge spontaneously within an alive field of open vibrant spaciousness. If there … More

Appreciation, being present, dzogchen, letting go, present moment awareness, stillness, trusting life

Safe and Home

Again this morning, the Gayatri ‘tat savitur varenyam, bargo devasya demahi, diyoyo naprachodyaat’ and peace, peace and more peace. Then … More

Appreciation, dzogchen, gayatri, nature walks, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life

Just this Moment

The hum of the heating, the warmth on the skin, the weight of the body on the seat. I’m breathing … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, resistance, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Airy Fairyland

Quite enjoyed the MRI scan, even all the loud strange sounds. An hour of imposed meditation. And to be in … More

Appreciation, being present, dzogchen, letting go, nature walks, surrender experiment, trusting life

Peace of the Present

Experiencing a noticeable lack of awareness of ‘me’ recently. Or at least the thoughts aren’t so strongly self referential. I … More

being present, dzogchen, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, Intimacy, living abundantly, peace, surrender experiment

Non-duality, Love and Running a Business

Curious about running a business from a non-dual perspective and if it’s even possible. Gosh this has come up so … More

abundance, being present, business, business success, dzogchen, freedom, letting go, mindfulness, mindulness, money, non-duality, separation, surrender experiment, trusting life

What Self?

I’ve spent all these years developing and improving this ‘self’ called Susan only to discover that the secret all along … More

being present, dzogchen, here and now, inner peace, letting go, present moment awareness, stillness, trusting life

Veneration

I don’t know where veneration fits in or if it is the right word. Sounds religious. Or who to write … More

Appreciation, dzogchen, enlightenment, freedom, gratitude, letting go, non-duality, trusting life

A Little Lightness

Listened to Samaneri Jayasara again into the evening evening and let it run all night long again. 8.23 hours sleep, … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, inner peace, letting go, refuge, stillness, trusting life

Shadow work

Sitting by the river alone. That is indeed where I found myself yesterday. Walked up the road over the lane … More

being present, dzogchen, fear, letting go, recapitulation, resistance, suffering, surrender experiment, worry

A Day in the Life – Wednesday

Not sure what this recording of daily detail is about here. Other than I feel chatty sometimes and I also … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, inner peace, inspiration, letting go, nature, nature walks, relaxing, self compassion, success, trusting life, wellbeing

Free of ‘Me’

I’m so very grateful to these directly felt experiences of how beautiful life can be. Right now everything feels perfect … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, Recovery, relaxing, stillness, trusting life

Another Day of Peace

It lasted all day the feeling of at-ease-ness. I had one therapy client then another, some garden business work, then … More

acceptance, beauty of nature, being present, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, here and now, letting go, longchenpa, mindfulness, nature, open awareness, peace, present moment awareness, Recovery, silence, stillness, thriving, wellbeing

Calm after the Storm

After opening the gates of disowned feelings and emotions and letting them arise yesterday, the pain did subside. It was … More

building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, letting go, love, mindfulness, peace, present moment awareness, resting in awareness, silence, thoughts

Letting go of Anxiety

By feeling it. Fully. And relaxing with it. The fear is that if we allow uncomfortable feelings to be felt, … More

acceptance, anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, love, Recovery, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Adversity as a Friend

One of the most exciting discoveries of the last couple of turbulent years for me is that personal adversity can … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, refuge, relaxing, resistance, thoughts

I can’t get no…

That’s not a complaint. Just recording the changing scenery here. Vast impersonal space opens up, inside me and around me. … More

dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, nature, silence, stillness

An Awake Day

A whole day nearly of being wide open and wide awake. The thought, ‘this is what enlightenment feels like’ arrived … More

attachment to preferences, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, nature walks, old friends and family, present moment awareness, separation, stillness, stress, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

A Whole New World

Sitting on my little spot here on the planet and everything is changing by the second, hourly, daily. It gets … More

being present, dzogchen, friends, habits, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, nature walks, non-duality, present moment awareness, relaxing, self compassion, trusting life

Thoughts Suggest what we should be Feeling

Thoughts come in continuously giving me suggestions of what I should be feeling. A thought can often be a suggestion … More

Appreciation, dzogchen, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, love, mindfulness, mindulness, Recovery, refuge, relaxing, self care, self love, self soothing, stillness, suffering, thoughts, trusting life, wellbeing

Walking to the Edge

All day yesterday the phrase ‘walk to the edge and the edge will come to meet you, and then you … More

beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, peace, stillness, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Waking up Happy

More accurately, I woke up NOT feeling scared or anxious at all which allowed my natural state of being to … More

anxiety, Appreciation, attachment, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, present moment awareness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life, worry

Welcoming the Obstacles

Its 6am. Lying in bed newly awake and the head kicks in and starts to think it’s thoughts. I notice … More

anxiety, attachment to preferences, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, inner peace, mindfulness, present moment awareness, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Thinking it into Existence

Continuing with dropping the thoughts and just trusting the Ground, over and over…..though less requirement recently, and it’s more automatic … More

building resilience, dzogchen, fear, letting go, mindfulness, relaxing, thoughts, trusting life

Seeking Refuge

Life continues to teach me about the futility of seeking refuge where there is none to be found. In material … More

being present, dzogchen, friends, letting go, nature, nature walks, refuge, silence, trusting life

Collapsing the Stickman

When I allow thoughts to arrive unnoticed, my mind can build them into little stories in my head that I … More

dzogchen, habits, inner peace, mindfulness, mindulness, present moment awareness, stillness, stress, thoughts

Awakening help

I’ve benefitted greatly from listening to Angelo DiLullo. I’m listening to this podcast this morning with Viking Guru (who asks … More

asking for help, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, mindfulness, peace, self care, self compassion, silence, stillness, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Thoughts – Dropping and Trusting

I’m a walking, sitting, lying in bed, showering, shopping, chatting, bill paying, getting dressed and undressed, dog walking, ‘drop and … More

being present, dzogchen, mindfulness, present moment awareness, refuge, thoughts

Faith, Trust, and Surrender

Still here deep in the folds of the current cycle – my little dark night of the soul raging away, … More

anxiety, Appreciation, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, refuge, resistance, self compassion, self soothing, worry

(Very) Long Wise Dzogchen Quote

From this site https://www.olmoling.org/contents/dzogchen “Dzogchen teaches that every being has the inherent potential to be a Buddha. However, we are … More

dzogchen

And this Beauty

Want to share this further reply with you as it’s another one full of beautiful wisdom for getting through the … More

acceptance, anxiety, dzogchen, fear, letting go, painful times, surrender experiment, trusting life, worry

A reply

My hand holder through all this, this is how he responded to my latest round of earthly crisis. Sharing in … More

dzogchen, enlightenment, non-duality, surrender experiment, trusting life

Peace

I’ve been submerging myself in fully surrendering to the vibrant emptiness and silence of me. All emphasis on happenings on … More

being present, dzogchen, enlightenment, freedom, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, silence, stillness, trusting life

Inner Dialogue

It started in 1979 when I found a Carlos Castaneda book on my dads bedside table. It said that the … More

being present, breathing, Carlos Castaneda, dzogchen, mindfulness, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Happiness up, Anxiety down

Largely as a result of taking my ego on, taking a stand and not adjusting the world to make it … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, love, mindfulness, misophonia, self compassion

My Surrender Experiment

I’ve been caressed and hugged by the words of Michael Singer recently. It is exactly what I need to hear … More

anxiety, attachment to preferences, building resilience, dzogchen, fear, freedom, inner peace, Michael Singer, resting in awareness, self care, self compassion, self soothing, trusting life

Sticky thoughts This Morning

The thoughts are random and fearful this morning. Bombarded from many angles of threat and suggestions to be fearful. You … More

being present, bullying, business, business success, dzogchen, freedom, mindfulness, money, self defence, success, thoughts

It feels like a tightrope walk this

And I almost fell off it this morning in bed, when my thoughts started generating worry. And even when I … More

anger, attachment, aversion, being present, dzogchen, enlightenment, fear, here and now, mindfulness, non-duality, open awareness, self defence, separation, worry
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