The Purpose Of This Blog

The purpose of this blog is not to teach; it’s purpose is shared awareness. This is so that, when others go to Dharma centres, read books, or watch videos, they are aware of the essence of the teachings, rather than merely adopting another’s culture, or repeating a few sayings.

The cult of personality is the worship of a person. The Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself”. The Dharma is about our essential being, not another’s being. There are many names for what we are, but they all come down to pure consciousness.

The real teacher is our own contaminated mind which is observed by consciousness, showing us whatever we are holding on to that obscures pure view. When we let go of the contents of our mind, all that is left is pure consciousness.

If I were a teacher, I’d have a nice photo of myself here,
but no such thing exists.
🙂

Instead, the image is just the blogger meditating,
sharing a field with a feral cat we called Frost.