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THE ILLUSION WITHIN THE ILLUSION

The Illusion Within The Illusion The truth within the illusion, within the illusion. Everything that we see is merely temporary phenomena; nothing is permanent, so cannot be said to be everlasting. Things have the illusion of reality – that is … Continue reading

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DON’T LET WHAT’S OUT THERE IN HERE

Don’t Let What’s Out There In Here If we don’t like what other people are doing, that is the moment when what we don’t like has entered our mind. Whatever was out there is now in here. The important thing … Continue reading

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WHAT IF THERE IS A FIFTH COLUMN?

What If There Is A Fifth Column In Every Country? Fifth Column: infiltration with an agenda. Is there a fifth column? Why would there be a name for it? We have to consider this, as so much is endlessly going … Continue reading

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REASONING IS EMPATHY

Reasoning Is Empathy Empathy is understanding the reason(s) why someone is the way they are. This doesn’t mean that we condone the action: we aren’t judging, we’re just understanding the cause of the effect. It’s possible to reason without blaming. … Continue reading

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A WORLD OF WAFFLE

A World Of Waffle Waffle: Speaking or writing at length in a vague or trivial manner. Not direct. Waffle is the antithesis of clarity.

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THE SEED, THE MUD AND THE FRUIT

The Seed, The Mud And The Fruit The mud provides the nutrition for the seed to grow into the seed’s full potential. The seed is consciousness. The mud is confusion. The fruition is the realisation that consciousness is pure. Nothing … Continue reading

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OUR ENEMY IS NOT OUR ENEMY

Our Enemy Is Not Our Enemy In the material world, an enemy is not a friend. The world will always be full of ‘wrongness’. In the world of pure consciousness, however, an enemy is our reaction and, in recognising this, … Continue reading

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A TALENT FOR DEPENDENCY

A Talent For Dependency We have developed a talent for dependency on whatever is in ‘the book’, which is merely words. Books are the fiction, while personal experience of the words is the non-fiction. We may think that we think … Continue reading

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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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SELF & ESSENCE

Self & Essence Self is merely a collection of thought-projections in the mind that essence (pure consciousness) perceives: when consciousness forgets its purity, it clings to these projections, creating a sense of I. We are, firstly, consciousness. The purity comes … Continue reading

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CORRUPTING CONSCIOUSNESS

Corrupting Consciousness Corrupting consciousness. Corrupting the world. To harm, intimidate, or coerce others is bullying. Being intimidated – made timid – is achieved through the abuse of power. Power corrupts under many names, and weakens our intuitive intelligence. The physical world … Continue reading

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DON’T FOLLOW A NAME

Don’t Follow A Name Don’t follow a name. Follow the understanding, and realise true essence, nature and expression of our reality.

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ARE WE CONSCIOUS OR UNCONSCIOUS BEINGS?

Are We Conscious Or Unconscious Beings? It isn’t always obvious whether we are conscious or unconscious beings. Knowing the difference changes the quality and direction of life. Are we spontaneous presence that can adapt, or are we an act that … Continue reading

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SIMPLY BEYOND THE MIND

Simply Beyond The Mind We are pure consciousness, beyond the thinking mind. When consciousness becomes caught up in thoughts, it forgets its freedom and purity. Freedom is being released from thoughts. It takes determination to realise this.

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CONSCIOUSNESS IS SO ORDINARY

Consciousness Is So Ordinary It is because consciousness is so ordinary (without distinctive features) that we ignore it for something more interesting. Unfortunately, this is especially so when the precious truth of our reality is elaborated upon in any way … Continue reading

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DON’T BE A ‘PERFECT MEDITATOR’

Don’t Be A Perfect Meditator Meditation isn’t about being a ‘perfect meditator’. Meditation is about being aware that pure, perfect awareness is always present. We don’t make that happen: we are this pure, perfect awareness. Whatever we do, pure, perfect … Continue reading

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EVERYTHING TRANSFORMS, SO NOTHING IS WASTED

Everything Transforms, So Nothing Is Wasted Everything transforms, so nothing is wasted. That is karmic law. There are no miracles; just wonders that transform karma.

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BUYER BEWARE

Buyer Beware Buyer, beware of concepts accepted as true. If we go through life just accepting and copying others’ behaviour, we relinquish responsibility for our true nature. Because of this, we have to take the consequences of whatever we have … Continue reading

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GOD? OR NO GOD?

God? No God? One should reflect on the idea of intelligent design by ‘God’ or ‘Gods’. And questions naturally arise: Why did God bother? How are we in his or their own image? Does that mean we have the very … Continue reading

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IF LIFE IS SELF-REPLICATING

If Life Is Self-Replicating If life is self-replicating, what is the need for a creator? Was there a start to this self-replicating, or has it being happening forever, in an infinite universe? Life is consciousness, but if consciousness mistakes creation … Continue reading

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IF YOU CAN’T EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY

If You Can’t Explain It Simply “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein I never feel that I know enough, but then I bring to mind the Buddha’s statement, “Do not take … Continue reading

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THERE IS NOTHING MORE

There Is Nothing More Absolute reality is the emptiness of pure consciousness that never changes. It is only obscured by the illusion of hope, fear and indifference that distorts our perception. We can use different words, but this is still … Continue reading

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RESOLVING OUR MIND

Resolving Our Mind Resolving our mind: lifting the veil. Our mind is past memories to which consciousness clings. Mistakenly, we call these memories “I”, and this I appears in every conversation to reinforce itself. Everything that we think is coloured … Continue reading

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BARRIER TO TRANSPARENCY

Barrier To Transparency Pure consciousness is transparent, and free of concepts. The barrier is concepts placed in our mind. Placed? Where do we get our ‘information’ from? Once the ‘information’ is in the water, it gets everywhere, contaminating everyone. Only … Continue reading

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THE MIND IS OUR TOOL

The Mind Is Our Tool The mind is our tool – for better or for worse. 🙂 The mind is our tool that expresses consciousness’s reality. This mind may be sharp or dull, adapting or adopting, improvising or rehearsed. The … Continue reading

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DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU KNOW

Don’t Believe What You Know We hear and read information, and may believe that it’s right, but until we have verified it through testing and recognition, it is only belief. This is where we can be misled in spiritual circles, … Continue reading

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WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?

What Is Enlightenment? We are already enlightened beings, but we disregard this and give it no value. Ignoring this enlightened state, we constantly look for ideas to adopt. Enlightenment is the continuous expression of pure awareness without sides, and is … Continue reading

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LIFE IS EXASPERATING

Life Is Exasperating, Intensely Irritating, And Frustrating We live our lives according to worldly and spiritual materialism, promoting a self-image that seems to be more important than what we actually are. Conflict arises everywhere, and it’s exasperating when we know it needn’t … Continue reading

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WHAT WE ARE NOW

What We Are Now What we are now and what we will become will always be the same. Pure consciousness is exactly that.

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DOGMA

Dogma When others’ dogma becomes our dogma, we have veered away from our direct path to enlightenment. When others’ information becomes our information, we have veered away from our direct path to enlightenment. Enlightenment: full realisation of reality, released from … Continue reading

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EXPOSING YOUR SELF

Exposing Your Self This is what spiritual practice is all about – exposing the psychology of the mind that dominates our behaviour. This awareness practice also exposes the fact that we are not the thoughts in our mind. It’s as … Continue reading

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FINDING CONFIDENCE IN OUR PATH

Finding Confidence In Our Path If we don’t agree with a narrative, are we disloyal or treacherous? Are we domestic terrorists or hate criminals? This is how psycho-babble gibberish creates division, and is intent on destroying our clarity of mind … Continue reading

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APPRECIATING OUR STUPIDITY

Appreciating Our Stupidity Appreciate: recognise the full worth. Be grateful for something. Understand a situation fully, along with the full implications.  Basing our existence on whatever we are told, without knowing why, is mere belief. Stupidity is underestimating how much stupidity there is … Continue reading

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TRUTH BEYOND BELIEF

Truth Beyond Belief I keep on about belief because it is not direct experience; it’s borrowed, it’s second-hand. We only know when we have direct experience of a subject for ourselves. This world bombards us with ‘information’ – so much … Continue reading

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RELATIVE AND ULTIMATE SATISFACTION

Relative And Ultimate Satisfaction Relative satisfaction is either in the completion of something, or in others’ recognition of having completed something – we’ve tried to the best of our ability. Ultimate satisfaction is; “Is that all!?” “What have I been … Continue reading

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BECOMING JUDGEMENTAL

Becoming Judgemental We all need to judge whether a thing is beneficial or harmful but, in being fixated and obsessed about those judgements, we become judgemental. One is momentary, while the other is our programme for life. If we do … Continue reading

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SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH DISSENTERS

Sharing Knowledge With Dissenters Sharing knowledge with those who have a closed mind is idiotic, as it will end in conflict. Belief closes minds and destroys unity: truth and belief are not amicable bedfellows. “Do not give dogs what is … Continue reading

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PROVOKED OR CHARMED?

Provoked Or Charmed? The moment before the Buddha attained enlightenment, he was attacked by desire and aversion. Enough said. 🙂

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SANITISING THE WORLD

Sanitising The World If the rawness of life is disguised so that people do not experience emotions, wisdom will be disguised. Covering up emotions denies enlightenment. In the moment before enlightenment, the Buddha was attacked by desire and aversion. Spirituality … Continue reading

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BELIEF REINFORCES ‘I’

Belief Reinforces ‘I’ The more we adhere to belief, the more we compound an illusion, engendering either insecurity or pride. In pure consciousness, there is neither insecurity nor pride. There is nothing to defend in the reality of empty cognisance. … Continue reading

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WHEN THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST

When The Chickens Come Home To Roost “When the chickens come home to roost” and “the cat is out of the bag”, all will be revealed. Why the chickens were not at home, and why the cat was in the … Continue reading

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THEORISTS DO NOT TASTE

Theorists Do Not Taste Theories make ‘something’ into ‘something extraordinary’. The moment of actual taste is silent recognition. Dharma and compassion can either be experienced, or just remain something in a book. Direct experience is silent recognition – there are … Continue reading

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF INSULTING A BUDDHIST

The Consequences Of Insulting A Buddhist Obviously, it’s a smile. 🙂 It’s obvious because we know what Buddhism is about – compassionate understanding. If there is no compassionate understanding, they are not Buddhist. 🙂

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ARTIFICIAL AND ORIGINAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial And Original Intelligence Artificial intelligence has obscured original intelligence. While we are concerned about artificial intelligence dominating our lives, we don’t notice that we’ve already been programmed with beliefs that have been placed in our minds for thousands of … Continue reading

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SO FEW GET IT

So Few Get It So few realise their true reality that never changes. Most think consciousness is something that they have, and that’s it; they vaguely assume that there is more, but that it’s unknowable. This is precisely what belief … Continue reading

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HOW NOT TO MEDITATE

How Not To Meditate Although meditation is yoga or union, it isn’t an exercise class where we do something special on a cushion 🙂 Meditation is barely resting in awareness. It is the unity or oneness of consciousness in an … Continue reading

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KARMA IS COGNITIVE BIAS

Karma Is Cognitive Bias Karma is cognitive bias: more of the same, “recommended for you” by your echo chamber. In body, speech and mind, our lives become formulaic, and that reinforces attitude and behaviour. We conform to a type, creating … Continue reading

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CONFUSION: SEWING WITH A TWO-HEADED NEEDLE

Confusion: Sewing With A Two-Headed Needle Confusion: From Latin confundere ‘mingle together’. To make (someone) bewildered or perplexed; to identify wrongly; to mistake. Adopting two or more concepts (such as enlightenment and salvation) confuses our mind, as these are mixed metaphors that we are trying to bring … Continue reading

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CATCHING OUR DEMONS

Catching Our Demons Others’ demons are easier to spot. 😀 The world is full of demons. Our demons are our opinions, likes and dislikes, gathered from what we have read and heard from other opinionated demons – but whatever is … Continue reading

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