Author Archives: tony

Everything Counts This is how karma works, and this is why we must be aware. Whatever we do, say, and think causes our programming, our behaviour, and we create our programming by consent. The Sanskrit word ‘karma’ means the results … Continue reading →

Feel Good About Yourself You should! Usually, we talk about the ‘self’ as an illusion, a make believe personification of what we think we are – our karmic neuroses. This self is created by our confusion and, as such, is … Continue reading →

Voice Of God? That which is called the voice of God is our own clarity of insight. It’s that “Aha!” moment of a realisation … “Oh, of course!” Without this clarity of insight, nothing would be known. The problem lies … Continue reading →

Trouble With Meditating? Intelligent people are full of doubts, and the ignorant know everything. What we do not know, we believe, and when we believe, we ignore experience. Becoming too intellectual with theories can also turn us into believers.We can … Continue reading →

Calm And Clear Sounds simple enough, but this is incredibly profound. When the mind becomes calm, it becomes clear. We have to reason this out for ourself, and then practise for the rest of our life as it doesn’t stay … Continue reading →

The Four Reflections That Change Our Life Valuing human existence 1. Our human life is precious, because we can communicate at the highest level. 2. We shouldn’t miss the opportunity to realise our ultimate truth. 3. Instead, we become attached … Continue reading →

I Can’t Do Nothing! Simply watch the breath. When thoughts arise, return to watching the breath. We are doing nothing. In simply being aware and watching the breath, we realise that we are the happiness we seek. And we are … Continue reading →

There Is Nothing To Do There is nothing to do but recognise. In that simple recognition, we realise that, doing nothing is the ultimate essence of pure consciousness. When this is realised, we find we can know so much more. … Continue reading →

Why I was Kicked Out Of A Dharma Centre (this isn’t for delicate minds :D) Actually, I don’t know why I was kicked out … but it did leave a trauma. And actually, I have been kicked out of other … Continue reading →

We Don’t Have To Wait … … for either the next incarnation or heaven to realise our ultimate reality now. Realisation doesn’t depend on the next incarnation; hoping that we will be enlightened in the future is a belief system. … Continue reading →

“Today, My Life Is Fruitful!” The moment that we recognise we are not our thoughts, we are free. As Tulku Urgyen said, “We are free in the moment of seeing”: That is what he meant. As long we identify with … Continue reading →

Why We Should Bother About Our Minds? Now is creating our future. It’s only when we understand how our mind works that we are in control. We have to able to control our mind so that it doesn’t fly off … Continue reading →

“The Church Invented Hell And Is In ‘The Control Business’ ” “Religion doesn’t want us to grow up”. The following is taken from https://www.collective-evolution.com/2020/01/26/retired-american-bishop-believes-the-church-invented-hell-is-in-the-control-business/ Jon Shelby Spong, a retired American bishop of the Episcopal Church explains that religion is a … Continue reading →

When Did Conspiracies Start? Short answer: Around 5000 years ago. Conspiracy: secret plan or a cabal. “A cabal is a group of people united to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, state, or other community, often by intrigue and usually unbeknownst to those outside their group. … Continue reading →

The Nine Levels Or Yanas This is a reply to a question was about the nine levels: I have to apologise to a questioner (DF) for accidentally deleting both my reply and his comment. Here are the nine levels or … Continue reading →

Are We Just Treading Water? Making no real progress. We may do and say the right things, but has there been any real, enlightening change in life? We may go through the right routines, but are we just tread ingwater? … Continue reading →

The Tenderness of Compassion (This is for those who cannot afford to go on retreats 😀 ) We all know – in a general way – what “the tenderness of compassion” means, but this not a fixed thing. It is … Continue reading →

 Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Easter Retreat 2020 THE TENDERNESS OF TRUE COMPASSION Bookings have now opened for this year’s UK retreat led by Tsoknyi Rinpoche It will run from 30th March – 5th April. at Bruton School for Girls, Somerset, UK Book … Continue reading →

I Can’t Stop Thinking It’s what an “I” does. The mind thinks thoughts. It’s what is does. To ask it to stop thinking would be like asking the eyes to stop seeing. Thinking and seeing are natural. The deception is … Continue reading →

Fish Out Of Water Trying to conforming to others’ standards, we may feel alone. Once we feel alone, we become detached, and recognise our unique path to enlightenment. When we feel that we are not just a human (or fish … Continue reading →

Nobody Is Ordinary We are all enlightened essence, unique in discovering that our path to this realisation is the recognition of our own confusion. Thinking we are special, while conforming to others’ confusion, Enlightenment is nothing special, as cognisant emptiness … Continue reading →

Enlightenment Is A Series Of Realisations A series of releases. A series of diminishing fixations. A series of emotions transforming into wisdoms. Emotions flare up, and their brilliance is seen as the spontaneous light of pure consciousness. Emotions and recognition … Continue reading →

How Is Everything An Illusion? And why is this a problem for us? The illusion isn’t the problem: it’s believing and clinging to the illusion that binds us. We can have fun with illusion – like blowing pretty bubbles in … Continue reading →

If We Can Manage Our Thoughts If we can manage our thoughts, then we can go anywhere. If we cannot manage our thoughts, then we want to be in a nice, safe place. The Buddha’s teachings help us to realise … Continue reading →

There Is No Such Thing As Normal Normal: conforming to others’ standards. Conforming means consenting to others’ concepts and, in doing so, we give away our authority to breakout of this mayhem of strife. Unless we recognise and are obeying … Continue reading →