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LONG-TERM SUBLIMINAL REACTIONS

Long-Term Subliminal Reactions It’s amazing how many non-theistic people say, “Jesus!” or “Oh my God!” when something suddenly happens. What gets in, stays in, unless we are aware of it 🙂

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THE NONSENSE IN OUR MIND

The Nonsense In Our Mind Where did it come from? To deal with the nonsense in our mind, we first have to recognise it, and how it got there. What is nonsense? Irrelevant information about culture, society and politics which creates the … Continue reading

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‘I’ IS A FICTION, AND A MISDIRECTION

‘I’ Is A Fiction, And A Misdirection There is a trap in the English language which we all fall into that reinforces the idea of self. That word is ‘I’, which comes from the Latin word, ‘ego’. In consciousness-awareness terms, … Continue reading

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WHAT IF ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT AS IT IS PORTRAYED?

What If Enlightenment Is Not As It Is Portrayed? Humans are extremely clever, and extremely stupid; both states are distractions. What if enlightenment is merely understanding, experiencing and realising the fundamental reality of our natural being, of just being aware … Continue reading

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WE DON’T WANT TO BE TAKEN IN

We Don’t Want To Be Taken In All beings are perfect in essence but, through ignorance of this reality, we became embodied in a form, being taken in by the measure of our uncontrolled fixations and emotions. We can see … Continue reading

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WHAT IS PRACTICE?

What Is Practice? Practice is training in remembering that, before we are human, we are non-dual consciousness, and aware of illusions. When we train like this, we become practitioners who learn from life’s experiences of the unity of opposites. When … Continue reading

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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE STUPIDITY

Never Underestimate Stupidity Never underestimate how much stupidity there is in the world. Enlightened beings are walking around everywhere, but don’t know it. When evidence beyond ‘normal’ thinking is provided, stupidity asserts itself because of a stagnant view in a … Continue reading

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SYMBOLS ARE ONLY A REPRESENTATION

Symbols Are Only A Representation Symbols are only a representation and not the real thing. It’s a trap we all fall into. Symbols are ‘brand awareness’, when the brain lights up before consciousness is aware of it. Symbols are therefore … Continue reading

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WE KNOW MORE THAN WE THINK

We Know More Than We Think Whatever we think is not the truth, and that is the conundrum we live in. It is our limited thinking that inhibits us from knowing everything that we need to know. Knowing everything? When … Continue reading

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WHY ARE WE CONFUSED?

Why Are We Confused? We believe in a self-construct which has absolutely no truth about it, so we’re living a lie. This is why we cannot live in peace and harmony with others who also believe in their self. We … Continue reading

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AWARE OF BEING AWARENESS

Aware Of Being Awareness Being aware of being awareness is a subtle state of being. The subtlest state is realising we are pure awareness. Awareness has no name; it is individual consciousness. Calling this something creates an identity, a group … Continue reading

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WE DIS+COVER WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE

We Dis+cover What Has Always Been There The enlightened essence of all sentient beings merely needs re+cognition. We dis+cover what has always been there. Racing around like hungry ghosts, looking for where it’s at, we are where it’s at already. … Continue reading

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MEDITATION IS JUST BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS

Meditation Is Just Being Aware of Awareness When more people meditate, the world will change for the better. At the moment, people are all about ‘me-and-what-I-know’. This limits understanding of an infinite reality. Just being aware can be at any … Continue reading

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THE POINTLESSNESS OF PROTEST

The Pointlessness Of Protest Protest merely maintains the existing structure. When we protest, we activate, and promote division: “We can’t let them win!”? Either way, ‘they’ win, by the maintenance of the status quo, which refers to the current state of social structure or values. This policy … Continue reading

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DEMOCRACY IS AN ILLUSION

Democracy Is An Illusion Democracy is an illusion. As all opposites are a unity – you can’t have one without the other – so is government. The two main parties are two sides of the same coin, and other parties … Continue reading

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BECOMING DEPENDENT

Becoming Dependent Everything is up for interpretation, depending on our perception; perception depends on our experiences, and experiences depend on our environment which, in turn, depends on the collective thinking. What we digest, we become. It takes close investigation to … Continue reading

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ADDICTION TO INFORMATION

Addiction To Information Evil is that which obscures our reality and, by doing so, causes harm. This happens through being addicted to enthralling information, arousing insatiable curiosity. All information creates a formation in the mind. It’s a form of hypnosis, … Continue reading

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NO OFF SWITCH

No Off Switch Most people cannot turn their self off. If we cannot switch off, we find no peace. When, in meditation, we do switch off, we come to stillness. The silent awareness of consciousness. Short moments many times.

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GET THE EXPERIENCE, THEN YOU KNOW

Get The Experience, Then You Know I do go on about this, but we do not get experience from scriptures. The absolute truth is beyond conceptualisation. This is why a simple person can get it, while a scholar discusses all … Continue reading

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PRE-BUNKING IS MIND CONTROL

Pre-Bunking is Mind Control Pre-bunking is the opposite to de-bunking. Pre-bunking is priming people before an event. If you want to see mind control in action, this is it. Our ‘controllers’ say that pre-bunking is to prevent their information from … Continue reading

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OUR ENVIRONMENT

Our Environment People react to the environment – that which surrounds us. The mind is our first environment. If our environment is contaminated with concepts which obscure our direct awareness, this affects our entire life. When obscurations create stress, it … Continue reading

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BOOK LEARNING – NEWS LEARNING

Book Learning – News Learning Book learning: knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience. The result of reading too many books and commentaries is confusion and doubt. Been there, done that. We are reading … Continue reading

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HOW DID IT ALL START?

How Did It All Start? It didn’t. The universe is infinite, so there is no beginning. If we try to speculate on this, we will never, ever understand reality. Infinity is something we just have to accept; there is no … Continue reading

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DOES DEATH MATTER?

Does Death Matter? It will happen anyway. What we think happens at death will have an affect on how we live. Death will happen anyway, so why not consider all possibilities about what may occur then? If we do not … Continue reading

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FROM INFORMATION TO A FIRM FOUNDATION

From Information To A Firm Foundation Information is something we receive, but have not experienced as we are still looking for the conclusion of this information. The result is little or no empathetic understanding, as we haven’t had the experience … Continue reading

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DRAWING ACCURATELY AS MEDITATION

Drawing Accurately As Meditation This isn’t about drawing well. It’s about observing one’s inaccuracies. If we want to do ‘art’, then we can be good enough but here, we are drawing exactly what we see. This the same when studying … Continue reading

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GIVING UP THE PAST

Giving Up The Past Giving up the past is giving up attachments, giving up karma. First, we have to become aware of the effect that the past has on us now. Are we stubborn? There are many things that we … Continue reading

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BRINGING PROBLEMS TO LIGHT

Bringing Problems To Light Meditation is the light of awareness, of seeing clearly without distractions. We can do this in a moment. When we dwell in beliefs and assumptions, we dwell in the dark, and that is the problem. We … Continue reading

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THE SOCIAL ENGINEERS AND THE SPIRITUAL ENGINEERS

The Social Engineers And The Spiritual Engineers Humanity has been manipulated by gradual social engineering for millennia, through politics, science and religion, resulting in irrational beliefs. These memes that we mimic affect social behaviour in order to steer it in oscillating directions. … Continue reading

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KARMA AND MERIT

Karma And Merit The way the word ‘merit’ is used can sound like a reward– a carrot held in front of a donkey. The Dharma is a complete personal uncovering of what we are, which is ever-present.Any elaboration of pure … Continue reading

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WE HAVE ALL WE NEED TO KNOW

We Have All We Need To Know We have all we need to know.If we feel that we don’t know but want to know,the result is eternal neediness. Being needy, we doubt and become dependent on others, not realising we … Continue reading

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CONFIRMATION OF THE DHARMA THROUGH RESEARCH

Confirmation Of The Dharma Through Research Research: the systematic investigation and verification of information in order to establish facts and reach a conclusion. Confirmation is what the Dharma is about; it is verifying whether what the Buddha taught was correct or not. It’s … Continue reading

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SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING?

Something More Interesting? Always looking for something more interesting?That’s our problem. This, unfortunately, is laziness because we’re not focusing on the truth of the matter; we are looking for titbits. These tasty morsels are for the needy who seek interesting … Continue reading

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MEDITATION IS THE WORK

Meditation Is The Work Meditation is the work;the rest of the day is play. Study is focused contemplationthat expands understanding.

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BEING TAKEN IN

Being Taken In We are all taken in by appearanceswhen, in actuality, appearances are taken in by consciousness.That is the secret conundrum. This world of deception is also our path to enlightenment.The real teaching takes us beyond any appearances.Don’t be … Continue reading

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SIZING UP

Sizing Up A Person We look carefully at a person or situation so that we can decide how to act. In the first instant, observation without judgment is taking place to see what clues are given out; this is pure consciousness … Continue reading

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CONFUSION AND MEDITATION

Confusion And Meditation Even when the mind is confused or we feel that we cannot meditate, consciousness is still present and unaffected. We areconsciousness and, as such, remain unaffected, but our attention goes to whatever is on our mind, and … Continue reading

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EGO IS NOT A MONSTER

Ego Is Not A Monster In its usual state, ego is a narcissistic creation which lacks empathy, but this mythical creature is also our precious teacher, as it’s with us at every moment until enlightenment. Ego is consciousness clinging to … Continue reading

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THE WORLD WILL NOT CHANGE

The World Will Not Change The world will not change until enough people meditate. For those who meditate, their world changes because their ability to reason changes. When enough people meditate, the world will change. Unfortunately, even the Buddha couldn’t … Continue reading

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A LIE HAS AN ELEMENT OF TRUTH

A Lie Has An Element Of Truth To Be Believable The Buddha never asked us to believe,just accepting his words. People who believe do not know; they assume, and follow others. It’s shocking to see how many just accept whatever … Continue reading

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THE BUDDHA WAS A WHISTLEBLOWER

The Buddha Was A Whistleblower He provided evidence contrary to the established belief that there is self. The instant when we identify as a self or atman or spirit, we create and maintain a subtle duality. The moment of pure … Continue reading

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NOT KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL

Not Knowing Good and Evil Most humans do not know what ‘good and evil’ is. They have a vague, self-indulgent and exaggerated view. As long as there are humans, there will be good and evil. Evil exists because humans are … Continue reading

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IF OUR MIND HASN’T BEEN BLOWN

If Our Mind Hasn’t Been Blown If our mind hasn’t been blow clear, then it’s still full of cobwebs, spun with ideas. We will never be free to think for ourselves until we can think with clarity, which is defined … Continue reading

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CONTROLLED OPPOSITION

Controlled Opposition Controlled opposition dilutes deeper inquiry. Controlled opposition is a protest movement that is actually being led by government agents. Nearly all governments throughout history have employed this technique to trick and subdue their adversaries. Vladimir Lenin said, “The best … Continue reading

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A CLUTTERED MIND AND AN UNCLUTTERED MIND

A Cluttered Mind And An Uncluttered Mind It is rare to meet an uncluttered mind. Think that’s far-fetched? The traditional allegory says, “To realise our true reality is as rare as a blind turtle rising from the bottom of the … Continue reading

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HEAVEN’S DOORKEEPER IS THE DEVIL

Heaven’s Doorkeeper Is The Devil … and the devil doesn’t exist. If we spend our life only looking for ‘goodness’, we fall under the spell of pride and evil. It’s easily done, and we become trippers, buying into trinkets. The … Continue reading

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WISDOM AND DEMONS

The Psychology Of Wisdom And Demons The activity of Wisdom and Demons is Buddhist psychology. All sentient beings are Buddhas, but aren’t aware of it. 1. Our essence is uncontaminated emptiness. 2. Our nature is cognisant consciousness. 3. Our expression … Continue reading

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST

You Don’t Have To Become Buddhist It’s all about our mindset. You don’t have to become Buddhist to realise the precious teaching of the Buddha, who realised the nature of our essence, the non-duality of appearances and recognition in the … Continue reading

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BELIEF IS AN INFECTION

Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading

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IF THE DHARMA IS TRUE, THEN NOTHING IS TRUE

If The Dharma Is True, Then Nothing Is True The Dharma is about the truth of what we are – eternal cognisant emptiness – and the impermanence of all phenomena, including thoughts. The Dharma is the teaching about the precise … Continue reading

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