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- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
- CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? April 23, 2026
- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
- THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS April 21, 2026
- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
- THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS April 13, 2026
- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
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OUR MINDS NEED TO BE PROVOKED
Our Minds Need To Be Provoked If we lead a life trying not to cause harm, but don’t believe in God, will God hold that against us? If God doesn’t hold it against us, then we don’t need to believe … Continue reading
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WANTING CHANGE
Wanting Change Change is not going to happen en masse. It’s is alluded to in both politics and religion, but it doesn’t take place. The only change that’s possible is when we stop holding a fixed position as our usual … Continue reading
“IT’S BEYOND ME!”
“It’s Beyond Me!” It’s not complicated, it’s not difficult, it’s not time consuming. It’s natural. What’s ‘it’? It is the pure, natural understanding of intelligent life within – pure consciousness, beyond self, beyond the mind which is an identification, a … Continue reading
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RENUNCIATION: REJECTING BELIEF
Renunciation: Rejecting Belief Renunciation isn’t about rejecting life – or chocolate. Life is the teacher of all phenomena. For modern people, there are immediate solutions to any discomfort. Because of that, our lives are spent in searching for solutions to … Continue reading
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BELIEF OR KNOWING
Belief Or Knowing These are our choices. Belief is accepting something without evidence. Knowing is having proven the evidence. What is our origin? What do we know? Not what others have told us. The instant when we ask, “What do … Continue reading
TRYING TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING BEYOND EXPLANATATION
Trying To Explain Something Beyond Explanation Trying to explain something beyond explanation cannot be done. Any explanation or commentary is inaccurate. Pure consciousness can only be realised without words.
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TRAPPED IN OUR MIND
Trapped In Our Mind If reincarnation is a reality, then we have been trapped in our mind for thousands of years, believing everything to be permanent. If we don’t do something about this, we will remain trapped in mind illusions. … Continue reading
FULL OR EMPTY?
Full Or Empty? Are we full of ideas/souvenirs or are we clear? Clarity is the state of inner peace, or empty cognisance. It’s our natural state. Being full of ideas however, we become reactive, and anything but what we are. … Continue reading
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TO EMPATHISE, WE NEED BEGINNER’S MIND
To Empathise, We Need Beginner’s Mind To empathise with others, it is we who have to go back to basics. That’s if we care. Thinking others are wrong because we believe we know better is arrogant and dangerous. Until we … Continue reading
WE LIVE AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGEMENT
We Live Against Our Better Judgement “Against our better judgement” means we think that something isn’t wise to do, but we do it anyway. Why is this? Fear takes over, and we comply. Of course, the truth comes out in … Continue reading
POLITICS: OPIUM FOR THE PEOPLE
Politics: Opium For The People But we’re told that religion is the opium of the people. Religion and politics are man-made sets of beliefs for people to follow. As long as people are addicted to anything, it’s ‘opium’. The Buddha … Continue reading
SUDDENLY, THE MIND CLEARS
Suddenly, The Mind Clears Suddenly, the mind clears. Why is that? Actually, it has been clear all along; we just dropped ‘something’. That ‘something’ was ideas or emotions or concerns within the original empty space of pure consciousness. The problem … Continue reading
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TWISTED WISDOM
Twisted Wisdom The world has been corrupted by our minds being turned into mud with information or allegations which causes damage. This creates a muddled mind, confused about reality. Being bogged down in physical and political events, our minds repeat facts as … Continue reading
FILLING OUR MINDS WITH THE MUNDANE
Filling Our Minds With The Mundane When our minds are filled with the mundane – worldly affairs – we become commonplace, and play games of others’ making. Worldly: from Latin ‘mundus’ – world. We need constant reminders that we are not a product of … Continue reading
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“LUCKY”
“Lucky” It is said that realised people are lucky, fortunate or blessed. They have favourable conditions to receive teachings on reality, and take them to heart – the karma that changes one’s life. Many come across these teachings, but few … Continue reading
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WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?
What is Enlightenment? Is it something supernatural, or is it natural? Much depends on what we consider to be ‘natural’. People can perform extraordinary physical feats; is that wisdom? What if enlightenment was so simple that people did not notice … Continue reading
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MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION IS RARE
Meaningful Communication Is Rare If we cannot communicate meaningfully, then evil has greater power. Evil is the opinions of ego, rather than empirical understanding of reality. Meaningful discussion is rare these days. Ever been to a pantomime? We live in … Continue reading
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RELATING AND NOT RELATING
Relating And Not Relating Relating to others can only be a generalisationas we each have individual karmic attitudes. Words are also a generalisation;they’re not the real thing, as that has to be experienced individually. The closer we come to reality, … Continue reading
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FORM AND FORMLESS
Form And Formless Stuck and unstuck. Form is the material world of ideas, rituals, words and symbols. Formless is what we are – pure consciousness. Meditation is the form. Non-meditation is formless. Form is ‘religion’. Formless is the fruition when … Continue reading
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‘GOOD’ TRAUMAS …?
‘Good’ Trauma …? Trauma is usually associated with unpleasant events or conditioning which leaves it mark throughout our life. They are ‘wounds’ we carry around – fear, anxiety, phobias – and this gives us the potential of being able to … Continue reading
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THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN
The Only Way Out Is In Buddhism is the psychology and study of the mind and its effects on consciousness, our true reality; understand your mind, understand your self, understand your illusion, understand your reality. Modern psychology is concerned with … Continue reading
THE INVASION
The Invasion Invasion: an intrusion into another’s domain. That domain is the mind. There are physical invasions, but before that comes the mental invasion – the preparation of the mind by agent provocateurs. In modern terms, this is referred to as ‘undercover operations’ to entice … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM WITH INSIGHTFUL STATEMENTS
The Problem With Insightful Statements Throughout history, there have been many insightful statements – which make no difference to us. They are mainly filed at the back of our mind as clever and interesting, but they don’t change our attitude. … Continue reading
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EXPERIENCED LEARNING
Experienced Learning Once we have experience of something – like riding a bike – it is never forgotten. This is why the personal practice of meditation is essential to realise ultimate truth; theories are worthless, and sound worthless. There are … Continue reading
THE HIGHEST FORM OF IGNORANCE
The Highest Form Of Ignorance “Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance.” Albert Einstein If we condemn others before we know why they think the way they do, we are peddlers of ignorance. The Buddha said, “Do not … Continue reading
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WALKING IN OTHERS’ DREAMS
Walking In Others’ Dreams We have enough problems living in our dreams, let alone living in others’ dreams 🙂 We believe others are the enemy and they believe we are; it’s all a manipulation of concepts/dreams. Some of us have … Continue reading
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR RESPONSE
The Importance Of Our Response Our response to any statement or situation tells us everything about our own mental make-up. It is our responsibility to understand how our reactions got there, and who or what is deciding this. Take a … Continue reading
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SPIRITUAL COMPETITIVENESS
Spiritual Competitiveness Spiritual competitiveness is the unfortunate trait of wanting to appear to be something we’re not. It’s just snobbery; an exaggerated self-importance associated with spiritual materialism. This happens, and is a collective problem. There is an inherent hierarchy within groups, … Continue reading
BEFORE AWARENESS IS EMPTINESS
Before Awareness Is Emptiness The ultimate teaching. We open a book and, in the very, very first instant before being aware, before being aware that we are awareness, and before we start reading, emptiness is present. As a note for … Continue reading
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IS THERE A PURPOSE TO LIFE?
Is There A Purpose To Life? On the surface, the nature of this world is ignorance and confusion about reality, which creates emotions. But these emotions can dawn as wisdom. That is the purpose of life – to realise we … Continue reading
PLAYING A PART
Playing A Part We all play a character that thinks it’s fixed. Character: via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’, a distinctive mark, a token, feature, or trait: a description, especially of a person’s distinguishing qualities. This persona comes from adopting the social I created during our upbringing. It is a … Continue reading
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THINKING AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Thinking And Consciousness Whatever and whenever we think, consciousness – pure consciousness – is already present. We merely have to recognise this, and realise the significance. It sounds so obvious when we say it, but it’s what we ignore in … Continue reading
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WHO CAN WE TRUST?
Who Can We Trust? We are all beings whose essence is enlightened, so there’s nothing special about this, but we doubt it – and that doubting makes it seem ‘special’. Some people have more experience than others in certain fields, … Continue reading
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DON’T OBSESS ABOUT MEDITATION
Don’t Obsess About Meditation Quality not quantity in meditation, even though quantity is promoted. Short moments, many times. When meditation just becomes a ritual, it’s not meditation. The real meditation is letting go, hence short moments, many times. Know why … Continue reading
IMPOSING VIEWS ON THE VIEW
Imposing Views On The View The view is pure consciousness. In imposing a view on the view, we are split. We create a duality of the view and my view. In truth, there is only the view; personal views cause … Continue reading
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THE PATH OF NOT TRYING
The Path Of Not Trying Those who want something feel that they don’t have it. There’s a lot of religion out there, with a lot of rituals and a lot of words, all extremely consuming. These all engender a feeling … Continue reading
STAYING ALIVE
Staying Alive Staying alive is staying open to all possibilities in the moment now. It’s not about carrying a load of information around, or being mindful; these are merely devices to remember to be aware. Awareness itself needs no devices. … Continue reading
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JUDGING OTHERS FROM OUR STATE OF MIND
Judging Others From Our State Of Mind Our personal mind is limited to our perception – the way we see. Whatever we think we know, others will know much more. We judge from mind memories; this merely makes us predictable … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM IS A DISCOURSE
Buddhism Is a Discourse Buddhism is a discourse – or should be. Words are a generalisation. Perfecting understanding is a one-to-one affair, either with another person, or with the words. It isn’t about hearing a talk and thinking that we … Continue reading
OBSESSION : A LAUGHING MATTER
Obsession: A Laughing Matter Obsession is holding on to any concept or emotion; it is a laughing matter because it’s justified as ‘being interested’. If we cannot laugh at ourselves, then we have a problem. Obsession is our teacher, showing … Continue reading
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EVIL TIMES
Evil Times The manipulation of viruses and minds. Interfering with nature is a crime against nature. Working with nature is the path to our natural state of enlightenment. Gross nature is body and mind. Subtle nature is consciousness. Putting viruses … Continue reading
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IF WE DO NOT PRACTISE
If We Do Not Practise If we do not sit in solitary stillness with an open mind, we will never realise the ultimate answer to all our questions. In practice, all questioning drops away, because we realise that that which … Continue reading
KNOWING WHAT’S WITHIN TEACHES US WHAT’S WITHOUT
Knowing What’s Within Teaches Us What’s Without A teacher is something or someone whose advice can dispel anxiety, alleviate worry and enlighten darkness, so giving confidence. A mind-wound or trauma from early life may still be present, but now it … Continue reading
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DIFFERING VIEWS CAUSE CONFLICT
Differing Views Cause Conflict We may differ on what we see, but we can never differ on pure awareness. People can argue about this and that quite eloquently; humans are very good at making their views believable, but we cannot … Continue reading
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FORGETTING OR IGNORING WHAT WE ARE
Forgetting Or Ignoring What We Are When we forget what we are, we neglect what we are, and fail to care properly. How many people know what they are? How many couldn’t care less? This is the sort of mind-world … Continue reading
RELIGION V SPIRITUALITY
Religion V Spirituality Religion is the form, while spirituality is the means. Although religions attempt to be spiritual, they cannot stop being hierarchical organisations where people have titles, with different ranks or positions depending on how important they are to … Continue reading
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IT’S ONE HUGE MANIPULATION
It’s One Huge Manipulation In other words, it’s one huge political agenda. An agenda is not for the benefit of others; it’s of benefit to those behind the agenda who are religious in their efforts. Manipulation involves using multiple skills … Continue reading
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OUR MINDS HAVE CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Our Minds Have Changed Ownership Our mind changes ownership when it believes something, and becomes an acquisition no longer able to tell the truth – mundane ‘political’ facts perhaps, but not truth. We may think we own our mind, but … Continue reading
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