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- 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
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INBREEDING March 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE JAILBREAK March 8, 2026
- “WHO ORDERED THE BIG BANG?” March 8, 2026
- RULES OVER WELLBEING March 8, 2026
- MARA IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT March 7, 2026
- SUDDENLY, WE REALISE WE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG March 6, 2026
- WHY DO WE SHY AWAY FROM SIMPLICITY? March 6, 2026
- THE SUBTLETY OF BEING March 5, 2026
- CAN WE RECOGNISE DECEPTION? March 5, 2026
- REALISATION AND BEING OFFENDED March 4, 2026
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EXPLOITING FEELINGS
Exploiting Feelings Feelings: the emotional side of someone’s character; the tendency to respond to an idea or belief, especially a vague or irrational one. Emotions are a direct result of clinging to thoughts around the feeling of a self – an imaginary being in a ‘magic cloak’ pretending to be more than we are. It … Continue reading
THE NOT-SO-INVISIBILITY CLOAK
The Not-So-Invisibility Cloak This cloak is the idea of self which we project to others – who are doing the very same thing. It has no reality, but we believe that others can’t see our disguise. Pure consciousness is x-ray … Continue reading
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LIVING WITH OLD INFORMATION
Living With Old Information Old information (something we are used to) gets us to bark up the wrong tree. We need to re-evaluate what we thought we knew. The information that we’re allowed to see is a red herring; we’re … Continue reading
WHAT DO ‘PROPER’ PEOPLE DO?
What Do ‘Proper’ People Do? Proper people: conforming to conventional established standards of behaviour and manners; correct, with good taste and being right. Improper people: not in accordance with accepted standards. Aggression towards the established view, whether political or spiritual, … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL TEXT IN THE COMMON LANGUAGE
Spiritual Text In The Common Language The common language is that of the people’s everyday usage. There is no reason not to use it. Throughout history, the common people have had to have intercessors, teachers, gurus to comment – and … Continue reading
WHAT ARE THE TWO TRUTHS?
What Are The Two Truths? Are there two truths? Yes, in the way in which we see. One truth is pure seeing, while the other ‘truth’ (which we believe to be truth) is relating to and interpreting whatever is seen. … Continue reading
THERE IS NO FREE SPEECH WITHOUT A FREE MIND
There Is No Free Speech Without A Free Mind We hear much about free speech, but if our minds have been contaminated, how can we have free speech? Everything in our mind is an acquisition that we’ve adopted through suggestion. … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING = MIND CONTROL
Mind Training = Mind Control We train the mind through meditation so as not to be distracted at every moment, and be able to control our self and our behaviour. If we cannot do this, our mind is being controlled … Continue reading
HOW TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD?
How To Make A Better World? Know what you are. Act with the understanding of what others are. We are all pure consciousness. Are we the same pure consciousness? That is an unanswerable question until enlightenment. We manifest according to … Continue reading
EMPTINESS – BETWEEN THIS AND THAT
Emptiness – Between This And That We spend our entire lives comparing ‘this’ to ‘that’ – judging, evaluating, reasoning – trying to achieve satisfaction. We never notice the gap in between, of just seeing before we leap. Shunyata or emptiness … Continue reading
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GOING BEYOND RATIONAL THINKING
Going Beyond Rational Thinking Rational thinking is conventional thinking; we do this and this, because we always do this and this. It makes sense, to a certain level. Rational thinking is vertical programming; it’s colouring in between the … Continue reading
DHARMA QUENCHES THIRST
Dharma Quenches Thirst If we’re thirsty, it’s the ‘water’ we want, not the glass. Seekers of elaborations never find satisfaction. This is how the Dharma becomes very expensive. Satisfaction comes from realisation. This how the Dharma is free. How? Stop … Continue reading
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OUR MIND IS A DELICATE INSTRUMENT
Our Mind Is A Delicate Instrument Our mind is a delicate instrument that is easily upset. It only becomes robust when it isn’t holding on to thoughts and memories that make us defensive, and therefore vulnerable. Being robust comes from … Continue reading
THE THING ABOUT BUDDHISM …
The Thing About Buddhism … The thing about the Buddha’s teaching is that you don’t have to become a Buddhist. Just observe with an open mind, free of biased beliefs. Buddhism is the psychology of freeing the mind of duality, … Continue reading
KNOWLEDGE VERSUS INFORMATION
Knowledge Versus Information Knowledge unites people, while information divides people. Information is just a message. Knowledge is understanding what the message means. To receive information and not look into whether it’s true or not is to live in a fools’ … Continue reading
THE THREE EMOTIONS THAT POISON OUR MIND
The Three Emotions That Poison Our Mind The three emotions that poison the mind are, in actuality, wisdom. Understanding this is how we ascend the levels of realisation. Greed, anger and stupidity (indifference) are the three poisons that are harmful … Continue reading
COVERED BY INVENTIONS
Covered By Inventions A concept is a device, an invention in the mind formed by belief, from being told something and accepting it as ‘authority’. Humanity had been covered in concepts; ‘disguising the truth’ is a variant of the word ‘covert’, … Continue reading
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ALONE? NOT ALONE?
Alone? Not Alone? These are tricky questions. If we feel alone, we have to rely on our own understanding which relies on all the information we have received. Quite often, this information can feel incomplete, and then doubt sets in … Continue reading
VEDANTIC SELF OR BUDDHIST NON-SELF?
Vedantic Self Or Buddhist Non-Self? This question is impossible to answer as it depends on a person’s view. There is consciousness; we are consciousness, and we can agree on that. If consciousness relates to external events or to itself, then … Continue reading
KARMA IS IDEAS WE CARRY AROUND
Karma Is Ideas We Carry Around Karma is a predictive atmosphere of routine behaviour. These ideas control how we see life. Nothing new can be experienced as we see through a karmic, sweet-smelling, pot-pourri of concepts. Everything depends on how … Continue reading
WE ARE ALREADY HAPPY
We Are Already Happy If we are not unhappy or indifferent, then we are happy. Happiness is the release from conflict, which is the bias in the mind. Happiness isn’t about being excited or hopeful or learned or righteous; it … Continue reading
REALISATION = HAPPINESS
Realisation = Happiness When we realise and understand our true reality, we should be happy at every moment. How can we not be happy? Being unconditionally happy means without reliance on external events. Get it? It does not rely on … Continue reading
THE SADDEST THING
The Saddest Thing The saddest thing is speaking to people about reality and they haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. Halfway through a sentence, there’s just a blank stare; they’ve switched off 🙂 This is an indication of the … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
What Is The Purpose Of Life? The purpose of life is to understand our true reality, which is why we are here: to eliminate our confusion, releasing us from emotional attachments to a self-identity. Consciousness is imprisoned in a mind. … Continue reading
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WHY AM I NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED?
Why Am I Not Totally Convinced? Q. Why am I not totally convinced that pure consciousness is the ultimate truth? A. Old brain. The old brain was developed in our early years, when the mind was infiltrated and fixed about … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO HELL
There Is No Hell Nobody burns in hell. It’s a man-made idea to keep humanity believing that it must fall in line, and making us fearful if we don’t. Hell is the pride of belief. We are here because we … Continue reading
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STILL WONDERING WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT?
Still Wondering What It’s All About? The most accurate response to this question would be, “What is doing the wondering?” If this seems too simplistic, that is because the proof of pure awareness is obscured by stories and inaccurate beliefs … Continue reading
CAN ANGER BE POSITIVE?
Can Anger Be Positive? Being angry out of frustration is negative. Being angry out of concern is positive. Being able to do something about both frustration and concern is down to our level of understanding. Once we start the ball … Continue reading
DO NOT FOLLOW THE BUDDHA OUT OF DEVOTION
Do Not Follow The Buddha Out Of Devotion “All my followers should not accept my teaching out of faith, or out of devotion, but rather thorough investigation and experimentation, and then you are your own master. So therefore, ultimately, responsibility … Continue reading
GLITCH IN THE MATRIX
Glitch In The Matrix ‘Glitch in the matrix’ is a phrase first coined in the 1999 film, The Matrix, which posited the idea that humanity is living in a giant computer simulation. ‘Matrix Theory’ is based on the idea that the … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TRAINING?
What Are We Actually Training? Whatever we think about and hold on to ‘grooves’ pathways in the brain. Repeating the same thoughts creates a pattern in our brain so that it instigates habitual responses and mannerisms. It’s another brick in … Continue reading
THE BASIS OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
The Basis Of Negative Emotions The basis of negative emotions is an illusory self relating to illusory appearances. ‘Self’ is an accumulation of ideas in the mind that consciousness mistakenly believes itself to be. This phantom is empty of reality. … Continue reading
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NOTING HOW EASILY WE BECOME DISTRACTED
Noting How Easily We Become Distracted Counting the breath 10, 21, or 108 times in meditation helps us to stabilise and train our mind, or at least become aware how much we are not in control. It’s quite a shock … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF TRUTH?
What Is The Quality Of Truth? Our essence is pure, conscious awareness. Pure, conscious awareness never changes. Truth is constant and cannot be interpreted, and we are therefore the truth we seek. The hallmark of this realisation is benevolence towards … Continue reading
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WE HAVE TO LEARN TO THINK FOR OURSELVES
We Have To Learn To Think For Ourselves We have to learn to think for ourselves, and question what we believe, and why. We assume we are already free thinkers, but when we hang on to that thought, we are … Continue reading
OUR OBSESSION WITH HISTORY AND RELIGION
Our Obsession With History And Religion When we become fascinated by books, stories and ‘mysteries’, evil laughs as we are blind to the moment now. In the moment now, there are no mysteries. Mysteries are in the mind, but the … Continue reading
AN INTOLERANT MIND
An Intolerant Mind An intolerant mind is a small mind which jumps to conclusions and doesn’t see the wholesome picture. We all learn to have small minds as, for most of our lives, we are receivers and repeaters. But there … Continue reading
DIE WITH TENDENCIES, BORN WITH TENDENCIES
Die With Tendencies, Born With Tendencies We are conscious, universal entities embodied in a form, driven by a karmic mind of desire, aversion and ignorance of our enlightened potential. We’ve forgotten our previous life, but a residue of tendencies lingers, … Continue reading
BELIEF = INTOLERANCE = VICTIM = HATRED
Belief = Intolerance = Victim = Hatred Belief = intolerance = victim = hatred = the age of conflict, the age of the Kaliyuga. Belief is an internal affair. When others don’t believe what we believe, it is we who … Continue reading
WHAT’S EMPTINESS ALL ABOUT?
What’s Emptiness All About? Emptiness is what it’s all about. It’s all about the magic, the magi, the art of wisdom to influence events by realising the emptiness of illusions, and understanding the tricks the mind plays on consciousness. We … Continue reading
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WE CHOOSE IDEAS OVER REALITY
We Choose Ideas Over Reality There are three aspects to seeing – pure perception, accustomed perception and ideas about whatever is perceived. It’s important to know the sequence of events. An idea is a thought about something or someone that … Continue reading
CENSORSHIP IS MIND CONTROL
Censorship Is Mind Control Censorship is punishment for thinking outside the box. The only people who want censorship are those who adhere to a belief, and don’t want alternative views on reality to be expressed. Why is this? To maintain … Continue reading
WHY ARE THERE HOLY PLACES?
Why Are There Holy Places? Why are there holy buildings, holy robes, holy names, honorific language? Pure consciousness is nothing special; we all have buddha nature – pure mind. If it is made special, we weaken it. Elaboration smothers the … Continue reading
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MEDITATION BRINGS YOU OUT OF YOURSELF
Meditation Brings You Out Of Yourself Meditation brings you out of yourself. 😀 When sitting in silent awareness, there is just pure cognisance. We call this pure consciousness. No duality is required: observation is without identifying an observer.
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WHERE IS THE HOLY LAND?
Where Is The Holy Land? The idea of a ‘holy’ land diverts attention away from the truth. It is our pure mind that is wholesome, and not a place. A place is just a sentimental idea that people fight over. … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES EVIL COME FROM?
Where Does Evil Come From? To own, or to hack into another’s mind is what evil does. Any being able to think is sentient and conscious – in essence, pure consciousness. In an infinite universe, there are infinite beings who do … Continue reading
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OUR ATTITUDE IS OUR PROGRAMMING
Our Attitude Is Our Programming Attitude: a settled way of thinking or feeling about something. Without effort of generosity, patience, morality, discipline and concentration, it’s hard to get free of the frame of mind which causes the way we constantly react. We see everyone else having an attitude, … Continue reading
ESSENCE AND FORM, TRUTH AND FICTION
Essence And Form, Truth And Fiction Essence is pure cognition; the truth of an uncontaminated mind. Form is a projection, an illusion, a fiction which contaminates the mind. Consciousness perceives through the senses, and it is in that very instant … Continue reading
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WE CANNOT BE WHAT WE SEE
We Cannot Be What We See We see things, and we see the mind commenting on these things, so we are therefore neither this mind nor our things. We are the empty essence of mind, the clear space of clarity, … Continue reading →