Author Archives: tony

Hollow Forms A form is an empty mould into which material is placed in order to activate a replica, a copy, a clone. That is what has happened to our minds, and is the reason why we are habitually and … Continue reading →

Why Do We Make Excuses? Excuse: justifying a fault or injustice. Why are we so ready to take sides? Do we make excuses for a cosy life? Is “I believe” our downfall? Why do we make excuses for others when … Continue reading →

The Science Of Meditation This is the most important science that we need to know about what we are, otherwise we are literally dreaming, living in our minds. That’s no way to live. It is only through meditation that we … Continue reading →

Belonging: Property Of When we belong to any ideology, we are that ideology’s belongings; this forms our bindings, which limit being. To be a full being, we traverse the path of the middle way beyond sides, beyond stickiness. The middle … Continue reading →

God? Self? Consciousness? This is a matter of individual understanding, rather than group-think. Some believe in a God-creator. Some believe in a self identity. Some believe they are consciousness. Eloquent people discuss/argue, “There is God!” / “There is no God!”. … Continue reading →

“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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

‘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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →