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THE PROMISED LAND

The Promised Land The promised land is pure consciousness, our original reality. It’s not a place to fight over. Why would it be a geographical location? Stories lead us up the garden path of deception, creating ideas in the mind … Continue reading

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DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS

Distinguishing Between Mind And Consciousness … Distinguishing between mind and consciousness … and their unity. Consciousness – or rather, pure consciousness – is the cognisant essence of mind. It is what we are – pure perception, uncontaminated knowingness before anything … Continue reading

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FILLING OUR MINDS

Filling Our Minds What we fill our minds with matters. Our mind is a sensitive tool, quick to detect and able to analyse vital information and turn it into knowledge for the welfare of others. Just filling the mind with … Continue reading

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TESTING THE MIND

Testing The Mind Think of infinity. It’s not possible; consciousness just has to accept it. Consciousness is infinite; the mind just has to accept it.

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LOST IN THOUGHT?

Lost In Thought? The moment we notice we are lost in thought, we aren’t! That moment is pure consciousness. All we need to do is value it; it’s what we are – totally objective – and not dependent on the mind for existence. Objective: free, not influenced by personal … Continue reading

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BRAIN STOP?

Brain Stop? “How did the universe start?” A pointless question, as our usual brain cannot go that far. What we hear is “Big Bang!” or “God!” What did the Big Bang bang in? What is God doing now, in an … Continue reading

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“WHY?” OR “WHAT?”

“Why?” Or “What?” The question “Why?” relates to the past. The question “What?” relates to now. We ask the question why in relation to a scenario, but what do we then do about it? In dwelling on the past, we … Continue reading

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WE DON’T SEE HOW THINGS ARE

We Don’t See How Things Are We don’t see how things are: we see how we are. How we are is the folly of consuming selected beliefs, models and theories without understanding the complete picture. The result is nonsense in, … Continue reading

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PRIDE AND HUMILITY – continued

Pride And Humility – continued Pride constantly has to prove and justify itself. Humility has nothing to prove or justify.

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PRIDE AND HUMILITY

Pride And Humility Pride is high self-importance. Humility is low self-importance. Pride fills the atmosphere. Humility has no atmosphere. Pride chatters and disregards. Humility listens. Pride is our Achilles heel. Humility is our protector. Pride is mind. Humility is pure … Continue reading

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WHAT IS IGNORANCE?

What Is Ignorance? Pure consciousness is knowingness. Ignorance is not knowing. The most important thing we ignore is our actual practical reality. Pure consciousness is present whatever we do, say or think, but we’re too distracted to notice this obvious … Continue reading

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DO NO HARM continued

Do No Harm – continued “Do no harm.Be harmoniousTrain the mind.” ‘Do no harm’ doesn’t mean that, if we do or say nothing, we are safe, because we are still ignoring others to protect ourselves. This happens in all religions … Continue reading

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DO NO HARM

Do No Harm “Do no harm. Be harmonious Train the mind.” – Buddha. Do no harm: not causing disagreement or hostility between people. Be harmonious: bring about constant wholeness. Train the mind: be skilful in behaviour through instruction and practice over a … Continue reading

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THE DZOGCHEN TEACHINGS

The Dzogchen Teachings It is said that the Dzogchen teachings are only available in a dark age of conflict and confusion. This is because of the rawness of life is more conducive for those who want change; if we were … Continue reading

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WHICH CAME FIRST, TEACHER OR TEACHING?

Which Came First, Teacher Or Teaching? This presupposes a beginning. Before there is teaching on pure consciousness, there has to be pure consciousness present already. Truth cannot change. Like pure space, pure consciousness is constant and infinite. It cannot start … Continue reading

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TWO ASPECTS TO MEDITATION

Two Aspects To Meditation There are two aspects to meditation, form and essence. Form is the method and ritual that becomes a way of life. Essence is the understanding and realisation of life itself. Form is something we relate to, … Continue reading

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COUNTING THE BREATH

Counting The Breath Meditation is primarily to control our mind from wandering, so that clarity can occur in a stable mind. This allows consciousness, the essence of mind, to rest in non-dual awareness, without taking sides, and realise our ever-present … Continue reading

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HEARD ANYTHING NEW?

Heard Anything New? We go round in circles, not realising that we’ve been here before and heard it all before. Same theme of deception, with different packaging. Illusionists fool humanity into believing in a selected reality that has been pumped … Continue reading

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NATURE, NURTURE AND NATURAL

Nature, Nurture and Natural Nature: innate essence. Natural: according to nature; not caused by humans. We marvel at nature’s natural cycles, forgetting that we are nature with natural cycles of birth, dwelling, old age and death. Our innate nature/essence is … Continue reading

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THE DULL DHARMA CLUB

The Dull Dharma Club No rushing off to yet another an interesting lecture. No exotic words and mudras. Pure consciousness is perfectly ordinary, and natural to any culture. It is both dull and brilliant. Dull, because it isn’t interesting. Brilliant, … Continue reading

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EGO ACTIVITY

Ego Activity Ego activity: “Believe me.” Enlightened activity: “Just see.” Evil is make-believe. Wisdom is pure seeing. The empty essence of mind is pure consciousness which we fill with fixations. The eternal conflict of wisdom and evil is not out … Continue reading

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THE JOY OF ANGER

The Joy Of Anger Why do we get angry? We see that something or someone isn’t right. In the first moment of seeing and before judgement sets in, the mind is stimulated and brightens. It is then when we decide … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND LOSING FRIENDS

Spiritual Awakening And Losing Friends Drifting apart from friends and feeling isolated comes with spiritual awakening. We aren’t antisocial, we just see life differently as it has a purpose. Throughout history, there’ve been individuals who seek something beyond mere belief … Continue reading

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CAN A BEGINNER KNOW DZOGCHEN?

Can A Beginner Know Dzogchen? Can a beginner know Dzogchen? Certainly. Beginner mind, Dzogchen mind, pure consciousness! What’s it all about? Just stay there … rest in open awareness. Not knowing, but realising knowingness is present, is Dzogchen. Pure consciousness … Continue reading

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THE RABBIT HOLE AND DZOGCHEN

The Rabbit Hole And Dzogchen ‘Down the rabbit hole’ is a quotation from the fantasy story of “Alice In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, where things got curiouser and curiouser. We live in such a place of illusions in our minds, … Continue reading

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WHY SHOULD I GO WITHIN TO FIND HAPPINESS?

Why Should I Go Within To Find Happiness? “Why should I want to go within to find happiness? I enjoy music, science, art – that is happiness to me.” What is it that is enjoying this music, science, art? We … Continue reading

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OFFICIAL DISINFORMATION

Official Disinformation ‘The elephant in the room.’ ‘The elephant in the room’ is a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion. Censorship is a policy that divides people. Are we … Continue reading

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THE FALLACY: WE LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE

The Fallacy: We Learn From Our Experience The fallacy: we learn from our experience. The truth: we learn from experiencing and understanding. This could be the difference between left brain and right brain dominance.:-) If we actually learnt from our … Continue reading

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NO PRACTISE, NO SUBTLE EXPERIENCES

No Practise, No Subtle Experiences No practise, no subtle experiences. Know practise, know subtle experiences. If we don’t practise, we cannot enable refined subtle experiences of genuine inner peace, compassion, inspiration, contentment, happiness, confidence and power, in order to endure … Continue reading

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WHATEVER WE PRACTISE BECOMES PART OF OUR BRAIN

Whatever We Practise Becomes Part Of Our Brain We all practise something, and whatever we practise becomes part of our brain, and forms our approach to life. If we practise having a clear, open mind, we are more positive, and … Continue reading

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THE LOGIC BEYOND LOGIC

The Logic Beyond Logic Ordinary logic: we think this and this and this, because we have always thought this and this and this. Transcendental logic is the realisation that that which observes ordinary logic has to be present to observe … Continue reading

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WHEN WE THINK WE ARE THE MIND

When We Think We Are The Mind When we think we are the mind, which is full of ideas, we cannot stop talking. This is how we remain confused, not stopping to draw breath, and not pausing for a moment … Continue reading

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WE LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES

We Learn From Our Mistakes That’s if we recognise the mistake 🙂 Do not feel guilty – celebrate!

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OUR REALITY IS CENSORED

Our Reality Is Censored Our reality is censored in favour of politics, which is governing people. Censorship: officially examined books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a … Continue reading

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EVERY THOUGHT IS ENCODED WITH SAMSARA

Every Thought Is Encoded With Samsara It starts with ‘I’ think, and leads to ‘I’ believe … Our thoughts are merely bits of programming in the mind that limit understanding. Seeking happiness when our essential nature is perfectly happy is … Continue reading

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NOT CONFIRMING IS REMAINING IN BELIEF

Not Confirming Is Remaining In Belief Relying on belief without confirmation is ignorance. Verifying is putting a proposal into practice, and then deciding if it is true. Try meditation: see what happens, and what isn’t happening!

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SECRET: HIDDEN – IN PLAIN SIGHT

Secret: Hidden – In Plain Sight The best sort! Plain sight: pure consciousness. Pure consciousness is where everything begins and ends. It is really that simple. The bit in between is just confusion. What others call ‘secret’ is their hidden … Continue reading

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OUR THOUGHTS ARE SAMSARA

Our Thoughts Are Samsara Samsara: a Sanskrit word for the vicious cycle of existence, in which we chase our tails to find happiness. All our thoughts are an expression of Samsara. To understand Samsara, we first have to see that … Continue reading

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OUR LEADERS (INFLUENCERS) ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED

Our Leaders (Influencers) Are Not Enlightened This is the world – and the age – in which we live. Our leaders and their media representatives select partial truths, and never truth itself because they have an agenda which we select … Continue reading

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TESTING THE DREAM STATE AND WAKEFULNESS

Testing The Dream State And Wakefulness We are consciousness, and nothing else. Thinking we are something ‘else’ is just a confused idea of self that has an attitude. It is rare that we test our attitude-self which is, in reality, … Continue reading

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REALISATION LEADS TO REALISATIONS

Realisation Leads To Realisations Realisation not a static thing. Once we come to a realisation about the nature of reality, all the doors that kept us locked in fly open, and the nonsense of belief evaporates. Evil in the world … Continue reading

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REACHING THE POINT OF SANITY

Reaching The Point Of Sanity If we can observe and control what we’re thinking, saying and doing, we have reached the point of sanity. Most of us jump to conclusions, deciding too quickly that something is true or false, when … Continue reading

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SELF IS OUR KARMIC HISTORY

Self Is Our Karmic History Self is our karmic history. It is our manual for this lifetime. Self is a mental construct that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. All the while, timeless being – pure consciousness – … Continue reading

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ENLIGHTENMENT IS WHAT WE ARE

Enlightenment Is Being What We Are Enlightenment is being what we are: Just consciousness. If we think we are something else, what could that be? It is only through the silence of awareness, when we drop all assumptions, that we … Continue reading

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LOVE AND DETACHMENT

Love And Detachment Ordinarily, we think of love and detachment as being opposites. Not so. Ordinary love is conditional love that associates with the ‘right’ conditions, the ‘right’ people, ‘my’ people. True love realises the hidden, unconditional love in all … Continue reading

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THE EVERYDAYNESS OF BUDDHISM

The Everydayness Of Buddhism The essence of the Buddha’s teaching is without elaborations; there is no other. It is moment-to-moment pure awareness. No burden of VAT – value added tax. The Buddha realised the singularity of the Vedas – no … Continue reading

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JUDGEMENTAL OR DISCERNING

Judgemental Or Discerning Judgemental: having or displaying an overly critical point of view. Discerning: able to judge well. Our suffering is caused by our being judgemental due to holding on to our likes, dislikes and indifference; this maintains a self-image, and determines our attitude to life. … Continue reading

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GROSS EXISTENCE V CONSCIOUS EXISTENCE

Gross Existence V Conscious Existence When we look around, how many people spend their time entertaining themselves or in a vacant state, and how many are just consciously aware? We distract our attention because we feel uncomfortable just being, as … Continue reading

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IT IS FIXATION THAT CAUSES SUFFERING

It Is Fixation That Causes Suffering When we are fixated, we fear change, and that causes us suffering. If we’ve invested our entire existence on a one-sided view, we are reluctant to give it up, or even to see that … Continue reading

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BEING COMPLICIT

Being Complicit Being complicit is supporting a morally corrupt principal. This is how evil works on the unwitting – those unaware of all the facts. We are born fully aware in the moment now, but gradually we learn to conform … Continue reading

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