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- WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING June 18, 2026
- EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE June 18, 2026
- THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET June 17, 2026
- FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE June 17, 2026
- THE SHARED HALLUCINATION June 17, 2026
- WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST? June 16, 2026
- THE MUD IS JUST A DIRTY LENS June 16, 2026
- STARVING THE MONSTER June 15, 2026
- THE NOVELTY TRAP June 15, 2026
- NO LONGER SATISFYING June 14, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
- REALITY IS CONTENTMENT June 13, 2026
- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
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OBSERVATION WITHOUT WORDS
Observation Without Words Silent observation is, in essence, what we are – pure consciousness – perfect inner peace. Words are only used to communicate to others in a generalised way, being second-hand, previously owned observation. Look how far we have … Continue reading
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THE SECRET KEPT FROM HUMANITY
The Secret Kept From Humanity The secret that is kept from humanity: what we really are. We are the story of mankind, of constantly being misled. We have to ‘read’ ourself concerning how we got to where we are now. … Continue reading
WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE
We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading
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ONCE WE FEEL OKAY, WE’RE OKAY
Once We Feel Okay, We’re Okay It’s only when we listen to others that we doubt, and aren’t okay. So many of those around us live in thoughts that are not their own, and are therefore unoriginal. They are forgetful … Continue reading
IT’S ALL A SHOW
It’s All A Show We audition at birth and are taught our lines. The show has been running for thousands of years, all to capture us in others’ imagination. As they say, “The show must go on.” It’s the design … Continue reading
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IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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LOOKING IN ON THE MIND
Looking In On The Mind When looking in on the mind, two things occur; one is seeing mind’s activity, and the other is the observation of this activity in the mind. The observation cannot be identified or found as it … Continue reading
BEYOND BUDDHISM
Beyond Buddhism In the moment of realising our essence of empty consciousness, there is nothing else. Once we realise our true nature, we have no need of methods. Methods are for when we forget. All we need is an introduction … Continue reading
DISCOVERING OUR NATURAL STATE
Discovering Our Natural State Our natural state is divine splendour. Pure consciousness is clarity. (It’s a welcome surprise to read in the dictionary that clarity means divine splendour 🙂 ) If we spend our life looking for the truth, we’ve lost … Continue reading
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LIVING IN A FALSE PERCEPTION OF REALITY
Living In A False Perception Of Reality The majority of people on this planet are governed by others’ perception. This is why a suggestion is so easily picked up and mimicked, in order to be in-the-know. We don’t have to … Continue reading
CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN
Catch It While You Can We may say, “There is no God”, but we’ve been brought up in a system that promotes the idea of God. Let’s say we’re Buddhist; when something suddenly happens, we might automatically exclaim,“My God!” or … Continue reading
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TRUTH IS ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS Truth Is On A Need-To-Know Basis Those who don’t need to know think they already know.For those who need to know, the door will open.
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IRRELEVANT COMMUNICATION WASTES LIFE
Irrelevant Communication Wastes Life As humans, we have the ability to talk and communicate at the highest level. So, what do we talk about? Our speech is a manifestation of our mind, and our mind is a manifestation of our … Continue reading
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THE GREAT PSYCHOSIS
The Great Psychosis Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thoughts and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with reality. It’s how and why we’re here – consciousness has lost touch with reality. This is a mental state; if we don’t realise that our reality is … Continue reading
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
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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 →