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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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DEALING WITH A CRAZY MIND
Dealing With A Crazy Mind The mind isn’t crazy; it is just full of memories that consciousness clings to. These memories cloud direct perception because consciousness is always referring to these memories. It is that which is driving us crazy. … Continue reading
THEY DO IT ANYWAY
They Do It Anyway We are either meant to believe in a system – a selected agenda – or react against it. An agenda is the underlying motive of things to be done, be it politics, science or religion. People talk and argue … Continue reading
SELF = HABIT = TEACHER
Self = Habit = Teacher What we call ‘self’ / ‘me’ / ‘I’ is merely an habitual identity made up of thoughts which consciousness adheres to. It’s like putting on a familiar coat and a calling that ‘me’. 🙂 Thought: … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CULTURE
Spirituality Has Nothing To Do With Culture Culture is about cultivating the mind. Spirituality is pure consciousness, innate to every sentient being in the infinite universe. All so-called alien life forms are, in essence, pure consciousness. That is the goodness … Continue reading
A WORLD OF ZERO TOLERANCE
A World Of Zero Tolerance Authorities are so technologically advanced that the slightest deviation and we all become the enemy. This is the total opposite to the Buddha’s teaching of compassionate understanding. This is the Kali Yuga, the Age of … Continue reading
BODHISATTVA VOW
Bodhisattva Vow The right intention There are nine levels of bodhisattvas, up to enlightenment. This vow to work for the benefit of others is not to be taken lightly. Taking this vow means one’s life will never be the same … Continue reading
WHAT IS LIFE, AND WHAT IS LIVING?
What Is Life, And What Is Living? Life is consciousness. Living is what we do as consciousness. What we do usually masks what we are, getting over-excited about everything that agitates our mind. We are consciousness, and all we have … Continue reading
EVIL IN THE WORLD WILL ENLIGHTEN THE WORLD
Evil In The World Will Enlighten The World How? The first noble truth of the Buddha is the recognition of suffering; that leads on to realising the cause of that suffering (which is belief), to finding a true path, and … Continue reading
DISINFORMATION CREATED BY DISINFORMATION
Disinformation Created By Disinformation Disinformation is false or selective information which is intended to mislead and deceive people. It happens. Disinformation is orchestrated; actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation to advance political, military or commercial goals, including the use of half-truths, to exploit and amplify culture wars and other identity-driven controversies. … Continue reading
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WHY ARE WE ADVISED TO LET GO?
Why Are We Advised To Let Go? This is a bit of a conundrum, because of all the palaver attached to spiritual understanding. Our problems are caused because we are holding on to ideas, especially ‘spiritual’ ideas. This is why … Continue reading
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REALISATION IS NOTHING SPECIAL … REALLY
Realisation Is Nothing Special … Really It’s a relief that it’s nothing special, attainable only by those who are special. Making pure consciousness special detracts from its ordinariness, which is unwavering from moment to moment. It is orderly. Perception, via the senses, … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS PURE OBSERVATION
Buddhism Is Pure Observation Buddhism isn’t about learning; it is about clarity. Clarity means divine splendour – not divine cleverness 🙂 Buddhism is pure observation. It’s not a matter of thinking about what is being observed; that is for the … Continue reading
FEELING GUILTY FOR NO REASON
Feeling Guilty For No Reason We – pure consciousness – can feel no guilt, as pure consciousness has no interpretations or opinions. It merely witnesses. Ideas are only in the mind; they are not mind-essence-pure-consciousness itself, whereas mind-memories are the … Continue reading
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WHAT IS EXPERIENCE?
What Is Experience? What is and what isn’t experience? Experience: practical contact with and observation of events. The knowledge and skill acquired by a period of practical understanding of something. Going through a routine isn’t experiencing; it is doing something (everything) by rote, in a vacant … Continue reading
COMPASSION COMES FROM CONFIDENCE
Compassion Comes From Confidence Compassion comes from confidence, and confidence comes from experience. When we lack experience, we lack empathy, and therefore we lack confidence and compassion. Confidence without experience is ignorance.
WHAT IS FREE WILL?
What Is Free Will? Free will means an unimpeded mind, without bias. The absolute condition of free will is pure consciousness. If we do not know that we are pure consciousness, we have no free will, and therefore free will … Continue reading
OUR PRESS GANGED MINDS
Our Press Ganged Minds ‘Press ganged’ is a 16th century term for impressment, of being made to do something physically against one’s will. Nowadays, this control is exerted through impressing the mind via the media, where we submit to ideas … Continue reading
WHEN DEVOTION TURNS INTO WORSHIP
When Devotion Turns Into Worship When devotion turns into worship and worship turns into servitude and servitude turns into dependency and dependency turns into loss of free will, we have lost the plot, the essence of pure consciousness. As long … Continue reading
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HEAVY HEART, LIGHT HEART
Heavy Heart, Light Heart Heaviness comes from the thinking mind. Light is pure awareness. We can’t ignore either. A heavy heart is concerned about the world (people), while the light heart sees there is nothing that can be done about … Continue reading
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WHY MOST DON’T GET IT
Why Most Don’t Get It Our perception is hindered by preconceived ideas which we are too eager to adopt. Be aware of the words on this page, but don’t read them. ? ! Getting it is pure perception. There is … Continue reading
DIRECT TEACHER OR SCHMOOZER
Direct Teacher Or Schmoozer A teacher who is all love and light can blind or schmooze us, knowing how to talk in a charming way – but not in a way that is direct or practical. An uncritical audience is … Continue reading
KNOWING WE ARE WRONG IS THE TRUTH
Knowing We Are Wrong Is The Truth What we think we know is never the truth; it is something consciousness is relating to. Remember that truth is that which can never change and is the observer, the knowing, without there … Continue reading
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ARE CONSCIOUSNESS AND INTELLIGENCE THE SAME THING?
Are Consciousness and Intelligence The Same Thing? If we are talking about the ordinary consciousness of a sentient being,consciousness relates to thoughts in the mind, and so it is the same thing. But when consciousness is realised as emptiness – … Continue reading
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THE DHARMA ISN’T FROM A FOREIGN LAND
The Dharma Isn’t From A Foreign Land If we think that the Dharma – the realisation of reality – is something from the past, or belongs in a foreign land with foreign words, we are clinging to cultural ideas. Our … Continue reading
LOVE YOUR SELF … REALLY
Love Your Self … Really Self is a good story. Our self is an illusion, a collection of incomplete ideas acquired in the mind which cause confusion. Self is a fantasy, a mistaken gross existence in which consciousness has been … Continue reading
COCKAMAMIE SELF
Cockamamie Self Cockamamie: ridiculous, implausible. Also denotes a design left by a transfer on to a surface; an altered form of the term ‘decalcomania’, which refers to the process of transferring pictures and designs. ‘Cockamamie self’ is the transference of ideas on to … Continue reading
EVIL: AGAINST HUMANITY
Evil: Against Humanity Evil, which is self-serving, prevents humanity from realising the knowledge of ultimate good and evil. Once this is understood, humanity can never be manipulated again. There are many levels, or yanas, of understanding good and evil. Evil … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN: THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION INTO THE NATURE OF MIND
Dzogchen: The Pointing Out Instruction Into the Nature of Mind We cannot hear this enough. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called undecided or … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS GROUPTHINK
Belief Is Groupthink Being told to believe the opposite of what we can see is groupthink. Belief is acceptance of something without proof, under the guise of knowing. Just saying, “I believe it’s true”, is still a belief, an opinion, … Continue reading
ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS ABSOLUTELY LOGICAL
Absolute Truth Is Absolutely Logical Religious people say no, it’s all a mystery! Academics say it’s in the interpretation of the words. Experiential people simply realise that the logic that consciousness has to be present to know; it’s what we … Continue reading
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BETTER UNDERSTANDING, BETTER CONVICTION
Better Understanding, Better Conviction Analysing merits and faults creates a deeper understanding. When we understand our self, which is a collection of mental limitations picked up from our early environments, we realise that this mental state is observable and has no reality. The … Continue reading
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IF THE ELITE ARE BUILDING BUNKERS
If The Elite Are Building Bunkers If the elite are building bunkers, they must fear something Probably us, when we wake, up en masse. 😀 This is why the elite fear free speech.
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WE ALL HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER
We All Have A Personality Disorder A personality disorder is a mental condition where people have a lifelong pattern of seeing themselves and reacting to others in ways that cause problems. People with personality disorders often have a hard time understanding … Continue reading
NOT MANY ON THIS PLANET KNOW
Not Many On This Planet Know Not many on this planet know what life is about, but they know something is wrong. And this is why people are unhappy. We are taught to look outwards and love everything, but this … Continue reading
EVERYDAY SUFFERING
Everyday Suffering All-pervasive suffering. Everyday suffering is being bound by our habitual likes and dislikes. We find ourselves complaining, and cannot stop. This is the lot of a non-practitioner. The good news is that feeling uncomfortable about this is the … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR CONDUCT
Consciousness And Our Conduct When we realise our actual reality of pure consciousness, we then have to be aware of how we conduct ourself, managing our social ego skilfully. Good conduct is our ability to empathise and understand the feelings of another, … Continue reading
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THE SEARCH BOX
The Search Box There are over 4,600 articles on this blog. Far too many! It’s all the same theme, but with different emphases. Just enter a word in the search box at the bottom of this page, and suggestions will … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM IN THE WORLD ISN’T THE ELITE
The Problem In The World Isn’t The Elite The problem isn’t the elite of the world; it is us believing that they have control. If we do not believe, then they have no power, so they look for those who … Continue reading
CONFUSION CREATES EGO
Confusion Creates Ego We are pure consciousness. Because of our confusion about this essential truth, pure consciousness is downgraded into ordinary, everyday consciousness. Ignoring our true essence, consciousness became attracted to phenomena and adopted ideas in the mind; we call … Continue reading
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS, OR COMING TO A CONCLUSION
Jumping To Conclusions, Or Coming To A Conclusion Jumping to a conclusion may be right – and then again, it may not. Coming to a conclusion means we have looked at every possibility, analysing it and testing it – and … Continue reading
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BRING TRUTH TO LIGHT
Bringing Truth To Light We can all bring the truth to light. Truth isn’t the prerogative of a holy being from the past. It is the very nature of all sentient beings. We are personally here to bring the truth … Continue reading
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ASCENDING TO NOWHERE
Ascending To Nowhere Social class creates social climbers on a ladder to nowhere. We just join the queue by conforming. All systems have a hierocracy, ruled by priests of science, religion, politics, armed guardians, media … which control society and … Continue reading
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EVERYDAY SELF AND ETHEREAL SELF
Everyday Self and Ethereal Self Everyday self is our social I/consciousness – the power to function. Ethereal self is pure consciousness – the power of pure perception. Everyday self is always in conflict. Ethereal self is pure perception. Everyday self … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN A FAIT ACCOMPLI
We Live In A Fait Accompli Or do we? Fait accompli: an action that is decided before those affected by it are in a position to query or reverse it. Systems, politics, cultures, religions are organised fait accompli. We need … Continue reading
BOOKS DON’T STIR UP EGO
Books Don’t Stir Up Ego We need the reaction to see the reaction. This is live experience, and why we are here. People are our teacher. Our reaction to others (our karmic response) is our teacher and our path. Our … Continue reading
BELIEF IS DANGEROUS
Belief Is Dangerous “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire It starts with little beliefs that create little absurdities. Throughout history, humans have been convinced to belief something and this has led to horrific … Continue reading
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BEING SENTIENT MEANS BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
Being Sentient Means Being Able To Communicate We naturally want to communicate with the universe and other sentient beings to get a response, whether it’s about food, shelter or the mind, or to interact on a higher level. But how … Continue reading
THE SIMPLE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION
The Simple Pointing Out Instruction The essence of reality. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called undecided or common indifference; it’s an ordinary, mundane … Continue reading
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LOOKING UP EXOTIC WORDS
Looking Up Exotic Words Looking up exotic words is like children looking up ‘dirty’ words in a dictionary 🙂 The idea of the exotic is for the exoteric, with intoxicating mysteries for the many. Rest in the esoteric. The emptiness … Continue reading
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THINK ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE?
Think Enlightenment Is Not Possible? Do we think enlightenment is not possible? That it’s only for ‘holy’ people? In that case, our life is meaningless and of little importance, being unduly concerned with trivial matters in the same way as those … Continue reading
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