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WE ARE ALREADY IN THE AFTER-LIFE

We Are Already In The After-Life We are already in the after-life. 😀 Life is a continuity from one moment to the next, and we all carry certain traits affect the moment now. Don’t think of yourself as one, but … Continue reading

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THE PROMOTION OF THE UNINTELLIGIBLE

The Promotion Of The Unintelligible There is an idiom, “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”, which has the the same effect as saying, “See no truth, hear no truth, speak no truth”. The universe is complete in … Continue reading

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TROUBLED SOULS

Troubled Souls ‘Soul’, ‘spirit’, and ‘consciousness’ are all words for the essence of being. Any feelings we have comes from soul/spirit/consciousness; mind doesn’t feel as it’s just memories. When Buddhism says that we don’t have a soul or spirit, it’s … Continue reading

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STOP CARRYING THE PAST

Stop Carrying The Past All the things that we regard as failures or distortions by ourself and others are what brought us to this present moment. There is nothing to forgive, because that requires judgement. We’re all deluded because of … Continue reading

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OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS

Our Reality Is Beyond Teachings It’s not the teaching that will set us free; it is the experience of the teaching that liberates. For millennia, there have been forces dedicated to deceive us so that we remain a ‘product’. Through … Continue reading

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GURUS AREN’T REAL

Gurus Aren’t Real The outer guru is only a reminder of the inner guru – or it should be. Adoration of a guru is counter-productive as it creates a duality – me and my guru. Worldly gurus cannot be with … Continue reading

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OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS

Our Reality Is Beyond Teachings It’s not the teaching that will set us free; it is the experience of the teaching that liberates. For millennia, there have been forces dedicated to deceive us so that we remain a ‘product’. Through … Continue reading

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HUMAN CONDITIONING

Human Conditioning The things we can’t say. Through tradition, we follow the crowd and stay ‘mum’, not speaking out about what really matters. We only speak out what we are told to speak out about. We vote for fools: we … Continue reading

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WORDS CAN BE TWISTED

Words Can Be Twisted Direct experience of pure consciousness cannot be twisted, but our perception can be clouded by biased words. We don’t see that we just see – that we are not seeing with clarity – as we are … Continue reading

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DIVERSITY DIVIDES

Diversity Divides Diversity has the illusion of inclusion and harmony, but in reality, it is meant to divide and conquer, to maintain tension in a society. Confused people are easier to keep occupied, and therefore to control. This confusion divides … Continue reading

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MARA’S SPECIALITY

Mara’s Speciality Mara’s speciality is being true enough to believe in. The consequence of this is that it makes us lazy. We acquire ideas and think we’re the special ones, when we’re just predictable. Feeling special is Mara activity. Predictable: … Continue reading

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WE ALL THINK THERE’S MORE TO US

We All Think There’s More To Us We all think there’s more to us when, in truth, there is less. By thinking, “There’s more to me”, we are thinking either materially or intellectually. We’re only trying to outdo other inmates. … Continue reading

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DEALING WITH THE ABUSE, NOT THE ABUSER

Dealing With The Abuse, Not The Abuser The greatest method in reducing karma is non-reaction, seeing the abuse as our teacher, which shows us our state of mind. This has nothing to do with the abuser or whatever they say; … Continue reading

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A FALSE I IS A REACTIVE I

A False I Is A Reactive I The sadness of human conditioning stems from the three poisons – attachment, aversion and ignorance – which foster a cycle of suffering and a false sense of self. A false I is a … Continue reading

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“MAY CONFUSION DAWN AS WISDOM”

“May Confusion Dawn As Wisdom” “May confusion dawn as wisdom.” – Gampopa (1079–1153 CE) The very moment when we recognise that we are confused and in inner conflict– in fact, suffering – a gap occurs in the mind. This is … Continue reading

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MARA’S SPIRITUALITY

Mara’s Spirituality The piggy on our back – spiritual materialism. Every time we talk or write about spirituality, we have to be aware that Mara isn’t influencing us, in the sense of “Believe me”. Mara, or demonic mind, is especially … Continue reading

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THE WHIFF OF CONSCIOUSNESS

The Whiff Of Consciousness Most of us are bedevilled by the material, mental and spiritual worlds, where there is no rest. Words cause never-ending conflict, confusion and suffering. We live in a relative reality of relating to everything, judging from … Continue reading

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REALISATION IS PERSONAL

Realisation Is Personal The wonder in personal realisation lies in ‘imperfection’, the subtle and annoying nuances of change (traditionalists don’t like change: we can be ‘perfectionists’, and still be stuck-in-the-muds). Religion makes these nuances appear ‘perfect’, and so, unattainable. When … Continue reading

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THEISM, ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

Theism, Atheism, Agnosticism And Pure Consciousness. Theists, atheists and agnostics believe something. Pure consciousness rests in the solution. Unless we investigate all views without bias, we can never come to an obvious conclusion. It does not matter what we think … Continue reading

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REALISATION STRINKS THE NEED FOR MANY WORDS

Realisation Shrinks The Need For Many Words Examples: Not two. The unity of appearance and recognition. Pure consciousness. These each contain the complete Dharma. Beginners like collecting words, but the truth is never in words.

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THE REALITY OF LISTENING

The Reality Of Listening Which is real?The words in our mind, or that which is listening …? Real is that which never changes.

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS

The Correlation Between The Three Wisdoms And The Three Poisons The three wisdoms are compassion, clarity and emptiness = inner peace. The three poisons are desire, aversion and ignorance = inner disturbance. Because of ignorance, compassion becomes separateness. Because of … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL DECEPTION

Spiritual Deception Spiritual deception: trusting the majority; being a follower; believing anyone who claims to speak the truth; merely agreeing instead of realising the meaning of the words. Do we think that The Daily Mara wouldn’t use our cherished desires … Continue reading

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THE BEGINNERS AND THE ADVANCED

The Beginners And The Advanced Beginners adore complexity. The advanced realise simplicity. Beginners collect words and names. The advanced see everything as one taste.

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WHY DO CUT OURSELVES OFF FROM OTHERS?

Why Do We Cut Ourselves Off From Others? Why do we resist reaching out? ‘Reaching out’ means to initiate contact to offer help, seek connection, or communicate. When we join a group, become a type, hold a belief, we adhere … Continue reading

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WHAT IS KARMA?

What Is Karma? Karma is not a punishment; it’s our personal algorithm, our set of rules, or programming. It’s a habitual pattern of behaviour created by the residue of acquired ideas from the past. And so, the same sort of … Continue reading

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WHEN WILL WE SEE THE END OF EVIL?

When Will We See The End Of Evil? We will only see the end of evil when we know how evil works. As long as there are sentient beings, there will be evil … and goodness. Evil wants power over … Continue reading

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SAMSARA IS HELL – SAMSARA IS HEAVEN

Samsara Is Hell – Samsara Is Heaven It all depends on our view. ‘Samsara’ is Sanskrit for the vicious cycle of existence. Most people think – or rather, have been told – that hell and heaven are ‘somewhere else’. Some … Continue reading

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THE GIFT OF DOUBT

The Gift Of Doubt Every conclusion collapses under scrutiny.The real teaching begins when we lose certainty. When we start our journey, we learn new words and ways and grow in confidence, but we may still feel incomplete. The purpose of … Continue reading

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GO ORDINARY

Go Ordinary The more we wake up to our reality, the less special we realise we are. Waking up to the richness of spontaneous pure consciousness reminds us not stray back into the dream of believing we’re exceptional. Thinking we’re … Continue reading

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MAKING A CULTURE AND REPLACING A CULTURE

Making A Culture and Replacing a Culture Culture: the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. A culture is created by a certain type of temperament which is the code for that society. Some are noisy, others are quiet. A problem … Continue reading

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BEING DISILLUSIONED

Being Disillusioned Disillusioned: having lost trust in something formerly regarded as true. When we give up believing, we no longer live in an illusion. The illusion is belief – accepting whatever others say which has been said to them. Wishing … Continue reading

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WISDOM IS SHARING ONE’S INNER PEACE

Wisdom Is Sharing One’s Inner Peace Wisdom does not cause conflictas it acknowledges the purity within all.No one can disprove consciousness. Belief, on the other hand,has many aspects which cause conflict,and therefore, belief is not wisdom.Belief has no direct experience. … Continue reading

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HOME ALONE

Home Alone We assume that having a large circle of ‘friends’ means success, while being alone means there’s something wrong with us. It all depends on the level of confidence and insight. Some of us need to be part of … Continue reading

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OBSERVATION VERSUS OBSERVER

Observation Versus Observer One is absolute reality; the other is relative reality. When there is just observation, at that infinitesimal moment, there is no I, no self, no observer present. There is just pure observation. No relating is happening. This … Continue reading

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LIFE IS A CONVEYOR BELT OF INDUSTRIAL INTELLECTUALISATION

Life Is A Conveyor Belt Of Industrial Intellectualisation We can only laugh at ourselves when we actually get off. 🙂 Most of us die without knowing the journey we’ve been on. We play the game of oneupmanship, all the while … Continue reading

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WHY WRITE A BLOG

Why Write A Blog Not everyone wants to consider the truth of their being. People either belong to an idea, or speculate, or aren’t bothered – and realising the truth takes a lot of practice and testing. Absolute truth is … Continue reading

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INDIFFERENCE/COLDNESS – EMPATHY-WARMTH

Indifference/Coldness – Empathy/Warmth Indifference is holding back; empathy is reaching out. A lack of humanity manifests as a lack of compassion of fellow-feelings. There’s a lack of kindness, consideration, understanding, tolerance, good-heartedness … it’s the psychology of coldness. Empathy is … Continue reading

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AS WE GET OLDER, WE STILL FEEL YOUNG … WHY?

As We Get Older, We Still Feel Young … Why? As we get older, we still feel young inside … why? The body changes, but essence – pure consciousness – doesn’t change. Some call it soul, spirit, life … If … Continue reading

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WE LIVE UNDER A FALSE PREMISE

We Live Under A False Premise Premise: an idea on which a statement or action is based. It’s like a spanner in the works that is meant either to impede performance or stop it completely. We are governed by the way we think, and the way we … Continue reading

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THE BODY IS A VEHICLE

The Body Is A Vehicle The body is our vehicle; the mind is our track. depends on the load we are carrying. Lightening our load hastens enlightenment.

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THEISTS ARGUE

Theists Argue Theists argue. Non-theists argue. Agnostics argue. Buddhists argue. 🙂 In pure consciousness, there is nothing to disagree about: we have arrived. Clarity is beyond words.

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EXTREMELY SUBTLE CONSCIOUSNESS

Extremely Subtle Consciousness Extremely subtle consciousness is extremely simple. You cannot make a big deal out of it – if you did it, wouldn’t be extremely subtle. 🙂 It is watching this screen right now, without the usual fabricated identifications. … Continue reading

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WHO CAN WE COMPLAIN TO?

Who Can We Complain To? Who can we complain to?No one. When things don’t feel right, who can we turn to? There is no one. We live in an unenlightened world, full of religions, politics, sciences and social chattering … … Continue reading

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THE COMMONALITY WE LOST

The Commonality We Lost What we all have in common is pure consciousness, but we were re-educated to believe in lots of different stories about this pure state of being. A long time ago, there were the wise and the … Continue reading

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THE SINGLE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT

The Single Problem With The Human Predicament The single problem with the human predicament is belief. Once we believe, we become predictable. Belief is accepting words that have not been proven personally. We may believe words to be true, but … Continue reading

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A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY

A Lack Of Transparency If there’s a lack of transparency, we cannot see clearly – or we’re not allowed to see clearly – and therefore we remain confused. We don’t see clearly when our mind is full of ideas – … Continue reading

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THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION

The Pointing Out Instruction The pointing out instruction of the essence of our reality. In front of you is space. Whatever takes place in that space, space doesn’t change. Now look at the space in the mind; whatever takes place … Continue reading

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PRAYER DOES NOT BRING WORLD PEACE

Prayer Does Not Bring World Peace Prayer does not bring world peace. It never has. Praying for world peace is Mara’s suggestion to make us feel virtuous. Subtle, isn’t it? Realisation of our true reality brings inner peace to an … Continue reading

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PEOPLE ARE OUT OF CONTROL

People Are Out Of Control When we over-react through emotions, we are out of control. Emotions are created by our mood and our relationship with others. Pride is a juicy emotion, and there are influencers who feed off our pride. … Continue reading

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