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- MEDITATION TRANSFORMS June 21, 2026
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- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF June 19, 2026
- WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT June 19, 2026
- 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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WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF TRUTH?
What Is The Quality Of Truth? Our essence is pure, conscious awareness. Pure, conscious awareness never changes. Truth is constant and cannot be interpreted, and we are therefore the truth we seek. The hallmark of this realisation is benevolence towards … Continue reading
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WE HAVE TO LEARN TO THINK FOR OURSELVES
We Have To Learn To Think For Ourselves We have to learn to think for ourselves, and question what we believe, and why. We assume we are already free thinkers, but when we hang on to that thought, we are … Continue reading
OUR OBSESSION WITH HISTORY AND RELIGION
Our Obsession With History And Religion When we become fascinated by books, stories and ‘mysteries’, evil laughs as we are blind to the moment now. In the moment now, there are no mysteries. Mysteries are in the mind, but the … Continue reading
AN INTOLERANT MIND
An Intolerant Mind An intolerant mind is a small mind which jumps to conclusions and doesn’t see the wholesome picture. We all learn to have small minds as, for most of our lives, we are receivers and repeaters. But there … Continue reading
DIE WITH TENDENCIES, BORN WITH TENDENCIES
Die With Tendencies, Born With Tendencies We are conscious, universal entities embodied in a form, driven by a karmic mind of desire, aversion and ignorance of our enlightened potential. We’ve forgotten our previous life, but a residue of tendencies lingers, … Continue reading
BELIEF = INTOLERANCE = VICTIM = HATRED
Belief = Intolerance = Victim = Hatred Belief = intolerance = victim = hatred = the age of conflict, the age of the Kaliyuga. Belief is an internal affair. When others don’t believe what we believe, it is we who … Continue reading
WHAT’S EMPTINESS ALL ABOUT?
What’s Emptiness All About? Emptiness is what it’s all about. It’s all about the magic, the magi, the art of wisdom to influence events by realising the emptiness of illusions, and understanding the tricks the mind plays on consciousness. We … Continue reading
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WE CHOOSE IDEAS OVER REALITY
We Choose Ideas Over Reality There are three aspects to seeing – pure perception, accustomed perception and ideas about whatever is perceived. It’s important to know the sequence of events. An idea is a thought about something or someone that … Continue reading
CENSORSHIP IS MIND CONTROL
Censorship Is Mind Control Censorship is punishment for thinking outside the box. The only people who want censorship are those who adhere to a belief, and don’t want alternative views on reality to be expressed. Why is this? To maintain … Continue reading
WHY ARE THERE HOLY PLACES?
Why Are There Holy Places? Why are there holy buildings, holy robes, holy names, honorific language? Pure consciousness is nothing special; we all have buddha nature – pure mind. If it is made special, we weaken it. Elaboration smothers the … Continue reading
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MEDITATION BRINGS YOU OUT OF YOURSELF
Meditation Brings You Out Of Yourself Meditation brings you out of yourself. 😀 When sitting in silent awareness, there is just pure cognisance. We call this pure consciousness. No duality is required: observation is without identifying an observer.
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WHERE IS THE HOLY LAND?
Where Is The Holy Land? The idea of a ‘holy’ land diverts attention away from the truth. It is our pure mind that is wholesome, and not a place. A place is just a sentimental idea that people fight over. … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES EVIL COME FROM?
Where Does Evil Come From? To own, or to hack into another’s mind is what evil does. Any being able to think is sentient and conscious – in essence, pure consciousness. In an infinite universe, there are infinite beings who do … Continue reading
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OUR ATTITUDE IS OUR PROGRAMMING
Our Attitude Is Our Programming Attitude: a settled way of thinking or feeling about something. Without effort of generosity, patience, morality, discipline and concentration, it’s hard to get free of the frame of mind which causes the way we constantly react. We see everyone else having an attitude, … Continue reading
ESSENCE AND FORM, TRUTH AND FICTION
Essence And Form, Truth And Fiction Essence is pure cognition; the truth of an uncontaminated mind. Form is a projection, an illusion, a fiction which contaminates the mind. Consciousness perceives through the senses, and it is in that very instant … Continue reading
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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