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We Are An Invention Of The Mind We are an invention of the mind … clones of others’ minds. Are you doing or thinking anything original? Our only originality is the essence of consciousness. It’s original because it never changes. … Continue reading →

Losing Losing Your Temper Temper: an angry state of mind. Temperamental: the tendency to behave angrily or emotionally. The speed at which we lose our temper and become angry indicates the degree of volatility in the mind we are working with. When we lose … Continue reading →

When Life Becomes Overwhelming Remember: nothing lasts, but that which is aware of being overwhelmed. That – and not what happens – is the secret of life. Pure consciousness is the only stable truth. We may look at politics, religion, … Continue reading →

Overwhelming Negativity Overwhelming negativity is due to a closed mind. The meaning of the word ‘negative’ is denial. This can become a cultural meme through the propaganda machine that sees to it that we stay trapped in the illusion of … Continue reading →

The Qualities Of Pure Consciousness The very essence of pure consciousness is the quality of clarity. One might say, “Is that all?” Clarity: Middle English (in the sense ‘glory, divine splendour’): from Latin clarus ‘clear’. Meditation is a method to open the mind to realise the … Continue reading →

Dharma Is Remembering That We Forgot What We Are Meditation is remembering that we forgot what we are. Enlightenment is never forgetting for an instant. When we remember that we are pure consciousness, there is no Dharma, there is no … Continue reading →

Meditation Is Total Relaxation Without Distraction ‘Without distraction’ is neither falling into vacancy nor circling thoughts. Being aware of the dream states of both vacancy and thoughts shows us the state we are in, and that’s good. Merely recognising these … Continue reading →

The Middle-East Matter Is it a secular or spiritual matter? Judaism is a religion of the old Bible. Followers of any religion have a right to practise non-violent contemplation. We may not agree with their ideas but, going into another’s … Continue reading →

 Ignorance Versus Wisdom Because we ignore our own reality of pure consciousness, pure mind, we create suffering for ourselves and others. This ignorance of the wisdom within solidifies the ideas of self and our world, and maintains the three poisons … Continue reading →

Why Is Buddhism So Elaborate? Why is Buddhism so elaborate? Why is anything elaborated? Every organisation, product or person tries to attract and charm with a smiling face. Once enticed to enter or buy, we then see if it’s worth … Continue reading →

Closed Mind = Stale Air It doesn’t matter what philosophies or spiritual text we read, hear or believe in, they separate us. When we throw it all out, what is left is the truth. The ultimate truth is pure awareness, … Continue reading →

We Live In A Prison Of Ideas Ideas do not actually exist. The prison doesn’t actually exist either, but we live our life based on ideas, and so we sit in our cells and either complain or say how wonderful … Continue reading →

I Didn’t Believe The Lama “You didn’t believe the lama??!” Well, we were supposed to see him as the Buddha. Not knowing what the Buddha was, I found this confusing. Also, we spent most of the time chanting long pujas, … Continue reading →

Why Is Simple Made So Complicated? Why so much ado about emptiness? Emptiness is the essence of consciousness; it is the clarity of pure view. There is nothing to it, except the understanding of compassion for all who do not … Continue reading →

The Universe Is Created By Karma The universe is created by karma – the laws of cause and effect. All beings (mental and physical) are created by karma due to the laws of cause and effect, attraction and repulsion. To … Continue reading →

Words Are Just Memories Words are just memories, and words cause confusion. The words we select are due to our partial experience, while the realisation of silent observation is impartial and complete (actually, we cannot speak about realisation as it … Continue reading →

The Constant Shock Of Realisation Realisation is experiencing our true reality, which is pure consciousness, free of opinions. The constant shock is realising all the daft views I picked up from my ‘betters’ – people who are more important or … Continue reading →

What Creates Misery In The World? There are two aspects to truth: One is pure consciousness, common to all. The other is personal belief that prevents realisation that is common to all that creates misery in the world. Absolute truth … Continue reading →

Space Is Basic To Everything The emptiness of consciousness is basic to all sentient beings. It is pure intelligence. What more is there to understand? Oh yes … ignoring this. When we realise our natural purity is content, never forget … Continue reading →

Is God Just The Universal Principle Of Pure Consciousness? Pure consciousness has no need to create, as it has no desire. It is just perfect harmony, at one with all. That which is unaware of pure consciousness desires to create, … Continue reading →