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WHAT IS MERIT?

What Is Merit? Om Mani Peme Hung: the mantra of compassion. Generosity, patience, morality, discipline, meditation, transcendent wisdom; the mantra of compassion. The more we gain in understanding these six perfections, the more we gain in good qualities, right understanding, … Continue reading

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PRACTICE IS TESTING

Practice Is Testing Practice isn’t just going through a routine; that is mechanical dullness. Practice is paying attention to every situation, even the unpleasant ones. True practice is empathy with others’ suffering, and compassion for those who think they are … Continue reading

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LONELINESS IS ONLY A PROBLEM

Loneliness Is Only A Problem Loneliness is only a problem when we do not appreciate our individual nature.

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किं एतत् अधिकं प्रामाणिकं दृश्यते ?

किं एतत् अधिकं प्रामाणिकं दृश्यते ? Does This Look More Authentic? त्वं यद् अन्विषसि तदेव शुद्धं चैतन्यम्। You are what you seek, and that is pure consciousness. When you know what you are, special words aren’t needed.

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BELIEVING IN GOD; NOT BELIEVING IN GOD

Believing In God; Not Believing In God Belief is acceptance without proof. Believing in God; not believing in God. Believing in the Buddha; not believing in the Buddha. It doesn’t matter what we believe, as belief is in the mind. … Continue reading

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WE DO NOT HAVE TO TRANSLATE WORDS

We Do Not Have To Translate Words We do not have to translate words when we can translate natural experiences.

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HOW DO WE PRACTISE OM MANI PEME HUNG?

How Do We Practise OM MANI PEME HUNG? If someone tells you, when anger or irritation arises in the mind, to chant OM MANI PEME HUNG as an antidote, they are delusional. An antidote is just a temporary measure. This … Continue reading

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BUDDHA AND CHRIST HAD DIFFERENT APPROACHES

Buddha And Christ Had Different Approaches They may have had the same realisation, but it was expressed differently – or maybe translators understood differently. 🙂 We can only know what is true when we practise what was spoken. Do we … Continue reading

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AS LONG AS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN SOMETHING

As Long As People Believe In Something As long as people believe in something, conflict is inevitable Conflict happens when we take sides. For ordinary people, taking sides is what they do, but as seekers of truth, we have to … Continue reading

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NEW MIND AND OLD BRAIN

New Mind And Old Brain When we learn something ‘new’, it may take a while for our old brain to catch up, if ever. 😀 That is why we have inner conflicts. Through experience, the brain acquires pathway/memories/feelings, and the … Continue reading

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BEING ADAPTABLE

Being Adaptable Adaptable: able to adjust to new conditions. Being adaptable means not being fixed. Being fixed is being one-dimensional, unable or unwilling to see all sides. The Dharma has to adapt to a particular period in time. Dharma itself is … Continue reading

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BEYOND RELIGION

Beyond Religion When it comes to pure awareness, nothing is more real. It is real because, being real, it is empty cognisance that never changes. All phenomena change, including ideas, but pure awareness or consciousness does not. Like infinite space, … Continue reading

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IT’S OBVIOUS

It’s Obvious The more we look, the more we see. The more we drop what we see, the more we are able to see (holding on limits complete understanding). When we drop all that we see, all we are left … Continue reading

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LOOKING THE OTHER WAY ROUND

Looking The Other Way Round Instead of looking out and just seeing, allow everything to look into you. It is such an unusual thing to do that there is nothing to comment on. This is a pointing out instruction that … Continue reading

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WHAT IF THIS BLOG IS WRONG?

What If This Blog Is Wrong? How would you know? To know is to be absolutely certain through observation. If you are absolutely certain, free of doubts, then the observation is pure. It is not a question of being certain … Continue reading

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ARE WE MADE TO BELIEVE?

Are We Made To Believe? Are we made to believe in a deity or a self? Either way, these are merely ideas. When we believe anything, we are caught up in an illusion, a duality, a conundrum that creates confusion … Continue reading

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DEFILEMENTS

Defilements Defilements: our personal demons in the mind. To ascend the levels of realisation to enlightenment, we have to eliminate the spoils in our mind. Through generations of misunderstanding, karma affects our attitude right now. Pure consciousness (what we are) … Continue reading

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THE BODHISATTVA VOW

Bodhisattva Vow This the vow to work for the benefit of others is not taken lightly. There are nine levels of bodhisattvas, up to enlightenment. Taking this vow means one’s life will never be the same again. Bodhisattva Vow Just … Continue reading

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OCCAM’S RAZOR TO FIND THE NATURE OF REALITY

Occam’s Razor To Find The Nature Of Reality We may become dissatisfied with the material world – and the spiritual world – as both can become exaggerated, over-elaborated and formulaic. This attachment makes us proud and lazy at the same … Continue reading

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IS THE UNIVERSE CONSCIOUS, OR IS THERE CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE UNIVERSE?

Is The Universe Conscious, Or Is There Consciousness In The Universe? It’s for the individual to decide. 🙂 There is, however, a third option; the laws of nature. The laws of nature are both gross and subtle. The gross are … Continue reading

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HOW I CAPTURE ‘EVIL’ MICE

How I Capture ‘Evil’ Mice When we know evil’s ways, we are free of their terrorising. We live in an old property, with wooden cladding over the brickwork. If anything is left leaning against the outside wall, the mice climb … Continue reading

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THE GARDEN OF EDEN IS INTERESTING

The Garden of Eden Is Interesting We have to know what is good and evil, right and wrong, beneficial and harmful. There can be no guessing. Our level of understanding dictates our morals; they shouldn’t be based on our likes … Continue reading

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THE NATURE OF MIND

The Nature Of Mind The nature of mind, or the essence of mind, is pure consciousness. That is our essential being. It is the empty atmosphere of uncontaminated clarity, while thoughts whirl in turmoil within this space, contaminating our mind. … Continue reading

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WHY DO I TALK ABOUT BELIEF SO MUCH?

Why Do I Talk About Belief So Much? To engage in anything, we first have to trust or believe that the information may be correct. If we merely go through the routine of belief, we just repeat the information. I’ve … Continue reading

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WAKE UP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

Wake Up Before It’s Too Late The Global Attempt To Control Humanity Think it’s not possible? You and your government will have no choice, no free speech, no voice of objection. Listen to this short video by Philipp Kruse at … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM WITH BEING ENTHUSIASTIC

The Problem With Being Enthusiastic The problem with being enthusiastic: it puts people off. 🙂 People have to come to the realisation of their true reality in their own good time, and that will depend on karma – the result … Continue reading

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OCCULT

Occult Occult: to keep secret, to hide, to conceal … … the truth. There are no mystical, supernatural or magical powers; these are illusions. It is truth that has been kept a secret. Why? Creating belief in ‘magical’ powers exaggerates belief. The … Continue reading

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THE SIMPLER IT IS

The Simpler It Is Is: being present. That is what we are. It has no name; some call it pure cognisance. The more we experience being present, the simpler realisation becomes. Teachings are all about this moment that always is, … Continue reading

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ERGO, OTHERS’ MINDS ARE LYING TO YOU

Ergo, Others’ Minds Are Lying To You This is mostly unconscious, as it’s a continuity of collective ignorance or indifference to our actual reality of pure consciousness. We do, however, consciously exaggerate to prove our point, but all we’re doing … Continue reading

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YOUR MIND IS LYING TO YOU

Your Mind Is Lying To You The mind tells us stories which are memories we believe to be real. They’re not real; they are merely ideas we hold on to, but it is from these memories that we make judgements. … Continue reading

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FORMATION: THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

Formation: The Power Of Suggestion Formation: the action of forming or process of being formed or moulded. How? By neurolinguistic programming (NLP) = information delivered in a certain way that forms the mind – and forms us – through selected words and images. It’s never a lie; … Continue reading

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GETTING IT OUT OF OUR SYSTEM

Getting It Out Of Our System Getting what out? The madness of a fragile me. It’s the reason why we lack confidence and doubt ourselves. Note that we always say “my self”, but we are not this ‘self’ identity. Since … Continue reading

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EMPATHY IN COMPASSION

Empathy In Compassion Empathy in compassion saves us from ourselves. Compassion is pity, and creates pride. Empathy goes far beyond compassion. Compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with’. If we ‘suffer with’, then … Continue reading

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DOUBT, FEAR, AGGRESSION, PRIDE = INSTABILITY = DOUBT…

Doubt, Fear, Aggression, Pride = Instability = Doubt … It’s all very subtle. We live in a vicious cycle of existence but don’t know it, because we don’t want to know. We prefer to believe in others’ doubts, fears, aggression, … Continue reading

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IT’S GOOD TO KNOW

It’s Good To Know Goodness is just the knowingness of pure consciousness. It is our natural quality of pure clarity. This isn’t about how much we know. It’s about the life force itself – consciousness – for without that, nothing … Continue reading

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THERE ARE NO SUPERNATURAL EVENTS

There Are No Supernatural Events Supernatural: a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature: unnaturally or extraordinarily great. Science: from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’. There are no supernatural events, except for the human stupidity of believing in anything without evidence, without knowing. Things only seem … Continue reading

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SUBTLE SUFFERING

Subtle Suffering Subtle suffering: Not having (materially and intellectually), having too much (materially and intellectually), and feeling the pressure of conditioning. This is why we feel uneasy most of the time, and spend our lives conforming, and being moulded. Pure … Continue reading

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HOW DO I KNOW MEDITATION IS WORKING?

How Do I Know Meditation Is Working? Others notice a change. This doesn’t mean they’ll like it, as people prefer the familiar. 🙂 Our behaviour may not be perfect as we still have emotions, but now they are guides. We … Continue reading

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COMPOS MENTIS, LUX MENTIS

Compos Mentis, Lux Mentis Compos Mentis: having mastery of one’s mind. Lux Mentis: light of the mind. The light is pure consciousness. We are the light of consciousness. If we have no mastery over our mind, we are non-compos mentis: … Continue reading

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SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT … BUT SIMPLE

Simple But Difficult … But Simple Our true reality is simply pure awareness. Its presence is precious timelessness. We do not have to do anything to know or realise this. So why is it difficult? It’s difficult to comprehend as … Continue reading

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THE CRACKS IN EVIL

The Cracks In Evil Evil has cracks in it. Goodness is those cracks. The more we meditate properly, the wider the cracks.

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MEDITATION IS SEEING CLEARLY

Meditation Is Seeing Clearly Ordinary people see with their thoughts and feelings, and so suffer. Meditation is impartiality, seeing thoughts and feelings and suffering as the path.

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TOGAL, TREKCHO, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA …

Togal, Trekcho, Shunyata, Dharmakaya … Togal, Trekcho, Shunyata, Dharmakaya … … all become cliches – overused, and betraying a lack of original experience. Certain Tibetan or Sanskrit words get special interest, which is very sad as it’s terminology-based as opposed to ordinary, natural experience. Our … Continue reading

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THE GARDEN OF NO MORALS

The Garden Of No Morals The middle way is to know both sides, and therefore have full knowledge, free of ignorance. Morals are knowing right from wrong, good from bad, depending on our level of understanding. If we do not … Continue reading

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KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL FREES US

Knowing Good And Evil Frees Us Not knowing, we live in a fool’s paradise, enslaved by extreme apathy. Not knowing, we are not bothered. Do you see the whole picture? We’ve become clever primates, scratching one another’s backs, and hoping for … Continue reading

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THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

The Power Of Suggestion A suggestion primes the mind as a foundation for future events, like a hypnotist who comforts and relaxes the mind prior to making a suggestion to a receptive mind. When we are young, we are very … Continue reading

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THE SECRET HACKING AND DRACONIAN ENGINEERING OF THE MIND

The Secret Hacking And Draconian Engineering Of The Mind How does wickedness work? Through fear, delay of action, and censorship. Fight, flight and freeze = the primitive brain. If we do not share knowledge of our true reality, then it is we who … Continue reading

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KNOWING WHAT WE ARE

Knowing What We Are There is nothing more amazing than knowing what we are. We are the answer that we seek, the essence of mind of pure awareness. It is not a material thing, made in an image. Inner peace … Continue reading

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NO EMPATHY = NO COMPASSION

No Empathy = No Compassion Know empathy = know compassion. If we cannot empathise with and understand others, we cannot have compassion. We have all experienced every emotion possible, but because of pride, we hide them or ignore them. Empathy … Continue reading

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE RELIGIOUS BANDWAGON

The Psychology Of The Religious Bandwagon Religion binds certain types together in the name of truth, but it also divides us. Why? The initial wisdom was expressed by a person who was not in the religion – that came later. … Continue reading

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