Author Archives: tony

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →