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IT’S NOT A MATTER OF HOW HIGH WE CAN GO

It’s Not A Matter Of How High We Can Go It’s not a matter of how high we can go – pure consciousness is always present. It’s a matter of how low we go through the distractions of hopes, fears … Continue reading

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THE REASON TO BE CHEERFUL

The Reason To Be Cheerful While we remain unenlightened, we remain primitive and, sorry to say, arrogant. Arrogant: from Latin – ‘claiming for oneself’. Cheer up! We are all in the same boat of fools, but we have oars (determination) and a rudder … Continue reading

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DECEIT AND BELIEF AND PATH

Deceit and Belief And Path Deceit: deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true. Belief: acceptance that something is true, without proof. Path: direction in which a person is moving. We are constantly deceived by the unenlightened to believe in some thing or other, and that becomes our path … Continue reading

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INNER AND OUTER CONFLICT

Inner And Outer Conflict There is conflict everywhere and so, no inner peace. Inner peace comes from confidence in what is true, rather than what we think is true. We (consciousness) are in conflict with ourselves (our ideas) – or … Continue reading

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THE UNIVERSE

The Physical Universe The universe is infinite space, matter and energy. It has no beginning and no end. If it had a beginning, what was there before? It is unconscious by not knowing, merely reacting to causes and conditions. The … Continue reading

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SUBCONSCIOUS ASSOCIATIONS

Subconscious Associations The subconscious mind influences our conscious mind which, in turn, influences us. We need to know how this works. Our mind is something we have – it’s not us. It’s extremely important to know this, otherwise we will lack … Continue reading

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ADDICTION CONSUMES US

Addiction Consumes Us When we are addicted to an idea – our truth – we see nothing else. We can be addicted to anything – political ideas, spiritual teachings, social affairs – and see nothing else. Addiction is being fixated … Continue reading

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DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM

Don’t Make Meditation Into An Art Form Don’t make an art form out of spirituality. That is religion. Meditation is merely sitting still, quietening the mind through concentration to bring all that inner chatter and judgement to rest. Then clarity … Continue reading

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MOST PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO KNOW

Most People Do Not Want To Know Most people do not want to know the truth of what they are as they think they know already – but we have been told whatever we think we know. It is amazing … Continue reading

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WE CAN ONLY BE HAPPY …

We Can Only Be Happy … We can only be happy when we know unhappiness. The universe is complete in opposites when, in reality, opposites are one. If we say dark, there must be light. An object and its reflection … Continue reading

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EVERY ENCOUNTER IS OUR TEACHER

Every Encounter Is Our Teacher Every encounter reveals our preloaded, habitual pattern of behaviour. This makes us feel terrible – vulnerable and, maybe, guilty. Cheer up. When we meditate, our mind seems to get worse, but this means we are … Continue reading

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SEEING HOW WE WORK

Seeing How We Work There is ordinary consciousness and pure consciousness. There is ordinary mind and pure mind. Ordinary consciousness and ordinary mind are dualistic = ‘me’ and ‘other’, creating judgement and comment. Pure consciousness and pure mind are non-dualistic … Continue reading

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UNDER THE COVER OF INCOMPETENCE

Under The Cover Of Incompetence Under the cover of incompetence, we believe what we see. Supposed incompetence is how this world is run, and we fall for it every time. As long as we are identifying with incompetence, we won’t … Continue reading

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WHERE DID/DO WE GO ASTRAY?

Where Did/Do We Go Astray? According to ancient teachings, we – consciousness – have been trekking through the universe, driven by habitual ignorance of our true reality beyond time, and so, every sentient being has been our mother … That … Continue reading

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MAKING DISTRACTIONS THE PATH

Making Distractions The Path There is no getting away from distractions and disturbances; it’s how we deal with them that matters. We are the silent stillness of pure consciousness that perceives through the senses in a human form; we can … Continue reading

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EXISTING IN A SEA OF DESPAIR/SAMSARA

Existing In A Sea Of Despair/Samsara Samsara: the cycle of human existence motivated by hopes and fears and indifference (Sankrit). In this sea of samsara, we either drift, drown or play. ‘Drifting’ is vacancy, ‘drowning’ is indifference and ‘playing’ is … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS IS LIKE A MOUSE

Consciousness Is Like A Mouse Consciousness is like a mouse, darting here and there and looking at this and that to find its heart’s desire – but repeatedly getting caught in the same cheesy trap. To a mouse catcher, the … Continue reading

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THIS BLOG ISN’T A PATH

This Blog Isn’t A Path I am not a teacher; I’m just someone who shares experiences. Our path is our own confusion about what we are. Our job to be unravelled. Meanings of words change with realisations; although the dictionary … Continue reading

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THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION

The Fifth Paramita – Concentration The term, “the six paramitas”, is Sanskrit for the six essential abilities or perfections of generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Concentration is meditation; simply being aware, being mindful without effort. We merely … Continue reading

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WE RUN ON MEMORIES & INFLUENCES

We Run On Memories & Influences We run on memories and influences; that is our programming for life. Subtle traumas – unpleasant and pleasant – are landmarks in the mind that obscure/darken/cover our lens. All the while, pure view sits … Continue reading

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‘OM MANI PEME HUM’ IS NOT A LUCKY CHARM

‘Om Mani Peme Hum’ Is Not A Lucky Charm The mantra, Om mani peme hum, is not a lucky charm. It represents six essentials for a compassionate life. These are generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Om mani … Continue reading

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ANIMALS AREN’T EVIL

Animals Aren’t Evil Animals aren’t evil – only humans can be evil. All sentient beings are moved by fear, hope and indifference to survive, but it is only when we hold on to our fears, hopes and indifferences that evil … Continue reading

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PROPAGANDA CAN BE TEACHINGS

Propaganda Can Be Teachings Spiritual teachings show us what is obvious and clearly seen. When we see clearly, we see more. There is propaganda everywhere, telling us subconsciously how to think. These signs are teachings. When we read the signs … Continue reading

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WE ARE THE MYSTERY

We Are The Mystery We are the mystery – not our reality! In its inception, our self-image was created by consciousness being confused about its reality. That is the mystery. When we realise our true reality, there is no mystery.

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RETURN TO SENDER

Return To Sender If we do not react to others’ abuse or emotions, we reduce the effect of our karma, and the abuse simply returns to the sender. Now they have to deal with their karma.

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IF WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD

If We Do Not Believe In God If we don’t believe in God, why do we shout (when something goes wrong) – “Jesus!!” or reply to something we don’t know – “God knows?!” The words are ingrained in our subconscious … Continue reading

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THE STATE OF DENIAL

The State Of Denial Is it possible that denial is a coping mechanism? If we haven’t woken up to something being very wrong, we are in a state of denial, and will fight to stay in that place. Truth irritates … Continue reading

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WRONG THINK

Wrong Think Wrong think: A lack of trust in authority. Is questioning a crime? An example: being kicked out of a spiritual group for not believing. 🙂

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WE ARE NOT AS CLEVER AS WE THINK

We Are Not As Clever As We Think We are not as clever as we think – we are cleverer! When we are just using our mind, we’re borrowing ideas from others, and merely putting those ideas together in a … Continue reading

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WHEN WE COME TO OUR SENSES

When We Come To Our Senses When we come to our senses, no thought is present in that moment; that is pure awareness. When thoughts arise, all we have to do is become aware of one or other of the … Continue reading

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PLANET OF THE MIND SNATCHERS

Planet Of The Mind Snatchers From birth, our mind is taken away, and replaced with a system. These systems are to help us fit into this world but, if we don’t know our true mind, we become a prisoner to … Continue reading

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SMALL MINDS THINK ALIKE

Small Minds Think Alike Small minds think alike: they are full of ‘facts’. Great minds think alike; they are empty of ‘facts’. The full quotation is, “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ” (from the 16th century).

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LOCKED IN PRECONCEIVED IDEAS

Locked In Preconceived Ideas Preconceived: an idea or opinion formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness. When our thoughts are predetermined, we fall into prejudgement and become prejudiced, which leads to a very narrow way of life. To get through life, we have to have thoughts and skills, but underlying … Continue reading

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BECOMING FASCINATED

Becoming Fascinated Fascinated: attracting the strong attention and interest of someone. A snake deprives a prey of the ability to resist or escape by the power of a gaze: the serpent fascinates its prey. ORIGIN: late 16th century from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched’, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft’. As we can see, being … Continue reading

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STILL LOOKING FOR THAT ‘WOW’ EXPERIENCE IN SPIRITUALITY?

Still Looking For That ‘Wow’ Experience In Spirituality? That’s the big problem. Because of indoctrination and elaborate rituals, we’ve come to think that ‘spiritual’ experience is something special. That’s the big problem. We are expecting something. That is the narrative … Continue reading

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WE CANNOT DOUBT CONSCIOUSNESS

We Cannot Doubt Consciousness We may doubt ourselves, but we cannot doubt consciousness. Our self is a build-up of dogma – a set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. We are all indoctrinated from childhood, and thus we give our … Continue reading

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SENTIENT BEINGS: JUDGEMENTAL

Sentient Beings: Judgemental All creatures judge to survive, but we become judgemental, and fixate when we don’t feel safe. We get snappy, and shut the door. Once we are confident, we feel safe, and therefore have no need to be … Continue reading

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COMPLICATED = EASY CONFUSION

Complicated = Easy Confusion Realisation is being aware of awareness. That awareness is consciousness. We are that consciousness which, in essence, is emptiness – uncontaminated clarity. Now for the complicated bit … we doubt.

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A MAGNANIMOUS BEING

A Magnanimous Being  Magnanimity is confidence that illumines both our collective potential and our deficiencies.

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HOW PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NATURAL

How Pure Consciousness Is Natural While just perceiving through the senses, no thought is present. We might assume that, because we are seeing objects and events, thought is present. Not so. Being aware of just seeing is pure consciousness. No … Continue reading

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INSTEAD OF READING ABOUT IT, LIVE IT

Instead Of Reading About It, Live It We can sound pretty clever repeating what we have read to impress others. It’s just information, and there is no real knowledge or a meeting of minds. It’s all one-sided, whereas talking about … Continue reading

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IN A CORRUPT WORLD, WE CANNOT JUST SIT BACK

In A Corrupt World, We Cannot Just Sit Back We know that childhood traumas affect our behaviour in later life, and condemn the next generation to more confusion, regret and depression. In meditation, we sit and do nothing. In life, … Continue reading

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CONFLICT COMES FROM OPPOSITES

Conflict Comes From Opposites As long as we take sides, we are divided, and there will be conflict. As long as this state of affairs is fuelled, we will remain divided. Be aware. Be very aware.

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WHAT IS DISINFORMATION?

What Is Disinformation? To a lie, truth is disinformation. To truth, a lie is disinformation. Some things are created to create something else. This how division is accomplished.

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BE A FIXER; DON’T BE FIXATED

Be A Fixer; Don’t Be Fixated A fixer solves problems. The fixated cause them. 🙂

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IT’S LIKE WE ARE BROKEN

It’s Like We Are Broken If we lose our purpose, it’s like we are broken. We come into life with everything we need to know, but we don’t know how it all fits together. There are those who want us … Continue reading

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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS ISN’T AN ALTERED STATE

Pure Consciousness Isn’t An Altered State Unfortunately, many are lead to believe that pure consciousness – our ultimate reality – is some sort of mysterious, altered state of consciousness. It isn’t. We live in that altered state now, just following … Continue reading

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DON’T CLING TO AN IDENTITY

Don’t Cling To An Identity Identity is our personal prison. We are captured by capturing ourselves. Taking the place of religion that binds us, we’re encouraged to pray with our thumbs, seeking our heart’s desire. Pure consciousness has no identity.

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WE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN

We Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin By virtue of the concept of darkness, light must be known. A reflection in a mirror. Pure consciousness that sees an adopted self. The two sides are inseparable. When we know the … Continue reading

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WHAT WE SAY ABOUT OURSELVES…

What We Say About Ourselves… What we say about ourselves gives us away. Just because we think or say something about ourselves doesn’t mean it’s true. The truth within everyone is the unity of pure consciousness which doesn’t express the … Continue reading

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