Author Archives: tony

Acknowledge Thoughts, Don’t Follow Them When we acknowledge our thoughts and don’t follow them, we remain in equilibrium. Equilibrium is the relief/happiness of not being controlled by thoughts. Relief isn’t gain; it’s release. This is meditation in action. Finally, we … Continue reading →

It’s Worse Than You Think, And … it’s better than you think! At an ordinary level, things look very bad in the world. Stupidity upon stupidity, manipulation upon manipulation, reaction upon reaction, and more stupidity upon stupidity. Trying to keep … Continue reading →

Extremely Subtle Disinformation Disinformation: following the form, rather than the essence. Form: the visible shape. Essence: the essential nature.  We are encouraged to look at appearances, rather than what these appearances represent. Disinformation isn’t exactly a lie, but it is selective information. It … Continue reading →

An Embryo Of Consciousness Embryo: a thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development. That is what is said to reincarnate at conception, and goes on reincarnating at every moment. Our potential depends on our understanding. Some think our potential is their … Continue reading →

Mind: A Perception And Recording Machine We may assume that it’s the mind which thinks. The mind is the software of information-programming that constructs our brain, which is the hard drive. It is consciousness that thinks, and relies on the … Continue reading →

Attachment = Loss Of Clarity When attachment arises, we do not have a clear view. It is biased by preconceived ideas. Attachment is the conceptual mind fixating on things. Our minds are therefore constantly preoccupied. As long as we have … Continue reading →

Transformation Of Being We are encouraged to be over-stimulated. Stimulate: from Latin stimulat- ‘to urge, goad’ Our minds are full of agitation, allowing no time for silent, relaxed contemplation. To realise our potential of enlightenment, the ability to focus our mind is essential. The … Continue reading →

Acknowledgment Is Important Acknowledgement helps with our progress. In meditation, we acknowledge thoughts arising, but do not follow them. It’s that simple. If we do not acknowledge these thoughts, they take over insidiously. All demons want is recognition. Give it … Continue reading →

The Recipe For Disaster Ignoring whatever infiltrates our mind.

Why Do We See Things Differently? Everyone’s pure perception is the same. An apple or a familiar name is placed in front of us, and immediately, we acknowledge what or who it is – without words. This is pure consciousness. … Continue reading →

Books can never tell you how it tastes. We may hear about consciousness, but do we experience it? If milk isn’t churned, we will never get butter. Likewise, if the mind is not agitated, we will never see how it … Continue reading →

Machines Can’t Do That If we explore our mind, we know how our mind works. We are no longer merely mechanical automata, just perceiving and reacting. When we decide to sit in silent meditation (machines can’t do that), we see … Continue reading →

We Live In A Psychological Trap We live in a psychological trap of beliefs, accepting everything without proof. We use the word ‘believe’ as if it means ‘to know’, and that is the trap. If we believe, we don’t know. … Continue reading →