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CHANGE: BECOMING DIFFERENT

Change: Becoming Different Change occurs through the realisation that we’re not what we think – and we’re not what others think of us either. As long as we fixate about ourselves, we will never change. People enter the Dharma and … Continue reading

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WHAT IS SELF?

What Is Self? Self is an illusory identity adopted by consciousness. Consciousness has been convinced that as long as it believes whatever others believe, it is safe. This is exactly what Solomon Asch’s experiment on conformity was about. Self is … Continue reading

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MIXING BUSINESS WITH MEDITATION

Mixing Business With Meditation Business uses the term, ‘mindfulness meditation’. It’ll make you a better corporate warrior. This is a complete misunderstanding of the purpose of meditation. It’s an oxymoron – and it’s how evil works. We gain. Others lose. … Continue reading

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DZOGCHEN: THE RELIEF FROM DISAPPOINTMENT

Dzogchen: The Relief From Disappointment The disappointment is the sudden realisation that there is no more. That’s it? That is the relief – the freedom from seeking a confused seeker – because there is no seeker. Hope and fear dissolve … Continue reading

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WHAT IS DZOGCHEN?

What Is Dzogchen? ‘Dzogchen’ is a Tibetan word for natural, pure consciousness. What is the practice of Dzogchen? To realise it. How? Drop any meditation. Why? Dzogchen is what we already are. And it isn’t a practice. We are Dzogchen. … Continue reading

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WHERE ARE WE AT?

Where Are We At? ‘Direct recognition’ describes the moment when something is presented to us and we ‘get it’. Certain texts are like that – from personal experience,“The Lamp That Dispels Darkness” comes to mind. Because of direct recognition, practitioners … Continue reading

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SOMETHING NOT RIGHT?

Something Not Right? Something not right? How do we know that? There is only one reason: perfect consciousness is the ever-present, innate blueprint of life. When we ignore this for something more interesting, we wander off-plan. The plan is that … Continue reading

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AND THE TRUTH IS UPSETTING

And The Truth Is Upsetting The truth will set us free – but not everyone at the same time. When we realise our true nature, it’s such a relief from all the elaborate nonsense going on in the world. Not … Continue reading

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FIND YOUR ONE POINT IN LIFE

Find Your One Point In Life Gain confidence and freedom. Garab Dorje: Recognise your essence. Decide on this one point. Gain confidence and freedom. First, recognise your true essence. Without that, you cannot decide or gain confidence beyond doubt. Decide … Continue reading

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REFERENCE AND PREFERENCE

Reference And Preference Our memory, our prejudice, our programming, is our way of life.Did you come from a questioning background, or from one with all the ‘answers’? This is how we conduct ourselves: we perceive something, and that perception is … Continue reading

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WE ARE MORE POWERFUL WHEN WE KNOW

We Are More Powerful When We Know We are more powerful when we know than when we do not know. Every time we ignore, we lose. This isn’t about knowing one thing as opposed to another thing, judging everything by … Continue reading

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JUDGING OTHERS BY WHAT’S IN OUR MIND

Judging Others By What’s In Our Mind Being caught up in hand-me-down thoughts, nothing in our minds is original. As our minds have been contaminated through misunderstandings, traumas occur, leading to long-term neuroses. Thus, we are all wounded in some way – and … Continue reading

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CHAOTIC SPACE

Chaotic Space Chaotic space refers to complete disorder and confusion. This can seem either random or enlightening. In human terms, chaotic space is disorder, but it’s predictable, as we are actually governed by desires, judgements and ignorance. “Order Out Of … Continue reading

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THE ONE PURPOSE OF LIFE

The One Purpose Of Life The one purpose of life is to realise the undeniable one truth; to be able to know, there has to be consciousness present, and that consciousness is pure in essence. That is our primary reality. … Continue reading

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BREAD AND CIRCUSES

Bread And Circuses Bread and circuses: deliberate political distraction of consciousness. “Bread and circuses” was a phrase used by the satirical Roman poet, Juvenal, and refers to superficial appeasement, commonly used in cultural and political contexts. An idea – which … Continue reading

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INTERFERING WITH NATURE

Interfering With Nature Nature is highly adaptable. We are nature and, as such, are highly adaptable, with innate qualities of purity*, consciousness** and compassion***. This is our essential nature. When – through ignorance – we interfere with these three qualities, they … Continue reading

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NICE, OR REALISTIC?

Nice, Or Realistic? Some words have a surprising meaning. Nice: origin – Middle English, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Realistic: Representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life. Being ‘nice’ to one another maintains the status quo of current social values. It’s nice to be nice, … Continue reading

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ACTUAL MEDITATION IS NON-MEDITATION

Actual Meditation Is Non-Meditation The Buddha said, “Not too tight and not too loose.” What did he mean by that? We neither cling to the method nor become distracted. Meditation is just a reminder. Once we remember or realise our … Continue reading

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THE CURE BECOMES THE DISEASE

The Cure Becomes The Disease Whatever we are attracted to solve our problems – be it knowledge of science, religion, politics, literature, music, medicine, drugs, sex, conspiracies or just the latest ideas – ends up causing us dis-ease if we … Continue reading

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THE SHOCK OF REALISATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE

The Shock Of Realisation Is Almost Unbearable Nine and a half billion people on this planet are unaware of their true reality, and so they’re not free. We just accept the status quo of following everyone else in our particular … Continue reading

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LIVING IN REALITY, OR IN A DREAM?

Living In Reality, Or In A Dream? When we connect directly to whatever presents itself, that is reality. Object and consciousness are one. Non-duality. Seeing the moon reflected in a pool, the moon, the reflection and consciousness are simultaneously one. … Continue reading

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WE DO HAVE FREE WILL

We Do Have Free Will We not only have free will, we are free will. We are free spirits. There are those who think we’re just consumers of twaddle, because most people are trapped in repetitive scenarios, and assume that … Continue reading

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KNOW THINE ENEMY

Know Thine Enemy We will never find Mr. Devil as he’s too clever for that, but we can see the effect of his works within our own mind. There is a saying, “Know thy self”, but what is this self? … Continue reading

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IS 9.7 BILLION PEOPLE TOO MANY?

Is 9.7 Billion People Too Many? It all depends on how we see this world of potential. Political people are excessively concerned with power. Materialistic people are excessively concerned with possessions. Intellectual people are excessively concerned with intellect. Religious people are excessively concerned with … Continue reading

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COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS

Compassion For Dzogchen Practitioners The most challenging kind of compassion is towards those who assume that they are Dzogchen practitioners. Dzogchen is the ultimate reality of pure consciousness, accompanied by ultimate compassion-for-all. Many dive in and attend Dzogchen courses, but … Continue reading

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STIMULATION & BOREDOM

Stimulation & Boredom Being trained to be stimulated, we are easily bored, and driven to seek out more stimulation. This process suppresses inner enquiry and inner peace. Get people to be excited about politics, sport, fashion, sex, celebrities, foreign antics … Continue reading

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COMPASSION IS RESPONSIBILITY THAT CHALLENGES OLD BRAIN

Compassion Is Responsibility That Challenges Old Brain Compassion is the result of understanding our true reality, which understands our old ideas. Empathy is the measure of understanding. If we haven’t seen the effect of trauma on our life, how can … Continue reading

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STOP LOOKING FOR ENLIGHTENMENT

Stop Looking For Enlightenment Stop looking for enlightenment: looking is facing in the opposite direction. That which is looking is already enlightened; it is pure consciousness. That is what we actually are, but this has to be uncovered through the … Continue reading

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BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Being On Top Of The World Being on top of the world is knowing what drives everything and everyone. We are surrounded by negative emotions of likes & dislikes, pleasant & unpleasant, hopes & fears, attraction & repulsion; these forces … Continue reading

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FAKE GURUS, REAL GURUS AND RELIABLE GURUS

Fake Gurus, Real Gurus And Reliable Gurus A fake* guru tells us what we want to hear = something interesting. A real guru tells us what we already know = “Is that all?” A reliable* guru is our self-karma = … Continue reading

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THE DAILY CLONE

The Daily Clone Whatever we see or hear has an effect on our mind, body, and way of life; without noticing, we have adopted subliminal messages. ‘Subliminal’ refers to a stimulus below the threshold of consciousness which affects our mind without us … Continue reading

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COMPASSION IS MATURITY OF UNDERSTANDING

Compassion Is Maturity Of Understanding Having compassion means knowing both our dark and light sides. Compassion is not a word that we apply to ourselves in order to feel superior; it is the skilful means to empathise actively with how … Continue reading

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MEDITATION ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS?

Meditation Isn’t The Answer To Our Problems!? This was said by a very influential professor who actually meditates. And it’s doublespeak. He means that meditation isn’t the answer to his – and his organisation’s – problems, but it is the … Continue reading

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FINDING YOUR DEMON

Finding Your Demon 😀 Your demon is your likes and dislikes that wait in ambush. In the moment now, we make a decision to go left or right; if that decision lasts for a lifetime, we are doomed to go … Continue reading

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FINDING YOUR GURU

Finding Your Guru Look no further than your self. Your self will teach you (consciousness) all you need to know about whatever is inhibiting consciousness from seeing clearly, thus uncovering an enlightened pure consciousness. An outer teacher merely shows you … Continue reading

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GURUS AND DEMONS

Gurus and Demons Karma is our ego, our guru or our demon. Whatever we think we are is merely a collection of ideas that consciousness fixates upon, and creates a self-image; an ego, an I, a me and mine. This … Continue reading

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WHEN TO DROP THE MEDITATION

When To Drop The Meditation Just meditating and feeling calm is still working in the dark. We have to know the objective, which is not dependent on the mind for existence; that is pure consciousness, working in the light. Realise we are pure consciousness, before thoughts … Continue reading

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SOMEONE’S TURNED THE CRAZY KNOB UP?

Someone’s Turned The Crazy Knob Up? Er … no. The world has always been this way. We just suddenly noticed. It’s like meditation; our thoughts and emotions seem to get worse. They haven’t. We’ve just become more aware of them. … Continue reading

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TURNING HEART’S DESIRE INTO MIND’S DESIRE

Turning Heart’s Desire Into Mind’s Desire This is what demonic minds do; they turn our pure heart into the desire of mind and body, diverting us from realising our enlightened essence (which is the same enlightened essence of everyone else). … Continue reading

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THERE IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM TO SOLVE

There Is Always A Problem To Solve The dictionary may say that a problem is something unwelcome; that’s not so. A problem is a moment of inquiry starting from a given condition to investigate natural laws, thereby resolving that problem. It’s quite inspiring and exhilarating … Continue reading

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LOSING OUR SENSE OF REALITY

Losing Our Sense Of Reality Our minds have been altered to accept ideas that are contrary to reality. Words, images and beliefs have been introduced, and we just follow along, singing their songs. Who are ‘they’? Things don’t just happen … Continue reading

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OUR MIND HAS BEEN HACKED

Our Mind Has Been Hacked hacked: from Old English, haccian – ‘cut in pieces’ If we do not see this, we have been hacked 😀 A.I. can understand us better than we do. It can predict decisions and choices, and therefore manipulate, … Continue reading

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DON’T BE SURPRISED

Don’t Be Surprised If we are prepared, we can see ‘it’ coming. Everything follows cycles, and history does repeat itself. Whatever someone says, it can have the opposite effect, and it’s meant to. If we’re surprised, we were not prepared. … Continue reading

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LOOKING FOR A TEACHING OR A GURU?

Looking For Teaching Or For A Guru? There is something within that is not satisfied: is it looking for a personality, or for an understanding? We look for the teaching when, in reality, we are the very essence of the … Continue reading

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DON’T TRUST ANYONE WHO MENTIONS VIPASSANA! :D

Don’t Trust Anyone Who Mentions Vipassana! 😀 There is enchantment and bewilderment in exotic words. If we are dissatisfied with our life, we look for something more, something different. This is a bit of a trap, as we still end … Continue reading

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WHY WE SHOULD TRUST OUR SELF

Why We Should Trust Our Self Our self is an image that we have built up through the adoption of cultural ideas, and we believe this image to be what we are. In reality, it’s a false identity that transmits … Continue reading

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DON’T FOCUS ON THE DECEPTIONS

Don’t Focus On The Deceptions Don’t focus on the deceptions: focus on that which sees the deceptions. That is where the truth lies: it’s not in recognising the deceptions. From an ultimate point of view, everything is a deception: as … Continue reading

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TRUE COMMUNICATION

True Communication Communing is a transmission of inner peace with another, through just being aware. We realise that everyday chit-chat gets us nowhere, and only ends up with division. What may be nourishment for one person is bitter poison to … Continue reading

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WE ARE PROGRAMMED TO BE IGNORANT

We Are Programmed To Be Ignorant Our pursuit of happiness is actually the pursuit of ignorance. It’s all upside down. We are all upside down 🙂 Knowledge is neutral. The same knowledge can be used for good or for self-aggrandisement. … Continue reading

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MEASURING CONSCIOUSNESS

Measuring Consciousness Consciousness is the same in all sentient beings as it is awareness, and we have to be aware to be alive. Consciousness is present before a decision is made. This consciousness can be measured by the amount of … Continue reading

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