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- WHAT ARE DEMONS? December 3, 2020
- THE THICKENING OF THE PLOT! December 1, 2020
- HOPE AND FEAR IN THE MOMENT NOW December 1, 2020
- IT’S AN INSIDE JOB November 30, 2020
- HISTORY: A SERIES OF GAMBITS AND SACRIFICES November 30, 2020
- BEING GASLIGHTED November 30, 2020
- LOOK AT YOUR SELF November 29, 2020
- LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD November 29, 2020
- WHEN THE MIND BECOMES STILL November 28, 2020
- DON’T RELY ON THE TEACHER November 26, 2020
- IGNORANCE AND COMPASSION November 26, 2020
- BREAKING THE HUMAN CODE November 25, 2020
- SHOULD WE BE DECENT OR INDECENT? November 24, 2020
- CAN TRUTH TRAP US? November 24, 2020
- LIFE WAS HELL: NOW IT’S WONDERFUL November 24, 2020
- MEDITATION November 23, 2020
- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST November 21, 2020
- IN PRAISE OF REINCARNATION November 21, 2020
- ANXIETY November 20, 2020
- SEEING THAT WE DON’T SEE November 19, 2020
- TRUTH IS CHALLENGING TO OUR PROGRAMMED MIND November 18, 2020
- STILL THINK YOU ARE THINKING FOR YOURSELF?! November 18, 2020
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T ABOUT LOOKING GOOD November 18, 2020
- LITTLE INNOCUOUS IDEAS November 17, 2020
- WHY DO WE SAY TRUTH IS RELATIVE? November 16, 2020
- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH US November 15, 2020
- DUMBING DOWN OF THE WORLD November 14, 2020
- ARE WE INSTITUTIONALISED MAVERICKS? November 13, 2020
- GROSS, SUBTLE and INNERMOST SUBTLE MODES OF BEING November 12, 2020
- THE POSITIVE DOPAMINE EFFECT November 11, 2020
- CAN A LAZY PERSON REALISE TRUTH? November 10, 2020
- THE BUDDHA: “DON’T LIVE VICARIOUSLY” November 9, 2020
- INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE November 7, 2020
- IS THERE GOD? November 6, 2020
- THE SELF IS A LIKENESS November 5, 2020
- ARE WE IN SPECULATIVE OR CONTEMPLATIVE MODE? November 4, 2020
- GOING INTO ISOLATION November 4, 2020
- WE DO LIVE IN A REPTILIAN WORLD! November 3, 2020
- HOW ARE SUPPOSED TO BE? November 2, 2020
- ENLIGHTENING ERRORS November 2, 2020
- IT IS OUR RIGHT TO FIND ERRORS November 2, 2020
- CONSCIOUSNESS WIDE OPEN November 1, 2020
- WHAT IS AUTHENTIC TEACHING? October 31, 2020
- USER’S MANUAL FOR THE MIND October 30, 2020
- THE POINT IS TO SHOCK US OUT OF COMPLACENCY October 30, 2020
- DON’T TAKE YOURSELF FOR GRANTED October 27, 2020
- PHANTOM SPIRITUALITY October 26, 2020
- ESOTERIC TEACHINGS IN THE WEST October 26, 2020
- EVER WONDERED ABOUT MODERN WARFARE? October 26, 2020
- AM I WRONG OR AM I PERFECT? October 24, 2020
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WHAT ARE DEMONS?
What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind. Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading
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THE THICKENING OF THE PLOT!
The Thickening Of The Plot! We constantly need to review the reality of how things seem at this moment. Below is a list of events that lead us awayfrom our reality. We may assume that ‘spirituality’ is the way out, … Continue reading
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HOPE AND FEAR IN THE MOMENT NOW
Hope And Fear In The Moment Now Hope and fear are two aspects of awareness that we need in order to do anything – in the moment now. Hope and fear help us to be aware, look and see. “I … Continue reading
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IT’S AN INSIDE JOB
It’s An Inside Job We live in stressful, confusing and modified times.Who caused this to happen? It’s an inside job. Who invaded our minds?Who allowed it to happen? It’s an inside job. If we don’t realise our true inner reality,we … Continue reading
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HISTORY: A SERIES OF GAMBITS AND SACRIFICES
History: A Series Of Gambits And Sacrifices A gambit is an opening chess move that offers up a piece as a sacrifice to gain advantage. When playing chess, we must always ask the question,“Was that move by the opponent a cockup … Continue reading
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BEING GASLIGHTED
Being Gaslighted An induced state of denial Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone by psychological means into doubting their own sanity. Propaganda is information of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view; gaslighting en masse. We lose our … Continue reading
LOOK AT YOUR SELF
Look At Your Self Look at your self.Practice makes perfect. Our self is the adoption of ideas that manifest in our behaviour. Our spiritual practice is being aware of the ideas that affect our behaviour. What is looking? Pure consciousness, which is … Continue reading
LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD
Living In The Real World Spiritual practitioners are often accused of not living in the real world. It depends on what we think the real world is 🙂 Is whatever’s going on a reality?Or is that which perceives whatever’s going on … Continue reading
WHEN THE MIND BECOMES STILL
When The Mind Becomes Still When the mind becomes still and silent,everything is different. We are no longer obsessed,relating to memories and judgements. We merely observe distractionsthat try to disturb inner peace. A clear view is maintained,by just noting reactions. … Continue reading
DON’T RELY ON THE TEACHER
Don’t Rely On The Teacher Don’t rely on the teacher. Don’t rely on the words. Don’t rely on the meaning. Rely on personal experience and observation. If we stop at the teacher, the words, the meaning, that is all theory, … Continue reading
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IGNORANCE AND COMPASSION
Ignorance And Compassion Humans ignore their reality – and want everyone else to ignore it too. We agree to a limited view that obscures panoramic vision; seeing the complete picture. For this foolishness, we need compassion? (… hands flailing out … Continue reading
BREAKING THE HUMAN CODE
Breaking The Human Code The code that binds us. The continuity code carries a set of ideas about our self and our sort of world from one moment to the next; it’s the mind genome. Whether we know it or … Continue reading
SHOULD WE BE DECENT OR INDECENT?
Should We Be Decent Or Indecent? Words can be misleading. We may think the word ‘decent’ describes a kind person, while indecent means a vulgar person. Decent: conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour – fitting in. Indecent: not conforming with … Continue reading
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CAN TRUTH TRAP US?
Can Truth Trap Us? Can truth trap us? Er … yes! How? We become too excited, and miss the whole point. Real truth, isn’t some thing to hold on to.
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LIFE WAS HELL: NOW IT’S WONDERFUL
Life Was Hell; Now It’s Wonderful Life was hell; now it’s wonderful! Why? Realisation of the truth. The more hell is imposed, the more obvious the confidence trick. The more freedom is taken away, the more obvious freedom is. Once … Continue reading
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MEDITATION
Meditation It’s not what you think!Confusion will dawn as wisdom. First, we have to recognise that we are confused and dissatisfied. This honest admittance creates the necessary motivation for change to occur, to find a natural solution to just being happy. There … Continue reading
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Be Buddhist You don’t have to be Buddhist to study the Buddha’s teaching. The Buddha wasn’t. The teachings are about the psychology of our being: our mind, the mind essence, consciousness itself.What we are.It is the psychology of … Continue reading
IN PRAISE OF REINCARNATION
In Praise Of Reincarnation Two views:Does such an idea do harm or is it of benefit? For most of us, reincarnation is a belief and isn’t worth considering, so we do whatever we want, with no long term feeling of … Continue reading
ANXIETY
Anxiety Anxiety: concern that something might happen. All we need to do is be aware, cautious and prepared.In the moment now, there is no anxiety.We just see. Being without agenda (things to do) means consciousness is clear and pure; therefore, when we … Continue reading
SEEING THAT WE DON’T SEE
Seeing That We Don’t See When we do see that we don’t see, then actual seeing is taking place.This is the entire teaching of the Buddha. Trusting in this moment of just seeing,the truth unfolds by itself. What is stopping us seeing?That which … Continue reading
TRUTH IS CHALLENGING TO OUR PROGRAMMED MIND
Truth Is Challenging To Our Programmed Mind Our mind is full of ideas: we want to know the truth, but cannot find it. The problem is actually recognising it when it is presented, and we have to know the difference … Continue reading
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STILL THINK YOU ARE THINKING FOR YOURSELF?!
Still Think You Are Thinking For Yourself?! The Nudge Unit; causing people to change their behaviours. The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) – also known unofficially as the “Nudge Unit” – is a social purpose organisation that generates and applies behavioural insights, officially to … Continue reading
LITTLE INNOCUOUS IDEAS
Little Innocuous Ideas Little, unfounded, innocuous articles are put out to air an idea, sow seeds and monitor traction. Through the media, an idea is circulatedto see how far it will travel and how many will adopt it. Big ideas start from innocent-looking … Continue reading
WHY DO WE SAY TRUTH IS RELATIVE?
Why Do We Say Truth Is Relative? Relative truth is the doctrine that there is no absolute truth.This is where the world divides into the esoteric and the exoteric. Relative truth is consciousness relating to something other. This is a disastrous misunderstanding of … Continue reading
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DUMBING DOWN OF THE WORLD
Dumbing Down Of The World The great devolution:If we don’t see it, we are part of its structure. ‘Dumbing down’ is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, religion, news, music and films. Have you heard what’s playing on the radio and in shops? Mindless chatter and … Continue reading
ARE WE INSTITUTIONALISED MAVERICKS?
Are We Institutionalised Mavericks? In taking someone else’s word as our own,do we become branded ? Unbranded cattle which were not part of the herd came to be labelled as ‘mavericks’. Realised masters removed their brand.Unfortunately, their followers … well, … Continue reading
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GROSS, SUBTLE and INNERMOST SUBTLE MODES OF BEING
Gross, Subtle And Innermost Subtle Modes Of Being We live in three ways: a gross survival level, a subtle inner feeling driving force level, and fully conscious level. The gross level is our behaviour. The subtle level is our hidden feeling … Continue reading
THE POSITIVE DOPAMINE EFFECT
The Positive Dopamine Effect The pleasure centre in the brain. Ordinarily, we do things for some sort of reward or pleasure which we think brings us happiness – conditional happiness. If the conditions change, we become unhappy. That is the … Continue reading
CAN A LAZY PERSON REALISE TRUTH?
Can A Lazy Person Realise Truth? Can a lazy person realise truth?No. Can an uneducated person realise truth?Yes. To realise truth, all we do is see. In being lazy, we become dependent; we limit our reality and so, our freedom. … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA: “DON’T LIVE VICARIOUSLY”
The Buddha: “Don’t Live Vicariously” Living vicariously through the actions of others can cause us to become dependent when it comes to happiness and fulfilment in life. Trying to avoid living vicariously isn’t easy to do as we all seek acceptance … Continue reading
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INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
IS THERE GOD?
Is There God? Is there God?It all depends on view. In self identity, there is something relating to other. In the moment now, there is no relating:no identity, no other. Just oneness. Without proving, we will never know.
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THE SELF IS A LIKENESS
The Self Is A Likeness Likeness: the fact of being alike; a semblance, guise, or outward appearance, especially when the reality is different. From Old French, from sembler ‘seem’, from Latin similare, simulare ‘simulate’. Our self is an adopted reflection in the mind that seems real due to our ignorance. We forget that it is consciousness (our true reality) that … Continue reading
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ARE WE IN SPECULATIVE OR CONTEMPLATIVE MODE?
Are We In Speculative Or Contemplative Mode? Speculation: the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.Contemplation: looking deep within for a long time. Modern societies are more speculative than contemplative. One is full of excitement, while the other rests in quietude.One searches outside, while the other, … Continue reading
GOING INTO ISOLATION
Going Into Isolation (this isn’t about Covid19 🙂 ) Many people have had enough of public life, of social life, and even of so-called ‘spiritual’ life with all the unconscious tendencies that go with these. As a spiritual practitioner, this … Continue reading
WE DO LIVE IN A REPTILIAN WORLD!
We Do Live In A Reptilian World! As long as we remain reactive to situations, we will be subject to fight, flight and freeze, acting in response to a situation rather than being creative or controlling it. If this is so, we have no mastery over ourselves. In everyday … Continue reading
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HOW ARE SUPPOSED TO BE?
How Are We Supposed To Be? The self is the product of our culture and background. This is karma. However we find our self, it’s what we have to work with. When realising that we are more than just a … Continue reading
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ENLIGHTENING ERRORS
Enlightening Errors In being shown how we are wrong, we learn what is right. Conversely, if we think we are right, we cannot transcend or evolve, and therefore stay as we are. There are many levels of understanding. We work … Continue reading
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IT IS OUR RIGHT TO FIND ERRORS
It Is Our Right To Find Errors It is our duty to know the truth, rather than merely accepting others’ version of the truth. In finding an error, however, we then have to come up with something better. Hint: the … Continue reading
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WHAT IS AUTHENTIC TEACHING?
What Is Authentic Teaching? Authentic: undisputed origin; not a copy. We look for authentic teachings,but how do we know they are authentic? ‘Undisputed’ means tested and proven. Whoever tests, authorises, rather than accepting what others have said. Authorised teaching is something re-cognised and therefore already known, … Continue reading
USER’S MANUAL FOR THE MIND
User’s Manual For The Mind Living life without a manual to instruct us how to work properly, we limit our experience with our clinging to ideas. Troubleshooting Mind comes in two parts; consciousness and thoughts. Watching and the thing watched. … Continue reading
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THE POINT IS TO SHOCK US OUT OF COMPLACENCY
The Point Is To Shock Us Out Of Complacency The point is to realise sanity;a mind which is in sound, excellent condition, and runs nicely. This is opposed to insanity:a mind that prevents clear perception, and doesn’t run nicely. It … Continue reading
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DON’T TAKE YOURSELF FOR GRANTED
Don’t Take Your Self For Granted Don’t take your self for granted.It’s all you have to work with! It is because we make mistakes that we can become enlightened. Our path isto see that we suffer;to see that our ‘self’ is … Continue reading
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PHANTOM SPIRITUALITY
Phantom Spirituality Phantom: a figment of the imagination.Our self image is a figment of our imagination. For spirituality to be practical, there can be no wishful thinking, no mind games. It is spirituality – or pure consciousness – that sees the … Continue reading
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ESOTERIC TEACHINGS IN THE WEST
Esoteric Teachings In The West We live in a profoundly non-monastic and non-contemplative society. To adopt profound and esoteric contemplative practices without sufficient context is highly problematic. What is being given in a traditional manner may not be received in … Continue reading
EVER WONDERED ABOUT MODERN WARFARE?
Ever Wondered About Modern Warfare? A few bombs, bullets and missiles here and therebut the weapon of choice is information.The modern tactic; disinformation and reaction. Create disharmony and fear,and people will fight one anotherand surrender their freedom. If this is … Continue reading
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AM I WRONG OR AM I PERFECT?
Am I Wrong Or Am I Perfect? This I is an accumulation from past experiences and reactions that has resulted in present doubt and confusion. I do this, say that, and think this, while regretting all the things I did, … Continue reading
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