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MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE

Mistaking Distractions For Purpose We live a life of reactions, mistaking immediate distractions and external demands for our true purpose. We may think we’re doing our duty, but duty to what? Job? Family? Culture? When inner peace and clarity are … Continue reading →

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WE ADOPT A STORY

We Adopt A Story When we don’t know what we are, we use our history to create a persona for ourselves. This happens when we’re very young through good and bad trauma. “Good boy!” and “Bad boy!” creates a ghost … Continue reading →

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SANITY IS WISDOM

Sanity Is Wisdom When wisdom is lacking, so is sanity. We see the political, scientific and religious madness of massive egos reflected everywhere – even in ordinary people’s conversations. There is a completely disconnection from reality; we know that wisdom … Continue reading →

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SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA

Sociology And The Dharma Sociology is the study of how people behave.Dharma is the study of why people behave. The nature of constructsand the nature of reality. Although an excellent method to clear the mind of social engineering, just sitting … Continue reading →

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LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE

Living In Our Bubble Living in the bubble of our mind points to a rigid structure of predictability, and is a tell-tale sign of pride. When we steer a conversation back to what we know – our favourite topics – … Continue reading →

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FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS

Feedback Is Vital For Progress We learn through others’ responses to us. Our reaction to that response should be non-judgemental and objective. Whether that reaction is positive, negative or neutral, it’s all about what happens in our mind. When we … Continue reading →

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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT

Pure Consciousness Is Innocent We all know – we have always known – but were led to believe instead. Our original state of pure consciousness merely observes, but because it ignores its original state, it becomes caught up in ideologies … Continue reading →

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THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS

The Ultimate Psyops The most dangerous thing about AI is that it makes people doubt everything and/or become dependent. Once we accept that AI is all knowing, it can also change the meaning of words – without us noticing. When … Continue reading →

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WAKING UP IS DISTURBING

Waking Up Is Disturbing When we wake up to our true reality of pure consciousness, we see what motivates people: desire, aversion and ignorance. Communication seems impossible because there’s no clarity as they’re still governed by whatever they like, don’t … Continue reading →

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FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT

From Sight To Insight There is a difference between what we see and how we see.Insight transforms a biased mind into clarity = divine splendour. The true voyage of discovery into the origin of our reality lies not in seeking … Continue reading →

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WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE?

We Know About Plato’s Cave … But Do We? We’ve all seen the drawings and descriptions of the cave with projections on its wall which represent consciousness thinking that the image on the wall of the mind is our reality. … Continue reading →

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LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS

Lost Soul, Lost Consciousness When we are looking for something interesting about our self, we’re lost souls, spirits, consciousness. People who indulge themselves in concepts can never find fulfilment. Chasing ideas is a fruitless activity. When we see this, judgment … Continue reading →

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RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA

Ritualistic Dharma And Real Dharma Ritualistic Dharma is formal meditations.Real Dharma is direct interaction with our mind. Practising rituals is the formal institutional routine that creates discipline.Informal practice is how we interact with our reactions. Ritualistic Dharma is not a … Continue reading →

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LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS

Loving Labels – Others’ Labels We take pride in knowing names and labels because they serve as a powerful form of social currency. Even though we didn’t create the products or the words ourselves, knowing them signals our status and … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING

There Is No Dharma, No Buddhism, Nothing Interesting In meditation, there is nothing other than spontaneous presence, the essence of non-duality.By getting hung up on labels, we create a duality and lose this moment Meditation is resting in pure, unconstructed … Continue reading →

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RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN

Retreats, And Going For A Bun After decades of retreats, the best thing now is not going.🙂Once you get it, you’ve got it.Total freedom and inexpensive. The best thing about retreats is the treat of leaving at the end and … Continue reading →

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HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING?

How Do We Know We Are Dreaming? We’re in a dream state when we’re lost in thought, and consciousness is caught up in autopilot predictable text. When we’re talking about the past or the future, we’re being self-hypnotised. We project … Continue reading →

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CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND

Clearing Away The Dark Ignorance of Mind Pure consciousness is the empty essence of mind. It’s what we are. From birth, consciousness attaches itself to the ideas we’ve picked up ideas from our environment. These thoughts cloud the mind, and … Continue reading →

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IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM?

Is The Exotic Escapism? Seeking the exotic can lead to conflict because we carry our internal realities wherever we go. When we treat unfamiliar cultures or novel experiences merely as an exit strategy from our daily lives, we miss their … Continue reading →

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WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM?

Why Does Life Feel Like a Scam? Life can feel like a giant scam when the traditional script of working hard, paying endless taxes and complying to new rules that don’t make sense fails to deliver the promised security and … Continue reading →

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KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION

Knowledge Without Compassion Knowledge without compassionis the same as compassion without knowledge. This is how the world is divided.Both sides feel good, but lack practicality. Knowledge without compassion feels right in theory, but harms people in practice by creating rigid … Continue reading →

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BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING

Believing Versus Knowing The nuance of reality. We have to know the difference between intellectual familiarity and mastery to have any sense of reality. Knowing the theory of a concept is entirely different from navigating its real-world nuances. Aristotle: “For … Continue reading →

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BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE

Born Into A Way Of Life We’re all are born into a tradition; a way of life. We can change traditions, but we are still the same consciousness. All we’re doing is swapping a set of ideas and names. Our … Continue reading →

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COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR

Compassion Only For Those Afar Compassion for those afar, but not for those close to us. The human phenomenon of feeling deep empathy for strangers or for global causes while struggling to show that same patience and kindness to the … Continue reading →

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ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING?

Are We Awake Or Dreaming? How do we know which? We’re awake when there is observation of thoughts and behaviour.We’re dreaming when we believe these thoughts and behaviour are what we are. There are two states of consciousness.Our dream state … Continue reading →

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DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR?

Did You Get What You Came For? Did you get you came for?Or did you just follow others’ desires? Some of us feel that this life isn’t right. That feeling is the question we want answered. We were – and … Continue reading →

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REALISING THE REAL TEACHER

Realising The Real Teacher Don’t go to an expert;go to the expert the expert goes to.🙂 We know someone is an ‘expert’ because of what they say and do.But the real expertise is non-verbal pure consciousness.And … we’re that! When … Continue reading →

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BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE

Belonging To An Unstable Tribe In order to belong, we repeat what others say and do. Repeating is social acceptance known as echolalia = social mirroring. Individuals who reflect the exact views of a leader or group reinforce biases without … Continue reading →

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WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH

Words Are Nearly True The reason this blog goes on and on about words is because of the pride to which we all succumb in using them. Words are nearly true. They are the menu that we have to taste. … Continue reading →

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THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT

The Less The Judgement, The More The Insight And the more time and space to see with clarity.What sees?Pure consciousness. If our mind is full of concepts that we place on top of whatever is experienced, we leave no room … Continue reading →

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IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS

If You’re Bonkers And You Know It, Clap Your Hands If you know it, celebrate.🙂 We’re brought up in bonkers environments of likes, dislikes and indifference, but if you know it, you’re in excellent company. The really bonkers people are … Continue reading →

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THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK

The Dharma Is In Life, Not In A Book The real Dharma is the raw experience of realisation that we are pure consciousness, rather than an academic theory in a book written by someone else. This direct experience is not … Continue reading →

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THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS

The Importance Of Recognising Blind Alleys In life, we have to go up and down some blind alleys until we realise the truth. This important process exhausts our library of misinformation; we have to eliminate the mental cobwebs to see … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE

Spirituality Isn’t A Performance Spirituality is consciousness realising the workings and machinations of the mind. Consciousness does nothing but observe; it is the observation that is ever-present. (The word ‘machination’ comes from the Latin machinari with the root machina – … Continue reading →

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WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS?

Why Go On About Happiness? Unconditionally happy people cannot be demoralised. When people realise what true happiness is, they are unpredictably inspired. This is the ultimate protection from any system of control; happy people can’t be governed. You can’t bribe … Continue reading →

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TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE?

To Write Or Not To Write? The Dharma is sort of a secret. If the Dharma is expounded to those who aren’t ready, it can cause them to to descend into the lower realms of gain and fame. But to … Continue reading →

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WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE?

Why Don’t People Know What They Are? They think they know, when they actually do know.That’s the paradox of life. People prefer a story about themselves and othersto their reality. We don’t know what we are because we confuse cultural … Continue reading →

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DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA?

Do You Want To Be A Bodhisattva? The right intention. There are nine levels of bodhisattvas, up to enlightenment. This vow to work for the benefit of others is not to be approached lightly, and means one’s life will never … Continue reading →

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WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED

Wisdom Is Useless Unless It Is Practised Daily practices for mental & spiritual resilience. Daily spiritual practice is merely remaining in clarity (divine splendour) which keeps us from being pulled into manufactured fear or division. The practice we choose helps … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?

What Happens When We Die? We don’t. Through discontent, consciousness continues to seek another embryo and another life until, realising contentment, we no longer need a body. You may say that’s all wishful thinking as you may see death differently; … Continue reading →

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THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING

The Importance Of Understanding What do we think life is all about? Our answer will reveal what life means to us.Is it about wealth, power, cleverness, skill …or understanding? The word ‘understanding’ does not mean knowing about something; it literally … Continue reading →

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WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS

We All Have Dark Pasts Dark means troubled.That’s why we’re here – to either lighten up or cover up! The purpose of life is to enlighten up, to know what we are, and leave all speculation behind. In taking our … Continue reading →

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MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST

Most People Live In The Past When we live in the past, we live in a dream world, repeating the same patterns day after day. We may see or argue that the universe was either started by a big bang … Continue reading →

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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG

Pure Consciousness Is Never Wrong Our senses maybe impaired and our mind full of concepts, but pure consciousness is still lucid and present. All we have to do is decommission the mind’s conditioning, and our assumption that its data is … Continue reading →

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IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE

In Emptiness, Words Are Just Noise When we realise that words about truth are just noise,the entire struggle to define reality ends. Words try to capture a reality of perfection – the same as art, music and poetry – but … Continue reading →

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THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY

The I Goes Back A Long Way We have been spinning around the universe for a very, very long time, trying to find where its at. Even if we can’t accept reincarnation, within this lifetime, we’ve been chasing a happiness … Continue reading →

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REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG

Realising Something Is Wrong We realise we were wrong in following othersbecause we were just following a trend. We think that following others is a short cut to the goal. Everyone assumes the person in front of them knows where … Continue reading →

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WORDS FILL OUR MIND

Words Fill Our Minds Words fill up our minds, obscuring consciousness. To see past the veil of words, we practise witnessing by simply notice them passing through the mind. This creates a gap of silence between the words, allowing consciousness … Continue reading →

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UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT

Unblocking Enlightenment Unblocking enlightenment requires shifting our approach from seeking a goal to undoing conditioning. The ultimate barrier to awakening is the intense desire to reach it. Because our true nature is already complete, the frantic search itself creates the … Continue reading →

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UNDOING PRIDE

Undoing Pride Undoing pride is the wisdom of realising that whatever we think we know, everyone else will realise in their own good time. This is the ultimate practice in intellectual humility and emotional maturity. It means stepping away from … Continue reading →

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