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WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE?

Why Do We Prefer Stories To Direct Experience? Why do we prefer stories to direct experience? We’ve been brought up with stories, and they’re all we talk about. The media and the entertainment business are complete in stories. Religion is … Continue reading

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ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF?

Are We A Lifestyle, Or Life Itself? ‘Lifestyle’ refers to the specific way an individual, group, or culture lives and behaves. Where we live, what we eat, our job, our values beliefs, and personal outlook … all shape our lifestyle. It … Continue reading

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THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE

The Age Of Decline – The Age Of Nonsense In this age of decline, we have to be very careful what choices we make and follow. Living by facts can turn out to be nonsense, as this means we live … Continue reading

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LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S

Look At Your Own Mind, Rather Than Someone Else’s If we want to realise the ultimate truth, we have to look into our own mind, rather than someone else’s, or a book. In following others’ words – even those of … Continue reading

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THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM

There Are Many Aspects To Tibetan Buddhism There are many aspects to Tibetan Buddhism; we have to choose what suits, and makes sense to us. And our understanding can change. The many traditions come from others deciding what makes sense … Continue reading

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WHAT IS WISDOM?

What Is Wisdom? It’s always present. Wisdom is knowing that we are, in essence, pure consciousness, while observing what obscures this essence. Once this is realised, we understand how beings ignore essence for something more juicy. The highest wisdom is … Continue reading

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THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION

The Ultimate Act Of Rebellion The ultimate act of rebellion:looking inwards instead of outwards. We are encouraged to look, look, look,but we never see the awareness that is looking. It’s a neat little trick.

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AN ALIENS VIEW

An Alien’s View An alien would see a planet full of beings constantly in conflict with one another and so, warlike. The entire civilisation at odds with whatever’s in their particular manual for life. Aliens wouldn’t therefore be interested in … Continue reading

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PRAYER IS HOPE

Prayer Is Hope Prayer may strengthen belief and convince us to achieve things,but it cannot accelerate wisdom.

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COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE

Compassion Doesn’t Mean We Like Someone Compassion is understanding someone, rather than liking them or enjoying their company. It is recognising another’s suffering and having a benevolent wish for their relief, regardless of how we feel about their personality or … Continue reading

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DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS

Depression Suddenly Lifts Sometimes we look at the world, and it appears terrible. It’s not the world, it’s the people, and it’s very depressing. There is nothing we can do about this. We know the world isn’t going to change. … Continue reading

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THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS

The Joy Of Meeting Idiots There aren’t many idiots around.🙂 The word ‘idiot’ originally meant a private person, one who was not part of official affairs, someone outside the system. It comes from ‘idiosyncrasy’, meaning one’s own ‘private mixture’ which … Continue reading

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IT’S AMAZING

It’s Amazing Realising that we are pure consciousness isn’t amazing, because it’s our natural state. Just look, see and drop any claiming or identification. There’s nothing to shout about. What is amazing is that people don’t get it, even when … Continue reading

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UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES

Unified Division – And The Consequences We are products of the ‘hidden hands’,which is the reason for our being stuck in the mud of confusion and suffering. Failure is a prerequisite for conflict between people. Keeping us focused on fighting … Continue reading

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WE SELF CENSOR … WHY?

We Self Censor … Why? If we fear our words, this leads to censorship, and a fear of being ostracised or even arrested. We stop engaging with certain topics and meaningful conversations. Censorship is about stopping the spread of ‘disinformation’ … Continue reading

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THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL

The Difficulty Of Knowing What Is Real It’s not just AI that can confuse us about what is real and what isn’t; the Buddha’s teaching is also a virtual reality. This cannot be said too often. The reality is not … Continue reading

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WHY DO WE DOUBT?

Why Do We Doubt? We live in a battle between nature and nurture – that which we intuitively know, and that which we’re told to know. In reality, we are knowingness itself – pure perception, pure awareness, pure consciousness, enlightened … Continue reading

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IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK

It’s A Massive Shock It’s a massive shock the first time we realise we’ve been living in others’ beliefs. That shock is actually a signal that we have the ability to step back and watch our own mind at work. … Continue reading

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TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’

Try Not Getting Back To ‘Normal’ We feel stressed, but any idea of getting back to worldly ‘normal’ is what caused our stress in the first place. Trying to return to others’ normal feels like running back into a burning … Continue reading

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THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED

The Tactic Hasn’t Aged Most humans don’t know what they are. Humans operate on default behavioural patterns – autopilot – created by their environment; this is a subconscious imprinting rather than a conscious choice, because we don’t know that we … Continue reading

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INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY?

Interconnectedness – Unison Or Harmony? Has there ever been an experience of true unison or harmony that was not dictated by an agency? There’s a sharp line between the ideal of human connection, and the reality. Unison implies moving as … Continue reading

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THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER

The Curse Of The Messenger Too few people want change;they prefer what they’re accustomed to. As soon as a raw truth enters human language, an organised system ensures that that truth begins to wither, and life goes back to ‘usual’. … Continue reading

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FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL

Fibonacci: The Laws Of Survival The mathematical spiral on which everything is created.The wow! The spiral or golden ratio scales up and down, it is the interplay of attraction and repulsion, provides a profound understanding of how the universe and … Continue reading

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THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO

The Fibonacci Effect – The Golden Ratio The Fibonacci effect: attraction and repulsion are the building blocks of the universe.The Golden Ratio: the blueprint for how matter – and the infinite universe – organises itself. Attraction is the pull toward … Continue reading

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THE POWER OF FIBONACCI

The Power Of Fibonacci The power of the Fibonacci sequence is the fundamental blueprint for growth and efficiency found throughout the natural world. It’s often called ‘nature’s secret code’ – the Golden Ratio – and it’s the tool ensuring survival. … Continue reading

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THE FIBONACCI EFFECT

The Fibonacci Effect Attraction and repulsion are the building blocks of the universe. The Fibonacci sequence is the blueprint for growth. Attraction and repulsion are the engines that build the physical universe. At every scale, the universe is a balancing … Continue reading

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QUESTIONING TRUTH

Questioning Truth Someone says something that is the truth and, before we know it, we get carried away.Just because someone says something is true doesn’t mean we know it’s true. This is why we are advised to test the words … Continue reading

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BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT

Beyond A Shadow Of Doubt We may go along with something or someone, but there is a hesitation, a shadow that crosses the mind. By acknowledging the laws of attraction, aversion and indifference, we can identify that doubt. Are we … Continue reading

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THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER

The Wonder Of Being A Late Developer Being a late developer means one’s brain hasn’t yet fully developed. It appears that everyone else seems to know what to do and how to do it; they’ve learnt all the right words … Continue reading

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WOUND MEANS SUFFERING

Wound Means Suffering We often hear spiritual teachers laugh at modern students for being ‘wounded’. This is not only a pity, but a huge misunderstanding. The first noble truth is admitting that we are suffering … wounded. The wound is … Continue reading

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PREDICTABLE SUFFERING

Predictable Suffering In clinging to a routine, we become predictable. The ego craves boundaries; it wants names, a history, and a set routine to belong to because these things provide a sense of solid ground. We wish for something to … Continue reading

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NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE)

Nature (Buddha-Nature) Versus Nurture (Mara-Nature) Buddha-nature is the clarity of pure consciousness.Mara-nature is the competitive survival of self consciousness. Pure consciousness is understanding.Self consciousness is misunderstanding. Pure consciousness is pure experience.Mara consciousness is wanting experiences. Buddha-nature restores.Mara-nature disrupts.

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BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY

Being Buddhist Is Being Ordinary It’s not about projecting an image. Ordinary: with no outer special or distinctive features; normal, not interesting or exceptional; commonplace. The extraordinary is within perception. Being Buddhist, we should know how to be decent human beings. Unfortunately, for many years, people have … Continue reading

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A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape Realising the essence of the Dharma– that we are pure consciousness –shows us how to utilise and transcend Samsara. Good motivation, good merit, good luck.

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SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG

Suddenly Not Feeling Wrong A different approach is realised. Tibetan Buddhism is unique in its strong, colourful, disciplined tradition, and it’s true on every levels. As in all traditions, each teacher has their own way of expressing these teachings. If … Continue reading

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REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION

Realisation Comes From Dropping The Meditation No one realised their true reality in meditation.Realisation only occurs when we drop the meditation.Meditation is doing-a-method to focus, being undistracted.Once we can rest in no man’s land, we drop the method and just … Continue reading

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WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE

We Cannot Not Communicate Silence communicates a message, an invisible barrier that we all feel. It can be genuine communication, but usually, silent head-butting speaks volumes. There are two aspects to silent head-butting: in the animal world, it is a … Continue reading

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WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED

We’ve Been Substantially Altered We’ve been substantially altered.If the goal is manipulation, then chaos isn’t a failure;it’s a requirement for learnt helplessness. Consciousness has to battle with our brain, which is a construct of our environment. A huge part of … Continue reading

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WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY?

What Is Our Ultimate Reality? Knowing puts our mind at ease. Pure spontaneous consciousness is this moment now, which cannot be found. This is our ultimate reality to be realised, leading to profound peace and liberation from all conflict. Conflict … Continue reading

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OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM

Our Collective Problem We’ve been bamboozled for so long that we reject any evidence of the bamboozle, because it becomes too painful to acknowledge. Bamboozle: 18th century; tricking, deceiving, or mystifying someone. When we lack a clear path forward, this … Continue reading

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IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD

In The Beginning Was The Word Why do we believe this?What do we know? Our brains are the product of the language they consume, and therefore we become a product of inherited words. Through neuroplasticity, the words we hear and … Continue reading

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WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA

When News Is Propaganda When news is selected to support a specific agenda while ignoring or suppressing conflicting information, it functions as news-propaganda. In this form, news is no longer a tool for independent scrutiny but a vehicle for persuasion, … Continue reading

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IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

Impure Consciousness And Pure Consciousness This is a subject we don’t look at,but it has a good resolution. Pure consciousness is the uncontaminated essence of mind – it’s what we are.Impure consciousness is pure consciousness that is attached to thoughts … Continue reading

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WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING?

Why Does Buddhism Goes On About Suffering? Our true nature is pure consciousness beyond ideas, emotions and the material world. It’s the view by which everything can be known. The relief of realising this is unconditional happiness … with a … Continue reading

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UN-REINFORCING THE I

Un-Reinforcing The I The I, self or ego is our collection of ideas/karma which requires constant validation – and it’s precisely what has to be invalidated. If we do not eliminate the effects of our past – memories/programming – the … Continue reading

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“THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US”

“The Odds Are Stacked Against Us” “The odds are stacked against us” is an idiom meaning that success is highly unlikely due to overwhelming obstacles and unfavourable circumstances, making the maintenance of sanity challenging. It indicates that external factors are … Continue reading

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DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS?

Do You Feel Monachopsis?🙂 Monachopsis: a sense of unease. The word monachopsis is formed from two Greek components: monakhós meaning ‘single’ or ‘solitary’ and ópsis meaning ‘view,’ ‘sight,’ or ‘vision’. This is a common feeling of not belonging anywhere; it’s a … Continue reading

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ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS?

One Light Or Many Lights? Are we all one consciousness or many consciousnesses? The light – or clarity – of consciousness is our pure state. It’s what we are, whether we like it or not. 🙂 The question arises: are … Continue reading

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WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND?

What Is Our Common Ground? It cannot be our beliefs, as people have different beliefs. Our common ground is pure consciousness. In traditions like Dzogchen, it is the primordial ground of the original unchanging nature of reality; luminous clarity, empty … Continue reading

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DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE

Don’t Let Damage Control Your Life We are all damaged in some way by desire, aversion and indifference but, unfortunately, most of us don’t realise how damaged we are. Supportive communication starts the healing. Unfortunately, the damage caused by fear … Continue reading

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