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IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW

If You Think You Know If you think you know, it’s just a concept. Knowing about something is not knowing; it’s just an idea.  Samsara/human life is a vicious cycle of confusion compounded by further confusion. It’s the trap in which we humans exist, dependent on … Continue reading

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SAPIENCE MEANS WISE

Sapience Means Wise We are meant to be wise, and not just clever: all creatures have to be clever to survive. Cleverness is knowing about reality.Wisdom is being the reality.

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THE PROBLEM IS ‘YOU’

The Problem Is ‘You’  What’s wrong with you is ‘you’.When recognised, ‘you’ is the solution. There is a made-up, imitation ‘you’ constructed on ideas gleaned from our early environment and life experiences, and there’s a real you, which is the … Continue reading

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WORDS ARE PROJECTIONS

Words Are Projections Words reveal the state of our mind, and they also reveal the state of consciousness. If we cling to words, we become blind to experience. When we are silent, the mind is clear, consciousness is pure, and we are what … Continue reading

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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

Better The Devil You Know  Better the devil you knowthan the devil you don’t. Really! Demons come in many charming disguises.Be careful what you conjure up! Charm: control or achieve as if by magic. Middle Englis:incantation or magic spell, from Latin  ‘carmen’ – song, verse, incantation.

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IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS

It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This We don’t have to become a projection of others’ thoughts.We can change!

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IT ONLY SEEMS REAL

It Only Seems Real When we encounter pictures, words, conversations … these seem real, but they’re only recording machines. We wake up when we realise that we’ve heard it all before.  Things seem real only because we’ve became used to … Continue reading

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DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

Don’t Believe A Word Words are spells that cast images in the mind, and we believe in these distractions.  The reality of our natural wisdom is beyond words.  When we drop all our words,what’s left?

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THE NAKED TRUTH

The Naked Truth The naked truth needs no embellishments. Truth is that which never changes, and that’s consciousness. Consciousness is naked because there is nothing covering it,except our ideas.

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HAPPINESS: NO LONGER GOVERNED BY OTHERS’ THOUGHTS

Happiness: No Longer Governed By Others’ Thoughts Once we’re free of collective thinking, we start to see how collective thinking came about – by suggestions, which turn into beliefs, and create bewilderment. Happiness is being free of confusion.

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A SOBERING THOUGHT

A Sobering Thought Beings in infinite space billions of light years away from Earth will have the same pure consciousness as us. All creatures are aware, and therefore conscious, and experience feelings. They may have bigger heads, greater minds or … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM IS ‘YOU’

The Problem Is ‘You’ If you don’t realise our ultimate reality, you are the problem. You/I/ego is a self-designation built on collective ideas which creates an illusion of an identity that gets in the way of pure perception. We become so … Continue reading

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RESOLVING THAT WHICH ASKS THE QUESTIONS

Resolving That Which Asks The Questions It’s not the brain or the mind that asks questions; these are merely storage facilities of memories – the hard drive and soft drive of old answers. The questioning comes from consciousness, but we … Continue reading

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THE FOOL AND INFINITY

The Fool And Infinity Fools either ignore infinity or cannot comprehend it.  Infinity cannot be imagined, only realised through infinite consciousness. What is important is here and now,not then.

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THE TRUTH OF EXISTENCE

The Truth Of Existence The essence of a person is pure consciousness but, because of a confused mind, consciousness adopted a form, a projection. We’re doing this right now. The purpose of life is to remember what we are, rather … Continue reading

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POINTLESSNESS

Pointlessness The antidote to pointlessness is gratitude. This will be different for everyone.It’s being thankful that something has happened, or hasn’t happened. Life has great meaning; all we have to do is just see.Holding on to a feeling of pointlessness … Continue reading

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FANTASISING VERSUS REALISING

Fantasising Versus Realising When we fantasise, we indulge in daydreaming.We fantasise about what’s ‘out there’. When we understand that fantasising is a distraction,we realise that consciousness is the arbiter of reality,and we are no longer daydreaming and fantasising. Philosophy is fantasising; it’s … Continue reading

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ACCUMULATION OF MERIT AND WISDOM

Accumulation Of Merit And Wisdom Merit = fortunate circumstances.Wisdom = right understanding. There are two accumulations – merit and wisdom – which enhance spiritual development through a constancy of resting in pure awareness. If we have genuine bodhicitta (the way … Continue reading

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CONCEPTS/WORDS CLOUD THE MIND

Concepts/Words Cloud The Mind Pure mind is pure consciousness; it’s the clarity of what we are. Clarity is beyond words. It’s that simple.  When consciousness becomes lost in concepts/words, we lose that clarity, and become confused. We, in truth, are beyond words. … Continue reading

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PURE PERCEPTION COMES BEFORE WORDS

Pure Perception Comes Before Words There are no beliefs in pure perception.Belief comes from words. If anyone says, “In the beginning was the word”,they are not telling the truth. Pure perception is our ultimate reality.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

It’s All About The Quality Of Consciousness We are consciousness. We are not this mind, full of ideas of gain and fame; that is a fool’s errand, a futile wild-goose chase in an attempt to realise the ultimate truth of … Continue reading

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HEAVEN AND HELL 2

Heaven In Hell 2 Heaven is clarity – our awakened state.Hell is opinions – our dream state. Clarity: divine splendour.Opinion: thought, belief. Hell is a contaminated mind.Heaven is the pure state of mind.

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HEAVEN IN HELL

Heaven In Hell Hell is constant conflict.When we realise that conflict has no reality, we are in heaven. Can heaven and hell be anything else?

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LOOKING FOR ANSWERS?

Looking For Answers? Looking for answers? Look within the mind.The observation of how it works tells us everything. The truth is definitely not about adopting answers.

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BEING AWARE IN EXPERIENCE

Being Aware In Experience Being aware in experience is a continual process of non-attachment, therefore there is nothing to let go of. This is our pure state of being.  A confused life is based on opinions about experience, creating a narrative of ‘my … Continue reading

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WHAT IS MEDITATION?

What Is Meditation? Meditation is remaining pure being in the midst of experience. Holding onto memories is poverty. There is richness in spontaneity. Pure being never changes in experience.Be decided rather than undecided.

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PEOPLE ARE ILL-PREPARED FOR THE DHARMA

People Are Ill-Prepared For The Dharma We may know about the words and the rituals, but Dharma is the remedy to eliminate suffering. We first have to first recognise suffering, not just as a theory. The Dharma is not an … Continue reading

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THE RIGHT TIME FOR DHARMA

The Right Time For Dharma The right time for Dharma is when we experience dis-order with the suffering of negative emotions. Without this, the Dharma is useless as it’s just words. It’s like medicine; there is no point in taking … Continue reading

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BUDDHISTS, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, OVERDO IT

Buddhists, Like Everyone Else, Overdo It Humans are obsessive, overly-dramatic creatures. We like sensation and spectacle which bypasses our common sense. As humans, we overdo everything because of psychological disorders, such as perfectionism, fear of failure, peer pressure, validation …  … Continue reading

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IT’S OBVIOUS WHEN POINTED OUT

It’s Obvious When Pointed Out Clarifying a broken system. The system we all live in isn’t broken; it’s created and maintained to be that way. There aren’t different ‘political’ parties- it’s one party with opposite facets. Most people are unaware … Continue reading

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DISTRACTION AND OVER-REACTION

Distraction And Over-Reaction This is how the world is … trained. We as humans, get over-stimulated and carried away; we lose our minds to fascinations. For most of us, this is the process of life, as we’re constantly distracted and … Continue reading

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HAS THE CHEESE SLID OFF YOUR CRACKER?

Has The Cheese Slid Off Your Cracker? Are we separated from reality? Of course, we’d all say no.But do we truly know what reality is? Asking this very question will start the process to put the cheese back.🙂

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THE JOY AND SORROW OF REALISATION

The Joy And Sorrow Of Realisation The joy is clarity without being encumbered by opinions and beliefs.The sorrow is no longer being inspired by others’ opinions and beliefs. There are very few people without opinions and beliefs.😀

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INDOCTRINATION MUDDIES THE WATER

Indoctrination Muddies The Water Indoctrination is Mara activity. I once spoke with someone about consciousness, saying that we didn’t have consciousness, but that we wereconsciousness. All he wanted to know was where consciousness came from. This showed an indoctrination – a residue of … Continue reading

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ALL SENTIENT BEINGS ARE SCIENTISTS

All Sentient Beings Are Scientists All sentient beings are scientists;we have to be to survive. As humans, we have more and more information available to us – in fact, too much. When we investigate we look through our mind-microscope to … Continue reading

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NEGATIVE COMMENTS SAY MORE …

Negative Comments Say More … Negative comments say more about the commentator. It’s right to question, but if questioning is used as a weapon, it’s the work of Mara. If we only judge by our own standard of understanding, we’ll … Continue reading

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THE SADNESS OF WISDOM

The Sadness Of Wisdom Once we realise our true reality, we want to help others to realise this as well. It’s quite simple; we are the spirit of pure awareness, pure consciousness, dwelling in a temporary body. Realising this answers … Continue reading

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THE BODHISATTVA VOW

Bodhisattva Vow 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 taken lightly; taking this vow means one’s life will never be the same … Continue reading

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UNLESS WE PRACTISE

Unless We Practise Unless we practise, we won’t know what the words mean. But what do we practise?  We practise being aware of both the habitual patterns in our mind which cause conflict, and that which observes this pattern of behaviour. … Continue reading

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WE DON’T HAVE TO AGREE WITH TEACHERS

We Don’t Have To Agree With Teachers To say that we don’t have to agree with teachers is not to say that they’re wrong, but that their approach may not suit us.  It all depends at what level someone is … Continue reading

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THE WISDOM OF TRANSFORMING OUR EMOTIONS

The Wisdom Of Transforming Our Emotions Our emotions, such as pride, anger, jealousy, desire, indifference, or just plain annoyance, control our lives. We can transform our emotions through reasoning, and direct first-hand experience. Our emotions protect our idea of self … Continue reading

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WHY ARE WE SO READY TO BELIEVE?

Why Are We So Ready To Believe? Why are we so ready to believe?Stimulation. Stimulation:Encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active.The action of arousing interest, enthusiasm, or excitement.The raising of levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body, or any biological system. From birth, we are over-stimulated by stories, and then news. Once we’re stimulated, we want … Continue reading

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UNTIL WE ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING

Until We Acknowledge Suffering Until we acknowledge suffering, we will never realise the truth of suffering, or its cause. Why not? Because we are either satisfied with how things are now, or we cover up dissatisfaction with form. Form: a mould of ideas … Continue reading

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WANT A GOOD READ?

Want A Good Read? If we only read others’ stories,we’ll think they’re our stories. Want a good read?Then read your own mind.  It’s full of stories, beliefs, deceptions and traumas, all of which affect the way we see life.  It’s also … Continue reading

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SIMPLE EVIL – SIMPLE GOODNESS

Simple Evil – Simple Goodness When we can think for ourselves, we may come to a particular conclusion that others cannot see or don’t agree with. The realisation of our true reality of pure consciousness is simple; we just have … Continue reading

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KARMA IS DHARMA

Karma Is Dharma Karma is the habitual tendencieswhich obscure our true reality. Karma is Dharmabecause it shows us these tendencies. The purpose of life isn’t complicated.Resting in pure awareness, there is nothing else.No worries, no blame, empty of contrivances. We … Continue reading

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RELIGION IS MIND CONTROL

Religion Is Mind Control Religion is mind control.Spirituality is mind control. Just to be clear:Religion is group-think.Spirituality is uni-think. We control our mind by noticing that we are distracted. Just be aware. 

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SHATTERED EGO

Shattered Ego Ego is a fragile thing, as it’s easily activated through pride. Ego is Mara activity.  To the wise, however, Mara activity is a good sign, as we acknowledge its presence and remain at peace.  In this way, Mara … Continue reading

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IS THE UNIVERSE AN ILLUSION?

Is the Universe An Illusion? It can be said that the universe is an illusion. All matter comes and goes; it’s never constant, and thus, all things are impermanent.  There are only three unchanging factors: infinite space, awareness of that … Continue reading

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MARA IS THE PATH

Mara Is The Path ‘Mara’ is the Sanskrit word for demonic activity; it’s the evil-doing that causes confusion, chaos, and conflict because of a belief in a self-image.  As long as we hold on to anything, that is Mara activity. … Continue reading

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