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- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
- MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE October 4, 2026
- WE ADOPT A STORY October 3, 2026
- SANITY IS WISDOM October 3, 2026
- SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA October 3, 2026
- LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE October 3, 2026
- FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS October 3, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT October 2, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS October 1, 2026
- WAKING UP IS DISTURBING October 1, 2026
- FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT September 30, 2026
- WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE? September 30, 2026
- LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS September 29, 2026
- RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA September 29, 2026
- LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS September 28, 2026
- THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING September 28, 2026
- RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN September 27, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING? September 27, 2026
- CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND September 26, 2026
- IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM? September 26, 2026
- WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM? September 26, 2026
- KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION September 25, 2026
- BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING September 24, 2026
- BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE September 23, 2026
- COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR September 22, 2026
- ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING? September 22, 2026
- DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR? September 22, 2026
- REALISING THE REAL TEACHER September 22, 2026
- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
- WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH September 20, 2026
- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
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GOD 2
God 2 Both God and beings are inconceivable. We’ve made them conceivable; they have become fantasies. And that’s where the problems start …
IT STANDS TO REASON
It Stands To Reason Higher consciousness has to be pure consciousness. Lower consciousness has to be impure consciousness. Higher consciousness sees without thought. Lower consciousness sees, and creates thoughts. It’s detrimental to the realisation that we have always been pure … Continue reading
RELIGION EXPLOITS OUR WEAKNESSES
Religion Exploits Our Weaknesses Religion exploits humanity’s greatest disease – low self-esteem – when we don’t feel right about what we are, and lack confidence in our abilities and potential. If we feel we’re not good enough, and that we … Continue reading
HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS
Higher Consciousness We cannot read, think, believe our way to a higher consciousness-heaven. Higher consciousness is pure consciousness beyond thoughts, which are man-made interpretations. If we cannot recognise pure consciousness, how can we recognise heaven, nirvana, paradise, our ultimate reality … Continue reading
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INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
Independent Thought Independent thought is a rare event. Thoughts capture our attention, and we repeat them. This is the prison we’re in – but once recognised, there is no prison. This recognition is the purpose of life.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS REAL?
How Do We Know What Is Real? How do we know what is real? First, we have to start with the word ‘know’. If we cannot know, then we cannot verify anything, so the ability to know is our starting … Continue reading
THE UNIVERSE IS NOT A RELIGION
The Universe Is Not A Religion The universe is not a religion. Dharma is not a religion. Dharma is words about our reality of pure consciousness that is reading this without the interpretations or diversions which confuse us. There’s no … Continue reading
HOW IS CONSCIOUSNESS HAPPINESS?
How Is Consciousness Happiness? How is consciousness happiness? Happiness is realising the answer to our reality. Whatever appears, physically or in the mind, is observed by consciousness. No consciousness; no point to anything. When pure observation is taking place – … Continue reading
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BECOMING ANNOYED
Becoming Annoyed We become annoyed, upset or anxious when something happens which we feel isn’t ‘right’, and we might be able to do something about it. If, however, we see that every thing isn’t right, we can’t do anything about … Continue reading
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THE HARM FROM QUOTING OTHERS
The Harm From Quoting Others The harm we do by quoting others and trying to impress is the cause of conflict. When we quote what others say or mention their names, we’re projecting, giving ourselves some sense of authority by … Continue reading
REALITY BEYOND WORDS
Reality Beyond Words Our reality of pure consciousness is beyond words and names. To experience this reality, we meditate, which is a method to come to mental stillness. Once still, we drop the method, and rest in pure consciousness, pure … Continue reading
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HELL AND PARADISE
Hell And Paradise Hell and Paradise are in the same place – the mind – right here, right now, and nowhere else. Paradise is the pure space of cognisance. Hell is whatever we put into that space. If we are … Continue reading
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EVIL INFLUENCES DECAY
Evil Influences Decay Evil is allowed because evil is running the show. People are influenced to accept something, and then the tables are turned and they’re exploited, portrayed as the guilty. The history of life on earth is one of … Continue reading
JUST HOW GULLIBLE ARE PEOPLE?
Just How Gullible Are People? Gullible: easily persuaded to believe. How does this happen?We are led to believe from birth, and we go on believing.
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KINDRED SPIRITS
Kindred Spirits We have never met, but we recognise something similar to our own feeling. We see the world as absurd, but there is a correctness about it. We reap what we sow: cause and effect. We may feel jaded, … Continue reading
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OMNISCIENT WISDOM IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT
Omniscient Wisdom Is Our Birthright Omniscient wisdom is our birthright, but we’d rather feel clever instead. This is how evil works. So close, but so far. For this reason, it’s so important to recognise the difference between essence and the … Continue reading
LET’S START FROM THE BEGINNING … AGAIN
Let’s Start From The Beginning … Again It’s the place to be! We want to be happy, but we aren’t. We seek something better, but we can’t find it. We know there is more to us, but we can’t verbalise … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESSS GIVES PURPOSE TO LIFE
Consciousness Gives Purpose To Life It is essential to recognise consciousness which gives purpose to life. Otherwise, we are just being entertained/distracted by those who don’t want us to recognise our true reality. Why not? Because they would have no … Continue reading
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THE POWER OF ENTERTAINMENT/EDUCATION
The Power Of Entertainment/Education Entertainment is the ancient craft of communicating by telling stories, be they in images or words. It is the means by which people pass on their cultural values, The entertainment industry – which has been adapted to suit any … Continue reading
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIMICRY AND UNDERSTANDING
The Difference Between Mimicry And Understanding Mimicry: quoting and acting like others. Understanding: direct, raw experience. Raw: strong and undisguised, frank and realistic.
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THERE IS A CONDITION WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT
There Is A Condition We Cannot Talk About There is a condition we cannot talk about. Talking about it only goes so far, and then stops. That’s what philosophers do. Pure experience is beyond talk. There is a huge difference … Continue reading
INTERACTING IN A CONSCIOUS WAY
Interacting in A Conscious Way This is as rare as a blind turtle coming to the surface of a deep ocean once every hundred years, and putting its head through a rubber ring. 😀 Give up hope. 😀
MEDITATION IN ACTION
Meditation In Action When we hear or read information but don’t have actual experience, we become talkative to compensate for our lack of understanding. We guess, believe, assume, have opinions – all of which are acceptance without experience that leads … Continue reading
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WEARING OUR SELF OUT
Wearing Our Self Out There comes a time when we’re fed up with the way we all react. It’s like everyone is addicted to a tradition of some sort to all think the same way. They may seem happy enough … Continue reading
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DON’T MAKE IT ACADEMIC OR RELIGIOUS
Don’t Make It Academic Or Religious Don’t make it academic or religious – ‘it’ being our natural state of pure consciousness. If we make this into something, we turn off the light of clarity, and become heavy and serious.
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SANTISING INFORMATION
Sanitising Informatiion Sanitising information is removing data from the mind, and replacing it with another version to make something acceptable/believable. Euphemisms are used to play down information likely to disturb people. No! Wake them up to the reality! A lie … Continue reading
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MEDITATION IS HANGING LOOSE
Meditation Is Hanging Loose … Meditation is hanging loose … not uptight at all. Meditation is suspension in the stillness of clarity. It’s just being open.
THE WORLD IS SICK IN BODY AND MIND
The World Is Sick In Body and Mind The world is sick in body and mind, and there is a reason. It’s profitable, and for profit, you need power. Our bodies and minds are delicate devices; be aware of what … Continue reading
WHAT GIVES ME SORROW?
What Gives Me Sorrow? What gives me sorrow? What gives me joy? What gives me sorry is the tap leaking and I don’t know why, and I can’t afford a plumber. What gives me joy is understanding, on investigation, why … Continue reading
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THE UNPROFITABLE WORKINGS OF THE WORLD
The Unprofitable Workings Of This World How weary and unprofitable are the workings of this world. In an unweeded garden, gross things grow. (sort of borrowed from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.) This sentiment turns our mind to deeper things.
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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE IS PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTICE
Spiritual Practice Is Psychological Practice Spiritual practice has to be practised to be practical 🙂 It must solve our problems, dissatisfaction and suffering. When we can do that, we are able to benefit others. Chanting and meditation don’t do this. … Continue reading
DIFFERENT PEOPLE SAY DIFFERENT THINGS
Different People Say Different Things We hear a lot different things, so we have to choose what makes sense to us. The important thing is not to criticise others because that comes from a reaction in our mind, and we … Continue reading
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GIVING UP HOPE IS HEAVEN
Giving Up Hope Is Heaven Giving up hope is Heaven, Nirvana, Dzogchen, Tao, Zen … There is nothing to hold onto, and nothing to fear. The moment I gave up Buddhism and followed the Buddha’s instruction of “Don’t take my … Continue reading
ARE YOU IN HEAVEN?
Are You In Heaven? Are you in heaven? If you’re not, where are you? Heaven – or Nirvana – isn’t a place. It is the pure essence of consciousness. If we don’t recognise this, we are in hell. We actually … Continue reading
NOT BELIEVING CAN GET YOU ARRESTED
Not Believing Can Get You Arrested The power of belief is to make people stupid. There are those who believe the world is flat. To say otherwise is said to cause them harassment, alarm and distress – which in itself … Continue reading
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FOOL ME TWICE
Fool Me Twice Fool me once, shame on them. Fool me twice, shame on me. After being tricked once, we should learn from our mistakes and avoid being tricked in the same way again. But we’re fooled into reacting, time and time again. It is our reactions that … Continue reading
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WE CANNOT MAKE PURE CONSCIOUSNESS HAPPEN
We Cannot Make Pure Consciousness Happen We cannot make pure consciousness – the reality of the infinite universe – happen. It’s already present in every sentient being. It’s not a creation, it’s what we are. All we have to do … Continue reading
WERE WE WISER?
Were We Wiser? Humans may be very clever now, but are we wiser than we were thousands of years ago? We can manipulate DNA, create nano technology, stare at screens, believe what we see to be real … but are … Continue reading
THE INVASION
The Invasion The essence of our mind is pure consciousness, the clarity of pure perception and the clear light of enlightenment. However, our minds have been modified to accept elaborate concepts which cloud this pure vision. We are already on … Continue reading
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NOT REALISING THE TROUBLE WE ARE IN
Not Realising The Trouble We Are In Not realising the trouble we’re in, we plod along in chaos and confusion, and think it’s normal. Realisation is seeing that this ‘trouble’ has no reality and is the perfect place to be. … Continue reading
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OUR INTELLIGENCE REVEALS OUR STUPIDITY
Our Intelligence Reveals Our Stupidity We may know about this and that, and even be experts about this and that, but how much wisdom is there? How much E.Q. = emotional quotient = control of our mind? We learn to … Continue reading
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LIVING IN AN ILLUSION
Living In An Illusion Most sentient beings live in an illusion of reality. Illusion: from Latin illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’. We are born, educated to fit in, become clever, read the ‘news’, go shopping, grow old and die … that’s it. Our … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE POINT OF MIRACLES?
What Is the Point Of Miracles? What’s the point of a rainbow body (where the physical body transmutes into light), walking on water, leaving footprints in rocks … ? When miracles are hearsay, they are pointless. They may be real, … Continue reading
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TURNING OUR REALITY INTO A RELIGION
Turning Our Reality Into A Religion Being in a group should make us feel genuinely supported, but it doesn’t. It’s competitive, because people have different levels of understanding. Our reality is resting in original pure consciousness. In that moment, there … Continue reading
A HYPNOTIST KNOWS WHEN A SUBJECT IS READY
A Hypnotist Knows When A Subject Is Ready Hypnotists collect data. If we don’t know the state of our mind, others do.
THE WRONG SHOPPING LIST
The Wrong Shopping List Realising our enlightened essence isn’t out of reach; it’s already present. But this essence is piled high with concepts in the mind. Our problem is eliminating the heap of ideas we’ve borrowed from others’ ‘shopping lists’. … Continue reading
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BEING TOLD HOW TO THINK
Being Told How To Think Being told how to think is indoctrination. Indoctrination is the process of instilling an ideology into people in order to avoid critical analysis. This can be called ‘socialisation’, ensuring that we run smoothly within a system. It’s a form … Continue reading
WHAT ADAM AND EVE WERE TOLD
What Adam And Eve Were Told When Adam and Eve were told not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, this meant that our pure state of consciousness is beyond good and evil. Good and evil … Continue reading
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