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STABILITY IN WHATEVER OCCURS

Stability In Whatever Occurs  We’ve experienced waves of karmic impulses, both pleasant (inspirations) and unpleasant (doubts), from beginningless time. They just turn up. These packages of wonder create the situations for us to work with in order to dissolve confusion … Continue reading

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LETTING GO OF THE PAST

Letting Go Of The Past It’s obvious that the past no longer exists, but its effects are still felt. This moment that we live in now will, in the future, be the past, and so won’t exist, but its effects … Continue reading

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CLARITY CAN’T BE A BAD THING

Clarity Can’t Be A Bad Thing The definition of the word ‘clarity’ is divine splendour; it is that powerful. It’s well worth appreciating. Clarity is being open-minded, willing to consider everything in an unprejudiced way. We don’t have clarity; we are clarity – which is pure consciousness – but … Continue reading

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WRITING A BLOG

Writing A Blog Writing a blog is like drawing in a sketch book; through practice and realisation,  realisation evolves. You look back and see what you held on to. Realisation is an ongoing experience. It’s why I cannot write a … Continue reading

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DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND

Don’t Try To Understand You cannot think the Dharma. Dharma is pure experience.

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DON’T MAKE A MEAL OF THE DHARMA

Don’t Make A Meal Of The Dharma Don’t make a meal of the Dharma.It will give you indigestion. ‘Make a meal out of it’ is to spend more time or energy doing something that isn’t necessary. Dharma is not a … Continue reading

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WHAT IF THERE WAS NO ENLIGHTENMENT OR REINCARNATION?

What If There Was No Enlightenment Or Reincarnation? If there was no enlightenment or reincarnation, would it make any difference to the Buddha’s teaching? No. The reality that pure awareness is present in an ever-changing world of deception still holds … Continue reading

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WE DO NOT HAVE TO LEARN DHARMA

We Do Not Have To Learn Dharma Learning terminology and symbols doesn’t mean that we realise the Dharma. It is through realising that we are the Dharma that the Dharma manifests.

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WHERE DID I GO RIGHT?

Where Did I Go Right? 🙂 We spend our lives following others who follow others, who have been following others for thousands of years. Sounds a bit fishy, doesn’t it? For me, following others was miserable and felt wrong as … Continue reading

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WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT?

Which Is More Important? Which is more important:interesting facts or realisation? They are two opposing paths.Facts are learnt words, while realisation is original experience. Academic: not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest.

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WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?

What Is Pure Consciousness? We are consciousness; we cannot be anything else, but we’re attached to our ideas in the mind. Consciousness is the cognisant space of mind. We are not what we can see, but fall into the trap … Continue reading Continue reading

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THE STATE OF IRONY – THE LIAR PARADOX

The State Of Irony – The Liar Paradox Irony is a state of affairs that’s contrary to what one expects. For instance, we judge others, but don’t expect to be judged back; judging others according to our ideas is what divides us. … Continue reading

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ONLY YOU CAN KNOW THE TRUTH

Only You Can Know The Truth The internet is full of information. Other people are full of information. This blog is full of information. How do we know if any of it’s true or not? We don’t. The only thing … Continue reading

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FORGERIES ARE CREDIBLE

Forgeries Are Credible Forgeries are credible – that’s why we accept them – but they’re not the real thing. Holding on to an idea about reality rather than knowing reality is a fraud which affects our mental health. This idea … Continue reading

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BE KIND TO YOURSELF…?

Be Kind To Yourself …? We often hear gurus say this as if the self is real.What self?Be kind to something that doesn’t actually exist? Saying “Be kind to yourself” is ordinary therapy – it’s not Dharma. Self is merely … Continue reading

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WHEN WE’RE THINKING, WE’RE ACTUALLY LISTENING!

When We’re Thinking, We’re Actually Listening! 🙂 Listening to what? Memories. Memories placed in the mind. Placed? Everything in our mind is socially engineered.| By whom? By those who don’t want us to think for ourselves. If you think you’re … Continue reading

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WATERED-DOWN DHARMA

Watered-Down Dharma If we don’t know what Dharma is – the teaching of our reality – we won’t know or recognise any slight deviations. But why would anyone deviate or water-down the Dharma? Two reasons.One: people are not ready to … Continue reading

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THE OTHER SIDE OF ‘NOVEL’

The Other Side Of ‘Novel’ Yesterday, we spoke of ‘novel’ as an infiltration-and-suggestion technique. ‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into … Continue reading

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BE AWARE OF ‘NOVEL’

Be Aware Of ‘Novel’ ‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into the human mind, and it’s why we’re addicted to ‘news’. … Continue reading

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ORGANISATION CONTROLS THE WAY WE THINK

Organisation Controls The Way We Think Organisation controls the way we think. Time and space are precious in order to reflect, to meditate, to realise the truth about what we are – which is beyond any organisation. In doing this, … Continue reading

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NEW REALISATIONS AND OLD BRAIN

New Realisations And Old Brain Some things are difficult to explain, because we’re working within an old, traumatised brain that is still running in the background even though we have had new realisations. We might be able to talk about … Continue reading

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DHARMA IS REPAIRING, MAKING GOOD, MAKING WHOLE

Dharma Is Repairing, Making Good, Making Whole We have been broken into pieces, disjointed, confused … not working properly. Repairing means putting back into good order, realising the connection between seeing, and that which is seen. By virtue of seeing, … Continue reading

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SELF IS JUST A HABIT IN THE MIND

Self Is Just A Habit In The Mind Self is held together by words and ideas in the mind. This is not our reality. When we drop the idea of self/ego/I, peace and wisdom arise. No more interference. 🙂

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SHUNYATA, EMPTY, PURE, UNCONTAMINATED CONSCIOUSNESS

Shunyata, Emptiness, Pure, Uncontaminated Consciousness It doesn’t matter what word we use, it is direct spontaneous experience, before the mind starts identifying. We can become hung up on words, and that is precisely Mara’s trick – it’s the dark side … Continue reading

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OUR DARK SIDE IS OUR PATH

Our Dark Side Is Our Path When we can acknowledge our dark side – our ideas about me and mine – this recognition is the light of consciousness illuminating our addiction to phantoms in the mind. These phantoms seem so … Continue reading

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WORSE THAN GROUPTHINK? GROUPFEEL

Worse Than Groupthink? Groupfeel Groupthink is people accepting the same set of ideas, and voicing them in the same way. Groupfeel is when these ideas go deeper and infect attitudes, causing subtle emotions; the result is that each individual learns … Continue reading

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THERE IS NOTHING NEW

There Is Nothing New There is nothing new– just different words about the same subject. We are pure consciousness.We obscure that pure consciousness with thoughts. Freedom is acknowledging this fact.

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SIMPLE LIFE = HAPPY LIFE

Simple Life = Happy Life It’s been said for thousands of years, “A simple life is a happy life.” Otherwise, we evolve into the machine. With a simple approach to life, we take time to appreciate a oneness with everything. … Continue reading

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WHAT WOKE ME UP?

What Woke Me Up? The pretence of goodness. After following gurus, lamas and students for decades, I realised that there wasn’t much – if any – compassion around. No real lasting connection, but just competitive ‘goodness’. Everyone is caught up … Continue reading

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THE DHARMA IS A GENERALISATION

The Dharma Is A Generalisation The Dharma is a generalisation. Realisation of the Dharma is personal. Neither life nor the Dharma are about learning facts; that is a sleepy view. Personal experience is alive, awake and constantly refreshing. If anyone … Continue reading

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WAKING UP TO FOOLISHNESS

Waking Up To Foolishness We only wake up when we realise how foolish we’ve been to believe what others say. Realising our ultimate truth isn’t easy, either in the secular or non-secular world. The secular world is only interested in … Continue reading

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THE POINT OF LIFE IS TO KNOW WHAT LIFE IS

The Point Of Life Is To Know What Life Is What we think of as ‘life’ is actually a prison of illusions. Our temporary bodies and minds have no permanent reality, while consciousness never changes. As long as we believe … Continue reading

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IT MATTERS

It Matters Everything we think, do and say matters to our well-being, and the well-being of those around us. Just repeating conventional facts and rituals smothers reality, and that’s the intention. We are so much more than facts and rituals. … Continue reading

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THE LIGHT THAT ELIMINATES DARKNESS

The Light That Eliminates Darkness It’s possible that, while meditating, we fall into a state of vacancy where there is no thought, but no wisdom of knowingness of our true essence of pure consciousness either. If there is no wisdom, … Continue reading

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WHY MEDITATION IS IMPORTANT

Why Meditation Is Important Meditation is a good mental health check-up to detect any problems/attitudes. Meditation allows consciousness to observe the mind, letting it to come to rest. We, consciousness, must look after our mind as well as our body. … Continue reading

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APPRECIATION OF EVIL

Appreciation Of Evil Having an appreciation of evil is a matter of fully understanding a situation. Evil tries to persuade – ‘Let’s pretend’ and ‘Believe me’ should set off alarm bells. And that’s when evil becomes our teacher. If we do not … Continue reading

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IDEAS SEPARATE PEOPLE

Ideas Separate People There is relative truth – ideas about life – and there is ultimate truth – pure seeing, which is life itself before any ideas about ‘life’. We may be interested in the same subject as someone else, … Continue reading

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REAL JOY

Real Joy We live in confusion, and have a gross misunderstanding of everything, often with a false security that makes us feel vulnerable and unstable. For some, this is totally unsatisfactory. We look for something better, and spend time in … Continue reading

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WHAT ALTERNATIVE FACTS WOULD WAKE YOU UP?

What Alternative Facts Would Wake You Up? We all know the facts of life: we’re born, educated, work, breed, eat, play games, holiday, worry, die. What if there is a caste of people unknown to the public who saw themselves … Continue reading

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‘AS ABOVE, SO BELOW’ IS THE GREAT ILLUSION

‘As Above, So Below’ Is The Great Illusion ‘As above, so below’ is a common chant among the proletariat, but this is the great illusion. We may think there is a higher self – something above – because it’s portrayed … Continue reading

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INTELLIGENCE = EMPATHY = WISDOM

Intelligence = Empathy = Wisdom Intelligence is not in what we know; it’s knowing what we are. Intelligence is revealed in empathy. Empathy is brought to light through the quality of our reactions. Wisdom is adaptability in the application of … Continue reading

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HAVE WE BEEN DUPED?

Have We Been Duped? Duped: deceived, duplicated. Unless we know what the real thing is, it is impossible to recognise a deception. When we believe, we are part of a duplication system of ideas which demands conformity. Our minds have been guided; … Continue reading

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THE TRUTH IS SO SIMPLE

The Truth Is So Simple The truth is so simple you won’t believe it. You don’t have to believe it. 🙂 The truth isn’t in a book, in words, in exotic phrases. It is that which is seeing the words. … Continue reading

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MISUNDERSTANDING BUDDHISM

Misunderstanding Buddhism Buddhism is not a religion or a philosophy; its essence is scientific compassion – concern and understanding of troubled minds through empathetic observation. Having said that, for some it is a religion, a philosophy, a style of life, a … Continue reading

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BUDDHISM IS NOT A BELIEF SYSTEM

Buddhism Is Not A Belief System Buddhism is beyond human constructs; it is realising that we are pure consciousness, the same as the timeless Vedic teachings. Any material advice such as, “Do this, don’t do that”, are temporal matters as … Continue reading

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BUDDHISM ISN’T A PLACE TO GO TO

Buddhism Isn’t A Place To Go To Buddhism isn’t place to go to; it’s where we are.

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THE UNITY OF DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE

The Unity Of Doubt And Confidence We all have doubts, and some of us have confidence, but both can be – and are – mistaken. Doubt is associated with low self-esteem, while confidence is connected to high self-esteem. However.Within doubt, … Continue reading

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FEEL GOOD VERSUS REALITY

Feel Good Versus Reality Wanting to feel good is sentimentality; it’s the path of insecurity that avoids unpleasant situations. Do we really care more about being ‘inspired’ than we do about realising the simple truth of what we are? Genuinely feeling … Continue reading

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HOW DO WE IMPROVE OUR INTELLIGENCE?

How Do We Improve Our Intelligence? Intelligence is improved by dropping what we think we know. It leaves more room 🙂 What we think we know is a limited, fossilised, conventional view. We may even become experts in the conventional, … Continue reading

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