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Making Our Connection When we open to the possibility of realising absolute truth – and that there is such a thing – we have taken our first steps on our path to enlightenment. We start to express ourselves commensurate to … Continue reading →

Have They Lost The Plot? They haven’t lost the plot – we have.Their plot of corruption is going very well. The plot is to stop us from knowing what we truly are. When things are going wrong, we complain, gossip, tell-it-like-it-is, … Continue reading →

We Don’t Have To Become A Type Becoming a type is an act. So-called ‘spiritual’ people are duped into making a peculiar display of elitism and aloofness, which gives rise to a lack of empathy. This is not spirituality; it’s … Continue reading →

Missing The Point Missing the point –the point of awareness. Awareness is the moment now, but for most people, awareness is captured by thoughts and emotions about the world around them.  What we think we know creates pride. What we miss … Continue reading →

Nihilism = No Purpose: Eternalism = Creating Purpose Understanding people. Nihilism is a philosophical and ethical stance which holds that nothing in the world has any meaning, value, or purpose. Eternalists create their own transitory purpose or meaning. A nihilist … Continue reading →

We Come With A Manual We come with a manual;it’s called ‘self’ – a karmic instruction programme. Ordinarily, we hear the word self, and just get on with it,believing that is all we are. Realising that this idea of self … Continue reading →

Spiritual Pride Spiritual pride is the most dangerous of prides. Intellectual pride is pathetic compared to spiritual pride, and physical pride of muscle or wealth is even more so. Spiritual pride separates us from others as we look down on … Continue reading →

“My Mind Is Made Up” Have you made up your mind, or has someone made it up for you? Have you just read something and adopted it? We assume we think for ourselves,but do we have original thought? There is no such … Continue reading →

Clever Things We are very clever creatures who can skilfully create all sorts of beautiful things for others to admire – and there’s the rub*. We become proud of recognising others achievements – even the spiritual achievements of others, where … Continue reading →

What Gives Evil Its Power? Our ignorance. When we ignore evil intent to control, it is we who become the enablers. Evil counts on ignorance to maintain confusion by impregnating the populace with ideas. Evil is anything that causes harm … Continue reading →

An Open Heart Needs An Open Mind An open heart is caring. An open mind is the ability to carry out caring. Unfortunately, just caring is sentimentality, while just having an open mind without caring is coldness. Heart and mind need … Continue reading →

The Buddha’s Teaching Is Psychology The nature of mind. It’s not a religion. It’s not about being holy. It’s not trying to convince people.It’s just revealing that we are, first and foremost, consciousness. We may call it ‘spiritual’, but that … Continue reading →

Having An Attitude Attitude: anything a person holds in mind. It’s obvious that negative thoughts give us a bad attitude which fixes our mind. Positive thoughts, which are just a temporary fix, still bind us. In the first instant of seeing or listening, there is no attitude as … Continue reading →

There Are Other People There are other people who feel the same way as you, not being one of the crowd.  They are rare, and we probably will never meet them, but it’s good to know that they’re there.  You know what I … Continue reading →