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HOW LONG DOES AN EMOTION LAST?

How Long Does An Emotion Last? The 90-second rule: neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor noted that when a person has a reaction to a trigger, the chemical flush lasts only 90 seconds. It is also suggested that it could take 2 … Continue reading →

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PRESERVING INNER PEACE

Preserving Inner Peace It’s so easy to be thrown off course through the display of others. Whether that display is a result of their anger, judgement, bragging or emotional chaos, this shows that our ego is fragile. When we let … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUAL DECONSTRUCTION

Spiritual Deconstruction The trap of believing words and celebrityover the direct clarity of experience. We can hear and read good words, and adopt them. That makes us feel special, feel initiated, feel outside the herd when, in truth, we merely … Continue reading →

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HOW CAN WE GO FORWARD…?

How Can We Go Forward … ? How can we go forwardif we don’t know which way we’re facing? We can’t take it for granted that we know which way or path is right. If we follow words, we have … Continue reading →

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WORDS ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Words Are Artificial Intelligence Understanding how we live in the illusion of language– and the dis-illusion of silence. Silence strips away the artificial construct of words in our mind. Silence – or empty cognisance – is the vast, unnameable emptiness … Continue reading →

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SOCIAL GROOMING

Social Grooming Social grooming is achieved through interaction as a way to keep humans in check by maintaining the network of conformity. Life may look as if different scenarios are happening, but it’s all about conforming to a type – … Continue reading →

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STOP LOOKING: JUST SEE, HEAR …

Stop Looking: Just See, Just Hear … We look for something interesting to occupy us. The moment we become attached to the noise or the scrolling, we’ve lost contact with reality. We’re trapped in a fiction, never notice we are … Continue reading →

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OUR OLD BRAIN – OUR OLD JAILER

Our Old Brain – Our Old Jailer We may say, “I don’t read that stuff anymore” or “I no longer see it that way”. You don’t, but your brain does! We’re in conflict with new concepts; they don’t make sense … Continue reading →

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WHY DO WE WORSHIP MYSTERIES?

Why Do We Worship Mysteries? Is it easier than being practical? ‘Spirit’ is another name for consciousness or ‘soul’. We don’t have a spirit, soul or consciousness; it’s what we are – the observation of everything. In calling this ‘the … Continue reading →

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SEEKING NON-DUALITY IS DUALITY

Seeking Non-Duality Is Duality Seeking non-duality is duality.Non-duality has no charisma;there is nothing to follow. When the mind treats non-duality as a destination or an experience to achieve, it creates a split: the seeker here, and non-duality over there. That … Continue reading →

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OUR REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS

Our Reality Beyond Words It doesn’t matter what we think or which religion we believe in, our only reality is awareness / consciousness. Once we are aware of this awareness, we then question, “What is it that is aware of … Continue reading →

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CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIED IN A BIOLOGICAL APPARATUS

Consciousness Embodied In A Biological Apparatus We don’t experience anything external directly; things are experienced through the senses and into our mind, and phenomena is labelled. These labels become our thoughts which we use to navigate life. But what if … Continue reading →

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THE ILLUSION OF THE BLUEPRINT

The Illusion Of The Blueprint To build anything, the ground has to be cleared first. We have an elite in the world whose aim is to ‘build back better’ in their image, for material gain. This better is not what … Continue reading →

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DO WE FEEL SAFE IN A GROUP?

Do We Feel Safe In A Group? A group may be family, friends, political associates, work colleagues, spiritual members, or just people with the same interests as us, where we use the same language. We feel safe in a group … Continue reading →

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FIXATION IS ADDICTION

Fixation Is Addiction Fixations limit our potential, and that programmes our life. Spiritual paths are no different as we all acquire certain ways. To become unfixed, we need to be dedicated to letting go. Dedication is a healthy, purpose-driven commitment.A … Continue reading →

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HOW WE IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING

How We Improved Our Understanding How do we know we’re a better person than we were before?We are more confident, accommodating and compassionate. We don’t take ourselves seriously, as our self is just an old idea that has very strong … Continue reading →

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BEING YOUR SELF

Being Your Self What’s that? Our self is an imaginary being in our mind. It starts off with directives to our brain when we’re very young, and this becomes our hard drive of lasting memories (traumas) to which consciousness attaches, … Continue reading →

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THE ART OF LIFE

The Art Of Life … be it drawing, music, writing, cooking, sport, meditation … It’s all about finding the simple laws and investigating, rather than being an ‘expert’ spectator.There is no special talent – we can all work it out. … Continue reading →

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WORLD BRAIN FOG

World Brain Fog The inability to self-monitor. Whenever we’re aware that something isn’t right, there is still awareness present. This is very significant. There are many reasons why brain fog (or confusion) occurs, resulting in a lack of mental clarity … Continue reading →

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THINKING WE HAVE TO BE ACHIEVERS

Thinking We Have To be Achievers Achievers in whose eyes? We grow up thinking that we have to be achievers to impress others who are doing the same thing. 🙂 This creates competitiveness and conflict that binds consciousness to a … Continue reading →

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AN UNUSUAL POINTING OUR INSTRUCTION

An Unusual Pointing Out Instruction This unusual pointing out instruction into the essence of mind is as follows:Sit with eyes open, without straining.Allow the whole scene to enter the eye as if everything is looking in.That’s it. There’s no time … Continue reading →

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THE NATURE OF MIND AND THE ESSENCE OF MIND

The Nature Of Mind And The Essence Of Mind This can be confusing. The essence of mind is ethereal pure consciousness; it’s what we are.The nature of mind is the construct of thoughts held within essence. It’s like this empty, … Continue reading →

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A BLESSING IS ENCOURAGEMENT

A Blessing Is Encouragement Encouragement from whom?From our karma. Depending on our karmic attitude,we are blessed in a particular way,which acts as a mirror of our inner state.🙂 This serves as a nudge on our path to enlightenment.

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WHERE IT’S AT

Where It’s At … ‘it’ being the ultimate truth. We are where its at. We are what we seek. Once we realise we are the ultimate truth of pure consciousness by which everything can be known, then whatever appears is … Continue reading →

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SELF-AWARE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS?

Self-Aware Or Self-Conscious? Dropping the judgement or creating it? Being self-aware means that we can step back and observe ourself like an objective outsider. Being self-conscious means that we are painfully aware of being evaluated. That creates a loud inner … Continue reading →

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INTERRUPTING THE DREAM

Interrupting The Dream Waking up to our reality is the purpose of life. Most of us think we are awake, but in fact we’re only functioning in a dream state, a programmed pattern, a routine. When we’re fixated on ideas, … Continue reading →

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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEITHER RIGHT NOR WRONG

Pure Consciousness Is Neither Right Nor Wrong Realisation is wordless. Trying to express this wordless consciousness is absurd. We live in a paradox – we are wordless consciousness, but we’re talking all the time (or hearing words in our head). … Continue reading →

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OUR HABITS ARE HARD TO DROP

Our Habits Are Hard To Drop Habits are incredibly hard to drop because our brain is wired to automate our behaviour from a very young age. When we repeat an action, this builds deep neurological pathways to save energy, making … Continue reading →

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TESTING THE TEACHER

Testing The Teacher We’re told to test the teacher.Do we? Looking past charisma and eloquence. We test and measure everyone we meet, don’t we? So why don’t we do the same to an expert? In this world, we should test … Continue reading →

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WORDS ARE THE VEHICLES OF ILLUSION

Words Are The Vehicles Of Illusion We love words – our minds are full of words, and we speak them all the time. They tell our story, but all the while, they are the illusion in which we live in. … Continue reading →

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DON’T WORRY ABOUT REINCARNATION

Don’t Worry About Reincarnation Worrying about reincarnation is like worrying about the next moment; it comes when it comes, if it comes. The important point is our attitude now, which carries over to the next moment. Why? When we identify … Continue reading →

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OUR DEFAULT SETTING

Our Default Setting But whose default setting? Our default setting can either be one chosen for us by our ‘makers’ – the ones who set our factory programming – or recognised by our original being. If it’s chosen for us, … Continue reading →

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TWO AUDIENCES – CREATORS AND POPULACE

Two Audiences – Creators and Populace We suffer when we dance to others’ tunes, surrendering our personal autonomy by letting external dictates measure our worth. The trap of seeking approval reifies our self-illusion. This world is not our reality; we … Continue reading →

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THE BUDDHA AND THE PUDDING

The Buddha And The Pudding “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” Both the Buddha and the proverb reject blind faith. They demand personal, practical experience before something is declared to be true. A group of villagers asked … Continue reading →

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MEDITATION IS NOT ENOUGH

Meditation Is Not Enough Meditation is a method to calm the mind to allow consciousness (what we are) to see with clarity. It’s not about feeling smug. 🙂 Smug means being too happy and proud of oneself. A smug person … Continue reading →

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GENUINELY NOT FITTING IN

Genuinely Not Fitting In Some of us can’t go along with a certain mentality of just accepting whatever we are told. When we look around, we see eager faces all wanting to be in the know, while condemning anyone who … Continue reading →

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ANALYSING OUR LIFE

Analysing Our Life On analysing our life, the decisions we made, and the outcomes – is it a life of realisation or confusion?Either way, we shouldn’t be smug or depressed.It’s our personal lesson. For a practitioner, bad news is good … Continue reading →

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WHY TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF LIFE?

Why Talk About The Negative Side Of Life? There is nothing to say about pure consciousness as it is the wordless realisation of our ultimate reality. There is, however, much to say about whatever obscures this reality, causing suffering. Everything … Continue reading →

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WE ARE INCOMPREHENSIBLE

We Are Incomprehensible The moment now is incomprehensible.The infinite universe is incomprehensible.Pure consciousness which observes the incomprehensible is incomprehensible. The origin is before words. Any discussion about that which is beyond the mind is incomprehensible.Unfortunately, people discuss the incomprehensible because … Continue reading →

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TOO MUCH FORMALITY

Too Much Formality Formality: rigid adherence to established rules, customs, etiquette. When formality takes over from essence, we are back in the vicious cycle of existence and competitiveness, and have become seduced by display, which is our history of illusion. … Continue reading →

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WE ARE RULED BY PSYCHOLOGY

We Are Ruled By Psychology We are ruled by psychology– which can be reversed by us noticing its influence.

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ONENESS …

Oneness … Our view of oneness will depend on whether its a personal viewor one we’ve adopted.Everyone has to decide what works for them. The Buddha said, “Be a lamp unto yourself”, meaning that we are not all ‘one consciousness’. … Continue reading →

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THE BUDDHA DIDN’T TELL US WHAT TO BE …

The Buddha Didn’t Tell Us What To Be, But How To Be What to be is following others.How to be is being what we are. The Buddha didn’t offer a rigid blueprint for what to be, but rather a practical … Continue reading →

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THE DILEMMA OF TALKING DHARMA

The Dilemma Of Talking Dharma The dilemma of giving information about the experience of reality beyond ‘normal’ human understanding is whether it’s getting to those who will appreciate it and practise, or whether it will be abused for fame and … Continue reading →

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HELL: GATEWAY TO HEAVEN

Hell: Gateway To Heaven Who created Hell? Our response will depend on which book we read … or we rely on seeing for ourselves. Hell is Samsara – the vicious cycle of existence, the eternal repetition of confusion and chaos. … Continue reading →

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WHEN WE THINK, WE ARE DREAMING

When We Think, We Are Dreaming When we think we know, we’re dreaming.Our waking reality is the knowingness before we think we know. True wakefulness is pure consciousness – that gap between thoughts.We miss it every time because we’re so … Continue reading →

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTING

Much Ado About Noting We hear or see, and misunderstand. The truth lies in noting, being aware, perceiving … as nothing else is going on in that moment – we’re not just jumping into our usual routine, and in that … Continue reading →

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GURU MEANS TEACHER

Guru Means Teacher But what is the teacher? The process. If consciousness is unaware that it is governed by memories in the mind, this causes an emotional reaction. That reaction is our teacher, showing consciousness what it is holding onto, … Continue reading →

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THE RIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM

The Right Delivery System – A Buddha There are so many people talking about our reality of pure consciousness (including yours truly), but it takes a specific person to actually convey the message at the right time to the right … Continue reading →

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TOO MUCH FORMALITY

Too Much Formality Formality: from the Latin word forma, which means shape, mould or structure. When we slip into the mould of conformity, we become too serious, too righteous, too dark.The essence of teaching is light, clarity, emptiness, rather than … Continue reading →

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