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A Hard Lesson To Learn People believe in words, rather than experiencing their meaning. Even if they’re good words, we argue about their interpretation. Words are not reality. There are lots of words, but only one constant truth, which is … Continue reading →

Buddhist Forums Create Conflict Buddhist online forums frequently experience intense conflict because of human ego and external attachments; sectarian differences don’t disappear just because someone joins a spiritual community. Far from it – forums are cesspits of emotions, despite their … Continue reading →

Reality Is Beyond Words Reality is beyond words. Thank goodness. 🙂 Our reality beyond words is pure, unmediated experience. The moment we name something, we replace the infinite experience of what is with a rigid human label. Language is a … Continue reading →

Humanity: Seeking Validation Of A Self Our greatest problem is that we crave recognition. People shun or distance themselves from anyone who doesn’t validate their views. We attach our self-esteem directly to our belief systems, and when someone doesn’t endorse … Continue reading →

We Are All Hypocrites The word ‘hypocrite’ originates from the Greek hypokrisis which means acting a part or playing a role. Hypocrisy is pretending to hold beliefs, virtues and moral standards that our own actions completely contradict. In simple terms, … Continue reading →

Becoming A Totally Different Person Through the realisation of our true nature of uncontaminated consciousness, we are now a different person to the one we were. There will still be a residue of awkwardness around people, due to our old … Continue reading →

There Are No More Words To Learn There are no more words to learn. We merely have to experience them, and refine that experience through sustaining the continuity of silent cognisance beyond words. That tells us everything about the world … Continue reading →

Empathy Is The Power Of The Survivor Empathy is the power of the survivor. We aren’t guessing how people feel; we recognise a mind-scape we’ve already walked. Even in ‘spiritual’ group, we know how it is to sit in a … Continue reading →

The Tender Trap The most effective element of a trap is its transparency; it doesn’t look like a cage, so we think that’s the way things are supposed to be. When we look at both religious and secular systems, the … Continue reading →

Suppressed Knowledge As long as we adhere to words, true knowledge is suppressed because we don’t have actual experience. True knowledge is the expression of experience through pure awareness. Without that, we are merely intellectualising, which is a hamster wheel … Continue reading →

Words Control Our Mind Language is the scaffold controlling consciousness, and limiting communication. Language itself is an altered state of consciousness that we’re born into; by using prefabricated phrases and social jargon, we surrender to pre-set labels. Meditation erases the … Continue reading →

What If We’re Already Enlightened? What if we’re already enlightened, and nothing special? It would put a lot of gurus out of work, which is the aim of gurus. 🙂 What if our thoughts were obscuring this enlightened state, keeping … Continue reading →

The Meaning Of Life A meaningful life has a goal, a point to it. It’s up to each individual to decide what that is, and the level which satisfies. We have to decide what is unnecessary – and whatever we … Continue reading →