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- NAIVETY TRANSFORMS INTO DISCERNMENT October 29, 2026
- HOW THE ELITE OPERATE October 29, 2026
- WHIMSICAL DHARMA October 28, 2026
- VALUING LIFE October 27, 2026
- NOTHING TO DISCUSS? October 26, 2026
- WHAT REALLY IS HAPPINESS? October 25, 2026
- WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE DISLIKED October 24, 2026
- DHARMA ISN’T SOMETHING RIGID October 24, 2026
- SKY DANCER / SPACE GOER October 24, 2026
- THE VOICE OF THE SUBTLE BODY October 23, 2026
- LIFE SEEMS LIKE HELL, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A BLESSING October 23, 2026
- DEMENTIA AND CONSCIOUSNESS October 23, 2026
- BEYOND COMPREHENSION October 22, 2026
- BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS VERSUS BEING AWARENESS October 21, 2026
- BEING TAKEN IN BY DAILY LIFE MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION October 21, 2026
- POINTING TO CONSCIOUSNESS AND MISSING THE POINT October 20, 2026
- WE DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT MEDITATORS October 19, 2026
- THE MIND IS FULL OF ILLUSIONS October 19, 2026
- INTERACTING WITH MENTAL BOUNDERIES October 18, 2026
- ARE WE THE BADDIES? October 18, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW YOU AREN’T BRAINWASHED? October 18, 2026
- THE FINGER POINTING TO THE MOON October 17, 2026
- WHAT IS PROXY? October 17, 2026
- THE PROXY TRAP October 17, 2026
- THE WORD CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT IN ANY BIBLE October 16, 2026
- BEING WATCHED, BEING PREDICTED October 16, 2026
- THE STATE OF OUR MIND October 16, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE MORE EVERYONE IS STRANGE October 15, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE TO NOT KNOWING IS KNOWING October 15, 2026
- TENACITY REWARDS October 15, 2026
- TOO DRY OR TOO WET October 14, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INTELLECTUALISM October 14, 2026
- OUR LIFE IS THE RESULT OF OUR PAST DECISIONS October 13, 2026
- THIS WILL EITHER LIBERATE OR … ? October 12, 2026
- WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN … October 12, 2026
- THE MOST PROFOUND ADVICE October 11, 2026
- CONFIDENCE HAS NO ATTITUDE October 11, 2026
- THE AWE-FUL TEACHER October 10, 2026
- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- 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
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CLEVER THINGS
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
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IT’S A KARMICAL LIFE
It’s A Karmical Life The word ‘karma’ is Sanskrit for the results of previous actions which create our reactions, and our behaviour. From a prototype of ideas that we cling to, we become a stereotype. Our ignorance of this chain … Continue reading
WHAT GIVES EVIL ITS POWER?
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
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LETTING GO OF DOUBT
Letting Go Of Doubt The light that dispels darkness. Whenever we doubt – “Do I know enough?” “Is that it?” “I’m not sure of this” – these are all judgements in the mind observed by consciousness. Whenever there’s doubt, never … Continue reading
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WHEN WE’RE NOT OUR SELF
When We’re Not Our Self In the moment now, when we come to our senses, we are no longer our self. If consciousness just rests there, where there is nothing else, that sudden moment extends. This is clarity, where insight begins. It is … Continue reading
LET’S SAY THE BUDDHA IS A MYTH
Let’s Say The Buddha Is A Myth Let’s say the Buddha is a myth.Let’s say all spiritual teachings are a myth.What do we do now? Until we can see for ourselves, we’re merely borrowing beliefs. How do we know the … Continue reading
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AN OPEN HEART NEEDS AN OPEN MIND
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
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OUR BODIES AND MINDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED
Our Bodies And Minds Have Been Processed Our bodies and minds have been processed through processed food, and processed ideas. Processed: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. Bad food + bad ideas = lazy food and lazy ideas = lazy thinking … Continue reading
HUMAN CONDITIONING
Human Conditioning Conditioning is the process of training or accustoming people (or animals) to behave in a certain way, or to accept certain circumstances, which is social conditioning. Who would do this? Those who like things the way they are, and fear being exposed. This conditioning is extremely … Continue reading
LIFE IS A REHEARSAL
Life Is A Rehearsal To say that life isn’t a rehearsal is a ridiculous statement which could be meant to deceive, turning meaning upside-down, as if the life we are living is the only reality so we should enjoy it. … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS ULTIMATE PSYCHOLOGY
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
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MENTAL TRAFFIC JAM
Mental Traffic Jam We can see by the activity on the internet every day how busy and occupied the human mind is. This compulsive pattern of behaviour maintains power and control over our mind, and is actually the definition of an … Continue reading
HAVING AN ATTITUDE
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
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THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE
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
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HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR?
How To Have A Happy New Year? How to have a happy new year? By knowing the difference between reality and illusions, or by realising that there is no difference? When consciousness recognises it’s living in mind’s illusions … that … Continue reading
AN INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE
An Insult To Intelligence The problem is that we taught to believe, which is an insult to intelligence. We acquire bits of information – actually, we’re given masses of bits of information, so much so that it’s truly difficult to … Continue reading
HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE REALISED?
How Do We Know We Are Realised? ‘Realised’ is knowing what is real; it is not about knowing about reality. No one can tell us we are realised; it is we who have to know. So how do we know? Knowingness is realised as … Continue reading
WAKE UP FROM WHAT?
Wake Up From What? To wake up, we have to know what we’re waking up from. We are not waking up to feel good about ourselves; we’re waking up from the dream state that we’re currently in. That dream state … Continue reading
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REINCARNATION – A RECORDING
Reincarnation – A Recording We encode ourselves because we allow ourselves to be influenced by others, never realising that, in this way, a code can be slipped in, fashioning behaviour. Whether reincarnation is a reality or not, it is still … Continue reading
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GETTING ANNOYED
Getting Annoyed Getting annoyed is an unpleasant mental pastime, characterised by irritation, grumpiness, frustration and anger. We become distracted from our natural state of inner peace, and when we become annoyed at certain stimuli habitually, it is we who become an annoyance. 🙂 Even pleasant situations can end … Continue reading
NOT-TWO
Not-Two Reflecting on Not-Two: When we believe in self and other, be it a person or a thing, we are subject to likes and dislikes. When attention – in the first instant – is purely placed on that person or … Continue reading
MAY THE NEW YEAR REVEAL MORE TRUTH
May The New Year Reveal More Truth May the New Year reveal more truth,and less thought-policing of every conversation. There are things we just don’t talk about.There are things we must talk about.
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WHEN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS BECOMES A SELF
When Pure Consciousness Becomes A Self Pure consciousness becomes a self when it becomes excited, claiming and becoming distracted. We become what we are not. This distinction is for individuals to recognise, as there are levels of understanding. We can function very well as decent humans as long … Continue reading
DON’T CONFUSE WHAT IS ‘SPIRITUAL’
Don’t Confuse What Is ‘Spiritual’ ‘Spiritual’ is consciousness, conscious awareness, pure consciousness. It’s what we are. There is no place to go to find it. We cannot even find it in our own mind, as it is the very essence … Continue reading
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WHY MEDITATE?
Why Meditate? Proper meditation brings a calm spacious mind, where we’re able to cope with anything that appears; we are never panicked, disturbed or alarmed. We are not subject to emotions. Meditation isn’t adopting a particular lifestyle, typically an unconventional one. It’s a practical … Continue reading
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THE VOICES IN OUR HEAD
The Voice In Our Head The voice in our head is not our own; it’s a personal instruction manual that we’ve picked up from others, causing communal confusion. We assume that these words are ours – an expression of ourself … Continue reading
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREATING A SAND MANDALA AND COOKING?
What’s The Difference Between Creating A Sand Mandala And Cooking? A Sand Mandala is a sacred Tibetan art form, representing a perfect universe; the geometric patterns are said to transform the ordinary human mind into an enlightened mind. Destroying it … Continue reading
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
The Difference Between Religion And SpiritualityReligion is organised practices shared by a group.Spirituality is individual practice. What is this spirituality?Spirituality is personal recognition of non-material, pure conscious awareness. What is practice?Sustaining this pure conscious awareness. Why join a group?Learning words … Continue reading
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
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
WE ARE ENCODED TOWARDS EVIL
We Are Encoded Towards Evil Encode: convert into a coded form. Evil: intending harm. In other words, evil has unconscious followers, harming the tone of the atmosphere. Evil is wanting power over others. We all like to win a debate, … Continue reading
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
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
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
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