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- EARTH: THE HISTORY OF EVIL May 12, 2026
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- IS PREDICTION POSSIBLE? May 9, 2026
- WORDS CONTROL OUR MIND May 8, 2026
- THE WORD WEIRD IS WEIRD May 8, 2026
- WHAT IF WE’RE ALREADY ENLIGHTENED? May 7, 2026
- THE MEANING OF LIFE May 7, 2026
- PURIFYING THE MIND May 6, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE PURIFYING? May 5, 2026
- THE MIRROR, MIND ESSENCE, PURE CONSCIOUSNESS May 5, 2026
- THE TRAP OF DISPLAY IN DZOCHEN AND KABBALAH May 5, 2026
- WE LIVE IN AN UNENLIGHTENED WORLD May 4, 2026
- GO FORTH AND SPARKLE May 4, 2026
- EVERYONE KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG May 4, 2026
- ORDINARY REALISATION FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE May 4, 2026
- THE TWO STUPIDITIES May 3, 2026
- WHAT KNOWS? May 2, 2026
- WHAT TO DO AFTER REALISATION May 2, 2026
- OUR LIFE IS A PREDICTIVE SCRIPT May 2, 2026
- ALIENATION May 1, 2026
- WE GET OLD BECAUSE WE STOP PLAYING May 1, 2026
- INFINITY CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED May 1, 2026
- THE HEART SUTRA May 1, 2026
- THE SPIRITUAL INNER CIRCLE May 1, 2026
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- WHY DO WE FEEL WRONG? April 30, 2026
- OUR MORAL LANDSCAPE April 29, 2026
- FOR COMPASSION, WE NEED EMPATHY April 29, 2026
- COMPOS MENTIS – NON-COMPOS MENTIS April 29, 2026
- CONQUERING THE UNIVERSE April 28, 2026
- THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT April 26, 2026
- WE FEAR COMMUNICATION April 25, 2026
- MISUNDERSTAND OUR PATH April 25, 2026
- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
- CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? April 23, 2026
- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
- OUR FABULOUS TEACHER April 21, 2026
- THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS April 21, 2026
- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
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“BE YOURSELF!”
“Be Yourself!” “Be yourself” is the source of human misery. Every time we are told to, “Be yourself”, we are actually being told to be like others. If we were told to be our true reality, this would bring an … Continue reading
TIME, SPACE AND PHENOMENA DO NOT EXIST
Time, Space And Phenomena Do Not Exist When all is said and done, only pure consciousness remains. We’re so hung up on phenomena and thought that we don’t notice what they dwell in – empty space – while whatever is … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The Purpose Of Life There is a purpose to life, and that is to be free of artificial intelligence = programming. Programming is a set of instructions pre-written by ‘influencers’ with a particular long-term aim to limit our understanding of reality. How many … Continue reading
MAGNETISM
Magnetism We may think that magnetism is just the act of attraction, but it’s also the act of repulsion. The universe runs on magnetism, and so does our mind. Magnetism is the forces of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, … Continue reading
WE ARE ALREADY IN NIRVANA, LOOKING OUT
We Are Already In Nirvana, Looking Out Nirvana: Extinguished self We (pure consciousness) are already in Nirvana, but don’t realise it, in favour of being locked into an idea of a ‘me’, a ‘self’. We are enlightened beings ignoring what … Continue reading
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RIDDLES CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS
Riddles Control Our Thoughts Our thoughts are cliches, overused to the point of losing their originality, and becoming unproductive. we are merely repeating conventional understanding and so, our thoughts are not our own and we live a narrow existence. We … Continue reading
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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALREADY IN NIRVANA
Pure Consciousness Is Already In Nirvanae That which sees the ‘I’ at work is already in Nirvana, Heaven, Buddha realm …Pure consciousness is our only reality; it’s right here, right now. To ‘reach’ Enlightenment, we merely have to realise that … Continue reading
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OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
FOREVER CHEMICALS AND FOREVER BELIEFS
Forever Chemicals And Forever Beliefs That is what we live with – the ‘miracle’ of chemistry and beliefs that just keeps on giving. Hundreds of everyday products and foods are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. They build … Continue reading
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WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS
We Are All Accountable For Our Actions We cannot blame others for the way we are; this accountability is karma – the attitude that we display to the world. Remember, everyone’s doing it. 🙂 Karma isn’t a punishment. It is … Continue reading
KNOWING THE UNIVERSE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Knowing The Universe and Consciousness Everything creates an opposite: attraction and repulsion. If there is an up, there must be a down. If there is dark, it is only known because there is light. If there is confusion, it is … Continue reading
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LIVING DHARMA
Living Dharma Living Dharma is whatever we are going through every day, at every moment. There are two aspects to our experience; one is the pure raw exposure of being consciously aware, and the second is the way in which … Continue reading
WHEN WE PAY ATTENTION, THE MIND IS SILENT
When We Pay Attention, The Mind Is Silent This is meditation; mindful meditation. It’s natural, isn’t it? When the mind is still, consciousness is still, and that is empty, cognisant space. We are ready to realise the truth that we … Continue reading
ANGER IS A PUNISHMENT WE GIVE OURSELF
Anger Is A Punishment We Give Ourself Anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for judging someone else’s behaviour. When we become judgemental, which is fixing a opinion about others, we harm ourself. This is not the same as … Continue reading
HAVE WE BECOME MODIFIED?
Have We Become Modified? Are we physically and mentally modified to become weaker? Are we easily overwhelmed and reactive? Have we been conned into believing and arguing about nonsense? We can un-modify our self by training our mind to see … Continue reading
THE MYTH OF ENTITLEMENT
The Myth Of Entitlement The narcissistic view of the world. There are two-dimensional, three-dimensional and four-dimensional people. As in a book, so in life. ‘Two-dimensional people’ refers to inferior cardboard characters in a story, who don’t appear to have lives beyond … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS SIMPLE; STAYING AWAKE ISN’T
Waking-Up Is Simple; Staying Awake Isn’t Staying awake is Buddhahood. Whatever we are doing, pure consciousness is present. We don’t have to do anything to achieve this as pure consciousness is doing the seeing right now; it is being aware. … Continue reading
QUOTING, QUOTING, QUOTING
Quoting, Quoting, Quoting If we just quote words, we will never be able to empathise – let alone have compassion – because it is all … words. That’s what followers do. Be original. Be what you are; pure consciousness. From … Continue reading
WE HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED
We Have Been Programmed We have been programmed for thousands of years. Why? To maintain a consent of belief and conflict, rather than knowing harmony. Why? There are those who think that they own it all, including us. Why? They … Continue reading
CAN SPIRITUALITY BE ORGANISED?
Can Spirituality Be Organised? When we are meditating, sitting in silent awareness,there is no organised religion. There is no duality; there isn’t even a meditator.There is no ‘we’.
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CAN WE KNOW EVERYTHING?
Can We Know Everything? It is said that a Buddha is omniscient. It is also said that we are all Buddhas. Ergo, we can know everything. How can anyone know every thing? When we understand the basis of anything, we … Continue reading
BEING RELIGIOUS OR NON-RELIGIOUS
Being Religious Or Non-Religious Being religious is being bound to an idea. Religious: relating to or believing in. Religion: being bound. We are all attached to some idea, be it in a form of religion, politics, science, entertainment, appearance, education … it’s all in … Continue reading
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WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS PRESENT, THERE IS NO EGO
When Consciousness Is Present, There Is No Ego Consciousness is individual freedom. Ego is consciousness ignoring itself and clinging to an idea which creates an organised ‘I’. This ‘I’ runs amuck in the mind, confusing consciousness. When we look at … Continue reading
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OBSERVATION WITHOUT WORDS
Observation Without Words Silent observation is, in essence, what we are – pure consciousness – perfect inner peace. Words are only used to communicate to others in a generalised way, being second-hand, previously owned observation. Look how far we have … Continue reading
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THE SECRET KEPT FROM HUMANITY
The Secret Kept From Humanity The secret that is kept from humanity: what we really are. We are the story of mankind, of constantly being misled. We have to ‘read’ ourself concerning how we got to where we are now. … Continue reading
WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE
We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading
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ONCE WE FEEL OKAY, WE’RE OKAY
Once We Feel Okay, We’re Okay It’s only when we listen to others that we doubt, and aren’t okay. So many of those around us live in thoughts that are not their own, and are therefore unoriginal. They are forgetful … Continue reading
IT’S ALL A SHOW
It’s All A Show We audition at birth and are taught our lines. The show has been running for thousands of years, all to capture us in others’ imagination. As they say, “The show must go on.” It’s the design … Continue reading
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IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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LOOKING IN ON THE MIND
Looking In On The Mind When looking in on the mind, two things occur; one is seeing mind’s activity, and the other is the observation of this activity in the mind. The observation cannot be identified or found as it … Continue reading
BEYOND BUDDHISM
Beyond Buddhism In the moment of realising our essence of empty consciousness, there is nothing else. Once we realise our true nature, we have no need of methods. Methods are for when we forget. All we need is an introduction … Continue reading
DISCOVERING OUR NATURAL STATE
Discovering Our Natural State Our natural state is divine splendour. Pure consciousness is clarity. (It’s a welcome surprise to read in the dictionary that clarity means divine splendour 🙂 ) If we spend our life looking for the truth, we’ve lost … Continue reading
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LIVING IN A FALSE PERCEPTION OF REALITY
Living In A False Perception Of Reality The majority of people on this planet are governed by others’ perception. This is why a suggestion is so easily picked up and mimicked, in order to be in-the-know. We don’t have to … Continue reading
CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN
Catch It While You Can We may say, “There is no God”, but we’ve been brought up in a system that promotes the idea of God. Let’s say we’re Buddhist; when something suddenly happens, we might automatically exclaim,“My God!” or … Continue reading
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TRUTH IS ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS Truth Is On A Need-To-Know Basis Those who don’t need to know think they already know.For those who need to know, the door will open.
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IRRELEVANT COMMUNICATION WASTES LIFE
Irrelevant Communication Wastes Life As humans, we have the ability to talk and communicate at the highest level. So, what do we talk about? Our speech is a manifestation of our mind, and our mind is a manifestation of our … Continue reading
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THE GREAT PSYCHOSIS
The Great Psychosis Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thoughts and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with reality. It’s how and why we’re here – consciousness has lost touch with reality. This is a mental state; if we don’t realise that our reality is … Continue reading
EXPLOITING FEELINGS
Exploiting Feelings Feelings: the emotional side of someone’s character; the tendency to respond to an idea or belief, especially a vague or irrational one. Emotions are a direct result of clinging to thoughts around the feeling of a self – an imaginary being in a ‘magic cloak’ pretending to be more than we are. It … Continue reading
THE NOT-SO-INVISIBILITY CLOAK
The Not-So-Invisibility Cloak This cloak is the idea of self which we project to others – who are doing the very same thing. It has no reality, but we believe that others can’t see our disguise. Pure consciousness is x-ray … Continue reading
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LIVING WITH OLD INFORMATION
Living With Old Information Old information (something we are used to) gets us to bark up the wrong tree. We need to re-evaluate what we thought we knew. The information that we’re allowed to see is a red herring; we’re … Continue reading
WHAT DO ‘PROPER’ PEOPLE DO?
What Do ‘Proper’ People Do? Proper people: conforming to conventional established standards of behaviour and manners; correct, with good taste and being right. Improper people: not in accordance with accepted standards. Aggression towards the established view, whether political or spiritual, … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL TEXT IN THE COMMON LANGUAGE
Spiritual Text In The Common Language The common language is that of the people’s everyday usage. There is no reason not to use it. Throughout history, the common people have had to have intercessors, teachers, gurus to comment – and … Continue reading
WHAT ARE THE TWO TRUTHS?
What Are The Two Truths? Are there two truths? Yes, in the way in which we see. One truth is pure seeing, while the other ‘truth’ (which we believe to be truth) is relating to and interpreting whatever is seen. … Continue reading
THERE IS NO FREE SPEECH WITHOUT A FREE MIND
There Is No Free Speech Without A Free Mind We hear much about free speech, but if our minds have been contaminated, how can we have free speech? Everything in our mind is an acquisition that we’ve adopted through suggestion. … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING = MIND CONTROL
Mind Training = Mind Control We train the mind through meditation so as not to be distracted at every moment, and be able to control our self and our behaviour. If we cannot do this, our mind is being controlled … Continue reading
HOW TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD?
How To Make A Better World? Know what you are. Act with the understanding of what others are. We are all pure consciousness. Are we the same pure consciousness? That is an unanswerable question until enlightenment. We manifest according to … Continue reading
EMPTINESS – BETWEEN THIS AND THAT
Emptiness – Between This And That We spend our entire lives comparing ‘this’ to ‘that’ – judging, evaluating, reasoning – trying to achieve satisfaction. We never notice the gap in between, of just seeing before we leap. Shunyata or emptiness … Continue reading
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WE CANNOT BE WHAT WE SEE
We Cannot Be What We See We see things, and we see the mind commenting on these things, so we are therefore neither this mind nor our things. We are the empty essence of mind, the clear space of clarity, … Continue reading →