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- SPONTANEITY IS REALITY May 15, 2026
- BEING BOUND TO WORDS May 15, 2026
- WE’RE A MISMATCH May 15, 2026
- THE SECOND COMING May 14, 2026
- THE TENDER TRAP May 14, 2026
- SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE May 14, 2026
- TIMELESS TIME May 13, 2026
- IS MEDITATION ENOUGH? May 13, 2026
- EARTH: THE HISTORY OF EVIL May 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA WAS A WEIRD ONE May 11, 2026
- PATHOS IS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTEMENT May 10, 2026
- 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
- SPIRITUAL JOBSWORTHS May 1, 2026
- 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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GOING BEYOND RATIONAL THINKING
Going Beyond Rational Thinking Rational thinking is conventional thinking; we do this and this, because we always do this and this. It makes sense, to a certain level. Rational thinking is vertical programming; it’s colouring in between the … Continue reading
DHARMA QUENCHES THIRST
Dharma Quenches Thirst If we’re thirsty, it’s the ‘water’ we want, not the glass. Seekers of elaborations never find satisfaction. This is how the Dharma becomes very expensive. Satisfaction comes from realisation. This how the Dharma is free. How? Stop … Continue reading
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OUR MIND IS A DELICATE INSTRUMENT
Our Mind Is A Delicate Instrument Our mind is a delicate instrument that is easily upset. It only becomes robust when it isn’t holding on to thoughts and memories that make us defensive, and therefore vulnerable. Being robust comes from … Continue reading
THE THING ABOUT BUDDHISM …
The Thing About Buddhism … The thing about the Buddha’s teaching is that you don’t have to become a Buddhist. Just observe with an open mind, free of biased beliefs. Buddhism is the psychology of freeing the mind of duality, … Continue reading
KNOWLEDGE VERSUS INFORMATION
Knowledge Versus Information Knowledge unites people, while information divides people. Information is just a message. Knowledge is understanding what the message means. To receive information and not look into whether it’s true or not is to live in a fools’ … Continue reading
THE THREE EMOTIONS THAT POISON OUR MIND
The Three Emotions That Poison Our Mind The three emotions that poison the mind are, in actuality, wisdom. Understanding this is how we ascend the levels of realisation. Greed, anger and stupidity (indifference) are the three poisons that are harmful … Continue reading
COVERED BY INVENTIONS
Covered By Inventions A concept is a device, an invention in the mind formed by belief, from being told something and accepting it as ‘authority’. Humanity had been covered in concepts; ‘disguising the truth’ is a variant of the word ‘covert’, … Continue reading
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ALONE? NOT ALONE?
Alone? Not Alone? These are tricky questions. If we feel alone, we have to rely on our own understanding which relies on all the information we have received. Quite often, this information can feel incomplete, and then doubt sets in … Continue reading
VEDANTIC SELF OR BUDDHIST NON-SELF?
Vedantic Self Or Buddhist Non-Self? This question is impossible to answer as it depends on a person’s view. There is consciousness; we are consciousness, and we can agree on that. If consciousness relates to external events or to itself, then … Continue reading
KARMA IS IDEAS WE CARRY AROUND
Karma Is Ideas We Carry Around Karma is a predictive atmosphere of routine behaviour. These ideas control how we see life. Nothing new can be experienced as we see through a karmic, sweet-smelling, pot-pourri of concepts. Everything depends on how … Continue reading
WE ARE ALREADY HAPPY
We Are Already Happy If we are not unhappy or indifferent, then we are happy. Happiness is the release from conflict, which is the bias in the mind. Happiness isn’t about being excited or hopeful or learned or righteous; it … Continue reading
REALISATION = HAPPINESS
Realisation = Happiness When we realise and understand our true reality, we should be happy at every moment. How can we not be happy? Being unconditionally happy means without reliance on external events. Get it? It does not rely on … Continue reading
THE SADDEST THING
The Saddest Thing The saddest thing is speaking to people about reality and they haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. Halfway through a sentence, there’s just a blank stare; they’ve switched off 🙂 This is an indication of the … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
What Is The Purpose Of Life? The purpose of life is to understand our true reality, which is why we are here: to eliminate our confusion, releasing us from emotional attachments to a self-identity. Consciousness is imprisoned in a mind. … Continue reading
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WHY AM I NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED?
Why Am I Not Totally Convinced? Q. Why am I not totally convinced that pure consciousness is the ultimate truth? A. Old brain. The old brain was developed in our early years, when the mind was infiltrated and fixed about … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO HELL
There Is No Hell Nobody burns in hell. It’s a man-made idea to keep humanity believing that it must fall in line, and making us fearful if we don’t. Hell is the pride of belief. We are here because we … Continue reading
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STILL WONDERING WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT?
Still Wondering What It’s All About? The most accurate response to this question would be, “What is doing the wondering?” If this seems too simplistic, that is because the proof of pure awareness is obscured by stories and inaccurate beliefs … Continue reading
CAN ANGER BE POSITIVE?
Can Anger Be Positive? Being angry out of frustration is negative. Being angry out of concern is positive. Being able to do something about both frustration and concern is down to our level of understanding. Once we start the ball … Continue reading
DO NOT FOLLOW THE BUDDHA OUT OF DEVOTION
Do Not Follow The Buddha Out Of Devotion “All my followers should not accept my teaching out of faith, or out of devotion, but rather thorough investigation and experimentation, and then you are your own master. So therefore, ultimately, responsibility … Continue reading
GLITCH IN THE MATRIX
Glitch In The Matrix ‘Glitch in the matrix’ is a phrase first coined in the 1999 film, The Matrix, which posited the idea that humanity is living in a giant computer simulation. ‘Matrix Theory’ is based on the idea that the … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TRAINING?
What Are We Actually Training? Whatever we think about and hold on to ‘grooves’ pathways in the brain. Repeating the same thoughts creates a pattern in our brain so that it instigates habitual responses and mannerisms. It’s another brick in … Continue reading
THE BASIS OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
The Basis Of Negative Emotions The basis of negative emotions is an illusory self relating to illusory appearances. ‘Self’ is an accumulation of ideas in the mind that consciousness mistakenly believes itself to be. This phantom is empty of reality. … Continue reading
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NOTING HOW EASILY WE BECOME DISTRACTED
Noting How Easily We Become Distracted Counting the breath 10, 21, or 108 times in meditation helps us to stabilise and train our mind, or at least become aware how much we are not in control. It’s quite a shock … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF TRUTH?
What Is The Quality Of Truth? Our essence is pure, conscious awareness. Pure, conscious awareness never changes. Truth is constant and cannot be interpreted, and we are therefore the truth we seek. The hallmark of this realisation is benevolence towards … Continue reading
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WE HAVE TO LEARN TO THINK FOR OURSELVES
We Have To Learn To Think For Ourselves We have to learn to think for ourselves, and question what we believe, and why. We assume we are already free thinkers, but when we hang on to that thought, we are … Continue reading
OUR OBSESSION WITH HISTORY AND RELIGION
Our Obsession With History And Religion When we become fascinated by books, stories and ‘mysteries’, evil laughs as we are blind to the moment now. In the moment now, there are no mysteries. Mysteries are in the mind, but the … Continue reading
AN INTOLERANT MIND
An Intolerant Mind An intolerant mind is a small mind which jumps to conclusions and doesn’t see the wholesome picture. We all learn to have small minds as, for most of our lives, we are receivers and repeaters. But there … Continue reading
DIE WITH TENDENCIES, BORN WITH TENDENCIES
Die With Tendencies, Born With Tendencies We are conscious, universal entities embodied in a form, driven by a karmic mind of desire, aversion and ignorance of our enlightened potential. We’ve forgotten our previous life, but a residue of tendencies lingers, … Continue reading
BELIEF = INTOLERANCE = VICTIM = HATRED
Belief = Intolerance = Victim = Hatred Belief = intolerance = victim = hatred = the age of conflict, the age of the Kaliyuga. Belief is an internal affair. When others don’t believe what we believe, it is we who … Continue reading
WHAT’S EMPTINESS ALL ABOUT?
What’s Emptiness All About? Emptiness is what it’s all about. It’s all about the magic, the magi, the art of wisdom to influence events by realising the emptiness of illusions, and understanding the tricks the mind plays on consciousness. We … Continue reading
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WE CHOOSE IDEAS OVER REALITY
We Choose Ideas Over Reality There are three aspects to seeing – pure perception, accustomed perception and ideas about whatever is perceived. It’s important to know the sequence of events. An idea is a thought about something or someone that … Continue reading
CENSORSHIP IS MIND CONTROL
Censorship Is Mind Control Censorship is punishment for thinking outside the box. The only people who want censorship are those who adhere to a belief, and don’t want alternative views on reality to be expressed. Why is this? To maintain … Continue reading
WHY ARE THERE HOLY PLACES?
Why Are There Holy Places? Why are there holy buildings, holy robes, holy names, honorific language? Pure consciousness is nothing special; we all have buddha nature – pure mind. If it is made special, we weaken it. Elaboration smothers the … Continue reading
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MEDITATION BRINGS YOU OUT OF YOURSELF
Meditation Brings You Out Of Yourself Meditation brings you out of yourself. 😀 When sitting in silent awareness, there is just pure cognisance. We call this pure consciousness. No duality is required: observation is without identifying an observer.
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WHERE IS THE HOLY LAND?
Where Is The Holy Land? The idea of a ‘holy’ land diverts attention away from the truth. It is our pure mind that is wholesome, and not a place. A place is just a sentimental idea that people fight over. … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES EVIL COME FROM?
Where Does Evil Come From? To own, or to hack into another’s mind is what evil does. Any being able to think is sentient and conscious – in essence, pure consciousness. In an infinite universe, there are infinite beings who do … Continue reading
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OUR ATTITUDE IS OUR PROGRAMMING
Our Attitude Is Our Programming Attitude: a settled way of thinking or feeling about something. Without effort of generosity, patience, morality, discipline and concentration, it’s hard to get free of the frame of mind which causes the way we constantly react. We see everyone else having an attitude, … Continue reading
ESSENCE AND FORM, TRUTH AND FICTION
Essence And Form, Truth And Fiction Essence is pure cognition; the truth of an uncontaminated mind. Form is a projection, an illusion, a fiction which contaminates the mind. Consciousness perceives through the senses, and it is in that very instant … Continue reading
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THE PROMISED LAND
The Promised Land The promised land is pure consciousness, our original reality. It’s not a place to fight over. Why would it be a geographical location? Stories lead us up the garden path of deception, creating ideas in the mind … Continue reading
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Distinguishing Between Mind And Consciousness … Distinguishing between mind and consciousness … and their unity. Consciousness – or rather, pure consciousness – is the cognisant essence of mind. It is what we are – pure perception, uncontaminated knowingness before anything … Continue reading
FILLING OUR MINDS
Filling Our Minds What we fill our minds with matters. Our mind is a sensitive tool, quick to detect and able to analyse vital information and turn it into knowledge for the welfare of others. Just filling the mind with … Continue reading
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TESTING THE MIND
Testing The Mind Think of infinity. It’s not possible; consciousness just has to accept it. Consciousness is infinite; the mind just has to accept it.
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LOST IN THOUGHT?
Lost In Thought? The moment we notice we are lost in thought, we aren’t! That moment is pure consciousness. All we need to do is value it; it’s what we are – totally objective – and not dependent on the mind for existence. Objective: free, not influenced by personal … Continue reading
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BRAIN STOP?
Brain Stop? “How did the universe start?” A pointless question, as our usual brain cannot go that far. What we hear is “Big Bang!” or “God!” What did the Big Bang bang in? What is God doing now, in an … Continue reading
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“WHY?” OR “WHAT?”
“Why?” Or “What?” The question “Why?” relates to the past. The question “What?” relates to now. We ask the question why in relation to a scenario, but what do we then do about it? In dwelling on the past, we … Continue reading
WE DON’T SEE HOW THINGS ARE
We Don’t See How Things Are We don’t see how things are: we see how we are. How we are is the folly of consuming selected beliefs, models and theories without understanding the complete picture. The result is nonsense in, … Continue reading
PRIDE AND HUMILITY – continued
Pride And Humility – continued Pride constantly has to prove and justify itself. Humility has nothing to prove or justify.
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PRIDE AND HUMILITY
Pride And Humility Pride is high self-importance. Humility is low self-importance. Pride fills the atmosphere. Humility has no atmosphere. Pride chatters and disregards. Humility listens. Pride is our Achilles heel. Humility is our protector. Pride is mind. Humility is pure … Continue reading
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WHAT IS IGNORANCE?
What Is Ignorance? Pure consciousness is knowingness. Ignorance is not knowing. The most important thing we ignore is our actual practical reality. Pure consciousness is present whatever we do, say or think, but we’re too distracted to notice this obvious … Continue reading
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