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PRACTISING THE PRACTICE

Practising The Practice We can know about a practice, but never actually practise it.This is why the Buddha said, “Don’t take my words for the truth; test them.” The practice is just theory.Practise is realisation.

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NO MORE QUESTIONS

No More Questions We suddenly find that we have no more questions. It’s not that we have all the answers, but we know enough to see how people work, what drives them, and why they cannot be relied upon. Recognising … Continue reading

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INVERT THE PYRAMID

Invert The pyramid Understanding our world is vital to regaining sanity. If we want to know what’s going on at the top of the pyramid, we only have to look at the bottom – what people say and what they … Continue reading

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ACADEMIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC DISTRACTIONS

Academic, Philosophical And Linguistic Distractions We all want to appear clever.Mara works at a very subtle level. We are supposed to be wise beings (homo sapiens), but we’ve become homo callidus (clever beings), homo ingeniosus (gifted, or ingenious) or homo … Continue reading

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WHEN CONDUCT FORGETS THE VIEW

When Conduct Forgets The View Our conduct is the way we present ourselves to the world, in our expression and ‘appearance’.The view is pure consciousness, which is what we originally are. When our appearance matters more to us than pure … Continue reading

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LED TO BELIEVE WE’RE NOT ENLIGHTENED

Led To Believe We’re Not Enlightened Enlightenment is realising our true reality.How sustained that is is up to each individual. We are enlightened, but believe that we aren’t.Through distraction, we fall into the illusion of not knowing. The who believes … Continue reading

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OUR CONFUSION IS BASED ON LABELS

Our Confusion Is Based On Labels When consciousness identifies with something, it gives it a label, and forms an attachment. We are claiming a specific understanding, meaning, or ownership of the way that thing is perceived. This collection of ideas … Continue reading

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VALUING EMPTINESS – PURE KNOWINGNESS

Valuing Emptiness – Pure Knowingness Emptiness means uncontaminated mind, pure awareness, pure consciousness, pure knowingness. It is the clarity of silent witnessing that perceives through this body and mind; pure perception from behind the scenes. This empty cognisance is ever-present, … Continue reading

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NOTHING IS NEW

Nothing Is New Humanity has fallen for trickery for generations; it’s not something new. History proves that media manipulation is as old as print itself. While the technology changes, the psychological traps used to exploit human curiosity and outrage have … Continue reading

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OUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT OUR OWN

Our Thoughts Are Not Our Own Thoughts are words, and words are inherited, therefore thoughts are inherited and that limits our experience. We talk about things we are programmed to talk about, so nothing changes. We actually boast trivia. Have … Continue reading

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FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS

Finding The Right Words It’s difficult to find the right words in the right order to convey experience. One could say to be aware of awareness, but it’s subtler than that; being aware of awareness still sounds like doing something. … Continue reading

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OBSERVER AND OBSERVATION

Observer And Observation Pure observation is objective.An observer is subjective as it can be perceived. The moment an observation passes through our mind, it’s filtered through our personal history and cognitive biases. Pure observation is the what, without judgement, narrative, … Continue reading

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PURPOSE IN THE MUNDANE

Purpose in the Mundane Instead of finding everyday life meaningless, a Bodhisattva views normal social interactions, jobs, and hardships as the perfect training ground to practise patience, generosity, and wisdom. Thus everything – every situation, every feeling, every thought and … Continue reading

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NOT COPING, WHILE PRETENDING TO COPE

Not Coping, While Pretending To Cope The problem with relying on AI and ‘spiritual teachings’ is that we live a cut-and-paste life, and stop feeling our way directly in a situation. AI and texts become our go-to place, instead of … Continue reading

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WHY DIDN’T THE BUDDHA COME BACK?

Why Didn’t The Buddha Come Back? What happened to the Buddha? Emanations constantly rekindle the light. It’s like a candle flame lighting other candles which have suitable wicks. 🙂 The universe is infinite. There is enough in the teachings to … Continue reading

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WE ARE INHERENTLY DIVINE

We Are Inherently Divine We are inherently divine – we just need a nudge in the right direction. The ‘just a nudge’ part is important, to understand the nub, the central point that holds everything together. Instead, we seek full-blown … Continue reading

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NOTHING WITH OTHERS CAN BE RESOLVED

Nothing Can Be Resolved With Others It feels frustrating, but we recognise others’ boundaries. Keeping our door open represents a mature balance between boundaries and constant availability. We recognise a person’s current inability to open up, but we don’t let … Continue reading

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SIMPLE DHARMA: OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE

Simple Dharma: Objective And Subjective There are two views: one is direct, and the other, indirect. Objectivity refers to the state of being unbiased and factual, independent of individual thoughts or biases, and focused purely on observable realities.An example: The … Continue reading

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WHAT IS DEVOTION?

What Is Devotion? Devotion is certainly not worshipping a person or a deity. This is where we become confused about deity practice, Vajrayana, Guru yoga. There are no mysterious transmissions. Such claims are unsound logic that seem convincing, but are … Continue reading

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“I COULD BE WRONG”

“I Could Be Wrong” Acknowledging “I could be wrong” instantly shifts us from rigid certainty to open awareness. It pauses our habitual need to defend a position, creating a mental space where deep insights can surface. This gap dissolves ego … Continue reading

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THE BUDDHA POINTS THE WAY; MARA IS THE WAY

The Buddha Points The Way; Mara Is The Way The Buddha is the travel guide;Mara is all the obstacles along the path. The Buddha provides the map, the teachings and the ultimate destination of Nirvana. Mara represents the actual Samsaric … Continue reading

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THE ULTIMATE FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN

The Ultimate Flaw In Their Design The deep delusion of the technocrats is believing that human consciousness can be permanently caged by an algorithm or a bureaucratic system. The mind’s true nature of pure consciousness is inherently free, luminous, and … Continue reading

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THE STUPIDITY OF TALKING ABOUT DHARMA

The Stupidity Of Talking About Dharma The Dharma that is spoken about is not the Real Dharma.We have to use words, then drop them. Intellect and vocabulary operate entirely within the world of concepts, descriptions, and dualities. Realisation, however, is … Continue reading

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THE PATH OF THE ALCHEMIST

The Path of the Alchemist When we unconsciously absorb the dark energy of negativity, it clouds our judgment. Negativity requires concepts of the past and the future; it’s never in the present moment. Modern media is engineered to capture our … Continue reading

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REVERSE ENGINEERING OUR SELF

Reverse Engineering Our Self That which we think of as ‘our self ‘ is an over-excited mind which excites consciousness. We think we are this mind, but that is actually the reverse of our reality. This is all observed by … Continue reading

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SUDDENLY, IT HITS YOU

Suddenly, It Hits You There is no tomorrow.When we’re in tomorrow, it’s today.Life is only now. Of course, it’s been said before,but suddenly we realise it. Enlightened awareness is like that. If we think enlightenment is in the future, then … Continue reading

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WE ARE NOT CARBON COPIES

We Are Not Carbon Copies Each teacher has their own way of expressing the teaching. Every teacher’s teacher wasn’t a carbon copy of their teacher. While we’re on the path, we’re not a copy of our teacher. We each have … Continue reading

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THE ANTIDOTE FOR A POISONED MIND

The Antidote For A Poisoned Mind A poisoned mind is one fed information, suggestion, belief, hearsay, which creates emotions and reactions, turning a natural, open mind into an infected state. The antidote for a poisoned mind is taking everything that … Continue reading

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HISTORY TEACHES US NOTHING

History Teaches Us Nothing History teaches us nothing. It teaches our makers everything;that’s why we go round in circles. If we want to break out,we just need to seethe repeating pattern of brainwashing. 🙂

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IMPRISONED BY LANGUAGE

Imprisoned By Language The paradox of lectures on pure perceptionis that pure perception is without words.

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ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT UP THERE

Enlightenment Is Not Up There Compliance doesn’t come from a lack of access to information, but rather from information overload designed to capture our attention and influence behaviour. Unless we train our mind to clear the clutter, we will be … Continue reading

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LIVING IN COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING

Living In Complete Understanding Living in complete understandingis opposed to living in incomplete understanding. We are non-material consciousness embodied in a human form, and driven by our karmically created conceptual mind. If we ignore this truth and think we’re only … Continue reading

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IF THERE IS AN AKASHIC RECORD…

If There Is An Akashic Record… If there is an Akashic record …Akashic record: a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, and emotions ever to have occurred. and if there is reincarnation …Reincarnation: the essence of consciousness begins a … Continue reading

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THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT

The Choice To Opt Out We’re all part of the foolish game of following followers. Using huge surveillance systems to monitor our foolishness is even more foolish than the foolishness they’re tracking 🙂 as all we hear people talking about … Continue reading

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WE BECOME LABELLING MACHINES

We Become Labelling Machines Our modern environment traps us in artificial loops of language and concepts rather than direct, lived experience. We become stuck in word play rather than resting in pure observation, as our brain instantly attaches labels to … Continue reading

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LIFE ISN’T A PRISON; IT’S A CLASSROOM

Life Isn’t A Prison; It’s A Classroom. A teacher’s job is to show us that everything is a teacher – our real teacher. This is how we can cope with life independently. In this way, we never get old. 🙂 … Continue reading

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WE DO NOT HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS

We Do Not Have Consciousness We don’t have consciousness. We are consciousness. If we aren’t consciousness, then what are we? Through silent observation, consciousness realises that there is nothing else. When there is no claiming, that is pure consciousness – … Continue reading

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BEYOND MEDITATION

Beyond Meditation Meditation is the method to still the mind from circling thoughts, distractions and reactions. As we can’t be aware of two things at the same time, we focus on the breath. This simplifies attention. Meditation calms the mind … Continue reading

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THERE’S NOTHING TO REMEMBER

There’s Nothing To Remember People like to pontificate about ‘truth’, turning the ultimate subject into small talk, exoteric talk. Esoteric is direct experience and realisation; it’s simply pure consciousness. Once we start vocalising our view of truth – which is … Continue reading

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NEGATIVITY IS MARA INTERVENTION

Negativity Is Mara Intervention It’s the demon in our mind. Mara is talk about truth, but it’s never the truth itself. When anyone talks about the truth, they are merely regurgitating Mara’s suggestions. Suggestion or belief creates a conventional reality. … Continue reading

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VOLUMES OF DHARMA IN TWO PHRASES

Volumes Of Dharma In Two Phrases The Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them,” and “I see you, Mara.” We simply test whether we’ve assimilated these words when we come into contact with others. Do … Continue reading

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THE ESOTERIC AND THE EXOTERIC

The Esoteric And The Exoteric Esoteric: direct inner experience. Exoteric: public announcements. The paradox of the esoteric is that, the moment we try to articulate inner experience and translate it into language, the esoteric becomes exoteric, which is a shadow … Continue reading

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MARA, THE SMARTPHONE AND THE GREAT DISCONNECT

Mara, The Smartphone And The Great Disconnect Mara and the smartphone both perfectly illustrate cognitive drain and fragmented consciousness, and the modern struggle to keep control of one’s mind in a world dominated by persuasive engineering. Inventors know exactly what … Continue reading

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THE PRACTICE OF BEING KIND

The Practice Of Being Kind The practice of Dharma is genuine compassion. It’s understanding the cause of why we suffer, with the intention of doing something about it through disentanglement = clarity. It’s like gently untangling an owl from a … Continue reading

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HUMANS, AI AND DZOGCHEN

Humans, AI and Dzogchen Humans and AI both undergo forms of conditioning. AI learns from a vast database of human activity, while society conditions humans through a database of culture, habit, and language. We have been living in a world … Continue reading

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WHAT THE BUDDHA DIDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH

What The Buddha Didn’t Have To Put Up With The ultimate goal of modern surveillance is no longer just watching what we do, but mapping how we think to make our future actions completely predictable. We are seen as formulaic … Continue reading

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A CLOSED MAZE

A Closed Maze Belief is an activity in a mind which doesn’t knowing that it’s being conditioned. That is the closed maze. When we’re conditioned, we’re predictable, and therefore, controllable. Everyone we meet is controlled by conditioning. If we think … Continue reading

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THE BUDDHA WENT OFF SCRIPT

The Buddha Went Off Script The Buddha is the example of someone who went off script to break out of the hive mentality. Siddhartha Gautama was handed the ultimate social script: a life of absolute luxury, political power as a … Continue reading

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IT’S NOT COMPLICATED

It’s Not Complicated The ultimate truth: not two. Observation and observed are inseparable. Note: In the moment now, there is no observer as an observer can be observed. When observation is caught and held, the illusion of an observer (self) … Continue reading

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SILENT TRANSMISSION

Silent Transmission Silent transmission: Language splits reality into pieces. Absolute truth, being whole and undivided, can only be expressed when language stops. Words distort transmission. Silence is the baseline of reality; it is absolute space in which all sounds, thoughts, … Continue reading

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