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Our Moral Landscape There isn’t only one way to be moral. Just as there are many ways to be physically and mentally healthy, there are many ways to be physically and mentally unhealthy. An everyday observer would agree that the … Continue reading →

Compos Mentis – Non-Compos Mentis There are two types of people. Compos mentis is a Latin phrase meaning of sound mind. It describes an individual who has full control over their mental faculties. Non-compos mentis describes someone who is not … Continue reading →

Conquering The Universe Conquer self. Stop panicking. It’s one infinite universe. People may say there are other universes, but they’re all experienced in the infinite space of no circumference. The problem for most people is that they think if there … Continue reading →

This Is Where We Are At Mass delusion is when everyone knows the system isn’t working, but they maintain the pretence of functioning because no alternative is available. Over time, this faked reality becomes the accepted norm, and this is … Continue reading →

Staying On The Right Path Just because we join a ‘spiritual’ tradition doesn’t mean we are on our path. A path is the direction we need to take to transform and eliminate personal fixations, obsessions, confusions. We have to have … Continue reading →

Our Fabulous Teacher The only thing that is new and fresh in this spontaneous moment is an unobstructive mind in which change can occur. This openness allows Hermes / Mercury / Manas – the messengers of the mind – to … Continue reading →

Are We A Lifestyle, Or Life Itself? ‘Lifestyle’ refers to the specific way an individual, group, or culture lives and behaves. Where we live, what we eat, our job, our values beliefs, and personal outlook … all shape our lifestyle. It … Continue reading →

The Age Of Decline – The Age Of Nonsense In this age of decline, we have to be very careful what choices we make and follow. Living by facts can turn out to be nonsense, as this means we live … Continue reading →

Look At Your Own Mind, Rather Than Someone Else’s If we want to realise the ultimate truth, we have to look into our own mind, rather than someone else’s, or a book. In following others’ words – even those of … Continue reading →

The Joy Of Meeting Idiots There aren’t many idiots around.🙂 The word ‘idiot’ originally meant a private person, one who was not part of official affairs, someone outside the system. It comes from ‘idiosyncrasy’, meaning one’s own ‘private mixture’ which … Continue reading →

It’s A Massive Shock It’s a massive shock the first time we realise we’ve been living in others’ beliefs. That shock is actually a signal that we have the ability to step back and watch our own mind at work. … Continue reading →

The Tactic Hasn’t Aged Most humans don’t know what they are. Humans operate on default behavioural patterns – autopilot – created by their environment; this is a subconscious imprinting rather than a conscious choice, because we don’t know that we … Continue reading →

Interconnectedness – Unison Or Harmony? Has there ever been an experience of true unison or harmony that was not dictated by an agency? There’s a sharp line between the ideal of human connection, and the reality. Unison implies moving as … Continue reading →

The Curse Of The Messenger Too few people want change;they prefer what they’re accustomed to. As soon as a raw truth enters human language, an organised system ensures that that truth begins to wither, and life goes back to ‘usual’. … Continue reading →

The Power Of Fibonacci The power of the Fibonacci sequence is the fundamental blueprint for growth and efficiency found throughout the natural world. It’s often called ‘nature’s secret code’ – the Golden Ratio – and it’s the tool ensuring survival. … Continue reading →

The Wonder Of Being A Late Developer Being a late developer means one’s brain hasn’t yet fully developed. It appears that everyone else seems to know what to do and how to do it; they’ve learnt all the right words … Continue reading →

Wound Means Suffering We often hear spiritual teachers laugh at modern students for being ‘wounded’. This is not only a pity, but a huge misunderstanding. The first noble truth is admitting that we are suffering … wounded. The wound is … Continue reading →

Being Buddhist Is Being Ordinary It’s not about projecting an image. Ordinary: with no outer special or distinctive features; normal, not interesting or exceptional; commonplace. The extraordinary is within perception. Being Buddhist, we should know how to be decent human beings. Unfortunately, for many years, people have … Continue reading →