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AS SEEKERS, WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF POLITICS

As Seekers, We Have To be Aware Of Politics ‘Politics’ describes the affairs governing a society.That governance is done through words.Religion works in the same way; sounds turn into thoughts and beliefs, creating conflict with non-verbal consciousness. There is no … Continue reading →

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WHY HUMANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE

Why Humans Do Not Understand What They Are The majority of humans on this planet don’t know or understand what they are. Why not? Most us believe that we are the sum of all our experiences – something unique. So … Continue reading →

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PRACTICAL ONENESS

Practical Oneness Listening, reading, observing, washing, mowing … chopping wood … fetching water … notice that anything with –ing as a suffix is a continuous action. In just observing, there is no conclusion being made … yet. When we notice … Continue reading →

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THE GREATEST ACT OF COMPASSION

The Greatest Act Of Compassion The greatest act of compassion is to forgive ourself for our past actions.Once we realise the cause of our past motivations, we have no problems with others.When we don’t know what we are, however, we … Continue reading →

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WE ARE THE CREATOR OF OUR LIFE

We Are The Creator Of Our Life Everything that we do has consequences that have an effect on us and those around us. We all make unfortunate decisions because we give into to desire, aversion and ignorance. If we keep … Continue reading →

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THE HIGHEST TEACHING

The Highest Teaching (it’s not really a teaching; it’s what we are) The highest spiritual teaching is non-duality; oneness or not twoness. What else can it be? Non-duality is pure consciousness, just before we start intellectualising. It’s the perfect state … Continue reading →

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FAKE DHARMA – REAL DHARMA

Fake Dharma – Real Dharma Fake is words; realisation is real.Too much talk maintains the illusion,obscuring pure vision. The best part of a teaching or a retreat is leaving. 🙂 We come away with whatever was absorbed, soaked up beyond … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?

What Is Most Important In Life? Realising what is most important in lifeis the purpose of life. The most important aspect of life is to realise how mistaken we’ve been. We think we’re normal because we follow others, when life … Continue reading →

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NOT TRUSTING ANYONE?

Not Trusting Anyone? It’s understandable. How many people genuinely experience the truth of pure consciousness? We can all talk about ‘the truth’ – even AI can do that – but no one can actually show us the truth. Never be … Continue reading →

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WHEN WE ADHERE TO WORDS, WE FEEL SAFE

When We Adhere To Words, We Feel Safe When we adhere to words, we feel safe.In emptiness, we lose that safety net. Reality isn’t safe; it’s precarious.It’s walking on a knife’s edge with no script to rely upon. Words entertain.Pure … Continue reading →

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NO SENSE OF HUMOUR

No Sense Of Humour If our religion or philosophy has no sense of humour, we are in a dark place.The cosmic joke is the belief in the constant debate of differing interpretations. Knowing is absolute confidence, without a need for … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS HAPPINESS

What Is Happiness? Happiness is not a condition. Happiness is unconditional;it does not rely on conditions. If we rely on a condition to be happy – a specific state, requirement, circumstance or person – these are temporary events. This means … Continue reading →

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WE ARE REMANTS OF THE PAST

We Are Remnants Of The Past Remnants of the past create our present.Whatever happens now creates remnants for our future. The wise know this, and the unscrupulous also know this. Those in between just accept it as the way of … Continue reading →

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ONCE WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW

Once We Know, We Cannot Un-know Awakening to our true reality of pure consciousness is seeing with clarity. We recognise all that obscures this reality – all the intellectual obstacles of distraction that have clouded pure vision. We remember what … Continue reading →

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LACKING COMPASSION = NARCISSISM

Lacking Compassion = Narcissism The tendency for spiritually minded individuals to become insular, withdrawn, exclusive or detached from broader society is a well-documented psychological and social phenomenon. While spirituality aims for universal connection, the journey can inadvertently create walls between … Continue reading →

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WE LIVE IN AN OXYMORON

We Live In An Oxymoron – That’s Why We Suffer Oxymoron: apparently contradictory terms appearing together, eg futile diligence. ‘We’ believe in a ‘self’: pure consciousness believes it’s a created self. I think, therefore I am. The visible and mental universe is built on … Continue reading →

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BEING IN TWO MINDS

Being In Two Minds Certainty and uncertainty.Certainty – pure mind – what we are. Uncertainty – contents of mind – what we are not. Confusion is not knowing which is whichtherefore in two minds. Absolute certainty, is purely observing appearances.Relative … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?

What Is Pure Consciousness? It is the pure essence of mind, uncontaminated by concepts and memory-programming. It has many names: Rigpa, Zen, Tao, Turiya, Dzogchen, Self, Atman … God. The pure essence of mind isn’t something external; it is that … Continue reading →

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CONFUSED – SO WE JOIN A GROUP

Confused – So We Join A Group The purpose of life is to know what we are. We then know what everyone else is – pure consciousness. Now, all we need is to understand why we believe that we aren’t,and … Continue reading →

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THE RATCHET EFFECT

The Ratchet Effect – The New Normal The ratchet effect: a process that moves easily in one direction, but resists going backwards. We suffer through both personal ignorance of reality, and external intervention. When a major crisis occurs – whether … Continue reading →

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REALISATION IS CONFIDENCE

Realisation Is Confidence Realisation is having confidence in the reality we all share – pure consciousness. Being prepared to accept that there could be something to shatter that confidence is humility; we have to be prepared to change and adapt. … Continue reading →

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EVIL IS AN EXAGGERATED ‘I’

Evil Is An Exaggerated ‘I’ This evil is reflected in every conversation, when we stop connecting with others through our need for validation. Evil is the exaggeration of ‘I’ – an inflated ego which uses the listener to confirm its … Continue reading →

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VULNERABLE TO CORRUPTION

Vulnerable To Corruption There are two aspects to consciousness: one is attachment to thoughts, while the other is freedom from thoughts – the pure essence of mind. These are termed relative reality and absolute reality. Most humans aren’t homo sapiens … Continue reading →

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HOW DO WE KNOW WE AREN’T BRAINWASHED?

How Do We Know We Aren’t Brainwashed? An example of this might be the suggestion that we have consciousness, when we are consciousness. Or that there has to be a beginning of the universe and therefore there is a creator, … Continue reading →

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THE FINAL ANSWER IS KNOWING NOTHING

The Final Answer Is Knowing Nothing We are pure consciousness. Pure consciousness knows nothing.It is the source of all potential– the clear light of bliss. Thoughts are not ours;they are inherited words we play with. Pure consciousness perceives through the … Continue reading →

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BARELY BEING AWARE

Barely Being Aware When we exaggerate mindfulness or meditation – or ourselves – we turn mere presence into something solid, over-done, reified. Being aware is a light touch: not larger than life. When we drop the performance, we drop ego.That … Continue reading →

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LABELS ARE DOGMA/OPINIONS

Labels Are Dogma/Opinions Language inherently limits ultimate reality, as words and concepts pale in comparison to direct experience of pure uncontaminated consciousness. Intelligent stupidity is the trap of knowing the names of everything, while ignoring the beauty in the eye … Continue reading →

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TEACHINGS ARE EASY TO COME BY

Teachings Are Easy To Come By Teachings are easy to come by, but they’re maybe not reflected upon so readily. Knowledge can become entertainment – we’ve heard it before, and there’s nothing new or exiting. Without reflection or contemplation, we … Continue reading →

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EVIL IS IGNORANCE

Evil Is Ignorance Evil is ignoring or not knowing what we are.Goodness is knowing what we are. Saying that evil is ignorance is a terrifying but also enlightening statement.We’re saying that if we ignore what we are – which is … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING

We Have To Acknowledge Suffering We have to acknowledge suffering,as it creates more suffering. Suffering is an umbrella term for dissatisfaction, anxiety, annoyance, fear, desire … anything that causes us unease. Let’s face it … people. 🙂 Our problem is … Continue reading →

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FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY

From Birth, We’re Flooded In Triviality This is what has happened to society,and why of us most have become stupid. Trivia, in modern terms, means information of little value = entertainment.In ancient term, trivia, actually meant ‘the place where three … Continue reading →

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A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION

A Passed-On Thought Is Reincarnation A passed-on thought is reincarnation.A passing thought, if not passed on, is wisdom. Catch it if you can. Thoughts aren’t permanent structures but, if they’re repeated enough times, they cement our brains wiring. We become … Continue reading →

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MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE

Mara’s Very Presence Is Its Demise The ultimate checkmate. Most of us only want to read or hear nice Dharma, uplifting Dharma. That, in itself, is a delusion.We have to know what it is that is obscuring the pure consciousness … Continue reading →

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THE PERFECT PRACTICAL PRACTICE

The Perfect Practical Practice … or any ordinary interaction. When we become annoyed, how quickly can we release that annoyance?It’s a reaction that is controlling us.Experiencing this is the highest practice to practise. We may do hours of meditation, pujas … Continue reading →

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EGO IS THE DEVIL INCARNATED

Ego Is The Devil Incarnated Ego is consciousness clinging and fixating on ideas. If the devil represents separation, pride, fear and conflict, then the human ego fits that description perfectly. When looked at through non-dual view, the ego functions exactly … Continue reading →

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THE EGO ISN’T REAL

The Ego Isn’t Real Realisation removes the terror of the devil-ego. This ego has no independent existence; it’s not a solid thing or an evil entity living inside or outside us. It’s just a collection of memories, conditioning and repetitive … Continue reading →

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TRAPPED IN EGO IS LIVING IN HELL

Trapped In Ego Is Living In Hell Being trapped in ego is a state of psychological confinement; we are completely at the mercy of our mind. When we (consciousness) are trapped in the ego, we’re in Hell. Hell isn’t a … Continue reading →

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WE ARE FED JUNK

We Are Fed Junk Junk in – junk out. We are full of junk – intellectually, spiritually and materially – and have become very sick people. What we consume shapes who we become. This input-output principle applies to our minds, … Continue reading →

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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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