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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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THE PRISON OF ENLIGHTENMENT

The Prison Of Enlightenment Seeing this planet as a prison changes our perspective of earthly existence. Rather than a trap, however, life now provides an intense learning environment where the resistance offered by physical limitations and the suffering of mental … Continue reading

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A FOOL TO ONESELF

A Fool To Oneself Being a “fool to oneself” means that consciousness is making judgements to our disadvantage by listening to the foolish self-identity in our mind. Common sense is ignored, sabotaging our own chance of success out of stubbornness, … Continue reading

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IF WE DON’T REALISE THE TRUTH

If We Don’t Realise The Truth Realisation is experiencing both what we are, and what we have become. We are the essence of consciousness – enlightenment itself – which is addicted to toys. Doesn’t that sound crazy? Originally, the word … Continue reading

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THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS AND ILLUSIONS

The Unity Of Emptiness And Illusions As long as we’re aware, we can discern the nuances of perception. If we look quickly to the left or right – and before identifying with whatever is seen – there is just empty … Continue reading

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THE TRUTH WILL HIT US HARD

The Truth Will Hit Us Hard One day, we’ll read some words, and the truth will hit us hard because the truth is uncomfortable. When the truth sets us free, it’s known in Latin as Magna Vacillatio, or in Sanskrit … Continue reading

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MEDITATION TRANSFORMS

Meditation Transforms Meditation transforms consciousness’s relationship with our mind. We don’t have to sit in meditation all the time; we are aware between and during activities. Short breaks many times brings us back. Instead of being involved with activities, ideas … Continue reading

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IS THIS A STUPID, ORGANISED OR PERFECT WORLD?

Is This A Stupid, Organised Or Perfect World? This all depends from where one is looking. There are people who follow trends, people who create trends, and people who see creators and followers shaping the conversational landscape. Being aware is … Continue reading

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BEING KIND TO OUR SELF

Being Kind To Our Self Self is a misunderstanding in the mind, something that consciousness picked up. When we think that we’re thinking, we are actually observing thinking taking place. We can see this clearly in meditation. Thinking is consciousness … Continue reading

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WE’VE BECOME PREDICTIVE TEXT

We’ve Become Predictive Text The illusion of communication. When we communicate like predictive text, we choose the path of least resistance. We say what’s statistically expected in a situation, rather than what we genuinely feel, and this creates an echo … Continue reading

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WE ARE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

We Are The Purpose Of Life The purpose of life is to realise personally what we are, rather than having some philosopher tell us what we are. No book, teacher, or external authority can hand us this understanding because realisation … Continue reading

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EVOLVING INSTEAD OF REVOLVING

Evolving Instead Of Revolving Evolving is breaking free from repeating negative cycles to achieve genuine positive maturity, having the ability to adapt. It is a mind shifting from repetitive patterns to direct realisation of our reality that is ever-present. If … Continue reading

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EVOLVING CAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE

Evolving Can Feel Very Uncomfortable We wonder what we were holding onto. Growth is a disruptive process that alters how we view ourself and the world. It requires the uncomfortable realisation that our past views were flawed. Outgrowing old beliefs … Continue reading

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THIS BLOG SHOULD BE SECRET

This Blog Should Be Secret The problem with blogs like this is that if people don’t practise the words and merely acquire information, it can work against them. They can become arrogant and competitive; this is why the blog isn’t … Continue reading

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FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLIC EXISTENCE

Freedom From The Cyclic Existence Truth and evil are very simple. Truth is rigpa – knowing. Evil is ‘marigpa’ – not knowing. Rigpa is pure, pristine awareness. It’s our natural primordial mind, free from delusion. Marigpa is ignorance. It’s the … Continue reading

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THE SHARED HALLUCINATION

The Shared Hallucination Our entire civilisation is built on a foundation of shared hallucinations. The most unsettling part of this realisation is that society avoids any notion that it’s all an illusion. When ‘celebrities’ die, the news is all about … Continue reading

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WHY THE OBSESSION WITH THE PAST?

Why The Obsession With The Past? Life just repeats itself. People repeat themselves too, so we all go round in circles. It’s just a programme which is the automated predictable nature of the human mind; we talk constantly about the … Continue reading

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THE MUD IS JUST A DIRTY LENS

The Mud Is Just A Dirty Lens When we seek the truth of phenomena, we ignore that which is seeking. As we continue to look for something more interesting, our lens becomes dirtier and dirtier, and so we cease to … Continue reading

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STARVING THE MONSTER

Starving The Monster The establishment can only exploit whatever we give it access to. Like Mara, it feeds on our desires, aversions and ignorances; us becoming content starves it. Practising compassion destroys its leverage. Developing mindful awareness cuts through its … Continue reading

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THE NOVELTY TRAP

The Novelty Trap Our minds possess an inherent bias toward novelty, constantly demanding something more interesting to maintain engagement. This restless searching produces a steady stream of concepts, expectations and spiritual consumerism. Every time we chase a flashier philosophy, a … Continue reading

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NO LONGER SATISFYING

No Longer Satisfying Due to a feeling of being misled, we no longer feel satisfied. Dzogchen cuts through the crap. The expression of Dzogchen is genuine compassion through understanding. Being misled is being caused to believe something that is not … Continue reading

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THE MORE WE REALISE

The More We Realise The more we realise, the more chaotic and contradictory the world appears to be, because wisdom shatters all illusions. When we scratch the surface of how society, human psychology and global systems function, the tidy narratives … Continue reading

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REALITY IS CONTENTMENT

Reality Is Contentment Paradoxically, hitting absolute rock bottom brings a strange, quiet sense of relief. The exhausting struggle to keep up appearances, protect the husk, play the game and force life to fit concepts is finally over. We no longer … Continue reading

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THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES

The Danger Of Adopting Stories When we adopt stories created for us, we live in a borrowed version of reality. Stories are just gossip – the architecture of human civilisation, functioning both as a tool for mass conformity and a … Continue reading

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WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF?

What Are We A Produce Of? Family, environment, media, religion, books, the internet, God … ? As long as our minds are full of something, we are influenced, and we become the product. In the ordinary run of things, we … Continue reading

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WHAT REINCARNATES?

What Reincarnates? Our answer to this question has consequences. Reincarnation is something we either accept or not. It is an instinct or realisation that has a psychological effect on our present life. We need inner peace to come to a … Continue reading

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THE HABITUAL LOOP

The Habitual Loop Self is our ultimate blind spot. It’s consciousness’s adopted fiction. The self prioritises psychological comfort and ego protection over objective reality. We use sophisticated mental gymnastics to distort facts, justify mistakes and maintain a positive image of … Continue reading

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WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY?

Why Do People Accept Lies So Readily? People accept lies because the human brain is wired to prioritise comfort, speed, and social belonging over objective facts. Processing truth requires significant mental energy, whereas believing a convenient lie is often the … Continue reading

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THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS

The Paradox Of Rituals And Words We may practise rituals and chant words about our reality or a deity, and never realise the observation of these rituals and words which is taking place. We may talk about the Akashic record … Continue reading

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WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON?

What Do We Base Our Life On? Doubt or no doubt? We cannot doubt awareness, because it is by this that anything can be known. It’s what we are. Can we be anything else? But we can go one step … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY

Spiritual Autonomy The essence of spiritual autonomy is pure consciousness. We can test whether pure consciousness is becoming reactive through seeing our response to others. Do they ruffle our feathers? 🙂 The Buddha’s advice of free inquiry warns against blind … Continue reading

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THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE

Thinking There Must Be More To Life Thinking there must be more to life is what’s causing us problems. There’s actually less to life. 🙂 Life is pure consciousness; it’s all we need to know. That is our purpose. Life … Continue reading

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NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE

Not Too Tight And Not Too Loose Some people need to focus more, and some less. Some people like complexity, others simplicity. Some parts of the world are too relaxed, and others are too intense. We have to balance our … Continue reading

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OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Our Greatest Personal Achievement Our greatest personal achievement is having the ability to change, not through knowing about lots of things, but by understanding, which goes much deeper. Profound understanding transforms our being, while mere information only fills our memory. … Continue reading

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PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING

Pride Stops Us Evolving Pride is a major barrier to both personal and collective growth. When pride turns into stubbornness or arrogance, it closes the mind to feedback, learning, and necessary change. All because we ‘think’ we know … To … Continue reading

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THE TINKERBELL EFFECT

The Tinkerbell Effect The Tinkerbell effect is a social and psychological phenomenon where something seems to be true simply because people collectively believe it exists. Much of human society and civilisation relies on this effect to function; the rule of … Continue reading

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EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR

Evil Is Anyone Who Thinks They Are Superior Evil is the absence of clarity – divine splendour. Being a passive observer is being complicit in evil, unwittingly validating the actions of those causing harm by the use of words, and … Continue reading

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