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DEFILEMENTS

Defilements Defilements: our personal demons in the mind. To ascend the levels of realisation to enlightenment, we have to eliminate the spoils in our mind. Through generations of misunderstanding, karma affects our attitude right now. Pure consciousness (what we are) … Continue reading

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THE BODHISATTVA VOW

Bodhisattva Vow This the vow to work for the benefit of others is not taken lightly. There are nine levels of bodhisattvas, up to enlightenment. Taking this vow means one’s life will never be the same again. Bodhisattva Vow Just … Continue reading

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OCCAM’S RAZOR TO FIND THE NATURE OF REALITY

Occam’s Razor To Find The Nature Of Reality We may become dissatisfied with the material world – and the spiritual world – as both can become exaggerated, over-elaborated and formulaic. This attachment makes us proud and lazy at the same … Continue reading

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IS THE UNIVERSE CONSCIOUS, OR IS THERE CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE UNIVERSE?

Is The Universe Conscious, Or Is There Consciousness In The Universe? It’s for the individual to decide. 🙂 There is, however, a third option; the laws of nature. The laws of nature are both gross and subtle. The gross are … Continue reading

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HOW I CAPTURE ‘EVIL’ MICE

How I Capture ‘Evil’ Mice When we know evil’s ways, we are free of their terrorising. We live in an old property, with wooden cladding over the brickwork. If anything is left leaning against the outside wall, the mice climb … Continue reading

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THE GARDEN OF EDEN IS INTERESTING

The Garden of Eden Is Interesting We have to know what is good and evil, right and wrong, beneficial and harmful. There can be no guessing. Our level of understanding dictates our morals; they shouldn’t be based on our likes … Continue reading

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THE NATURE OF MIND

The Nature Of Mind The nature of mind, or the essence of mind, is pure consciousness. That is our essential being. It is the empty atmosphere of uncontaminated clarity, while thoughts whirl in turmoil within this space, contaminating our mind. … Continue reading

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WHY DO I TALK ABOUT BELIEF SO MUCH?

Why Do I Talk About Belief So Much? To engage in anything, we first have to trust or believe that the information may be correct. If we merely go through the routine of belief, we just repeat the information. I’ve … Continue reading

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WAKE UP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

Wake Up Before It’s Too Late The Global Attempt To Control Humanity Think it’s not possible? You and your government will have no choice, no free speech, no voice of objection. Listen to this short video by Philipp Kruse at … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM WITH BEING ENTHUSIASTIC

The Problem With Being Enthusiastic The problem with being enthusiastic: it puts people off. 🙂 People have to come to the realisation of their true reality in their own good time, and that will depend on karma – the result … Continue reading

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OCCULT

Occult Occult: to keep secret, to hide, to conceal … … the truth. There are no mystical, supernatural or magical powers; these are illusions. It is truth that has been kept a secret. Why? Creating belief in ‘magical’ powers exaggerates belief. The … Continue reading

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THE SIMPLER IT IS

The Simpler It Is Is: being present. That is what we are. It has no name; some call it pure cognisance. The more we experience being present, the simpler realisation becomes. Teachings are all about this moment that always is, … Continue reading

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ERGO, OTHERS’ MINDS ARE LYING TO YOU

Ergo, Others’ Minds Are Lying To You This is mostly unconscious, as it’s a continuity of collective ignorance or indifference to our actual reality of pure consciousness. We do, however, consciously exaggerate to prove our point, but all we’re doing … Continue reading

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YOUR MIND IS LYING TO YOU

Your Mind Is Lying To You The mind tells us stories which are memories we believe to be real. They’re not real; they are merely ideas we hold on to, but it is from these memories that we make judgements. … Continue reading

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FORMATION: THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

Formation: The Power Of Suggestion Formation: the action of forming or process of being formed or moulded. How? By neurolinguistic programming (NLP) = information delivered in a certain way that forms the mind – and forms us – through selected words and images. It’s never a lie; … Continue reading

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GETTING IT OUT OF OUR SYSTEM

Getting It Out Of Our System Getting what out? The madness of a fragile me. It’s the reason why we lack confidence and doubt ourselves. Note that we always say “my self”, but we are not this ‘self’ identity. Since … Continue reading

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EMPATHY IN COMPASSION

Empathy In Compassion Empathy in compassion saves us from ourselves. Compassion is pity, and creates pride. Empathy goes far beyond compassion. Compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with’. If we ‘suffer with’, then … Continue reading

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DOUBT, FEAR, AGGRESSION, PRIDE = INSTABILITY = DOUBT…

Doubt, Fear, Aggression, Pride = Instability = Doubt … It’s all very subtle. We live in a vicious cycle of existence but don’t know it, because we don’t want to know. We prefer to believe in others’ doubts, fears, aggression, … Continue reading

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IT’S GOOD TO KNOW

It’s Good To Know Goodness is just the knowingness of pure consciousness. It is our natural quality of pure clarity. This isn’t about how much we know. It’s about the life force itself – consciousness – for without that, nothing … Continue reading

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THERE ARE NO SUPERNATURAL EVENTS

There Are No Supernatural Events Supernatural: a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature: unnaturally or extraordinarily great. Science: from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’. There are no supernatural events, except for the human stupidity of believing in anything without evidence, without knowing. Things only seem … Continue reading

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SUBTLE SUFFERING

Subtle Suffering Subtle suffering: Not having (materially and intellectually), having too much (materially and intellectually), and feeling the pressure of conditioning. This is why we feel uneasy most of the time, and spend our lives conforming, and being moulded. Pure … Continue reading

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HOW DO I KNOW MEDITATION IS WORKING?

How Do I Know Meditation Is Working? Others notice a change. This doesn’t mean they’ll like it, as people prefer the familiar. 🙂 Our behaviour may not be perfect as we still have emotions, but now they are guides. We … Continue reading

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COMPOS MENTIS, LUX MENTIS

Compos Mentis, Lux Mentis Compos Mentis: having mastery of one’s mind. Lux Mentis: light of the mind. The light is pure consciousness. We are the light of consciousness. If we have no mastery over our mind, we are non-compos mentis: … Continue reading

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SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT … BUT SIMPLE

Simple But Difficult … But Simple Our true reality is simply pure awareness. Its presence is precious timelessness. We do not have to do anything to know or realise this. So why is it difficult? It’s difficult to comprehend as … Continue reading

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THE CRACKS IN EVIL

The Cracks In Evil Evil has cracks in it. Goodness is those cracks. The more we meditate properly, the wider the cracks.

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MEDITATION IS SEEING CLEARLY

Meditation Is Seeing Clearly Ordinary people see with their thoughts and feelings, and so suffer. Meditation is impartiality, seeing thoughts and feelings and suffering as the path.

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TOGAL, TREKCHO, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA …

Togal, Trekcho, Shunyata, Dharmakaya … Togal, Trekcho, Shunyata, Dharmakaya … … all become cliches – overused, and betraying a lack of original experience. Certain Tibetan or Sanskrit words get special interest, which is very sad as it’s terminology-based as opposed to ordinary, natural experience. Our … Continue reading

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THE GARDEN OF NO MORALS

The Garden Of No Morals The middle way is to know both sides, and therefore have full knowledge, free of ignorance. Morals are knowing right from wrong, good from bad, depending on our level of understanding. If we do not … Continue reading

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KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL FREES US

Knowing Good And Evil Frees Us Not knowing, we live in a fool’s paradise, enslaved by extreme apathy. Not knowing, we are not bothered. Do you see the whole picture? We’ve become clever primates, scratching one another’s backs, and hoping for … Continue reading

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THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

The Power Of Suggestion A suggestion primes the mind as a foundation for future events, like a hypnotist who comforts and relaxes the mind prior to making a suggestion to a receptive mind. When we are young, we are very … Continue reading

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THE SECRET HACKING AND DRACONIAN ENGINEERING OF THE MIND

The Secret Hacking And Draconian Engineering Of The Mind How does wickedness work? Through fear, delay of action, and censorship. Fight, flight and freeze = the primitive brain. If we do not share knowledge of our true reality, then it is we who … Continue reading

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KNOWING WHAT WE ARE

Knowing What We Are There is nothing more amazing than knowing what we are. We are the answer that we seek, the essence of mind of pure awareness. It is not a material thing, made in an image. Inner peace … Continue reading

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NO EMPATHY = NO COMPASSION

No Empathy = No Compassion Know empathy = know compassion. If we cannot empathise with and understand others, we cannot have compassion. We have all experienced every emotion possible, but because of pride, we hide them or ignore them. Empathy … Continue reading

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE RELIGIOUS BANDWAGON

The Psychology Of The Religious Bandwagon Religion binds certain types together in the name of truth, but it also divides us. Why? The initial wisdom was expressed by a person who was not in the religion – that came later. … Continue reading

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LIVING THE DREAM OR LIVING IN REALITY

Living The Dream Or Living In Reality We can’t make assumptions about this as it’s very tricky. 🙂 Living in now, this present moment as it is, is the reality-experience of pure consciousness. It’s nothing mysterious or religious. The senses … Continue reading

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THERE IS NO GOOD OR EVIL

There Is No Good Or Evil … There is no good or evil … just levels of understanding and misunderstanding. As we saw in the previous article, “Why do we think differently from others?”, there are levels of experience, all … Continue reading

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EVIL IN THE WORLD

Evil In The World By now, we must know that there is evil in the world, which has been around for a very long time – as long as humans have existed. Unfortunately, there are many who don’t notice this … Continue reading

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WHY DO WE THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHERS?

Why Do We Think Differently From Others? Why do we think differently from others? Conversely, why do we think like others? Only the Yanas or vehicles can explain this. The Bodhipathapradīpa of Atisha (980-1054 CE), quoted in Gampopa’s (1079-1153 CE) Jewel Ornament of Liberation, makes … Continue reading

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HOW THE WORLD WAS WON

How The World Was Won The world was won through belief, giving people something plausible – deserving applause or approval – to keep them ‘happy’. A common trick of the magician. Plausible: an argument or statement seeming reasonable or probable, … Continue reading

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THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD DHARMA STUDENT

The Qualities Of A Good Dharma Student The qualities of a good Dharma student: Not believing truth, but realising truth. Not believing in compassion, but manifesting compassion. Being able to let go of realisation and compassion. We ascend the levels … Continue reading

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WHAT IS RIGHT?

What Is Right? ‘Right’ comes from the word for straight line, not crooked. In other words, direct, without deviating. Right: Old English, related to Latin rectus ‘ruled’, from an Indo-European root denoting movement in a straight line. Once we know what is right or direct, we know when a … Continue reading

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THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS

The Lamp That Dispels Darkness The moment we (pure consciousness) recognise the mind dwelling in a vacant state or preoccupied with memories is the pure light of consciousness. The lamp that dispels darkness. All self-obsession, fears and hopes are vanquished. … Continue reading

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DZOGCHEN AND BELIEF

The Difference Between Dzogchen And Belief Dzogchen is direct seeing – pure consciousness – non-duality. Belief is relating – through the mind – duality. This is why the Buddha said, “Do not take my word for truth; test it for … Continue reading

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FIXATION DIVIDES PEOPLE

Fixation Divides People Religion divides people. Politics divides people. Thinking divides people. Self divides people. So what unites people? Unity is what we are – when we let go of our fixations. The mind cannot unite people as we all … Continue reading

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GOD AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

God And Pure Consciousness It is said that God created … once. Pure consciousness does not create, but minds create all the time. To know anything – including God (external) – there has to be consciousness (internal) present. Which comes … Continue reading

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WHY ARE WE SO OBEDIENT?

Why Are We So Obedient? We have been encoded and converted into a programme, which accounts for our behaviour. The feudal system was created in Europe around the 9th century. It was a class system, based on a ruler, an inner circle of … Continue reading

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HOW MANY HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENED IN THE PAST 100 YEARS?

How Many Been Enlightened In The Past 100 years? I mean super-duper enlightened, and not just repeating good words. What if enlightenment wasn’t super-duper, but just a realisation of our essential reality that is pure consciousness obscured by attraction, repulsion … Continue reading

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SMART METERS, SMART PHONES, SMART MONEY, SMART CARS, SMART ROADS …

Smart Meters, Smart Phones, Smart Money, Smart Cars, Smart Roads … Do you get the feeling we are being smarted? 🙂 Smart: a  programmed device, capable of some independent action. Also means a sharp pain. Ever feel that the walls are closing in … Continue reading

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WHAT CAUSES OUR REACTIONS?

What Causes Our Reactions? Reaction: done again. If we do not understand the cause of our doing-it-again, we become fixed in our ways of thinking. Why is this so important to understand? Even if we do not know what causes … Continue reading

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MISUNDERSTANDING LEADS TO SPECULTATION

Misunderstanding Leads To Speculation An unenlightened society is, by definition, corrupt. Misunderstanding leads to speculation and, unfortunately, on to arrogance and narcissism. This is what narcissists do: they constantly move the goalposts and nitpick, maintaining a lack of empathy to … Continue reading

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