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- HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO October 5, 2026
- MISTAKING DISTRACTION FOR PURPOSE October 4, 2026
- WE ADOPT A STORY October 3, 2026
- SANITY IS WISDOM October 3, 2026
- SOCIOLOGY AND THE DHARMA October 3, 2026
- LIVING IN OUR BUBBLE October 3, 2026
- FEEDBACK IS VITAL FOR PROGRESS October 3, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INNOCENT October 2, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE PSYOPS October 1, 2026
- WAKING UP IS DISTURBING October 1, 2026
- FROM SIGHT TO INSIGHT September 30, 2026
- WE KNOW ABOUT PLATO’S CAVE … BUT DO WE? September 30, 2026
- LOST SOUL, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS September 29, 2026
- RITUALISTIC DHARMA AND REAL DHARMA September 29, 2026
- LOVING LABELS – OTHERS’ LABELS September 28, 2026
- THERE IS NO DHARMA, NO BUDDHISM, NOTHING INTERESTING September 28, 2026
- RETREATS, AND GOING FOR A BUN September 27, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DREAMING? September 27, 2026
- CLEARING AWAY THE DARK IGNORANCE OF MIND September 26, 2026
- IS THE EXOTIC ESCAPISM? September 26, 2026
- WHY DOES LIFE FEEL LIKE A SCAM? September 26, 2026
- KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT COMPASSION September 25, 2026
- BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING September 24, 2026
- BORN INTO A WAY OF LIFE September 23, 2026
- COMPASSION ONLY FOR THOSE AFAR September 22, 2026
- ARE WE AWAKE OR DREAMING? September 22, 2026
- DID YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR? September 22, 2026
- REALISING THE REAL TEACHER September 22, 2026
- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
- WORDS ARE NEARLY THE TRUTH September 20, 2026
- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
- TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE? September 16, 2026
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? September 15, 2026
- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
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EGO IS NOT A MONSTER
Ego Is Not A Monster In its usual state, ego is a narcissistic creation which lacks empathy, but this mythical creature is also our precious teacher, as it’s with us at every moment until enlightenment. Ego is consciousness clinging to … Continue reading
THE WORLD WILL NOT CHANGE
The World Will Not Change The world will not change until enough people meditate. For those who meditate, their world changes because their ability to reason changes. When enough people meditate, the world will change. Unfortunately, even the Buddha couldn’t … Continue reading
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A LIE HAS AN ELEMENT OF TRUTH
A Lie Has An Element Of Truth To Be Believable The Buddha never asked us to believe,just accepting his words. People who believe do not know; they assume, and follow others. It’s shocking to see how many just accept whatever … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA WAS A WHISTLEBLOWER
The Buddha Was A Whistleblower He provided evidence contrary to the established belief that there is self. The instant when we identify as a self or atman or spirit, we create and maintain a subtle duality. The moment of pure … Continue reading
NOT KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL
Not Knowing Good and Evil Most humans do not know what ‘good and evil’ is. They have a vague, self-indulgent and exaggerated view. As long as there are humans, there will be good and evil. Evil exists because humans are … Continue reading
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IF OUR MIND HASN’T BEEN BLOWN
If Our Mind Hasn’t Been Blown If our mind hasn’t been blow clear, then it’s still full of cobwebs, spun with ideas. We will never be free to think for ourselves until we can think with clarity, which is defined … Continue reading
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CONTROLLED OPPOSITION
Controlled Opposition Controlled opposition dilutes deeper inquiry. Controlled opposition is a protest movement that is actually being led by government agents. Nearly all governments throughout history have employed this technique to trick and subdue their adversaries. Vladimir Lenin said, “The best … Continue reading
A CLUTTERED MIND AND AN UNCLUTTERED MIND
A Cluttered Mind And An Uncluttered Mind It is rare to meet an uncluttered mind. Think that’s far-fetched? The traditional allegory says, “To realise our true reality is as rare as a blind turtle rising from the bottom of the … Continue reading
HEAVEN’S DOORKEEPER IS THE DEVIL
Heaven’s Doorkeeper Is The Devil … and the devil doesn’t exist. If we spend our life only looking for ‘goodness’, we fall under the spell of pride and evil. It’s easily done, and we become trippers, buying into trinkets. The … Continue reading
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WISDOM AND DEMONS
The Psychology Of Wisdom And Demons The activity of Wisdom and Demons is Buddhist psychology. All sentient beings are Buddhas, but aren’t aware of it. 1. Our essence is uncontaminated emptiness. 2. Our nature is cognisant consciousness. 3. Our expression … Continue reading
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Become Buddhist It’s all about our mindset. You don’t have to become Buddhist to realise the precious teaching of the Buddha, who realised the nature of our essence, the non-duality of appearances and recognition in the … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS AN INFECTION
Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading
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IF THE DHARMA IS TRUE, THEN NOTHING IS TRUE
If The Dharma Is True, Then Nothing Is True The Dharma is about the truth of what we are – eternal cognisant emptiness – and the impermanence of all phenomena, including thoughts. The Dharma is the teaching about the precise … Continue reading
MAKING UP OUR MIND
Making Up Our Mind When people have made up their mind, there’s no talking to them. There is nothing fresh to discuss, as there are no possibilities. A made-up mind is a fixed mind, ignorant of ‘able to be done’. … Continue reading
WHEN DOGMA TAKES OVER THE HEART
When Dogma Takes Over The Heart You know what I mean … Dogma is any belief held unquestioningly and with indefensible certainty. Dogma: from ancient Greek: opinion, belief, judgement … it seems that. Heart: innermost part or essence. This is exactly where we go wrong, when we … Continue reading
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ARE WE IN A CULT?
Are We In A Cult? Cult: from Latin cultus – cultivate, worship. Are we sure we’re not part of a cult? We all worship some thing – someone, some idea, power, money, fame – and we cultivate it, cling to it. … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE LEARN?
How Do We Learn? How do we learn? By getting an answer? No. By tasting it, and seeing if it works – for us and for others. If we just accept when we are told something without experience, this is … Continue reading
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DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, clarity, drop the experiening, Duality, heaven, Meditation, our pure state of mind, Practice, pure consciousness
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THE VALUE OF COMMENTS
The Value Of Comments To make the Dharma practical rather then believable, feedback is vital – even genuine critical feedback. The Dharma is absolutely adaptable, with different emphases to suit individuals. One size/pill doesn’t fit all. If we hold back … Continue reading
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AUTHORITIES MONITOR OUR THINKING
Authorities Monitor Our Thinking Authorities monitor our thinking so that we think the way they do. It’s easier to control people that way. Whether it’s government, religion, media … it’s all about group-think. When we can monitor our own thoughts, … Continue reading
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“BE YOURSELF!”
“Be Yourself!” “Be yourself” is the source of human misery. Every time we are told to, “Be yourself”, we are actually being told to be like others. If we were told to be our true reality, this would bring an … Continue reading
TIME, SPACE AND PHENOMENA DO NOT EXIST
Time, Space And Phenomena Do Not Exist When all is said and done, only pure consciousness remains. We’re so hung up on phenomena and thought that we don’t notice what they dwell in – empty space – while whatever is … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The Purpose Of Life There is a purpose to life, and that is to be free of artificial intelligence = programming. Programming is a set of instructions pre-written by ‘influencers’ with a particular long-term aim to limit our understanding of reality. How many … Continue reading
MAGNETISM
Magnetism We may think that magnetism is just the act of attraction, but it’s also the act of repulsion. The universe runs on magnetism, and so does our mind. Magnetism is the forces of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, … Continue reading
WE ARE ALREADY IN NIRVANA, LOOKING OUT
We Are Already In Nirvana, Looking Out Nirvana: Extinguished self We (pure consciousness) are already in Nirvana, but don’t realise it, in favour of being locked into an idea of a ‘me’, a ‘self’. We are enlightened beings ignoring what … Continue reading
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RIDDLES CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS
Riddles Control Our Thoughts Our thoughts are cliches, overused to the point of losing their originality, and becoming unproductive. we are merely repeating conventional understanding and so, our thoughts are not our own and we live a narrow existence. We … Continue reading
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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALREADY IN NIRVANA
Pure Consciousness Is Already In Nirvanae That which sees the ‘I’ at work is already in Nirvana, Heaven, Buddha realm …Pure consciousness is our only reality; it’s right here, right now. To ‘reach’ Enlightenment, we merely have to realise that … Continue reading
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OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
FOREVER CHEMICALS AND FOREVER BELIEFS
Forever Chemicals And Forever Beliefs That is what we live with – the ‘miracle’ of chemistry and beliefs that just keeps on giving. Hundreds of everyday products and foods are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. They build … Continue reading
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WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS
We Are All Accountable For Our Actions We cannot blame others for the way we are; this accountability is karma – the attitude that we display to the world. Remember, everyone’s doing it. 🙂 Karma isn’t a punishment. It is … Continue reading
KNOWING THE UNIVERSE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Knowing The Universe and Consciousness Everything creates an opposite: attraction and repulsion. If there is an up, there must be a down. If there is dark, it is only known because there is light. If there is confusion, it is … Continue reading
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LIVING DHARMA
Living Dharma Living Dharma is whatever we are going through every day, at every moment. There are two aspects to our experience; one is the pure raw exposure of being consciously aware, and the second is the way in which … Continue reading
WHEN WE PAY ATTENTION, THE MIND IS SILENT
When We Pay Attention, The Mind Is Silent This is meditation; mindful meditation. It’s natural, isn’t it? When the mind is still, consciousness is still, and that is empty, cognisant space. We are ready to realise the truth that we … Continue reading
ANGER IS A PUNISHMENT WE GIVE OURSELF
Anger Is A Punishment We Give Ourself Anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for judging someone else’s behaviour. When we become judgemental, which is fixing a opinion about others, we harm ourself. This is not the same as … Continue reading
HAVE WE BECOME MODIFIED?
Have We Become Modified? Are we physically and mentally modified to become weaker? Are we easily overwhelmed and reactive? Have we been conned into believing and arguing about nonsense? We can un-modify our self by training our mind to see … Continue reading
THE MYTH OF ENTITLEMENT
The Myth Of Entitlement The narcissistic view of the world. There are two-dimensional, three-dimensional and four-dimensional people. As in a book, so in life. ‘Two-dimensional people’ refers to inferior cardboard characters in a story, who don’t appear to have lives beyond … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS SIMPLE; STAYING AWAKE ISN’T
Waking-Up Is Simple; Staying Awake Isn’t Staying awake is Buddhahood. Whatever we are doing, pure consciousness is present. We don’t have to do anything to achieve this as pure consciousness is doing the seeing right now; it is being aware. … Continue reading
QUOTING, QUOTING, QUOTING
Quoting, Quoting, Quoting If we just quote words, we will never be able to empathise – let alone have compassion – because it is all … words. That’s what followers do. Be original. Be what you are; pure consciousness. From … Continue reading
WE HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED
We Have Been Programmed We have been programmed for thousands of years. Why? To maintain a consent of belief and conflict, rather than knowing harmony. Why? There are those who think that they own it all, including us. Why? They … Continue reading
CAN SPIRITUALITY BE ORGANISED?
Can Spirituality Be Organised? When we are meditating, sitting in silent awareness,there is no organised religion. There is no duality; there isn’t even a meditator.There is no ‘we’.
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CAN WE KNOW EVERYTHING?
Can We Know Everything? It is said that a Buddha is omniscient. It is also said that we are all Buddhas. Ergo, we can know everything. How can anyone know every thing? When we understand the basis of anything, we … Continue reading
BEING RELIGIOUS OR NON-RELIGIOUS
Being Religious Or Non-Religious Being religious is being bound to an idea. Religious: relating to or believing in. Religion: being bound. We are all attached to some idea, be it in a form of religion, politics, science, entertainment, appearance, education … it’s all in … Continue reading
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WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS PRESENT, THERE IS NO EGO
When Consciousness Is Present, There Is No Ego Consciousness is individual freedom. Ego is consciousness ignoring itself and clinging to an idea which creates an organised ‘I’. This ‘I’ runs amuck in the mind, confusing consciousness. When we look at … Continue reading
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OBSERVATION WITHOUT WORDS
Observation Without Words Silent observation is, in essence, what we are – pure consciousness – perfect inner peace. Words are only used to communicate to others in a generalised way, being second-hand, previously owned observation. Look how far we have … Continue reading
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THE SECRET KEPT FROM HUMANITY
The Secret Kept From Humanity The secret that is kept from humanity: what we really are. We are the story of mankind, of constantly being misled. We have to ‘read’ ourself concerning how we got to where we are now. … Continue reading
WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE
We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading
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ONCE WE FEEL OKAY, WE’RE OKAY
Once We Feel Okay, We’re Okay It’s only when we listen to others that we doubt, and aren’t okay. So many of those around us live in thoughts that are not their own, and are therefore unoriginal. They are forgetful … Continue reading
IT’S ALL A SHOW
It’s All A Show We audition at birth and are taught our lines. The show has been running for thousands of years, all to capture us in others’ imagination. As they say, “The show must go on.” It’s the design … Continue reading
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