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- BUDDHA DHARMA IS NOT A HIERARCHY October 30, 2026
- NAIVETY TRANSFORMS INTO DISCERNMENT October 29, 2026
- HOW THE ELITE OPERATE October 29, 2026
- WHIMSICAL DHARMA October 28, 2026
- VALUING LIFE October 27, 2026
- NOTHING TO DISCUSS? October 26, 2026
- WHAT REALLY IS HAPPINESS? October 25, 2026
- WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE DISLIKED October 24, 2026
- DHARMA ISN’T SOMETHING RIGID October 24, 2026
- SKY DANCER / SPACE GOER October 24, 2026
- THE VOICE OF THE SUBTLE BODY October 23, 2026
- LIFE SEEMS LIKE HELL, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A BLESSING October 23, 2026
- DEMENTIA AND CONSCIOUSNESS October 23, 2026
- BEYOND COMPREHENSION October 22, 2026
- BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS VERSUS BEING AWARENESS October 21, 2026
- BEING TAKEN IN BY DAILY LIFE MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION October 21, 2026
- POINTING TO CONSCIOUSNESS AND MISSING THE POINT October 20, 2026
- WE DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT MEDITATORS October 19, 2026
- THE MIND IS FULL OF ILLUSIONS October 19, 2026
- INTERACTING WITH MENTAL BOUNDERIES October 18, 2026
- ARE WE THE BADDIES? October 18, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW YOU AREN’T BRAINWASHED? October 18, 2026
- THE FINGER POINTING TO THE MOON October 17, 2026
- WHAT IS PROXY? October 17, 2026
- THE PROXY TRAP October 17, 2026
- THE WORD CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT IN ANY BIBLE October 16, 2026
- BEING WATCHED, BEING PREDICTED October 16, 2026
- THE STATE OF OUR MIND October 16, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE MORE EVERYONE IS STRANGE October 15, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE TO NOT KNOWING IS KNOWING October 15, 2026
- TENACITY REWARDS October 15, 2026
- TOO DRY OR TOO WET October 14, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INTELLECTUALISM October 14, 2026
- OUR LIFE IS THE RESULT OF OUR PAST DECISIONS October 13, 2026
- THIS WILL EITHER LIBERATE OR … ? October 12, 2026
- WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN … October 12, 2026
- THE MOST PROFOUND ADVICE October 11, 2026
- CONFIDENCE HAS NO ATTITUDE October 11, 2026
- THE AWE-FUL TEACHER October 10, 2026
- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- 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
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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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Tagged Buddha realm, heaven, negative emotions, nirvana, our'I' is a construct, Pure Awareness, pure consciousness, realisation, REALITY
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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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IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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LOOKING IN ON THE MIND
Looking In On The Mind When looking in on the mind, two things occur; one is seeing mind’s activity, and the other is the observation of this activity in the mind. The observation cannot be identified or found as it … Continue reading
BEYOND BUDDHISM
Beyond Buddhism In the moment of realising our essence of empty consciousness, there is nothing else. Once we realise our true nature, we have no need of methods. Methods are for when we forget. All we need is an introduction … Continue reading
DISCOVERING OUR NATURAL STATE
Discovering Our Natural State Our natural state is divine splendour. Pure consciousness is clarity. (It’s a welcome surprise to read in the dictionary that clarity means divine splendour 🙂 ) If we spend our life looking for the truth, we’ve lost … Continue reading
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LIVING IN A FALSE PERCEPTION OF REALITY
Living In A False Perception Of Reality The majority of people on this planet are governed by others’ perception. This is why a suggestion is so easily picked up and mimicked, in order to be in-the-know. We don’t have to … Continue reading
