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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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REACHING THE POINT OF SANITY
Reaching The Point Of Sanity If we can observe and control what we’re thinking, saying and doing, we have reached the point of sanity. Most of us jump to conclusions, deciding too quickly that something is true or false, when … Continue reading
SELF IS OUR KARMIC HISTORY
Self Is Our Karmic History Self is our karmic history. It is our manual for this lifetime. Self is a mental construct that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. All the while, timeless being – pure consciousness – … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT IS WHAT WE ARE
Enlightenment Is Being What We Are Enlightenment is being what we are: Just consciousness. If we think we are something else, what could that be? It is only through the silence of awareness, when we drop all assumptions, that we … Continue reading
LOVE AND DETACHMENT
Love And Detachment Ordinarily, we think of love and detachment as being opposites. Not so. Ordinary love is conditional love that associates with the ‘right’ conditions, the ‘right’ people, ‘my’ people. True love realises the hidden, unconditional love in all … Continue reading
THE EVERYDAYNESS OF BUDDHISM
The Everydayness Of Buddhism The essence of the Buddha’s teaching is without elaborations; there is no other. It is moment-to-moment pure awareness. No burden of VAT – value added tax. The Buddha realised the singularity of the Vedas – no … Continue reading
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JUDGEMENTAL OR DISCERNING
Judgemental Or Discerning Judgemental: having or displaying an overly critical point of view. Discerning: able to judge well. Our suffering is caused by our being judgemental due to holding on to our likes, dislikes and indifference; this maintains a self-image, and determines our attitude to life. … Continue reading
GROSS EXISTENCE V CONSCIOUS EXISTENCE
Gross Existence V Conscious Existence When we look around, how many people spend their time entertaining themselves or in a vacant state, and how many are just consciously aware? We distract our attention because we feel uncomfortable just being, as … Continue reading
IT IS FIXATION THAT CAUSES SUFFERING
It Is Fixation That Causes Suffering When we are fixated, we fear change, and that causes us suffering. If we’ve invested our entire existence on a one-sided view, we are reluctant to give it up, or even to see that … Continue reading
BEING COMPLICIT
Being Complicit Being complicit is supporting a morally corrupt principal. This is how evil works on the unwitting – those unaware of all the facts. We are born fully aware in the moment now, but gradually we learn to conform … Continue reading
WE UNDERESTIMATE EVIL
We Underestimate Evil Evil uses half-facts and omissions. Evil causes suffering and disharmony through argument (duality), as opposed to the principle of enlightenment which brings about balance (non-duality). A balance of the material and the ethereal makes for a happy life, while unbalance … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES LOVE COMES FROM?
Where Does Love Come From? Love is understanding the nature of reality, which is pure consciousness, innate in all sentient beings. It doesn’t come from an external source, but is ever-present within our confusion. Love is practical, with the intention … Continue reading
BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS
Buddhism For Beginners Buddhism for beginners is the same as Buddhism for the advanced. Not two. Vedanta for beginners is the same as Vedanta for the advanced. Not two. The Buddha realised the Vedanta of not two. Not two is … Continue reading
DEALING WITH A CRAZY MIND
Dealing With A Crazy Mind The mind isn’t crazy; it is just full of memories that consciousness clings to. These memories cloud direct perception because consciousness is always referring to these memories. It is that which is driving us crazy. … Continue reading
THEY DO IT ANYWAY
They Do It Anyway We are either meant to believe in a system – a selected agenda – or react against it. An agenda is the underlying motive of things to be done, be it politics, science or religion. People talk and argue … Continue reading
SELF = HABIT = TEACHER
Self = Habit = Teacher What we call ‘self’ / ‘me’ / ‘I’ is merely an habitual identity made up of thoughts which consciousness adheres to. It’s like putting on a familiar coat and a calling that ‘me’. 🙂 Thought: … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CULTURE
Spirituality Has Nothing To Do With Culture Culture is about cultivating the mind. Spirituality is pure consciousness, innate to every sentient being in the infinite universe. All so-called alien life forms are, in essence, pure consciousness. That is the goodness … Continue reading
A WORLD OF ZERO TOLERANCE
A World Of Zero Tolerance Authorities are so technologically advanced that the slightest deviation and we all become the enemy. This is the total opposite to the Buddha’s teaching of compassionate understanding. This is the Kali Yuga, the Age of … Continue reading
BODHISATTVA VOW
Bodhisattva Vow The right intention There are nine levels of bodhisattvas, up to enlightenment. This vow to work for the benefit of others is not to be taken lightly. Taking this vow means one’s life will never be the same … Continue reading
WHAT IS LIFE, AND WHAT IS LIVING?
What Is Life, And What Is Living? Life is consciousness. Living is what we do as consciousness. What we do usually masks what we are, getting over-excited about everything that agitates our mind. We are consciousness, and all we have … Continue reading
EVIL IN THE WORLD WILL ENLIGHTEN THE WORLD
Evil In The World Will Enlighten The World How? The first noble truth of the Buddha is the recognition of suffering; that leads on to realising the cause of that suffering (which is belief), to finding a true path, and … Continue reading
DISINFORMATION CREATED BY DISINFORMATION
Disinformation Created By Disinformation Disinformation is false or selective information which is intended to mislead and deceive people. It happens. Disinformation is orchestrated; actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation to advance political, military or commercial goals, including the use of half-truths, to exploit and amplify culture wars and other identity-driven controversies. … Continue reading
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WHY ARE WE ADVISED TO LET GO?
Why Are We Advised To Let Go? This is a bit of a conundrum, because of all the palaver attached to spiritual understanding. Our problems are caused because we are holding on to ideas, especially ‘spiritual’ ideas. This is why … Continue reading
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REALISATION IS NOTHING SPECIAL … REALLY
Realisation Is Nothing Special … Really It’s a relief that it’s nothing special, attainable only by those who are special. Making pure consciousness special detracts from its ordinariness, which is unwavering from moment to moment. It is orderly. Perception, via the senses, … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS PURE OBSERVATION
Buddhism Is Pure Observation Buddhism isn’t about learning; it is about clarity. Clarity means divine splendour – not divine cleverness 🙂 Buddhism is pure observation. It’s not a matter of thinking about what is being observed; that is for the … Continue reading
FEELING GUILTY FOR NO REASON
Feeling Guilty For No Reason We – pure consciousness – can feel no guilt, as pure consciousness has no interpretations or opinions. It merely witnesses. Ideas are only in the mind; they are not mind-essence-pure-consciousness itself, whereas mind-memories are the … Continue reading
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WHAT IS EXPERIENCE?
What Is Experience? What is and what isn’t experience? Experience: practical contact with and observation of events. The knowledge and skill acquired by a period of practical understanding of something. Going through a routine isn’t experiencing; it is doing something (everything) by rote, in a vacant … Continue reading
COMPASSION COMES FROM CONFIDENCE
Compassion Comes From Confidence Compassion comes from confidence, and confidence comes from experience. When we lack experience, we lack empathy, and therefore we lack confidence and compassion. Confidence without experience is ignorance.
WHAT IS FREE WILL?
What Is Free Will? Free will means an unimpeded mind, without bias. The absolute condition of free will is pure consciousness. If we do not know that we are pure consciousness, we have no free will, and therefore free will … Continue reading
OUR PRESS GANGED MINDS
Our Press Ganged Minds ‘Press ganged’ is a 16th century term for impressment, of being made to do something physically against one’s will. Nowadays, this control is exerted through impressing the mind via the media, where we submit to ideas … Continue reading
WHEN DEVOTION TURNS INTO WORSHIP
When Devotion Turns Into Worship When devotion turns into worship and worship turns into servitude and servitude turns into dependency and dependency turns into loss of free will, we have lost the plot, the essence of pure consciousness. As long … Continue reading
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HEAVY HEART, LIGHT HEART
Heavy Heart, Light Heart Heaviness comes from the thinking mind. Light is pure awareness. We can’t ignore either. A heavy heart is concerned about the world (people), while the light heart sees there is nothing that can be done about … Continue reading
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WHY MOST DON’T GET IT
Why Most Don’t Get It Our perception is hindered by preconceived ideas which we are too eager to adopt. Be aware of the words on this page, but don’t read them. ? ! Getting it is pure perception. There is … Continue reading
DIRECT TEACHER OR SCHMOOZER
Direct Teacher Or Schmoozer A teacher who is all love and light can blind or schmooze us, knowing how to talk in a charming way – but not in a way that is direct or practical. An uncritical audience is … Continue reading
KNOWING WE ARE WRONG IS THE TRUTH
Knowing We Are Wrong Is The Truth What we think we know is never the truth; it is something consciousness is relating to. Remember that truth is that which can never change and is the observer, the knowing, without there … Continue reading
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ARE CONSCIOUSNESS AND INTELLIGENCE THE SAME THING?
Are Consciousness and Intelligence The Same Thing? If we are talking about the ordinary consciousness of a sentient being,consciousness relates to thoughts in the mind, and so it is the same thing. But when consciousness is realised as emptiness – … Continue reading
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THE DHARMA ISN’T FROM A FOREIGN LAND
The Dharma Isn’t From A Foreign Land If we think that the Dharma – the realisation of reality – is something from the past, or belongs in a foreign land with foreign words, we are clinging to cultural ideas. Our … Continue reading
LOVE YOUR SELF … REALLY
Love Your Self … Really Self is a good story. Our self is an illusion, a collection of incomplete ideas acquired in the mind which cause confusion. Self is a fantasy, a mistaken gross existence in which consciousness has been … Continue reading
COCKAMAMIE SELF
Cockamamie Self Cockamamie: ridiculous, implausible. Also denotes a design left by a transfer on to a surface; an altered form of the term ‘decalcomania’, which refers to the process of transferring pictures and designs. ‘Cockamamie self’ is the transference of ideas on to … Continue reading
EVIL: AGAINST HUMANITY
Evil: Against Humanity Evil, which is self-serving, prevents humanity from realising the knowledge of ultimate good and evil. Once this is understood, humanity can never be manipulated again. There are many levels, or yanas, of understanding good and evil. Evil … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN: THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION INTO THE NATURE OF MIND
Dzogchen: The Pointing Out Instruction Into the Nature of Mind We cannot hear this enough. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called undecided or … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS GROUPTHINK
Belief Is Groupthink Being told to believe the opposite of what we can see is groupthink. Belief is acceptance of something without proof, under the guise of knowing. Just saying, “I believe it’s true”, is still a belief, an opinion, … Continue reading
ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS ABSOLUTELY LOGICAL
Absolute Truth Is Absolutely Logical Religious people say no, it’s all a mystery! Academics say it’s in the interpretation of the words. Experiential people simply realise that the logic that consciousness has to be present to know; it’s what we … Continue reading
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BETTER UNDERSTANDING, BETTER CONVICTION
Better Understanding, Better Conviction Analysing merits and faults creates a deeper understanding. When we understand our self, which is a collection of mental limitations picked up from our early environments, we realise that this mental state is observable and has no reality. The … Continue reading
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IF THE ELITE ARE BUILDING BUNKERS
If The Elite Are Building Bunkers If the elite are building bunkers, they must fear something Probably us, when we wake, up en masse. 😀 This is why the elite fear free speech.
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WE ALL HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER
We All Have A Personality Disorder A personality disorder is a mental condition where people have a lifelong pattern of seeing themselves and reacting to others in ways that cause problems. People with personality disorders often have a hard time understanding … Continue reading
NOT MANY ON THIS PLANET KNOW
Not Many On This Planet Know Not many on this planet know what life is about, but they know something is wrong. And this is why people are unhappy. We are taught to look outwards and love everything, but this … Continue reading
EVERYDAY SUFFERING
Everyday Suffering All-pervasive suffering. Everyday suffering is being bound by our habitual likes and dislikes. We find ourselves complaining, and cannot stop. This is the lot of a non-practitioner. The good news is that feeling uncomfortable about this is the … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR CONDUCT
Consciousness And Our Conduct When we realise our actual reality of pure consciousness, we then have to be aware of how we conduct ourself, managing our social ego skilfully. Good conduct is our ability to empathise and understand the feelings of another, … Continue reading
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THE SEARCH BOX
The Search Box There are over 4,600 articles on this blog. Far too many! It’s all the same theme, but with different emphases. Just enter a word in the search box at the bottom of this page, and suggestions will … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM IN THE WORLD ISN’T THE ELITE
The Problem In The World Isn’t The Elite The problem isn’t the elite of the world; it is us believing that they have control. If we do not believe, then they have no power, so they look for those who … Continue reading