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- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
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- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
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IS THERE A TRUE SELF?
Is There A True Self? Certainly. It has many names, and it has no name. I call it pure consciousness or pure awareness. Sometimes, ‘pure consciousness’ sounds like a thing that we have, and sometimes it may sound too aloof. … Continue reading
WHAT IS MERIT?
What Is Merit? Om Mani Peme Hung: the mantra of compassion. Generosity, patience, morality, discipline, meditation, transcendent wisdom; the mantra of compassion. The more we gain in understanding these six perfections, the more we gain in good qualities, right understanding, … Continue reading
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LONELINESS IS ONLY A PROBLEM
Loneliness Is Only A Problem Loneliness is only a problem when we do not appreciate our individual nature.
किं एतत् अधिकं प्रामाणिकं दृश्यते ?
किं एतत् अधिकं प्रामाणिकं दृश्यते ? Does This Look More Authentic? त्वं यद् अन्विषसि तदेव शुद्धं चैतन्यम्। You are what you seek, and that is pure consciousness. When you know what you are, special words aren’t needed.
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BELIEVING IN GOD; NOT BELIEVING IN GOD
Believing In God; Not Believing In God Belief is acceptance without proof. Believing in God; not believing in God. Believing in the Buddha; not believing in the Buddha. It doesn’t matter what we believe, as belief is in the mind. … Continue reading
WE DO NOT HAVE TO TRANSLATE WORDS
We Do Not Have To Translate Words We do not have to translate words when we can translate natural experiences.
HOW DO WE PRACTISE OM MANI PEME HUNG?
How Do We Practise OM MANI PEME HUNG? If someone tells you, when anger or irritation arises in the mind, to chant OM MANI PEME HUNG as an antidote, they are delusional. An antidote is just a temporary measure. This … Continue reading
BUDDHA AND CHRIST HAD DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Buddha And Christ Had Different Approaches They may have had the same realisation, but it was expressed differently – or maybe translators understood differently. 🙂 We can only know what is true when we practise what was spoken. Do we … Continue reading
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AS LONG AS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN SOMETHING
As Long As People Believe In Something As long as people believe in something, conflict is inevitable Conflict happens when we take sides. For ordinary people, taking sides is what they do, but as seekers of truth, we have to … Continue reading
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NEW MIND AND OLD BRAIN
New Mind And Old Brain When we learn something ‘new’, it may take a while for our old brain to catch up, if ever. 😀 That is why we have inner conflicts. Through experience, the brain acquires pathway/memories/feelings, and the … Continue reading
BEING ADAPTABLE
Being Adaptable Adaptable: able to adjust to new conditions. Being adaptable means not being fixed. Being fixed is being one-dimensional, unable or unwilling to see all sides. The Dharma has to adapt to a particular period in time. Dharma itself is … Continue reading
BEYOND RELIGION
Beyond Religion When it comes to pure awareness, nothing is more real. It is real because, being real, it is empty cognisance that never changes. All phenomena change, including ideas, but pure awareness or consciousness does not. Like infinite space, … Continue reading
IT’S OBVIOUS
It’s Obvious The more we look, the more we see. The more we drop what we see, the more we are able to see (holding on limits complete understanding). When we drop all that we see, all we are left … Continue reading
WHAT IF THIS BLOG IS WRONG?
What If This Blog Is Wrong? How would you know? To know is to be absolutely certain through observation. If you are absolutely certain, free of doubts, then the observation is pure. It is not a question of being certain … Continue reading
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ARE WE MADE TO BELIEVE?
Are We Made To Believe? Are we made to believe in a deity or a self? Either way, these are merely ideas. When we believe anything, we are caught up in an illusion, a duality, a conundrum that creates confusion … Continue reading
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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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LOOKING THE OTHER WAY ROUND
Looking The Other Way Round Instead of looking out and just seeing, allow everything to look into you. It is such an unusual thing to do that there is nothing to comment on. This is a pointing out instruction that … Continue reading →