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- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
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- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INBREEDING March 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE JAILBREAK March 8, 2026
- “WHO ORDERED THE BIG BANG?” March 8, 2026
- RULES OVER WELLBEING March 8, 2026
- MARA IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT March 7, 2026
- SUDDENLY, WE REALISE WE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG March 6, 2026
- WHY DO WE SHY AWAY FROM SIMPLICITY? March 6, 2026
- THE SUBTLETY OF BEING March 5, 2026
- CAN WE RECOGNISE DECEPTION? March 5, 2026
- REALISATION AND BEING OFFENDED March 4, 2026
- NICE PEOPLE March 3, 2026
- OUR NATURAL STATE IS MEDITATIVE March 2, 2026
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG March 1, 2026
- WHY WE IGNORE CONSCIOUSNESS February 28, 2026
- THE ART OF LIVING February 27, 2026
- DISSOLVING DUALISTIC MIND February 27, 2026
- EMPATHY FOR STUPIDITY February 27, 2026
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REJECTING THE EVIDENCE
Rejecting The Evidence Rejecting the evidence of our own inner eye makes us … misguided? … stupid? … ignorant? We ignore that which sees. The eyes are only a sense organ, where messages or images enter and connect to the … Continue reading
PROFOUND TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Profound Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is full of colour, symbolism, deities and elaborations, and can steer us to the ultimate truth of our reality, and that of all phenomena. If one is fortunate, one can receive direct instruction into the … Continue reading
YOU ARE THE SECRET
You Are The Secret All esoteric teachings are about your true reality. They are not about someone else’s reality, not even a Buddha’s. Stories are exoteric, and meant for the many. We are told to look on lamas as Buddhas, … Continue reading
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FINDING YOUR DIFFERENCE
Finding Your Difference Finding our difference helps us to realise the unity of everyone. Crazy, but true. If we just follow the crowd on a level of relative truth – ‘relative’ meaning that we are busy relating to everything – … Continue reading
WHAT IS GOOD & WHAT IS EVIL?
What Is Good & What Is Evil? Do we know? Do we not know? This isn’t fantasy. Good is what is beneficial to all. Evil is what is beneficial to me and mine. “But I’m not evil!” Our idea of … Continue reading
COURAGE IS THE FIRST STEP TO REALISING CONSCIOUSNESS
Courage Is The First Step To Realising Consciousness The moment when we admit that we are not satisfied and are therefore suffering, we take our first step to the ultimate realisation of reality. If not, we remain in ignorance, believing … Continue reading
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THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY
The Science Of Spirituality Oh yes, spirituality is science – pure science. Science: the intellectual and practical study of the physical world through observation and experiment. From Latin scientia;‘know’. What is the point of the intellectual and practical study of the physical world through observation and experiment, when we don’t … Continue reading
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WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS IS DECEIVED …
When Consciousness Is Deceived … When consciousness is deceived, we are deceived. Deception is everywhere. This is why the view of enlightenment is uncommon. Who talks about realisation of the nature of reality? We are so distracted that it never … Continue reading
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ARE WE A GAIN-OF-FUNCTION?
Are We A Gain-Of-Function? Genetically engineered code in living cells. Gain-of-function means to experiment. It is the manipulation of nature. The danger lies in lacking a moral compass, where the best business model controls nature before nature controls itself – and … Continue reading
BLOGS ARE LIVING BOOKS
Blogs Are Living Books Just read one or two pages a day. There is only one truth, but many approaches and many refinements, adapting to ever-changing situations. There is only one answer: look, see and drop whatever is seen. That … Continue reading
WHERE IS THE MIDDLE WAY?
Where Is The Middle Way? We may imagine the middle way to be the centre between two opposite extremes. This is an incomplete picture. The middle way is a perpendicular line, up from the centre as if to the top … Continue reading
WHAT TYPE OF PERSON ARE WE?
What Type Of Person Are We? We all have a social I, one that others identify, and we can only get a glimpse of our persona by the reaction of others. We could be the type who thinks others are … Continue reading
WHAT IF OUR ‘NORMAL’ IS MADNESS?
What If Our ‘Normal’ Is Madness? Madness: The state of having a serious mental illness … we don’t know what we are. Extremely foolish behaviour … we think we know. A state of wild or chaotic activity … we follow the crowd. We are brain-washed to function at a very basic … Continue reading
DON’T GUESS. KNOW.
Don’t Guess. Know. Don’t assume. Don’t pretend. Don’t believe. Don’t have an opinion. Know. There are actually people who say we cannot know … crazy 🙂 The nature of our reality is pure consciousness. It’s what we are. The intelligentsia, … Continue reading
FEAR ENGENDERERS, FEAR MONGERS AND FEAR BELIEVERS
Fear Engenderers, Fear Mongers and Fear Believers In every nuance of life, evil is present, spreading fear among the ignorant, and offering false hope that they will make it better. But it never does get better, does it? It is … Continue reading
I FEEL GOOD – OR IT FEELS RIGHT
I Feel Good – Or It Feels Right On completion of re-plumbing a toilet, do I feel good, or does it feel right? Being in a beautiful cathedral/temple*, do I feel good, or does it feel right? When meditating, do … Continue reading
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GRASPING AT STRAWS
Grasping At Straws A drowning person will grab at any flimsy reed, or idea. If we don’t know what life is about, we will cling to beliefs. Ignorant of our true reality, we hold on to a flimsy idea of … Continue reading
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SOME DAYS, I FEEL EXTREMELY ANGRY
Some Days, I Feel Extremely Angry If we are not outraged about the response to global dictatorship by unelected plutocrats, then we are merely part of a confused, insecure herd. Historically, this dictatorship has always been a war on consciousness … Continue reading
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WE CAN LAUGH WHEN THINGS ARE OBVIOUS
We Can Laugh When Things Are Obvious If things aren’t transparent and obvious to us, we don’t laugh because we take things – and ourselves – seriously. The world is being managed by fear, and this should be obvious to … Continue reading
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THE COLLAPSE IN OUR MORALS
The Collapse In Our Morals Moral: knowing right from wrong. Whatever is beneficial to our collective mental & physical well-being, and whatever is harmful to our collective mental & physical well-being. The Buddha saw suffering, though he was not suffering. … Continue reading
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GODS AND FOOLS
Gods And Fools “Might is right”? Those who want to be regarded as gods are fools; they assume might is right with no understanding of the reality that you cannot fool everyone. “You can fool all of the people some … Continue reading
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HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR JOURNEY YET?
Have You Started Your Journey Yet? Our journey to realise our enlightened essence starts when we let go of where we are now, mentally speaking. It’s a metaphor for a path to where we actually are, right now. Where we … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA WAS AN EXPERT BUT …
The Buddha Was An Expert But … The Buddha was an expert, but he said, “Don’t take my word for the truth; test it for yourself”. If he said that, then don’t take any expert’s word for it. If we … Continue reading
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HACKABLE YOU
Hackable You Hacking: the gaining of unauthorised access to data in a system or computer. Through the media and technologies, humans have been trained to believe anything. Small suggestions first, ‘for your good’, followed by slight variations to develop the idea. And voila! We are in … Continue reading
LIFE IS MAINTENANCE
Life Is Maintenance Life is either maintenance of pure consciousness – what we are – or maintenance of ignorance of pure consciousness – what we are not. One of these paths manifests skilful compassion.
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GENERATING COMPLEXITY TO BECOME INDISPENSABLE
Generating Complexity To Become Indispensable When we doubt ourselves, we feel vulnerable, and begin to look for a system to clear that doubt. Unfortunately, systems turn into organised religions with rituals and special terminology. That form can become complex and … Continue reading
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COMPLEXITY BREEDS CONFUSION
Complexity Breeds Confusion Complexity creates mystery, confusion and addiction. Once we realise our true essence, we are free from others’ complexities. Our simple essence is pure consciousness. Life is now our real teacher, enabling this realisation. Karma – the result … Continue reading
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FREE SPEECH
Free Speech The more we communicate, the more we support one another. We may think slightly differently, but our hearts, we are all the same pure consciousness. Bend a twig and it snaps. Bend bunch of twigs, and they stand … Continue reading
“SUFFERING & SADNESS UNITE US”
“Suffering & Sadness Unite Us” A commentator on this blog just wrote this phrase. It’s so true. Becoming a Buddhist, or becoming anything as part of a middle-class lifestyle, doesn’t do any good for anyone. Paying lots of money to … Continue reading
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NEARLY TRUE
Nearly True Partial truth is an opinion. When we actually experience something, that is not an opinion. Opinion: an assumption, a belief or judgement formed but not based on personal knowledge. Opinions are merely gossip. We can only believe what we … Continue reading
COMMUNICATION IS EVERYTHING
Communication Is Everything Communication is a meeting of minds. If we do not communicate, we have little or no empathy. The point of life is to understand and communicate. What else is there?
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness Mindfulness isn’t a play-act, and shouldn’t be taken for granted. Mindfulness is being aware of whatever we do, say and think, rather than going through life mechanically, just reacting to everything. Being mindful is to cause no harm to … Continue reading
SUFFERING FROM GLORIOUS, OVERWHELMING, COMMON SENSE
Suffering From Glorious, Overwhelming, Common Sense Common sense is common to all of us, and is something innate: it is pure consciousness perceiving through the senses of a body. What we then do, as an individual, expresses through our individual … Continue reading
THE EFFECT OF LAZINESS
The Effect Of Laziness Laziness produces inertia, indifference, ignorance, not knowing – but with much talking. Laziness is created from fear of the realisation that there may be more to us, and that we must make a real effort. This is … Continue reading
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FIRE PUJAS DON’T DO ANYTHING
Fire Pujas Don’t Do Anything Fire pujas don’t do anything. They show good intention.
SPIRITUAL INEPTNESS
Spiritual Ineptness Ineptness: having or showing no skill; clumsy. Better than doing pujas, try empathising with and listening to those with whom we disagree. Show your compassion. Falling into spiritual materialism is falling into cultural politics to maintain an image. If we do … Continue reading
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MOST OF OUR SUFFERING COMES FROM THOUGHTS
Most Of Our Suffering Comes From Thoughts That says it all. Thoughts are memories or programming that dictates how we behave. All our hopes/likes, fears/dislikes, and ignorance/indifference comes from the mind. These three principles – also known as desire, aversion … Continue reading
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HAVING A BACK-UP PLAN
Having A Back-Up Plan When we have a back-up plan we keep our options open, with an open mind. There are always two sides to a story. Maybe the other way is right? Do I have a back-up plan? Already … Continue reading
WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
Walking On Eggshells Treading carefully. When we meet someone who has already made up their mind, and is prejudiced for or against another person, group or subject, we have to be overly careful in dealing with them as they might be in denial … Continue reading
OUR MINDS ARE TAMPERED WITH
Our Minds Are Tampered With Our minds are tampered with, and we are fooled into not recognising truth. The truth of our reality is pure consciousness. When we investigate (rather then being told), this truth cannot be denied. Everything we … Continue reading
COMPETITIVENESS VERSUS EMPATHY
Competitiveness Versus Empathy When dealing with others, do we try to put them ‘right’ or, through empathy, investigate the background to the situation? In the ‘media’, it is as if we are being trained just to react, but not to … Continue reading
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WHERE IS THE CENTRE OF THE INFINITE UNIVERSE?
Where Is The Centre Of The Infinite Universe? We might think we are the centre of the universe, and everything revolves around us. This is when we may be accused of having an ego; ‘ego’ means ‘I’. Let they who … Continue reading
GETTING TO KNOW OUR MIND
Getting To Know Our Mind Our mind is our playhouse, full of information-toys. When, in 1 Corinthians 13 it says, “see through a glass darkly”, this means to have an obscured or imperfect vision of reality. It explains that we … Continue reading
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THE MYTH OF SELF
The Myth Of Self Myth: a misrepresentation of the truth. When consciousness looks around and just sees, no self is present. There is only pure perception or pure consciousness, free of all ills. Self arises when consciousness reverts to memory to identify with … Continue reading
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BEYOND BELIEF, BEYOND DZOGCHEN
Beyond Belief, Beyond Dzogchen Buddhism is not a belief system. In Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Dzogchen is a tradition of teachings to awaken pure consciousness. It is what we are – the ultimate beyond, beyond words, thoughts, or systems. Dzogchen, the great perfection … Continue reading
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WANTING TO BE IN THE LOOP
Wanting To Be In The Loop Wanting to be in the loop – the inner circle. The loop is the system, run by system-people who are the vertical thinkers = conventional logic. Religions have inner circles or hierarchies of people who need … Continue reading
THE ILLUSION OF CONFLICT
The Illusion Of Conflict A perpetual state of crisis: it’s how the unenlightened live. Have you noticed how we are in a perpetual state of crisis? ‘Crisis management’ seems to create more crisis 🙂 Education never seems to get any … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS AND THINKING
Thoughts and Thinking Thoughts are memories; they’re products from the past. Thinking is what we do now. If our thinking is clouded by thoughts, our thinking is just repeating memories. If we rely on memories, we cannot evolve or attain … Continue reading