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WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF UNHAPPINESS & HAPPINESS

What Is The Cause Of Unhappiness & Happiness? Unhappiness is caused by worry, confusion or doubt. Happiness is knowing we are not this worry, confusion or doubt. Unhappiness is created. Happiness is not created. Unhappiness is only in the mind. … Continue reading

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FEAR OF LETTING GO OF THE PRACTICE

Fear Of Letting Go Of The Practice We cling to ‘authentic’ names and sounds, using Sanskrit and Tibetan words to feel safe and protected. This all adds to the illusion of practice, and is very attractive and lucky-charming :-). But … Continue reading

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IS LIFE A PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST?

Is Life A Psychological Test? It’s certainly challenging. What is life to us? Is it a play-house of beliefs or is it a system for a deeper understanding of the nature of reality? Is life all about people mimicking one … Continue reading

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AN EXAMPLE OF MY CONFUSED THINKING

An Example Of My Confused Thinking I had to drop going to teachings, as my reliance was creating doubts. On 11th January 2014, I wrote the post,“Thoughts ‘R’ Us” (it’s at the bottom of this page). You can see that … Continue reading

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WHAT IS A FRIEND?

What Is A Friend? Is friendship a condition? A true friend – accepts you as you are, during the good and bad times; will tell you the truth, even if you don’t like it; makes the time to see you; … Continue reading

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GAIN CONFIDENCE OR LOSE CONFIDENCE

Gain Confidence Or Lose Confidence When we have a firm foundation, there is no stopping us. When we have no firm foundation, we dither and doubt. This doubt comes from dealing with others. Do we fit in or not? And … Continue reading

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WHAT IS AUTHENTIC TEACHING?

What Is Authentic Teaching? Authentic: not a copy; genuine. Something done in the original way. We are the ultimate authority, not taking anyone’s word for reality. It is personal realisation that is authentic. Beware of copies.

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DELIBERATELY RIDICULOUS

Deliberately Ridiculous There is one word missing from all media, and that word is … ‘deliberate’. Magicians never want the trick to be recognised. Earnest people argue about this and that, but never address the cause behind the effect. As … Continue reading

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THE DANGER OF EXPECTATION

The Danger Of Expectation Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen. Ordinary human happiness is based on the expectation of fulfilling a desire. The expectation makes us feel happy, but it’s never completely satisfying because it doesn’t last, and so we seek more of the … Continue reading

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ANOTHER POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION

Another Pointing Out Instruction The pointing out instruction into the nature of mind is synonymous with doubt as to whether we actually see this nature or not. We can easily become confused, and lost in a cacophony of religious sounds. … Continue reading

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OUR PROBLEM: WE GET USED TO IT

Our Problem: We Get Used To It Ideas are projected into our minds; if images are repeated enough times, they become our normal without us realising it. Those who study the mental characteristics and attitudes of people or groups watch us settle into our … Continue reading

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CATCHING YOUR BREATH

Catching Your Breath The road to sanity. Until we can count ten exhalations of breath without following a thought, our thoughts will be in control of us (unless we are daft enough to think we are our thoughts 🙂 ) … Continue reading

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ARE WE UNDERMINED?

Are We Undermined? Undermine: to lessen effectiveness, power, or ability gradually and insidiously. We have tremendous power of full realisation into the nature of our true reality, but we are given toys (ideas) and fears (ideas) to play with instead; these occupy us … Continue reading

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THE BEGINNING OF THE END

The Beginning Of The End The first sign of ego-failure is seeing seeing, and this is the beginning of the end. 🙂

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SURPASSING OURSELVES

Surpassing Ourselves We are better than we ever expected. All our life, we have been kept in the dark about our true nature, and led to believe in limitations. Realisation is accompanied by joy and sadness. Be grateful for surpassing … Continue reading

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SIMPLICITY KEEPS US FOCUSED

Simplicity Keeps Us Focused It’s the simple things in life that keep us focused: chop wood, fetch water, peel vegetables, cook and serve. The machinations in life keep us defocused and worried. The more complicated our thinking is, the further … Continue reading

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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW …

Better The Devil You Know …  “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” The devil has always been our own ego; our likes and dislikes. Our self-image, nice as we think we are, is immersed in a … Continue reading

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TAKING THE INITIATIVE

Taking The Initiative Taking the initiative: the ability to assess and initiate things independently. Initiative: from Latin initiare, ‘beginning’. Beginning: the point at which something starts. Taking the initiative: the power to take charge without being prompted by others. To care and take responsibility for peace on Earth, by not being divided. We may not agree … Continue reading

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WISHING YOU A GOOD INTERFACE

Wishing You A Good Interface Wishing you a good interface with the world, good mental health, and clear recognition of consciousness. A clear interface allows us good reception and transmission without difficulty. In a screwed-up world, expect to be screwed-up. … Continue reading

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INTUITION

Intuition Where does it come from? All creatures are born with it. For some, it is the centre of life, and for others, it’s veiled. Intuition: the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. Denoting spiritual insight or immediate spiritual communication. A natural … Continue reading

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ENTHUSIASM AND APATHY

Enthusiasm And Apathy Enthusiasm: Latin enthusiasmus  -‘inspiration -, from Greek enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’. In other words, to be determined. But, inspired by which type of god/influencer? A supramundane spirit, or one who fashions the mundane, material world? One who brings an end to suffering, … Continue reading

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ASSAULT ON OUR MINDS, AND ON CONSCIOUSNESS

Assault On Our Minds, And On Consciousness If we don’t see it, it’s already happened. Misdirection is pumped-out daily to instruct us, dulling minds and confusing consciousness. Redefining ‘beliefs’ is the insidious art of deception. Why is this happening? Divided … Continue reading

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SO, WHY DIDN’T I SEE THIS BEFORE?

So, Why Didn’t I See This Before? We may wonder, “Why didn’t I see this before? It’s so clear now, so why didn’t I get it?” We have to be in the right place, at the right time, through the … Continue reading

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ENERGY & CONSCIOUSNESS ARE NEVER DESTROYED

Energy & Consciousness Are Never Destroyed Energy and consciousness are never destroyed: they merely change form. What is the energy that drives the body and mind? Consciousness. Throughout our lives, consciousness has never changed, but the karmic energy – which … Continue reading

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RELIGION TAKES MANY FORMS

Religion Takes Many Forms Religion takes many forms, and that is the great clue to the great confusion. Form (visible shape/relative display) is exoteric; it’s intended for the many, and is outer confusion. Essence (ultimate truth) is esoteric; it’s for … Continue reading

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THE EXOTIC MASK, OR COMMON AS MUCK?

The Exotic Mask, Or Common As Muck? Exotic: foreign, or outside. It can also mean ‘foreign to us’, and can be the reason we want to move up a social class. We’re attracted by colourful or unusual characteristics, and therefore dissociate with the common, … Continue reading

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THE GREAT CONFIDENCE TRICK

The Great Confidence Trick The great confidence trick is to get us not to trust ourselves, but to trust others. A confidence trick is an attempt to deceive a person or group after first gaining their trust. That deception then trickles down through a … Continue reading

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AWARE THAT WE CANNOT MEDITATE

Aware That We Cannot Meditate That is meditation 🙂 Meditation is simply being aware – open, clear, empty consciousness. That’s what we are – but it’s possible to meditate, fall into vacancy and just drift off. Within this pure awareness/consciousness, … Continue reading

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INCREASE BLUR TO SHARPEN THE PICTURE

Increase Blur To Sharpen The Picture Increase blur to sharpen the picture: this is a Photoshop trick. 😀 It also pertains to our view. We all think we’re normal, unaware of the blurred, extreme views we hold; our likes and … Continue reading

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MEDITATION? YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND!

Meditation? You Must Be Out of Your Mind! The mind is full of thoughts, likes and aversions. It’s the software on the hard drive of our brain, and is very dear to us. We are consciousness that is usually so … Continue reading

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A TEENTH OF DHARMA GOES A LONG WAY

A Teenth Of Dharma Goes A Long Way Merely acknowledging that we are dissatisfied with the world of theories is enough to set us on the path to enlightenment. Merely acknowledging that consciousness could be our fundamental reality in a … Continue reading

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‘NEWS’ IS THE DRUG FOR THE ‘NEWS’-ADDICT

‘News’ Is The Drug For The ‘News’-Addicted Left alone in a room with a newspaper, do we read it? 😀 😀 😀

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GREED: NEVER ENOUGH = HUNGRY GHOSTS

Greed: Never Enough = Hungry Ghosts Greed: intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. Pretas, or ‘hungry ghosts’, are beings who are tormented by desire that can never be sated. They are often portrayed with tiny mouths and throats and the swollen bellies … Continue reading

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DO CONVERTS BECOME EXTREME?

Do Converts Become Extreme? Adopting a view of life has its effects. Changing one’s view of life has its effects. Purely viewing life has no effect. Effect comes later, when we express this pure view 🙂 If we change to … Continue reading

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DIVISION = DIVIDED UP

Division = Divided Up Division: from Latin, dividere ‘force apart, remove’. Being encouraged to identify with a self-image, group, or race, we are divided and removed from our natural reality of perfect peace – our common sense. Throughout history, people have been led … Continue reading

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OUR GREAT PROTECTOR IS KNOWING CONSCIOUSNESS

Our Great Protector Is Knowing Consciousness Never forget how much effort has gone into obscuring our natural immunity/protection from the ignorance that makes us reliant. Natural immunity is realising our true reality of pure consciousness. It is seeing clearly without … Continue reading

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THREE REASONS TO WAKE UP

Three Reasons To Wake Up Three reasons to wake up from social conditioning. One; recognise divine insight, rather than accepting a mundane existence. Two; recognise that which obscures this insight, which is accepting a mundane existence. Three; recognise the tremendous … Continue reading

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IF WE FEEL ALONE, WE’RE NOT ALONE

If We Feel Alone, We’re Not Alone We are individual consciousness, divided by the mind (concepts) and united by the heart (pure consciousness). If we were one consciousness, when one person became enlightened, we would all become enlightened, but that … Continue reading

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KNOWING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

Knowing The World We Live In Knowing the world we live in, and why we really have to wake up. Whatever is presented to us has the opposite effect and is meant to; this was the key to George Orwell’s … Continue reading

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WARMED UP AND READY TO GO

Warmed Up And Ready To Go Once we are warmed up, we are ready to go. Having a good enough understanding of pure consciousness and whatever obscures it, we are ready to face life – our constant teacher – on … Continue reading

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ENCOURAGED TO TAKE OFFENCE AT SELF-IDENTITY

Encouraged To Take Offence At Self-Identity As long as people are encouraged to believe in an image of themselves, they will never realise the real thing – that we are, first and foremost, consciousness, pure and simple with no identity. … Continue reading

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DOES FEAR MAKE PEOPLE DEAF?

Does Fear Make People Deaf? Fear is created by belief. If we believe, we are deaf, and we will not hear other possibilities.

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WE CREATE OUR CONSEQUENCES

We Create Our Consequences Every moment has consequences: a continuity for the next moment. When we are mindful, that continuity is dynamic and humorous. When we ignore, that continuity lacks empathy and potential. Thinking that we don’t have to bother … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS MATTERS

Consciousness Matters Where would we be without consciousness? We wouldn’t be anywhere. We are consciousness. In looking for consciousness, we won’t find anything. Why? Because it is consciousness that is looking. In silent stillness, this is obvious. We’re usually unaware … Continue reading

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WHY I WRITE A BLOG

Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading

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LET’S START AT THE BEGINNING

Let’s Start At The Beginning Why are we here?Why are we here, in this body, on this Earth, reading this page? This blog is coming to the end of its tenth year, so why not start again? But before we … Continue reading

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CONFUSION, AND THEN DOUBT, AND THEN ANGER

Confusion, And Then Doubt, And Then Anger It’s not all our fault. 😀 We live in a culture of compromise, within an organisation. Organisations become institutions, and participants become institutionalised and dependent. Most are the silent majority who fit into … Continue reading

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BEING MODIFIED

Being Modified We are constantly modified by mind-games.It is only in silent stillness that we are released. The more we refine,the more we return to our natural reality.

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SLEEPWALKING IN THE MIND

Sleepwalking In The Mind Sleepwalking: engaging in an activity without interest, enthusiasm, or awareness of the possible consequences. We often do and say things mechanically, just going through the motions, and merely achieving more of the same. This could be synonymous with vertical thinking: “Vertical thinking … Continue reading

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KARMIC RESIDUE

Karmic Residue Residue: something that remains which we thought we’d left behind. We engage with others, which will have an effect and a consequence – a residue. This residue can become a demon, waiting in ambush to be re-activated. If we hold on to … Continue reading

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