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- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
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- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- 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
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
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BEFORE RELIGION
Before Religion Absolute truth: we are purely consciousness, purely aware without commentaries or elaborations. Adepts who realise this absolute truth express it in their own way. This expression takes the form of words. Words become actions, and actions become organised, … Continue reading
THE QUESTION TO ASK
The Question To Ask “How do I feel about this?” Instead of jumping to a conclusion,one could stand back, and see how one feels and why. How did this situation arise?
CHOOSING OUR BATTLES
Choosing Our Battles We ‘choose our battles’ and ‘keep our powder’ dry (ready for musket reloading) so as not to waste our precious time and energy. Thoughts can be a tool to solve a situation, or they can be used … Continue reading
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APPRECIATING OUR REALITY
Appreciating Our Reality Appreciating that we are pure consciousness is the only means for a better world. Oblivious to this realisation, most of us prefer to wander around amusing ourselves with past times and hearsay, which drives us to distraction. … Continue reading
MEDITATION CURES AGITATION AND DULLNESS
Meditation Cures Agitation and Dullness How? When we focus on either the breath or resting in emptiness, our attention is not elsewhere, so all other thoughts subside. When we forget to focus, thoughts come tumbling back. This is normal. We … Continue reading
WE ARE GOVERNED BY THE GULLIBLE
We Are Governed By The Gullible The gullible is the majority who accepts whatever it is told. As long as we do not question, we do not know what we are agreeing to.
PROVE THE DHARMA WRONG
Prove The Dharma Wrong Dharma is the universal law or code of reality. It is not a belief or religion. How does one disprove consciousness? We have to use the Sanskrit word ‘Dharma’ because there is no equivalent word in … Continue reading
WE PARTICIPATE IN OUR OWN FATE
We Participate In Our Own Fate “As we sow, so we reap.” Perfect karma. Every decision we make has consequences. Every word we speak has consequences. Every concept we hold has consequences. Every aspect of body, speech and mind has … Continue reading
LET’S GET DEPRESSED!
Let’s Get Depressed! People get depressed because of confusion and doubt about their reality, and all society can do is give them a ‘pill’ to take, or talk them back into the state where they became depressed in the first … Continue reading
MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
Manipulation Of Emotions We are emotional beings :D, and we must first recognise that emotions are present in every encounter. But what ’emotions’? A thought becomes a fixation when we cling to it – and there is the emotion. Others … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
WHEN WE ACTUALLY SEE
When We Actually See When we actually see, we see the opposite everywhere: Pure view / impure view. Enlightened / unenlightened. Conscious / unconscious. Care / don’t care. Good / evil. Whatever is presented, the opposite is also presented. Once … Continue reading
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WE LIVE IN LEVELS OF WORRY
We Live In Levels Of Worry Worry is being anxious, troubled and uncertain over actual or potential outcomes. When meeting another person, we may feel nervous or uneasy, wondering if it’s safe to talk about hopes and fears. There is a moment of blankness, and then we find … Continue reading
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WHAT IS BETWEEN A LIE AND THE TRUTH?
What Is Between A Lie And The Truth? What is between a lie and the truth? Politics. 😀
IS BUDDHISM ABNORMAL?
Is Buddhism Abnormal? Normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. Abnormal: deviating from what is normal, typical, or expected. We have a choice “whether to suffer the slings and arrow of outrageous fortune or take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end … Continue reading
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INDEPENDENT THINKING
Independent Thinking This may sound strange as we assume that we are already independent thinkers, but it is only when we start asking questions about our self, that we can actually start to be independent. Otherwise, we are just going … Continue reading
WELL-BEING IS ACCEPTANCE
Well-Being Is Acceptance Well-being isn’t about change for something better. It’s about understanding and refining what is actually already present. Being angry for change merely brings about more anger. We are not going to change the world; we merely have … Continue reading
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BEING AT PEACE WITH YOUR SELF
Being At Peace With Your Self It’s a nice place to be. This isn’t about being smug; it’s a matter of building genuine confidence. Our self is a programmed effect in the mind born from our early environment. The quality … Continue reading
OUR DIGITAL SELF
Our Digital Self Not only do we have a fixated, mental self, we now have a fixated, digital self. People no longer have to read our minds; they can read our printout to find out what type of consciousness we … Continue reading
TWICE A DAY, BE PURELY AWARE
Twice A Day, Be Purely Aware Twice a day, be purely aware, at a set time and for a set period. This meditation discipline allows our energy to settle down and recharge itself, enabling consciousness to be purely present. With … Continue reading
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DOES INNOVATION BETTER OUR LIVES?
Does Innovation Better Our Lives? Does promoting new innovations for a better life actually make our lives better? Or does it make a better life for the inventors, getting us better connected to the ‘machine’? We will all grow old, … Continue reading
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN’T THERE?
Looking For Something That Isn’t There? It isn’t there – it’s right here!
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OUR WORLD IS NOT THE WAY OTHERS SEE IT
Our World Is Not The Way Others See It Our world is not the way others see it: if it is, we are doomed 😀 Our world is decorated by the influences of others. When we break free of others’ … Continue reading
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
Follow The Evidence Follow the evidence, rather than what someone else says. The Buddha would agree with this. How do we follow the evidence? Evidence: from Latin evidentia – ‘obvious to the eye or mind’. Much depends on where we look, and how we … Continue reading
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PROVING CONSCIOUSNESS
Proving Consciousness Can science prove consciousness? No. Can we prove consciousness? Yes. Can the Buddha prove consciousness? No. Can we prove consciousness? Yes. Someone else’s evidence isn’t our evidence.
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CUTTING THROUGH THE WEB OF EXIXTENCE
Cutting Through The Web Of Existence Existence: From Latin exsistere ‘come into being’, from ex- ‘out’ + sistere ‘take a stand’. Our true reality is constantly open, never born and never dies. The evidence is that it never changes throughout life does it? Therefore pure consciousness does not … Continue reading
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GAINING CONFIDENCE
Gaining Confidence Once we know the essence of a subject, we have a firm foundation to expand our view to incorporate everyone and everything. The essence of everything and everyone is emptiness – consciousness that is uncontaminated. It has no … Continue reading
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EDUCATION DIVISION
Educating Division As long as we are divided, we will never be united. ‘Something’ in society is separating people from one another through the philosophy of ‘inclusion’. Being taught that we can be whatever we want to be makes us … Continue reading
TYPES OF THINKING
Types Of Thinking Confident thinking. Fixated thinking. Indifferent thinking. Confident thinking is non-aggressive … caring. Fixated thinking is aggressive … I care. Indifferent thinking is uncomprehending … who cares? Confidence comes from generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration – not taking … Continue reading
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN WE ACTUALLY TALK TO?
How Many People Can We Actually Talk To? We can chat about this as opposed to that, but not about inner consciousness. All we wind bags do is puff up our side of the dungeon with mechanical cliches, and without … Continue reading
DEMONS: A NECESSARY EVIL
Demons: A Necessary Evil Unless we are poked, we will never wake up to our actual reality. Dharma: An Indispensable Irritation Unless we are poked, we will never wake up to our actual reality. What Are These Demons? Our own … Continue reading
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IT’S NOT A MATTER OF HOW HIGH WE CAN GO
It’s Not A Matter Of How High We Can Go It’s not a matter of how high we can go – pure consciousness is always present. It’s a matter of how low we go through the distractions of hopes, fears … Continue reading
THE REASON TO BE CHEERFUL
The Reason To Be Cheerful While we remain unenlightened, we remain primitive and, sorry to say, arrogant. Arrogant: from Latin – ‘claiming for oneself’. Cheer up! We are all in the same boat of fools, but we have oars (determination) and a rudder … Continue reading
DECEIT AND BELIEF AND PATH
Deceit and Belief And Path Deceit: deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true. Belief: acceptance that something is true, without proof. Path: direction in which a person is moving. We are constantly deceived by the unenlightened to believe in some thing or other, and that becomes our path … Continue reading
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THE UNIVERSE
The Physical Universe The universe is infinite space, matter and energy. It has no beginning and no end. If it had a beginning, what was there before? It is unconscious by not knowing, merely reacting to causes and conditions. The … Continue reading
SUBCONSCIOUS ASSOCIATIONS
Subconscious Associations The subconscious mind influences our conscious mind which, in turn, influences us. We need to know how this works. Our mind is something we have – it’s not us. It’s extremely important to know this, otherwise we will lack … Continue reading
ADDICTION CONSUMES US
Addiction Consumes Us When we are addicted to an idea – our truth – we see nothing else. We can be addicted to anything – political ideas, spiritual teachings, social affairs – and see nothing else. Addiction is being fixated … Continue reading
DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM
Don’t Make Meditation Into An Art Form Don’t make an art form out of spirituality. That is religion. Meditation is merely sitting still, quietening the mind through concentration to bring all that inner chatter and judgement to rest. Then clarity … Continue reading
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MOST PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO KNOW
Most People Do Not Want To Know Most people do not want to know the truth of what they are as they think they know already – but we have been told whatever we think we know. It is amazing … Continue reading
WE CAN ONLY BE HAPPY …
We Can Only Be Happy … We can only be happy when we know unhappiness. The universe is complete in opposites when, in reality, opposites are one. If we say dark, there must be light. An object and its reflection … Continue reading
EVERY ENCOUNTER IS OUR TEACHER
Every Encounter Is Our Teacher Every encounter reveals our preloaded, habitual pattern of behaviour. This makes us feel terrible – vulnerable and, maybe, guilty. Cheer up. When we meditate, our mind seems to get worse, but this means we are … Continue reading
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SEEING HOW WE WORK
Seeing How We Work There is ordinary consciousness and pure consciousness. There is ordinary mind and pure mind. Ordinary consciousness and ordinary mind are dualistic = ‘me’ and ‘other’, creating judgement and comment. Pure consciousness and pure mind are non-dualistic … Continue reading
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UNDER THE COVER OF INCOMPETENCE
Under The Cover Of Incompetence Under the cover of incompetence, we believe what we see. Supposed incompetence is how this world is run, and we fall for it every time. As long as we are identifying with incompetence, we won’t … Continue reading
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WHERE DID/DO WE GO ASTRAY?
Where Did/Do We Go Astray? According to ancient teachings, we – consciousness – have been trekking through the universe, driven by habitual ignorance of our true reality beyond time, and so, every sentient being has been our mother … That … Continue reading
MAKING DISTRACTIONS THE PATH
Making Distractions The Path There is no getting away from distractions and disturbances; it’s how we deal with them that matters. We are the silent stillness of pure consciousness that perceives through the senses in a human form; we can … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS LIKE A MOUSE
Consciousness Is Like A Mouse Consciousness is like a mouse, darting here and there and looking at this and that to find its heart’s desire – but repeatedly getting caught in the same cheesy trap. To a mouse catcher, the … Continue reading
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You Don’t Have To Leave Your Name If you want to make a comment, you don’t have to leave your name or email address. That is for WordPress’s … something 🙂 You will just come up as ‘anonymous’ or ‘someone’ … Continue reading →