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- GURUS ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE ARE GURUS October 7, 2026
- DOUBT AND CONFIDENCE October 6, 2026
- 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
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DEMORALISED
Demoralised Demoralise: to cause someone to lose confidence. To corrupt the morals of someone to become unsure of right and wrong. The view of a neuroscientist adept: “Consciousness arises out of the brain.” The view of a spiritual adept: “Consciousness permeates the entire body.” It amounts … Continue reading
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WHO OR WHAT CREATED SELF?
Who Or What Created Self? Who or what created self? God? Chemicals? Karma? The creationists and the evolutionists present obvious arguments. There is another possibility, but it won’t suit everyone. What created this moment of us being here? The previous … Continue reading
IMAGE OVER SUBSTANCE
Image Over Substance Image is concerned with how we appear. In that, there is no substance. Substance is being meaningful. Substance: from Latin substantia ‘being, essence’. When we realise substance, it doesn’t matter how we appear.
FRUSTRATION CAN TURN TO ANGER
Frustration Can Turn To Anger There are two types of frustration that can turn to anger: Type 1 – Not knowing enough – and not knowing the right words – causes confusion and conflict. Type 2 – Knowing the truth … Continue reading
LIVING WITH REALISATION
Living With Realisation Living with realisation of ultimate truth is precarious in a relative world. Those who relate to everything and pride themselves on having opinions are unstable and dangerous people who constantly feel threatened. This is why realisation has … Continue reading
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IS THE FOUNDATION AT THE BEGINNING OR THE END?
Is The Foundation At The Beginning Or The End? Is the foundation the ground or the golden roof? There is a choice. Most spiritual traditions start at the beginning of the ‘book of wisdom’, creating the atmosphere for the realisation … Continue reading
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THEY DON’T WANT US TO THINK FOR OURSELVES
They Don’t Want Us To Think For Ourselves They don’t want us to think for ourselves. The evidence for this is that most cannot. “Toe the line, and follow the queue.” When did you last think of something original? It’s … Continue reading
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DOES THE DEVIL WARN US?
Does The Devil Warn Us? Evil is the act of preparing and owning. Evil pre-empts, disarming us by posing a threat, and pointing a finger at a plausible outcome so that we do not notice that the intention is our … Continue reading
PAINTING OUR OWN FUTURE
Painting Our Own Future Every time we think a thought or speak, we are painting our own future.
THE AGE OF MY OPINION
The Age Of My Opinion Opinions are beliefs – something we accept without proof that creates conflict. As our opinions are important to us, others’ opinions are important them = conflict. As long as we cling to our opinions, we … Continue reading
CORRUPT MINDS, CORRUPT WORLD
Corrupt Minds, Corrupt World Corrupt: from Latin corruptus,‘mar, bribe, destroy’. We enjoy being corrupted: music, art, films, complicated coffees, technology, computers, politics, religion, media, marketing, status, celebrities, clever words … toys, toys, toys to entertain us. Govern: from Latin gubernare, ‘to steer, rule: to steer policies’. Policies steer … Continue reading
HUMANITY’S DISORIENTATION
Humanity’s Disorientation Disorientated: having lost one’s sense of direction; confused, and unable to think clearly. Two and a half thousand years ago, humans probably knew more about absolute reality than we do now. We have become reliant on what our ‘betters’ tell us: we went their way, … Continue reading
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TRAUMAS ARE MEMORIES
Traumas Are Memories Traumas are memories: this is how we live our lives. We all have memories, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Even a look or a word can stay with us for life. It’s a sticky residue. 🙂 Traumas can … Continue reading
GETTING USED TO BOREDOM
Getting Used To Boredom Bored: feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity. ‘Boredom’ is a misnomer. Merely being unoccupied or lacking interest does not equate with boredom. It is just coming to rest within inner peace. Bored? Then go … Continue reading
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ONE VIEW, MANY EXPRESSIONS
One View, Many Expressions The one view is pure consciousness. We are all pure consciousness, but individual. If we were all ‘one’ then, when one person became enlightened, we would all become enlightened 🙂 This does not happen. We each … Continue reading
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WHERE DOES CONFLICT COME FROM?
Where Does Conflict Come From? Where does conflict come from? Fear. Where does fear come from? Not knowing; only believing. When we know the nature of reality, rather than merely acquiring an emotional intellectualisation, we find genuine confidence in experience, … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY IS BEING GROUNDED
Spirituality Is Being Grounded Truly. Spirituality is consciousness being aware – purely aware – when we give our ‘self’ up to whatever occurs. If we are not grounded, this ‘self’ flies off the handle. 🙂 The feeling of ‘self’ is … Continue reading
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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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