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- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- 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
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CAN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS BE USED TO DECEIVE PEOPLE?
Can Spiritual Teachings Be Used To Deceive People? Can spiritual teachings be used to deceive people? Certainly. It’s what evil does best. Spiritual teachings are about converting negativity into wisdom. They are not about beliefs. These precious teachings need to … Continue reading
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THE BANALITY OF EVIL IS ENLIGHTERNING
The Banality Of Evil Is Enlightening Evil is a term used to describe something that brings about harmful, painful, and unpleasant effects. Banality breeds evil. Evil breeds banality. And that can wake us up! We don’t have to be perfect to … Continue reading
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THE DOMINO EFFECT OF INDIFFERENCE
The Domino Effect Of Indifference Indifference to an event affecting other events is like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall in line. If we merely follow others in the domino line-up, we do not … Continue reading
REALISATION IS EARTH SHATTERING
Realisation Is Earth Shattering All that we hope for is an illusion. All that we fear is an illusion. We over-estimate how many sane people there are. 😀 Illusion: an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. If we cannot discern that perception, in the very first … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM FOR TODAY
Buddhism For Today The quality of Buddhism is tested through compassion in our relationships. How empathetic are we? This is this age of conflict, and conflict requires people. Buddhism today is about compassion, or rather, the lack of it. Merely … Continue reading
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HOW CAN I ENHANCE CONSCIOUSNESS?
How Can I Enhance Consciousness? You cannot. Consciousness just is. It cannot be made, and it cannot be enhanced. The only thing that can be enhanced is our noticing. When we know this, we are meditating without effort. Trying to … Continue reading
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MAKING A BIG DEAL OF OUR SPIRITUALITY
Making A Big Deal Of Our Spirituality We have to let go of our spirituality. It’s nothing special. If we make it special, we make ourselves special. Making a big deal of ourselves and our spirituality is a huge mistake. … Continue reading
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IF THIS IS THE ONLY LIFE
If This Is The Only Life If this is the only life we have, what are you or I doing with it? The things that we worry about will still be here after we die. This life is so precious; … Continue reading
REALISATION IS NOT ENLIGHTENMENT
Realisation Is Not Enlightenment Realisation is not enlightenment; it is the opening up of our path to enlightenment. Once we realise our true nature of pure awareness, all we then have to do is remember, becoming aware of subtle obstructions … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS A STAGE … STAGED!
The World Is A Stage … Staged! We make our entrance, receive our script, and live our life according to that script. There are different parts, but it’s all the same illusion. Meditation tears up the script.
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LUCIFER, THE BRINGER OF LIGHT
Lucifer, The Bringer Of Light Lucifer: also known as Satan. Lucifer: The Bringer Of Light? How? It all depends on one’s point of view. The first noble truth of the Buddha is admitting that we are suffering/dissatisfied/fed up, and that … Continue reading
ARE YOU A DIFFICULT PERSON?
Are You A Difficult Person? Hello! Nice to meet you. 🙂
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ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES TWO WORLDS
One Word That Describes Two Worlds ‘Ornament‘ 1. Ornament: Serving to look more attractive, while having no practical purpose. Ordinary human beings project their ideas and opinions as useless ornaments. 2. Ornament: A quality of grace. A quality of inner … Continue reading
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STUCK IN A MIND LOOP
Stuck In a Mind Loop Ever feel like you’re treading water, responding to life in the same way all the time? Instead of remaining in pure perception, consciousness becomes corrupted or distracted and, via the senses, information goes straight to … Continue reading
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THE EXOTERIC AND THE ESOTERIC
The Exoteric And The Esoteric The exoteric lives by the words. The esoteric lives in pure perception. The exoteric lives by knowing things. The esoteric lives by knowingness. The exoteric argues. The esoteric cannot. Exoteric divides. Esoteric unites.
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THE DHARMA CAN BE THE MUD
The Dharma Can Be The Mud Whether we are religious or not, we are bound by ideas which we exaggerate and fixate upon, causing hostility in ourself and in others. We are all Buddhas; we just have to wash off … Continue reading
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IS THE TRUTH BEING KEPT FROM US?
Is Truth Being Kept From Us? Humans are easily distracted. As long as we are distracted, we will never know the truth. We will know something else. It is the truth that sets us free. The truth is never in … Continue reading
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I DO NOT FOLLOW ANYONE …
I Do Not Follow Anyone … … and certainly not my self! This self is a karmic mental creation of ideas, upsets and longings from our past – but it is also our teacher. It teaches us that what we … Continue reading
THE LAW OF KARMA
The Law Of Karma We are responsible for our own thoughts, actions, and inactions, i.e. what happens to us. Whatever we do, say and think has consequences in the future. Whatever we did, said and thought has consequences now. We … Continue reading
I ALWAYS FEEL I AM WRONG
I Aways Feel I Am Wrong Being aware of feeling wrong cannot be wrong; feeling inadequate is just a product of karma, observed by awareness. The wonderful thing about feeling inadequate is that we can empathise with everyone. Feeling we’re … Continue reading
MASS PSYCHOSIS
Mass Psychosis Mass psychosis or mass hypnosis: the madness of the crowd brought to us by the Lords of the Kali-yuga. The magician’s trick creates bewilderment, and then focuses on one small event which is elaborated in order to distract. … Continue reading
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COMPASSION AND EMPATHY
Compassion And Empathy A word is a merely a sound. Words have meaning, however, and if we don’t understand that meaning, we merely make sounds. Compassion: concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others and a wish to help. Empathy: the ability and … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS CATHARTIC AND CLEANSING
The Buddha’s Teaching Is Cathartic And Cleansing Cathartic: providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; via late Latin from Greek – katharsis ‘cleansing’ It is only when we practise what is taught that a genuine, cleansing feeling is experienced, arising from the dropping away of all … Continue reading
HOW DO WE START OUR JOURNEY TO ENLIGHTENMENT?
How Do We Start Our Journey To Enlightenment? Step one: We see that things aren’t right. “Well, we all know that!”Yes, but how many actually take the next step to start their journey? Step two: We look for the cause … Continue reading
NOT EVERYONE GETS IT
Not Everyone Gets it This is the beginning of the tenth year of this blog! As there is much confusion in this world of flight, fright and freeze, we’ll just keep going. Rosie and Daisy seem keen. Iris gets it … Continue reading
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MAY THE LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
May The Light Of Consciousness May the light of consciousness illumine the darkness in the mind. Whenever the mind seems dark, the seeing of that is the light. The dark and the light are inseparable, and we have arrived – … Continue reading
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THE LONG CONFIDENCE TRICK ON CONSCIOUSNESS
The Long Confidence Trick On Consciousness For thousands of years, humanity has been tricked into believing that we have no authority and must be led. We lack confidence because we do not know. Once we know, we can never not … Continue reading
WHAT IS BETTER THAN BEING TOLD THE TRUTH?
What Is Better Than Being Told The Truth? Better than being told the truth is realising it for oneself. Being told words, we repeat words. Realising the words, we display understanding.
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WHERE GROUCHO MARX WENT WRONG :-)
Where Groucho Marx Went Wrong 🙂 He famously and humorously said, “I wouldn’t join any club that would have me as a member.” Better to have said, “I would join any club that would have me as a member”, as … Continue reading
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FEELING DULL AND STUPID? … BRILLIANT!
Feeling Dull And Stupid …? Brilliant! Where is this dullness and stupidity? What observes this dullness and stupidity? Neither dullness nor observer can be found. It is pure consciousness that remains. This realisation bypasses all techniques on the path to … Continue reading
THE POWER OF SUGGESTION INFLUENCES BEHAVIOUR
The Power Of Suggestion Influences Behaviour The power of suggestion influences both behaviour and whatever sticky situation we are in. In all walks of life, we have to be aware of the power of suggestion that primes and influences our … Continue reading
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LOOK FOR YOUR SELF
Look For Your Self Let us know when you find it. 😀
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BUDDHISM AND DINOSAURS
Buddhism And Dinosaurs As long as there are only two explanations for life on earth, there will be conflict. Controlled opposition that promotes beliefs causes more problems, and is used to distract, ensuring that people do not think too deeply. … Continue reading
BEGINNER MIND, DZOGCHEN MIND
Beginner Mind, Dzogchen Mind It’s being ‘ordinary’. Don’t be confused about the word ‘Dzogchen’; it’s a Tibetan word for Zen, which is a Chinese word for our original essence, which is pure consciousness, which is just seeing. The problem with … Continue reading
IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH
If We Are Not Told The Truth If we’re not told the truth, what are we being told? If we’re not told the truth, then maybe – consciously or unconsciously – we are being told misunderstandings and untruths. If we … Continue reading
ARRESTED, JUDGED AND CONDEMNED … Lol!
Arrested, Judged and Condemned … Lol! When we look, our attention is caught and held (arrested), and we refer to the precedent of memory (judgement), and re-enact. In this way, we are condemned for life to our illusory prison. Why? … Continue reading
HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE NOT LIVING IN HELL?
How Do We Know We’re Not Living In Hell? We no longer get annoyed.
LIFE IS PERSONAL INVESTIGATION
Life Is Personal Investigation Personal investigation is direct, raw experience. In adopting others’ views about life, however, we can obscure whatever we directly experience, which causes confusion and conflict. Raw experience may feel uncomfortable until we become familiar with it; … Continue reading
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APPARENT BUT EMPTY
Apparent But Empty All things seem clearly visible, understood, and obvious while, at the same time, they are empty of permanent reality as they come and go. All things come to pass. In understanding this, we take our first steps … Continue reading
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THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT CONSCIOUSNESS
There Are Two Ways Of Looking At Consciousness One: consciousness is an organ of perception, but we don’t know what we are. Two: consciousness is what we are, and perception is an organ of consciousness. We either live in a … Continue reading
BEING AT HOME WITH OUR SELF
Being At Home With Our Self It’s lovely – and such a relief – once we stop conforming. We totally misunderstand spirituality if we think that we have to be something different from the way we are. That is what … Continue reading
SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING
Seeing Is Not Believing The phrase, “Seeing is believing”, is trotted out as if it was the truth, when it merely shows the illusion under which we live. Belief is accepting something without proof. This how others’ definitions create problems … Continue reading
IN A WORLD FULL OF KNOWLEDGE, WE KNOW NOTHING
In A World Full Of Knowledge, We Know Nothing We know about this and that,but what of that which cognises this and that? If we want to know completely,we have to realise empty cognisance. If we think we are the … Continue reading
RECOGNISING OUR NATURE AS WISDOM
Recognising Our Nature As Wisdom In order to recognise our nature as wisdom, karma as our teacher, and our mind as dharma, we merely remain open-minded. When our mind is closed, we stick to facts, and become information-bound, which is … Continue reading