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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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THE TRUTH IS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
The Truth Is Hidden In Plain Sight Plain: not decorated or elaborate, simple or basic in character without a pattern or colour bearing no indication as to contents or affiliation. It is said that certain teachings are secret. Well, they’re not. It is just that non-practitioners won’t understand the … Continue reading
GETTING REAL
Getting Real We usually use the phrase ‘get real’ when someone is living in their opinions, assumptions and fantasies, but we can apply this to humanity itself. When someone tells us to get real, they want us to get a reality … Continue reading
WISDOM IN ACTION IS EMPATHY
Wisdom In Action Is Empathy Wisdom in action isn’t compassion; it’s empathy. Compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Anyone – or any religion – can have pity … Continue reading
IS THIS BLOG ESOTERIC?
Is This Blog Esoteric? No. Words are exoteric, and are meant to be read by the many; they’re borrowed. The esoteric is for the few who practise and experience the words; it’s original. If we don’t practise, words are a … Continue reading
REALISATION IS THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINES THE DARKNESS
Realisation Is The Light That Illumines The Darkness It is personal experience of seeing which realises the evil that dulls the mind into darkness and the mundane. Evil is anything that intentionally confuses the mind, thereby obscuring clarity. Evil isn’t … Continue reading
IS OUR WORLD BASED ON TRUTH OR LIES?
Is Our World Based On Truth Or Lies? What truth are we following? What lies are we following? Is our life based on unchanging truth, or on the changeable, material world? To know our world, we have to look at … Continue reading
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BUDDHISTS DO NOT BELIEVE
Buddhists Do Not Believe Buddhists do not believe, accepting something without proof, and therefore cannot be offended. What of reincarnation? It is up to each individual to re-cognise intuitive déjà vu. “I don’t believe in reincarnation!” Nor should a Buddhist. … Continue reading
WHAT IS YOUR REALITY?
What Is Your Reality? This is a very uncomfortable question to ask. Is it your ideas, your family, your history, your culture? If all this was so, then everyone’s reality would be different, and this is exactly the case in … Continue reading
FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING
Forgetting And Remembering We generally go through life oscillating between being conscious and not being conscious. We are involved in everydayness and, in between these activities, we come to our senses but then fall into vacancy until the next ‘attraction’. … Continue reading
OUR PROBLEM: WHAT DO WE IDENTIFY AS?
Our Problem: What Do We Identify As? Whatever we identify with obscures what we actually are. We are pure consciousness that unfortunately identifies with a self-image – a library of ideas. That is our main problem. The world wants to … Continue reading
KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DREAMING
Know When You Are Day-Dreaming Know when you are day-dreaming or in a vacant state. Realise that you are not quite ‘there’. The very moment when we recognise that we are day-dreaming, we wake up. We are free in the … Continue reading
EVERYTHING HAS A CAUSE
Everything Has A Cause Things don’t just happen; everything has a cause. There is a reason why we are asleep, but appear to be awake. What does ‘waking up’ mean? We wake up when we become aware of the mechanics … Continue reading
WHEN WE FORGET WHAT WE ARE
When We Forget What We Are When we forget what we are, we lose all sense of reality. So many people choose to be ignorant of their true reality in favour of filling their minds with some sort of amusement … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE PROOF OF THE BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT?
What Is The Proof Of The Buddha’s Enlightenment? Enlightenment is the realisation of the truth of our reality, and whatever obscures this. We don’t have to delve into the past to realise our true reality, as the proof is right … Continue reading
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INFINITY MEANS NO BEGINNING & NO END
Infinity Means No Beginning & No End No God and no single big bang. The word ‘beginning’ creates an illusion on an enormous scale, and can only relate to something that is created, dwells and dissolves, giving rise to the … Continue reading
ARE WE A CONDUIT FOR GOOD OR EVIL?
Are We A Conduit For Good Or Evil? The realisation that we could be on the path of evil is a shock, and this is why realisation opens us up to the truth about what governs our minds. Then, we … Continue reading
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THE PESSIMIST AND THE OPTIMIST
The Pessimist And The Optimist Pessimism: a belief that this world is as bad as it could be, or that evil will ultimately prevail over good. Optimism: that this world is the best of all possible worlds, and that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe. Two paths; the maintenance of good (positive) or evil (negative). A pessimist thinks that … Continue reading
GOODNESS IS WELL-BALANCED WELL-BEING
Goodness is Well-Balanced Well-Being Well-being is experienced in the present moment, through mindfulness. When we live through our memories, mindfulness is lost to a contest of ideas. Mindfulness is the quality of being consciously aware, through focusing on the present moment, … Continue reading
LETTING GO OF THE PAST
Letting Go Of The Past If we hang on to the past, nothing fresh will occur, and we will never break out of our karmic bubble. Bubbles can easily be burst, so we steer clear of anything that might seem … Continue reading
IF THIS IS OUR ONLY LIFE …
If This Is Our Only Life … If this is the only life that we have, what are we doing with this one, precious time? Our reality is pure consciousness – the essence of enlightenment – without which nothing can … Continue reading
BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW …
Better The Devil You Know … That’s what Buddhism is all about. 😀 Being free in the moment of seeing. The devil does not exist; it is simply our confusion, and our obsession with a self-image. When we (consciousness) realise … Continue reading
WHY KEEP IT SIMPLE?
Why Keep it Simple? Modern life is extremely complicated and wealth-consuming, and becomes all-absorbing. Spiritual matters are also extremely complicated and wealth-consuming, and become all-absorbing. Both temporal and spiritual matters rely on our guilt, fear and hope in order to … Continue reading
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A LIFETIME OF FAILURE WAS A SUCCESS!
A Lifetime Of Failure Was A Success! A lifetime of failure was a success! Not a success in a worldly way, and nothing to do with the opinions of others. In fact, being disliked and ignored has helped 🙂 The … Continue reading
LET’S KEEP IT SIMPLE
Let’s Keep It Simple Sit for a moment. Relax. Be one with the senses and the elements … breathe air … see light … smell odour/scent … taste flavour … feel touch. These are our direct connection with the world, … Continue reading
THE ESOTERIC ISN’T IN A BOOK
The Esoteric Isn’t In A Book The written word is exoteric, available to be read by anyone. It is frozen knowledge from the past, and has no life to it. The esoteric is the direct experience of whatever occurs. It … Continue reading
TRAPPED IN SPACE
Trapped In Space Not realising that we are pure consciousness or empty cognisance, we become trapped in the space of our own reality through distraction. Consciousness, like space, never changes. Nothing created them; they just became cluttered. 😀 Through natural … Continue reading
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INFORMATION EVERYWHERE … AND WISDOM?
Information Everywhere … And Wisdom? It is only when we question information that we start to sift out the knowledge gained through personal experience. We test it, and then we know. If we go further into the stillness of the … Continue reading
I’M OKAY WITH MY ANGER
I’m Okay With My Anger Anger, in the very first instant, illuminates the mind. Something is seen that doesn’t seem right and awareness brightens. This precious moment is called ‘mirror-like wisdom’. One of two things can happen in the moment … Continue reading
CONTEMPLATIVE ESSENCE
Contemplative Essence Contemplation: a place of sustained observation. Contemplative observation is our absolutely reality, resulting in wisdom, and manifesting in our relative reality as compassion. From this viewpoint, the world is seen as constant and compounded misinformation.
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THE PERFECT BUSINESS MODEL = KEEP ‘EM UPDATING
The Perfect Business Model = Keep ’em Updating The perfect business model is getting people to update their toys, or their consciousness. Business and religions both want us to join their club – their gravy train – and that’s hard … Continue reading
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INFLUENCERS INFLUENCE INFLUENCERS …
Influencers Influence Influencers … Influences influence influences, who influence us. We in turn influence others. This is a meme at work – an element of cultural behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation. TV, the media, films, our chit-chat – all … Continue reading
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MY KARMA IS WORRY
My Karma Is Worry Worry has been with me all my life. This worry isn’t overwhelming; it’s just seeing possible consequences of an action or inaction. Things have to be ‘repaired’, but which one first? Should I write, or not … Continue reading
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CONTEMPLATIVE ESSENCE
Contemplative Essence Contemplation: a place of sustained observation. Contemplative observation is our absolutely reality, resulting in wisdom, and manifesting in our relative reality as compassion. From this viewpoint, the world is seen as constant and compounded misinformation.
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ARE PEOPLE WHO TRUST THEMSELVES A NUISANCE?
Are People Who Trust Themselves A Nuisance? Are people who trust themselves a nuisance? Do people think that truth stops at a guru? Is religion institutionalised guilt? Have we adopted a persona? Do we have to use cautious language? It … Continue reading
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SHOULD WE BE MORE SKEPTICAL?
Should We Be More Skeptical? Just accepting whatever we are told is plain daft! Don’t trust anyone who expects you to believe what they say to be true. Test it for yourself. Skeptic: a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions. Is … Continue reading
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IQ &EQ = TYPES OF HUMAN BEING
IQ & EQ = Types Of Human Being Our IQ (intelligence quotient) is a measure of a person’s reasoning ability, and how well someone can use information and logic to answer questions or make predictions. Our EQ (emotional quotient or emotional … Continue reading
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THE ESSENCE OF MIND IS CONSCIOUSNESS
The Essence Of Mind Is Consciousness The essence of mind is conscious cognisance, the ability to know. Whatever is known is then stored as content in the mind, as memories in the form of our thoughts and feelings. Whatever is … Continue reading
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THIS IS HOW TRUTH WORKS
This Is How Truth Works Absolute truth is wisdom. Relative truth is compassion. Wisdom: realising our true being of pure consciousness. Compassion: the manifestation of that wisdom. We can only have true compassion (love) when we realise that that very … Continue reading
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HOW THE WORLD WAS WON
How The World Was Won The world was won by mediocracy. Mediocre: of only average quality; not very good. Mediocracy: a dominant class consisting of mediocre people, or a system in which mediocrity is rewarded: a mediocracy of successful careerists and yes-men. When we know our true nature, everything less is inferior. Except … Continue reading
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IS BEING, INTERESTING?
Is Being, Interesting? The less reified we become, the less ‘real’ we become, the less interesting we become. Become: begin to be. 🙂
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The Psychology Of Consciousness It’s what spirituality is all about. Understanding how consciousness works will help us realise how we work. If we don’t know the essence of a subject, how can we know about it? All we will do is go through a … Continue reading
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THE MIRROR: THE WEAPON OF CHOICE
The Mirror: The Weapon Of Choice We are all pure consciousness – mirrors that reflect images. The question is; do we believe in these images, or do we see them as mere reflections? The way in which we react to … Continue reading
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NOT GUILTY JUST MISGUIDED
Not Guilty Just Misguided The world around us portrays an image of itself for us to emulate. Being confused about this state of affairs we follow along. We become misguided. Religions are like that. One never feels good enough, with … Continue reading
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OUR REACTIONS TO OTHERS’ REACTIONS
Our Reactions To Others’ Reactions Our reactions to others’ reactions tells us everything that we need to know about ourself. Our reactions are usually defensive, and then become aggressive because of our need to preserve our precious self-image of which … Continue reading
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LULLED INTO A FALSE REALM OF REALITY
Lulled Into A False Realm of Existence That’s us. We are lulled into doing things, and because we get so involved in doing these things, we talk about them as if we are experts. Experts in trivia. But trivia is … Continue reading
LOOK FOR YOUR SELF
Look For Your Self Truth is the absence of self. Look for your self. Describe this self. Self-image is an illusion. In pure awareness, there is nothing but pure awareness. Our reality is pure observation, without the idea of an … Continue reading
THOSE WHO COMPLY RUN THE WORLD
Those Who Comply Run The World They enable. It is the students who give a teacher the authority to teach. No follower, no teacher. When we simply go along with the official narrative of any organisation, we not only give … Continue reading
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THE AGE OF IDEAS
The Age Of Ideas We become whatever we identify with. We think this is the age of things, when it is actually the age of ideas. We are sold ideas from birth to reinforce either a weakened or strong self … Continue reading
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FREE TO REALISE OUR OWN TRANSLATION
Free To Realise Our Own Translation The ultimate truth has always been within, without the words of others. Pure consciousness is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. It makes me to rest in naturalness, leading to the quiet … Continue reading
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