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- 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
- THE SUBTLETY OF BEING March 5, 2026
- CAN WE RECOGNISE DECEPTION? March 5, 2026
- REALISATION AND BEING OFFENDED March 4, 2026
- NICE PEOPLE March 3, 2026
- OUR NATURAL STATE IS MEDITATIVE March 2, 2026
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG March 1, 2026
- WHY WE IGNORE CONSCIOUSNESS February 28, 2026
- THE ART OF LIVING February 27, 2026
- DISSOLVING DUALISTIC MIND February 27, 2026
- EMPATHY FOR STUPIDITY February 27, 2026
- HUMANITY HAS BEEN DECEIVED February 27, 2026
- HOW DID IT ALL START? February 27, 2026
- THE POINTLESSNESS OF EXISTENTIALISM February 27, 2026
- THE WISDOM OF FAILURE February 26, 2026
- THE MIND IS A MENTAL SOLAR SYSTEM February 25, 2026
- INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM February 24, 2026
- INNER PEACE TAKES DISCIPLINE February 24, 2026
- DANGER WAKES US UP February 23, 2026
- WHEN WE IGNORE EVIL February 23, 2026
- CONFUSION IS MEANT TO CONFUSE February 23, 2026
- A LACK OF CONTINUITY February 22, 2026
- MEMORIES SEPARATE US February 21, 2026
- THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES February 20, 2026
- LIVING A SHARED FICTION February 20, 2026
- WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED? February 20, 2026
- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
- MEDITATION GAZE February 18, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING CONFUSION February 18, 2026
- FRUSTRATED AT BEING FRUSTRATED February 18, 2026
- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
- BUDDHISM AND THE VEDANTA SEE THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE February 16, 2026
- AI THE NEXT RELIGION February 15, 2026
- WE SHOULD ALL ASK, “WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” February 15, 2026
- NO MORE TO LEARN February 15, 2026
- MISSION CREEP AND SCOPEMONGERING February 14, 2026
- THEY DIM OUR LIGHT February 13, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT A RELIGION February 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “DO IT YOURSELF” February 12, 2026
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THE WORD OF GOD … ?
The Word Of God … ? Does God still speak? In pure consciousness, there are no words, just empty cognisance – an atmosphere of purity. We are that pure consciousness. To say that, in the beginning, was ‘the word’ blinds … Continue reading
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WHY WE SWITCH OFF FROM REALITY
Why We Switch Off From Reality The quest to understand our true reality – the purpose of life – has been turned off in favour of intellectual consumerism in science, philosophy and religion. And most people don’t even get that … Continue reading
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LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE
The Level Of Confidence The level of confidence is equal to the level of compassion. When we are confident, we have no need to be competitive.
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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The Purpose Of Life The purpose of life is to realise what we are, rather than what we can do. What is are is pure cognisance beyond the functioning of body and mind. What we do is a pastime for … Continue reading
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DZOGCHEN AND GOD
Dzogchen And God Dzogchen and God. If we believe in either, we are misguided. Dzogchen and God are the same thing; pure consciousness. It’s surprising how many will not look at the words ‘God’ or ‘Dzogchen’, and realise what they … Continue reading
GOD 2
God 2 Both God and beings are inconceivable. We’ve made them conceivable; they have become fantasies. And that’s where the problems start …
IT STANDS TO REASON
It Stands To Reason Higher consciousness has to be pure consciousness. Lower consciousness has to be impure consciousness. Higher consciousness sees without thought. Lower consciousness sees, and creates thoughts. It’s detrimental to the realisation that we have always been pure … Continue reading
RELIGION EXPLOITS OUR WEAKNESSES
Religion Exploits Our Weaknesses Religion exploits humanity’s greatest disease – low self-esteem – when we don’t feel right about what we are, and lack confidence in our abilities and potential. If we feel we’re not good enough, and that we … Continue reading
HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS
Higher Consciousness We cannot read, think, believe our way to a higher consciousness-heaven. Higher consciousness is pure consciousness beyond thoughts, which are man-made interpretations. If we cannot recognise pure consciousness, how can we recognise heaven, nirvana, paradise, our ultimate reality … Continue reading
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INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
Independent Thought Independent thought is a rare event. Thoughts capture our attention, and we repeat them. This is the prison we’re in – but once recognised, there is no prison. This recognition is the purpose of life.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS REAL?
How Do We Know What Is Real? How do we know what is real? First, we have to start with the word ‘know’. If we cannot know, then we cannot verify anything, so the ability to know is our starting … Continue reading
THE UNIVERSE IS NOT A RELIGION
The Universe Is Not A Religion The universe is not a religion. Dharma is not a religion. Dharma is words about our reality of pure consciousness that is reading this without the interpretations or diversions which confuse us. There’s no … Continue reading
HOW IS CONSCIOUSNESS HAPPINESS?
How Is Consciousness Happiness? How is consciousness happiness? Happiness is realising the answer to our reality. Whatever appears, physically or in the mind, is observed by consciousness. No consciousness; no point to anything. When pure observation is taking place – … Continue reading
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BECOMING ANNOYED
Becoming Annoyed We become annoyed, upset or anxious when something happens which we feel isn’t ‘right’, and we might be able to do something about it. If, however, we see that every thing isn’t right, we can’t do anything about … Continue reading
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THE HARM FROM QUOTING OTHERS
The Harm From Quoting Others The harm we do by quoting others and trying to impress is the cause of conflict. When we quote what others say or mention their names, we’re projecting, giving ourselves some sense of authority by … Continue reading
REALITY BEYOND WORDS
Reality Beyond Words Our reality of pure consciousness is beyond words and names. To experience this reality, we meditate, which is a method to come to mental stillness. Once still, we drop the method, and rest in pure consciousness, pure … Continue reading
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HELL AND PARADISE
Hell And Paradise Hell and Paradise are in the same place – the mind – right here, right now, and nowhere else. Paradise is the pure space of cognisance. Hell is whatever we put into that space. If we are … Continue reading
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EVIL INFLUENCES DECAY
Evil Influences Decay Evil is allowed because evil is running the show. People are influenced to accept something, and then the tables are turned and they’re exploited, portrayed as the guilty. The history of life on earth is one of … Continue reading
JUST HOW GULLIBLE ARE PEOPLE?
Just How Gullible Are People? Gullible: easily persuaded to believe. How does this happen?We are led to believe from birth, and we go on believing.
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KINDRED SPIRITS
Kindred Spirits We have never met, but we recognise something similar to our own feeling. We see the world as absurd, but there is a correctness about it. We reap what we sow: cause and effect. We may feel jaded, … Continue reading
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OMNISCIENT WISDOM IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT
Omniscient Wisdom Is Our Birthright Omniscient wisdom is our birthright, but we’d rather feel clever instead. This is how evil works. So close, but so far. For this reason, it’s so important to recognise the difference between essence and the … Continue reading
LET’S START FROM THE BEGINNING … AGAIN
Let’s Start From The Beginning … Again It’s the place to be! We want to be happy, but we aren’t. We seek something better, but we can’t find it. We know there is more to us, but we can’t verbalise … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESSS GIVES PURPOSE TO LIFE
Consciousness Gives Purpose To Life It is essential to recognise consciousness which gives purpose to life. Otherwise, we are just being entertained/distracted by those who don’t want us to recognise our true reality. Why not? Because they would have no … Continue reading
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THE POWER OF ENTERTAINMENT/EDUCATION
The Power Of Entertainment/Education Entertainment is the ancient craft of communicating by telling stories, be they in images or words. It is the means by which people pass on their cultural values, The entertainment industry – which has been adapted to suit any … Continue reading
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIMICRY AND UNDERSTANDING
The Difference Between Mimicry And Understanding Mimicry: quoting and acting like others. Understanding: direct, raw experience. Raw: strong and undisguised, frank and realistic.
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THERE IS A CONDITION WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT
There Is A Condition We Cannot Talk About There is a condition we cannot talk about. Talking about it only goes so far, and then stops. That’s what philosophers do. Pure experience is beyond talk. There is a huge difference … Continue reading
INTERACTING IN A CONSCIOUS WAY
Interacting in A Conscious Way This is as rare as a blind turtle coming to the surface of a deep ocean once every hundred years, and putting its head through a rubber ring. 😀 Give up hope. 😀
MEDITATION IN ACTION
Meditation In Action When we hear or read information but don’t have actual experience, we become talkative to compensate for our lack of understanding. We guess, believe, assume, have opinions – all of which are acceptance without experience that leads … Continue reading
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WEARING OUR SELF OUT
Wearing Our Self Out There comes a time when we’re fed up with the way we all react. It’s like everyone is addicted to a tradition of some sort to all think the same way. They may seem happy enough … Continue reading
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DON’T MAKE IT ACADEMIC OR RELIGIOUS
Don’t Make It Academic Or Religious Don’t make it academic or religious – ‘it’ being our natural state of pure consciousness. If we make this into something, we turn off the light of clarity, and become heavy and serious.
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SANTISING INFORMATION
Sanitising Informatiion Sanitising information is removing data from the mind, and replacing it with another version to make something acceptable/believable. Euphemisms are used to play down information likely to disturb people. No! Wake them up to the reality! A lie … Continue reading
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MEDITATION IS HANGING LOOSE
Meditation Is Hanging Loose … Meditation is hanging loose … not uptight at all. Meditation is suspension in the stillness of clarity. It’s just being open.
THE WORLD IS SICK IN BODY AND MIND
The World Is Sick In Body and Mind The world is sick in body and mind, and there is a reason. It’s profitable, and for profit, you need power. Our bodies and minds are delicate devices; be aware of what … Continue reading
WHAT GIVES ME SORROW?
What Gives Me Sorrow? What gives me sorrow? What gives me joy? What gives me sorry is the tap leaking and I don’t know why, and I can’t afford a plumber. What gives me joy is understanding, on investigation, why … Continue reading
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THE UNPROFITABLE WORKINGS OF THE WORLD
The Unprofitable Workings Of This World How weary and unprofitable are the workings of this world. In an unweeded garden, gross things grow. (sort of borrowed from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.) This sentiment turns our mind to deeper things.
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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE IS PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTICE
Spiritual Practice Is Psychological Practice Spiritual practice has to be practised to be practical 🙂 It must solve our problems, dissatisfaction and suffering. When we can do that, we are able to benefit others. Chanting and meditation don’t do this. … Continue reading
DIFFERENT PEOPLE SAY DIFFERENT THINGS
Different People Say Different Things We hear a lot different things, so we have to choose what makes sense to us. The important thing is not to criticise others because that comes from a reaction in our mind, and we … Continue reading
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GIVING UP HOPE IS HEAVEN
Giving Up Hope Is Heaven Giving up hope is Heaven, Nirvana, Dzogchen, Tao, Zen … There is nothing to hold onto, and nothing to fear. The moment I gave up Buddhism and followed the Buddha’s instruction of “Don’t take my … Continue reading
ARE YOU IN HEAVEN?
Are You In Heaven? Are you in heaven? If you’re not, where are you? Heaven – or Nirvana – isn’t a place. It is the pure essence of consciousness. If we don’t recognise this, we are in hell. We actually … Continue reading
NOT BELIEVING CAN GET YOU ARRESTED
Not Believing Can Get You Arrested The power of belief is to make people stupid. There are those who believe the world is flat. To say otherwise is said to cause them harassment, alarm and distress – which in itself … Continue reading
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FOOL ME TWICE
Fool Me Twice Fool me once, shame on them. Fool me twice, shame on me. After being tricked once, we should learn from our mistakes and avoid being tricked in the same way again. But we’re fooled into reacting, time and time again. It is our reactions that … Continue reading
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WE CANNOT MAKE PURE CONSCIOUSNESS HAPPEN
We Cannot Make Pure Consciousness Happen We cannot make pure consciousness – the reality of the infinite universe – happen. It’s already present in every sentient being. It’s not a creation, it’s what we are. All we have to do … Continue reading
WERE WE WISER?
Were We Wiser? Humans may be very clever now, but are we wiser than we were thousands of years ago? We can manipulate DNA, create nano technology, stare at screens, believe what we see to be real … but are … Continue reading
THE INVASION
The Invasion The essence of our mind is pure consciousness, the clarity of pure perception and the clear light of enlightenment. However, our minds have been modified to accept elaborate concepts which cloud this pure vision. We are already on … Continue reading
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NOT REALISING THE TROUBLE WE ARE IN
Not Realising The Trouble We Are In Not realising the trouble we’re in, we plod along in chaos and confusion, and think it’s normal. Realisation is seeing that this ‘trouble’ has no reality and is the perfect place to be. … Continue reading
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OUR INTELLIGENCE REVEALS OUR STUPIDITY
Our Intelligence Reveals Our Stupidity We may know about this and that, and even be experts about this and that, but how much wisdom is there? How much E.Q. = emotional quotient = control of our mind? We learn to … Continue reading
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LIVING IN AN ILLUSION
Living In An Illusion Most sentient beings live in an illusion of reality. Illusion: from Latin illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’. We are born, educated to fit in, become clever, read the ‘news’, go shopping, grow old and die … that’s it. Our … Continue reading