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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 →

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 →

Nature Will Always Win Humans try to outsmart nature, not knowing the nature of nature; nature will survive. Scientists may exploit nature temporarily, and nature reacts. The nature of nature is reaction – attraction and repulsion. Nature can never kill … Continue reading →

Unshakeable Inner Security The consequence of unshakeable inner security is compassion. We can wish to have compassion for all, but that is just a wish – and may not even be a good wish, as wishing means we don’t actually have … Continue reading →

Encumbered By Do’s And Don’ts To free ourselves from our own dogma, we cut the roots in our mind. These roots are the do’s and don’ts we have acquired, which cause us moments of discomfort. This discomfort is invaluable in … Continue reading →

Who Do We Listen To? There are always other sides to a ‘story’. In any walk of life, experts differ in the way in which they approach or express something; art, music, science, health, education, economics, politics … Buddhism. Here … Continue reading →

Nature Is Beautiful, But … Nature is beautiful, but that which is beyond ‘nature’ is more beautiful– and terrifying. We become so hooked by surface values that we limit our understanding of our true nature. This is both amazing … … Continue reading →

Programmed To Be Ignorant Consciousness is the real power and wealth in the world, but only a few know this. The dark is self-obsession, while the light is selflessness. In between, no one is bothered. How many realise the essence … Continue reading →

Can A Buddhist Ever Be Offended? If a Buddhist was ever offended, they would not be Buddhist; they would be an ordinary, religious person taking comfort in sentimentality. Buddhism is not a belief system as it is realisation of our … Continue reading →

How The Truth Becomes A Lie The truth becomes a lie when our attention is manoeuvred or directed to some other truth, and we become distracted. Politics and religion both teach us this lesson. We are encouraged to follow the … Continue reading →

“It’s Easier To Fool Someone Than …” “It’s easier to fool someone, than to convince them they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain.

Once We Conform, We Go On Conforming Once we conform, we go on conforming, creating a belief to dispel ‘bad spirits’. An addiction to a lucky charm.