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PRAYER FOR TODAY

Prayer For Today May the truth be exposed and recognised.

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WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERING?

Why Does God Allow Suffering? It’s something people either ask, or use as a statement. God/Pure Consciousness sees suffering as a conflict in the mind. The mind and body suffer while pure consciousness watches. To say God allows suffering merely … Continue reading →

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YOU CANNOT KNOW GOD UNTIL YOU KNOW YOURSELF

You Cannot Know God Until You Know Yourself You cannot know God until you know yourself. Knowing yourself is to know God. There is no difference.

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SELF, PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, GOD; IT’S ALL THE SAME

Self, Pure Consciousness, God; It’s All The Same Self Is Pure Consciousness. Pure consciousness is Self. And God? Oh my God, we’re God On a exoteric level, it is claimed that these are different, and so we are divided. On … Continue reading →

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WHO RULES THE WORLD?

Who Rules The World? You do. So why is it in such a mess?You don’t realise that you are the power.

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WHAT’S THE POINT OF GURUS?

What’s The Point Of Gurus? What’s the point of Gurus? What’s the point of spiritual groups? If we see these questions as negative, we lack confidence in realisation. These are valid questions. The whole point of these questions is to … Continue reading →

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ACKNOWLEDGING EVIL

Acknowledging Evil If we cannot acknowledge evil, we will never be able to acknowledge truth. How does evil exist, or does it even exist? Throughout human history, this subject has haunted us. Evil is merely negativity in our mind that … Continue reading →

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WHEN THE STORY TWISTS AND TURNS …

When The Story Twists And Turns … … the reader’s mind twists and turns. As long as a reader is hooked and addicted, the story will continue. The truth of any story is the reader, not the story. Who is … Continue reading →

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OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SPIRITUAL TEACHERS

Our Relationship With Spiritual Teachers Be devoted to the truth, rather than the person. A teacher is a reminder of the truth, and truth is everywhere you are. Being devoted to a teacher can create a cult mentality. Even though … Continue reading →

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THE ENABLERS OF GOOD AND EVIL

The Enablers Of Good And Evil That’s us. 😀 Enabler: a person or thing that makes something possible. Enabling has a positive aspect of empowering individuals, but it also has a negative aspect of encouraging dysfunctional behaviour which has become our … Continue reading →

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EVERYONE IS OUR PRECIOUS SPIRITUAL TEACHER

Everyone Is Our Precious Spiritual Teacher A teacher is someone who shows us the way, but we travel alone. Our adopted spiritual teacher tells us nice things but, in truth, those around who annoy us are our precious teachers. They … Continue reading →

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SINCERITY AND BOASTFULNESS

Sincerity And Boastfulness Unconditional sincerity or truthfulness is the absence of pretence, deceit, or hypocrisy. If we say we have compassion, this must manifest with the absence of self. To be sincere, we have to be honest and trustworthy. Smugness is … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FROM TRIBAL POLITICS

Freedom From Tribal Politics When spirituality becomes a religion, religion becomes political. Spirituality frees. Religion binds. Politics influences. Result: monkey see, monkey do. To influence, social manipulation has to take place in order to maintain an idea. It’s what chimpanzees … Continue reading →

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ESCAPING CHAOS AND CONFUSION

Escaping Chaos And Confusion People around us are in chaos and confusion because they believe in something or other. To escape this madness, the answer is simple. That which sees this chaos and confusion is neither in chaos nor confused. … Continue reading →

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YOU’RE NOT MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF

You’re Not Making A Fool Of Yourself You’re not making a fool of yourself; your self is making a fool of you. What is ‘self’, and what is ‘you’? Self is consciousness, identifying with ideas. You are silenced consciousness that … Continue reading →

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HAPPINESS IS NOT WANTING MORE

Happiness Is Not Wanting More “Happiness is not wanting more; it’s enjoying less.”– Socrates 470–399 BC   🙂

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IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES

It Is The Worst Of Times, It Is The Best of Times How is this the worst of times? In diabolical times, people become more divided. The media soothsayers speculate about the future, creating fear, chaos, and confusion, either winding … Continue reading →

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THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY

There Are Two Sides To Every Story Depending on our mindset, we lean towards one side or another – and even when we have taken a side, we find another side presents itself, and so on. These are the yanas, … Continue reading →

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A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS

A Few Random Thoughts Random: happening without method or conscious decision. Be Grateful For Not Being A Perfect Human Being There is more to us. We Can Never Find Pure Consciousness We are that which we seek Don’t Change Your Mind Change the … Continue reading →

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OUR TEMPLE OF WORSHIP IS OUR MIND

Our Temple Of Worship Is Our Mind Worship: acknowledgement of worth. The mind is where we contemplate and meditate, creating the template for our life. Our temple is a place to moderate our temper. If we make too much noise, … Continue reading →

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MEDITATION WORKS

Meditation Works Sacred moments. The mind is a sacred space, and should be treated with respect so that clarity is revealed, and we see and think clearly. It’s that important. Meditation works because, in silence, the mind’s inner temple is … Continue reading →

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TRUTH IS BEFORE AND BEYOND WORDS

Truth Is Before And Beyond Words Repetition of words rather than direct experience relies on second hand information, and trivialises meaning. Direct experience has no words. When we let go of all concepts, we see clearly. Freedom begins when presumptions … Continue reading →

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WHEN THE TRUTH ISN’T RECOGNISED

When The Truth Isn’t Recognised The truth of our being may not register with everyone. Years ago, my wife and I attended a lecture by the Dalai Lama, and we both fell asleep. It wasn’t that we weren’t interested; it … Continue reading →

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BEING SOMETHING WE’RE NOT

Being Something We’re Not Wanting to be something that we’re not means we don’t have to look at ourselves. We can change our bodies or change our minds, but the spirit of consciousness remains the same. It’s vital to understand … Continue reading →

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UNCULTIVATED WAKEFULNESS

Uncultivated Wakefulness The hardest thing is dropping our fixations Through realisation of our innate nature that is the only reality, we notice that we don’t over react or panic as we once did. We stop shouting at the ‘radio’ 😀 … Continue reading →

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CAN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS HAVE AN OPPOSITE EFFECT?

Can Spiritual Teachings Have An Opposite Effect? Spiritual teachers often talk about love, compassion and carefreeness, but this can manifest as an opposite effect. Reality lies in a pure heart, rather than in ideas and theories in the mind. We … Continue reading →

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THE MOMENT BEFORE WE THINK THAT WE ARE AWAKE

The Moment Before We Think That We Are Awake The moment before we go into our old routine, our behaviour, is the moment of ordinary, original, pure experience of pure consciousness. That is the moment when we are awake, before … Continue reading →

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COMPASSION IS COMPATIBILITY

Compassion Is Compatibility Compatibility: To be able to exist or occur together without problems or conflict. Able to have a harmonious relationship; well suited. Consistent with another. From medieval Latin compatibilis, from compati ‘suffer with’. In order to be compatible, we have to know how another feels, and be able to adjust to … Continue reading →

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RELAXING IN A TROUBLED WORLD

Relaxing In A Troubled Mind Relaxing a troubled mind in a troubled world. Sitting quietly watching the breath, consciousness doesn’t follow thoughts or impulses to do things; the feeling to be active will be there but just let that go. … Continue reading →

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“HEALTH AND SAFETY”

“Health And Safety” The slogan ‘health and safety’ saw the beginning of project fear, with people losing their ability to use common sense. An assessment of danger had to written up for practically everything we did. We were bombarded with … Continue reading →

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JOURNEY INTO SELF

Journey Into Self The journey to nowhere. Our self is an illusion, a wannabe – an imitator! Our feeling of self is a projection of acquired ideas with which we identify, and that creates and maintains our behaviour. All the … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE BOUGHT INTO A MODEL OF LIFE

We Have Bought Into A Model Of Life To be accepted in this world, we tick the ‘right’ boxes to fit in. We learn to think inside the box, and consider ourselves decent people. If we do not buy into … Continue reading →

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WORDS ARE SYMBOLIC

Words Are Symbolic Words are symbols that convey an idea, but before the idea is experience. When we realise what is having the experience, we will understand what the Buddha meant by, “Don’t take my word for it … ”.

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WE JUST MAKE NOISE

We Just Make Noise Animals make noise to communicate – “I exist!”.Humans communicate to make noise – “I exist!”.This reaffirms the idea that the I exists. Meaningful communication has many levels, indicating the layers of confusion that obscure enlightenment. If … Continue reading →

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IF WE THINK WE ARE AWAKE, WE’RE NOT

If We Think We Are Awake, We’re Not Here’s why. Being awake involves the spontaneous present moment of pure consciousness. It is timeless, as there is nothing else going on in that moment. It is observation without observer to comment. … Continue reading →

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GENIUS: ATTENDING SPIRIT, PRESENT FROM BIRTH

Genius: Attending Spirit, Present From Birth Pure spirit, pure consciousness is what life is all about. Acknowledge this attending spirit, present from birth, with innate abilities, inclinations, exceptional intellect, creative power and other natural abilities. Genius: exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural abilities. From Latin: attendant spirit present from one’s birth, with innate ability or inclination.

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POWER WITHOUT CLARITY

Power Without Clarity Power without clarity;clarity without emptiness;emptiness without wisdom;wisdom without kindness. All this is futile (from Latin: futilis – ‘leaky’). Wisdom-kindness is the real power(from Latin: posse -‘be able’). Wanting power in the material world is a gross level of existence,and way, way, way … Continue reading →

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CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CLARITY

Confidence Without Clarity Confidence without clarity is a false confidence that leads this world into the dark state of ignorance. Clarity is the insight of pure consciousness that reveals the light of compassionate wisdom. Confidence without clarity is merely a … Continue reading →

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EXTREMISTS CREATE EXTREMISTS

Extremists Create Extremists Extremists have the power to create a platform for excessive behaviour, and then accuse those who exhibit that behaviour of extremism. There is much in this beautiful world that is contrived to excite our dark side. Once … Continue reading →

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LIFE IS A MEMORY

Life Is A Memory Life is memory, except for the present moment that goes by so quickly that we hardly catch it. This is how we live; in a dream world. Because life is a memory, we are destined to … Continue reading →

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THE REAL GREAT RESET

The Real Great Reset ‘Reset’ means either to adjust, or take back to an original state. The ‘Great Reset’ is to adjust humanity’s thinking through social engineering wanting us to be created in their image. The real great reset is … Continue reading →

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HAPPINESS IS REALISING THE PROBLEM

Happiness Is Realising The Problem When we know what the problem – any problem – is, we can then solve it through personal investigation of the causes behind that problem, until we arrive at the ultimate realisation. The common problem … Continue reading →

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WEARING OUR SELF OUT

Wearing Our Self Out Our self is like an old coat that we hold on to tightly. ‘We’ is consciousness. Through meditation, consciousness becomes tired of self (its habitual pattern of behaviour) and drops this old coat. Pure consciousness is … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS … ADVANCED MEDITATION???

What Is … Advanced Meditation??? The word ‘meditation’ means to focus the mind, to stop it wandering so that it can come to rest in pure clarity – so that we come to rest in pure clarity. It is a … Continue reading →

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CONSCIOUSNESS AWAKENING AND NON-DUAL AWAKENING

Conscious Awakening And Non-Dual Awakening In our life, there may be a growing feeling that all is not well; some work hard at making life feel right, while others find that is pointless. If everything seems right, we just continue … Continue reading →

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IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE DO …

It Doesn’t Matter What We Do … When we personally realise something, it may not seem as amazing to others and so remains a mystery to them. It doesn’t matter what we do, pure being (pure consciousness) is always present … Continue reading →

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EXAGGERATING OUR SPIRITUALITY

Exaggerating Our Spirituality When we exaggerate our spirituality by thinking we are doing something special, we are, in fact, exaggerating our self-image, which is the very thing that causes our suffering, and which we want to transcend. It’s our attachment … Continue reading →

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THE PLANET OF FEAR AND HOPE

The Planet Of Fear and Hope We are governed by fear and hope. Can I go on holiday? Is it safe? Am I safe? Will life get back to normal? What is this new normal? What is the great reset? … Continue reading →

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NEVER LOSE INNER PEACE

Never Lose Inner Peace Maintaining inner peace changes our world. Inner peace is equanimity; calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation. Calm composure is our basis for sanity, and when we lose inner peace, that sanity is no longer present. While … Continue reading →

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“HIDING YOUR LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL”

“Hiding Your Light Under A Bushel” A bushel: a measurement of weight … or ideas! If our life is only concerned with gain and loss / hope and fear, the inner light of compassionate, pure consciousness will remain hidden. Being … Continue reading →

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