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- THE MORE WE REALISE June 13, 2026
- REALITY IS CONTENTMENT June 13, 2026
- THE DANGER OF ADOPTING STORIES June 13, 2026
- WHAT ARE WE A PRODUCT OF? June 13, 2026
- WHAT REINCARNATES? June 12, 2026
- THE HABITUAL LOOP June 11, 2026
- WHY DO PEOPLE ACCEPT LIES SO READILY? June 11, 2026
- THE PARADOX OF RITUALS AND WORDS June 11, 2026
- WHAT DO WE BASE OUR LIFE ON? June 10, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AUTONOMY June 10, 2026
- THINKING THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE June 9, 2026
- NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE June 9, 2026
- OUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT June 8, 2026
- PRIDE STOPS US EVOLVING June 8, 2026
- THE TINKERBELL EFFECT June 7, 2026
- EVIL IS ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR June 7, 2026
- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
- THE CONSUMER BECOMES CONSUMED June 6, 2026
- ULTIMATE MATURITY June 6, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “I SEE YOU MARA” June 5, 2026
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF ‘HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT’ June 5, 2026
- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
- THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 3, 2026
- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
- THE CLEVER BLIND SPOT May 21, 2026
- BUDDHAS IN BANALITY May 21, 2026
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THIS SERIOUS WORLD HEALTH CRISIS
This Serious World Health Crisis This serious world health crisis could become even more serious. COVID-19 is a serious world health issue. We’re right to be concerned, and action is needed to protect those with poor immune systems, and contain … Continue reading
FEAR AND FEARFULNESS
Fear And Fearfulness Normal fear is alerted when anything in the present moment is seen as a danger or precarious, which might be a physical or mental situation that we have to deal with. This isn’t really fear; it’s being … Continue reading
THERE ARE 2,681 ARTICLES WRITTEN ON THIS BLOG
There are 2,681 articles on this blog. If there is something you are looking for, either scroll down to the bottom of this page and press “Older post”, or go to the search box and type in a word or phrase, … Continue reading
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ENLIGHTENMENT, CONSTANTLY ENLIGHTENMENT AND SUPER-DUPER ENLIGHTENMENT
Enlightenment, Constant Enlightenment And Super-duper Enlightenment Enlightenment: Realising pure consciousness and purifying karma. Constant enlightenment: Realised pure consciousness and purified karma. Super-duper enlightenment: Carrot before donkeys. Conclusion: There is no carrot. There are no donkeys.
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THIS IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME FOR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS
This Is Exactly The Right Time For Spiritual Progress Like the Buddha, we see people suffering and we see that life is tenuous. In these turbulent times, the Dzogchen teachings on Rigpa (pure consciousness) are perfectly relevant to know what … Continue reading
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WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR ENLIGHTENED REALITY?
Why Do We Doubt Our Enlightened Reality? Why do we doubt our enlightened reality? The answer is that we were – and are – misguided. Our practice is to “Act the part” of being enlightened, becoming familiar with both understanding … Continue reading
TIME TO KNOW WHAT TO VALUE
Time To Know What To Value World freedom is being restricted. It’s like a science fiction horror film. Only the body and mind can actually be restricted, however. The witness, the audience, pure consciousness, looks on without any restriction. That … Continue reading
A VIEW OF KARMA
A View Of Karma Karma is what we carry around with us; it’s our ambience, our vibration of ideas. It’s an aura surrounding a person. All the people whom we know … we know! Say a word or name to … Continue reading
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INACCURATE BALANCE IN LIFE
Inaccurate Balance In Life We have two aspects to our life: material consciousness and spiritual consciousness. Material consciousness is our ordinary thoughts, while spiritual consciousness is that which perceives ordinary thoughts. To put it simply, our reality is the knowingness … Continue reading
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COVID-19, ISOLATION, UNUSUAL TIMES
Covid-19, Isolation, Unusual Times These are empathetic times: we isolate so that hospitals may cope more effectively with caring for the sick. Isolation can be seen as a retreat. It is a chance to focus on our moment-to-moment routines and, … Continue reading
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PRACTICAL, THREE-MONTH ISOLATION RETREAT
Practical, Three-Month Isolation Retreat Practical, Three-Month Focused Exercise, Educational Meditation and Fresh Air Retreat = Gardening! Or window box-ing. Maintained by focused weeding … but you can eat the nettle tops. In three months, you will have your own food, … Continue reading
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DIS-EASE LIES IN AMBUSH
Dis-ease Lies In Ambush “Mara (demons) lie in ambush. Mara are our likes and dislikes.” -Tsoknyi Rinpoche 1st It is our likes and dislike that create dissatisfaction. In the moment now, there are no hopes or fears; we simply deal … Continue reading
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HAVING OUR CONSCIOUSNESS DRAINED
Having Our Consciousness Drained Be aware that the consciousness of others can drain us, and this is why we do not react.
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THE TRANSFERENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The Transference Of Consciousness True teaching is done through the transference of consciousness. It is non-verbal. This is why the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it.” We can all learn the words and become trapped in our intellect, … Continue reading
SENSITIVITY ISN’T IRRITATION
Sensitivity Isn’t Irritation Becoming spiritually sensitivity, we develop insight. Becoming sensitive to our attachments, we develop irritation. Trapped by our intellect and drowning in a reservoir of ideas about our self and our world, anyone who projects their view irritates … Continue reading
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PERHAPS WE SHOULD REVERT TO ANCIENT GREETINGS
Perhaps We Should Revert To Ancient Greetings Perhaps we should revert to ancient greetings, showing recognition, appreciation, respect and reverence for life.
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BE AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES
Be Aware Of Consequences Mara activity makes situations worse. Mara: demonic consciousness (Sanskrit). Being aware of consequences, we are no longer be surprised. Mara lies in ambush in all our minds, looking for weaknesses in others and exploiting them. Mara … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL MERIT
Spiritual Merit The more that we engage in spiritual practices of understanding, empathy, compassion, generosity and so forth … the more we attract good fortune. The more selfish we are, the more we attract misfortune. A happy mind or an … Continue reading
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UNDERSTANDING FELLOW BEINGS
Understanding Fellow Beings Our relative reality is created by consciousness relating to everything. This is our dualistic existence; we believe appearances in the mind to be real. The mind is where our world takes place – but there is something … Continue reading
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IF YOU WERE GOD
If You Were God If you were God, would you want humans to believe only in you, without knowing that you represent their pure heart, which is able to recognise deceit? If you were the Devil, would you want humans … Continue reading
A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO FOR YOU BY SADHGURU
A Very, Very Important Video For You By Sadhguru https://www.youtube.com/watchtime_continue=247&v=GG67ni3ADkY&feature=emb_logo Sadhguru: “If you generate a powerful thought, you can make certain things happen. You can have a certain power over other people and situations. This will give you a high, but it … Continue reading
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THE CODE THAT CONVEYS OUR UNIQUE LIFE
The Code That Conveys Our Unique Life This code is karma. Whatever we think of as our unique self is merely a misunderstanding of what we actually are. Consciousness, through specific desires, creates a code that takes form to satisfy those … Continue reading
IS MADNESS CATCHING?
Is Madness Catching? I’m afraid so 😀 … but it’s temporary. Madness: A state of having a serious mental illness – unable to control one’s mind. Extremely foolish behaviour – unable to control one’s speech. A state of wild or chaotic activity – unable to control one’s body. Remedy: … Continue reading
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WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT?
What Do You Like To Hear About? The positive or the negative? There are two aspects to spiritual teachings on consciousness; the goal, and that which prevents us from scoring the goal. If we don’t know how to play with … Continue reading
SINKING BACK INTO ORDINARY CONSCIOUSNESS
Sinking Back Into Ordinary Consciousness If we don’t recognise our original state of consciousness (what we are), we are bound up in ordinary consciousness that remains confused. The original state of consciousness is constant, but is covered by concepts and … Continue reading
WE SATURATE OUR SELF WITH WORDLY AFFAIRS
We Saturate Our Self With Worldly Affairs There comes a time when we realise that such obsession will never be satisfying, as there will always be worldly affairs to worry about. We realise that we have been holding on to … Continue reading
VAGUENESS
Vagueness As long as we are vague about our and others’ reality, believing in mysteries and magical mantras, we might feel safe but will go no further in our evolution. Teachings will never become practical and we cannot be relied … Continue reading
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WHY DO PEOPLE BELIEVE?
Why Do People Believe? Ever wondered why so many people believe in a God? Perhaps we should look at world history 5,000 years ago. Was it a political aim to control the masses through belief? Did that have the effect … Continue reading
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IF WE ARE UNCONSCIOUS, WE ARE THE PROBLEM
If We Are Unconscious, We Are The Problem If we are unconscious, we are the problem. The solution to this is becoming conscious. Being unconscious is being unaware of consciousness: we are therefore unable to control our mind and behaviour. … Continue reading
PREMEDITATION
Premeditation Premeditation is the intention or plan to act in a certain way: this is how we maintain our self-programme. If we are not in meditation, then we are in premeditation! And if we are stuck in meditation, then we … Continue reading
IT’S NOT WHAT WE SAY THAT’S IMPORTANT
It’s Not What We Say That’s Important It’s not what we say that’s important: it’s what we are that matters. Whatever we talk about only concerns our part in collective confusion. Once we know what we are, we realise and … Continue reading
BEING INTERESTED IN SPIRITUALITY BUT NOT GOING BEYOND
Being Interested in Spirituality But Not Going Beyond Knowledge can either be used as a weapon for us to control others and feel superior, or it can help us to find our path to realising our true reality of pure … Continue reading
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HOW IS LIFE OUR SPIRITUAL TEACHER?
How Is Life Our Spiritual Teacher? There are two aspects to life: one is the material-mental world which is impermanent, and the other is the reality that is aware of this material-mental world. That which is observed and that which … Continue reading
OPINIONS CAN TURN INTO ADDICTIONS
Opinions Can Turn Into Addictions and addictions ruin lives. It’s a shock to recognise addiction, but understanding this upgrades consciousness. There is a connection between plain seeing and becoming an addict or a fundamentalist. Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering … Continue reading
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DON’T MISTAKE INFORMATION FOR INTELLIGENCE
Don’t Mistake Information For Intelligence Likewise, don’t mistake teachings on consciousness for realisation. We act on information: intelligence sees the act. We do not become wise through information. We become wise through the experience of testing and, to test, we … Continue reading
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PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY / PRACTICAL WISDOM
Practical Philosophy / Practical Wisdom Practical philosophy is doing something mindfully. Practical wisdom is understanding the emptiness of everything with perfect awareness. . . .
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS FREE
Consciousness Is Free Consciousness is free: we don’t have to pay for it. Understanding the nature of this consciousness is also free: we merely have to look. If we doubt, then we just continue to pay for misunderstanding consciousness. Pure … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING COUNTS
Everything Counts This is how karma works, and this is why we must be aware. Whatever we do, say, and think causes our programming, our behaviour, and we create our programming by consent. The Sanskrit word ‘karma’ means the results … Continue reading
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FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF
Feel Good About Yourself You should! Usually, we talk about the ‘self’ as an illusion, a make believe personification of what we think we are – our karmic neuroses. This self is created by our confusion and, as such, is … Continue reading
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VOICE OF GOD?
Voice Of God? That which is called the voice of God is our own clarity of insight. It’s that “Aha!” moment of a realisation … “Oh, of course!” Without this clarity of insight, nothing would be known. The problem lies … Continue reading
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TROUBLE WITH MEDITATING?
Trouble With Meditating? Intelligent people are full of doubts, and the ignorant know everything. What we do not know, we believe, and when we believe, we ignore experience. Becoming too intellectual with theories can also turn us into believers.We can … Continue reading
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SEX, DESIRE AND WISDOM
Sex, Desire And Wisdom If it wasn’t for sex and desire, we wouldn’t be here – and neither would our gurus. Being born allows us all to ‘wise up’ to our true reality, so we needn’t feel guilty. We are … Continue reading
CALM AND CLEAR
Calm And Clear Sounds simple enough, but this is incredibly profound. When the mind becomes calm, it becomes clear. We have to reason this out for ourself, and then practise for the rest of our life as it doesn’t stay … Continue reading
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ARE THERE PHRASES THAT SWITCH US ON?
Are There Phrases That Switch Us On? I’ve often wondered if there is a set of words that we hear or read at the right time that changes how we see – and thus changes our lives. My conclusion is … Continue reading
THE FOUR REFLECTIONS THAT CHANGE OUR LIFE
The Four Reflections That Change Our Life Valuing human existence 1. Our human life is precious, because we can communicate at the highest level. 2. We shouldn’t miss the opportunity to realise our ultimate truth. 3. Instead, we become attached … Continue reading
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THE WORD ‘RELIGION’ HAS AN EFFECT ON PEOPLE
The Word ‘Religion’ Has An Effect On People Hope, fear, a sense of purpose, a belief, control, wrong, over-organised, evil, part of our evolution … ? Religion claims to be the intercessor or connection to higher truth or God. Religion: … Continue reading
I CAN’T DO NOTHING!
I Can’t Do Nothing! Simply watch the breath. When thoughts arise, return to watching the breath. We are doing nothing. In simply being aware and watching the breath, we realise that we are the happiness we seek. And we are … Continue reading
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THERE IS NOTHING TO DO
There Is Nothing To Do There is nothing to do but recognise. In that simple recognition, we realise that, doing nothing is the ultimate essence of pure consciousness. When this is realised, we find we can know so much more. … Continue reading
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