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- WATERED-DOWN DHARMA October 8, 2026
- THE CONSTANTS October 8, 2026
- 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
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PLAYING A PART
Playing A Part “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts,” Astounding presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbIOZZy54EM At the death of self, … Continue reading
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WHEN WE LOSE OUR WAY
When We Lose Our Way We want to know the truth. We find the truth, and realise that it is simplicity itself. The very essence of consciousness; pure awareness. It has no need for elaborations; just recognition that leads to … Continue reading
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NOT TOO DRY, AND NOT TOO WET
Not Too Dry, And Not Too Wet The Buddha said, “Not too tight, and not too loose.” The following can equally apply; “Not too dry, and not too wet.” There are cycles of expression in the teachings – there are … Continue reading
LIFE ACCEPTANCE REDUCES KARMA
Life Acceptance Reduces Karma The expression of Rigpa (pure consciousness) is the compassionate movement in the mind. It changes the way in which we see and interact with others. Life is no longer a challenge: dare I say it? … … Continue reading
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NOT FEELING GOOD ENOUGH
Not Feeling Good Enough? Not feeling good enough is an excellent position to be in. Why? Because we are always feeling our way. That is our path! This is the same as experiencing uncertainty in meditation; if we feel that … Continue reading
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“IS THIS OR ISN’T THIS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?”
“Is This Or Isn’t This Pure Consciousness?” Our problem is that we just make do, when we should be making do and mending. How do we mend? Because spiritual teachings (or Dharma) are not being fully explained – or we … Continue reading
LIVING WITH DEMONS
Living With Demons Demons like nothing better than to dislike. It is their raison d’être, their sole purpose. Demons lie in ambush waiting to exploit any situation. Sounds familiar? We have to make judgements in order to survive, but these judgements … Continue reading
FROM DEPENDENCE TO INDEPENDENCE
From Dependence To Independence The antidote to our obsessive, materialistic life. The whole point of spiritual teachings is to become independent: free from others’ limitations. Teachings are not a set piece to learn; we each learn sequentially through experience. There … Continue reading
IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
Is That All There Is? If we believe we are our thoughts, that is all there is to life. If we realise we are pure consciousness, that is all there is to life. Belief limits our potential, and sets the … Continue reading
HAVE OR ARE?
Have Or Are? Complexity or simplicity? Thinking we have consciousness, we will never realise what we are. Our collection of ideas is our reality. Realising we are consciousness, consciousness is our reality. Nothing other. Arisings are now within consciousness and … Continue reading
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CONFUSING CONSCIOUSNESS
Confusing Consciousness Confusing consciousness confuses us. Do we have consciousness, or are we consciousness? Two paths that lead in opposite directions. Because of this, we only communicate on a relative level. True communication is rare. Most humans believe that consciousness … Continue reading
DEBT
Debt Debt is karma Our world has become over-excited and over-loaded due to misguided thinking; we buy into beliefs at the drop of a hat and this maintains our reliance, and we become indebted. This neediness builds and maintains our … Continue reading
THEY KNEW THE TRUTH THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO
They Knew The Truth Thousands Of Years Ago So what has happened? Only you can decide. The truth was – and is – that we are beings of consciousness. We are the very essence of consciousness, pure and simple. Consciousness … Continue reading
LIFE WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Life With Fruit And Vegetables There are two sides to our being: Fruit; the realisation of our true nature, which is pure consciousness. Vegetable; ignorance of our true nature, which is pure consciousness. We are brought up to think that … Continue reading
TAKING CARE OF OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Taking Care Of Our Emotional Health We often succumb to feeling down or flat – sometimes for no reason – and that goes for when we feel happy for no reason too. It’s karmic. Karma is our stored propensity from … Continue reading
RECOVERING EGOHOLIC
Recovering Egoholic 😀 Hi. I’m Tony and I’m a recovering egoholic. I’ve felt crap all my life, and been very angry. The only help available was pretence, fuelled by fear of not conforming. Copying other spiritual inmates made me feel … Continue reading
HOW DO WE TEST A TEACHER?
How Do We Test A Teacher? We are told to take a close look at the teacher before we commit ourselves,but how do we know if a teacher is suitable for our needs? Tricky. Just because someone is called a … Continue reading
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WE EACH PROGRESS IN OUR OWN WAY
We Each Progress In Our Own Way We each progress in our own way. All we need is tenacity. Tenacity comes from understanding, experience and a realisation that there is but one truth, and that is consciousness itself. It does … Continue reading
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BEING WATCHED? WATCH BACK!
Being Watched? Watch Back! Negative events are promoted and meant to be seen so that ‘watchers’ can monitor how we react and how far we can be pushed. Propaganda (misleading information that promotes an idea) can turn ordinary people into … Continue reading
NOTHING IS PERMANENT
Nothing Is Permanent This has been said many times before, but it’s worthwhile reflecting on it so that we remember what reality is really is. If things were permanent, then they could not change – and obviously, things do change. … Continue reading
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WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PROBLEMS TO WORRY ABOUT
There Will Always Be Problems To Worry About As long as we believe that we need to solve these problems, there will be problems to worry about. As all things must pass, so why worry? It’s like watching the tide … Continue reading
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GETTING OVER-EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORLD
Getting Over-Excited About This World Humans can always be stirred up about something and, in relative terms, this is understandable. Having identified one problem, another will come along and we compound it. Throw a pebble in the water and watch … Continue reading
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BEING ORGANISED
Being Organised Being designed. The trick of creating chaos and then seizing power under the pretence of putting things back in order is a tried and true method of deception and manipulation. It’s the meaning behind the Latin motto: ORDO AB CHAO meaning ORDER OUT OF … Continue reading
I’M SELFISH
I’m Selfish I thought I had problems. I now realise that I am blessed. I’m sorry for having taken everything for granted. Redemption: clearing one’s debt. Feeling fulfilled, blessed, fully satisfied, relieved. I cannot believe in a God, but believers … Continue reading
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TEACHER KARMA, KARMA TEACHER
Teacher Karma, Karma Teacher Through karma, we find a teacher. Through a teacher, we realise that karma is our teacher. Karma is reactions. As reactions diminish, karma diminishes. That is the path to enlightenment. Our reactions diminish due to us … Continue reading
KNOWING FACT FROM FICTION
Knowing Fact From Fiction Tricky. So-called facts are about the relative, physical world. Relative refers to whatever we (absolute consciousness) relate to. The physical universe is transient and impermanent and thus, it has no absolute reality as things come and … Continue reading
‘JOBSWORTHS’ = GROUPTHINK
‘Jobsworths’ = Groupthink = limitations = fear = lack of empathy Jobsworth: Anyone who upholds petty rules, even at the expense of humanity or common sense. This comes from the saying, “It’s more than my job’s worth to break the rules” – which is to … Continue reading
THE LORD OF COMPASSION, CHENREZI, IS SO MUCH MORE
The Lord Of Compassion, Chenrezi, Is So Much More Compassion: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others; from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with’ (thereby having empathy) From a Buddhist perspective, compassion is practical. The mantra of Chenrezi (also known as Avalokitesvara) is OM MANI PEME HUM. … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD
Don’t Believe A Word Words are not experience. No experience, no realisation. Although we may agree with words, they are not personal experience. Realisation is experience beyond the words.
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WE MAY BE TOLD WHAT TO DO
We May Be Told What To Do We may be told what to do and how to think, but we shouldn’t forget our common sense of kindness.
LOBBING THE BRICK
Lobbing The Brick There is a story/joke: a man visits an asylum, and is shown around by a nurse. He meets one of the inmates who’s gardening, and chats with him. The gardener was eloquent, calm and polite, and knew … Continue reading
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SEEKING THE TRUTH
Seeking The Truth In seeking the truth, we realise that truth is consciousness itself for, without consciousness, nothing would be known. That is our reality because that is our constant; everything else is impermanent and, as such, has no inherent … Continue reading
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EARTH: DREAM? NIGHTMARE? ENLIGHTENED POTENTIAL?
Earth: Dream? Nightmare? Enlightened Potential? We are born into a world of dreams that create nightmares. The realisation of these nightmares becomes the potential for enlightenment. Simply put; we desire, we fear, we suffer, we look for the cause of … Continue reading
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HOW TO HEAL THE WORLD OF EVIL
How To Heal The World Of Evil Don’t be part of the spin, the exaggerations, and the deceptions. We may think that we are just listening to the news. First, news comes from chosen ‘experts’ and then politicians put their … Continue reading
RESTLESS AND RESTFUL
Restless and Restful Feeling something is missing in life, we become restless. In meditation, we come to rest, and miss nothing.
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NATURE HAS NO EVIL INTENT
Nature Has No Evil Intent Nature has no evil intent. Evil employs nature.
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OXYGEN + CONSCIOUSNESS
Oxygen + Consciousness Oxygen + Consciousness = Good Health = Awareness = Realisation Try it. See how it works. Look into it. The Wim Hof method. You’ll meditate better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ
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THE SILENT ME
The Silent Me The silent me and the talkative me. We may be confused about consciousness as we cannot give up the idea of a me, and think, “I have consciousness.” This is understandable in the materialistic existence of things … Continue reading
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INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND REALISATION
Intellectual Understanding and Realisation Intellectual understanding says much. Realisation says nothing. Consciousness has nothing to say; it is merely aware. Through desire or aversion, however, consciousness adopts thoughts and clings to these, obscuring raw experience. It is when consciousness silently … Continue reading
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HAPPINESS IS A FEELING OF RELIEF
Happiness Is A Feeling Of Relief When we feel alleviated – lightened – the burden has gone. That’s a good step to becoming en-lightened. Isn’t that moment, free of worry, wonderful? What else can happiness be? We may become old … Continue reading
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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Crimes Against Humanity Large-scale events, whether natural or otherwise, create a cause and effect which seems to downgrade, limit and restructure society. We can see this happening now, and our recent history amplifies this. The powerful want more power and … Continue reading
OUR ECHO CHAMBER
Our Echo Chamber Our mind is an echo chamber that creates its own environment. Echo chamber: an environment in which a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, so that their existing views are reinforced and … Continue reading
OUR ULTIMATE POTENTIAL
Our Ultimate Potential Our ultimate potential is acknowledged through our human manifestation. Our ultimate reality is perfect consciousness. Our human manifestation is biased consciousness. Our human manifestation is our karmic teacher that reminds us when we stray from perfect consciousness. … Continue reading
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WITHOUT MUD, THERE IS NO LOTUS
Without Mud, There Is No Lotus Without acknowledging dissatisfaction, there can be no enlightenment. We are here precisely to get over our self, to transcend this echo chamber. Repeating thoughts are not our reality; that is just the mud talking. … Continue reading
I NEVER CHOSE TO BE OBSESSIVE
I Never Chose To Be Obsessive I never chose to be obsessive: I just mimicked others. The magicians conjure up deceptions for us to obsess over. Observing this, we are no longer their audience.
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THE POINT OF THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION
The Point Of The Pointing Out Instruction The point of the pointing out instruction on the nature of mind is for us to realise what we already know and have always known; that we are just original consciousness. There is … Continue reading
CAN TEACHERS HELP?
Can Teachers Help? Only the passing on of transcendent knowledge can help us. Teachers are conduits of this knowledge for us to realise. There are many teachers, but one transcendent knowledge. We are that non-dual, inexpressible knowledge that manifests as … Continue reading
WALKING IN DARKNESS
Walking In Darkness There are Dzogchen teachings everywhere; it all depends on how we see. In the New Testament, Corinthians 13 was written around 1,720 years ago, and is as true today as it was then – and even further … Continue reading
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