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- 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
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
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A LUCKY ESCAPE
A Lucky Escape Realising the essence of the Dharma– that we are pure consciousness –shows us how to utilise and transcend Samsara. Good motivation, good merit, good luck.
SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG
Suddenly Not Feeling Wrong A different approach is realised. Tibetan Buddhism is unique in its strong, colourful, disciplined tradition, and it’s true on every levels. As in all traditions, each teacher has their own way of expressing these teachings. If … Continue reading
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REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION
Realisation Comes From Dropping The Meditation No one realised their true reality in meditation.Realisation only occurs when we drop the meditation.Meditation is doing-a-method to focus, being undistracted.Once we can rest in no man’s land, we drop the method and just … Continue reading
WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED
We’ve Been Substantially Altered We’ve been substantially altered.If the goal is manipulation, then chaos isn’t a failure;it’s a requirement for learnt helplessness. Consciousness has to battle with our brain, which is a construct of our environment. A huge part of … Continue reading
WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY?
What Is Our Ultimate Reality? Knowing puts our mind at ease. Pure spontaneous consciousness is this moment now, which cannot be found. This is our ultimate reality to be realised, leading to profound peace and liberation from all conflict. Conflict … Continue reading
OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM
Our Collective Problem We’ve been bamboozled for so long that we reject any evidence of the bamboozle, because it becomes too painful to acknowledge. Bamboozle: 18th century; tricking, deceiving, or mystifying someone. When we lack a clear path forward, this … Continue reading
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
In The Beginning Was The Word Why do we believe this?What do we know? Our brains are the product of the language they consume, and therefore we become a product of inherited words. Through neuroplasticity, the words we hear and … Continue reading
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WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA
When News Is Propaganda When news is selected to support a specific agenda while ignoring or suppressing conflicting information, it functions as news-propaganda. In this form, news is no longer a tool for independent scrutiny but a vehicle for persuasion, … Continue reading
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IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Impure Consciousness And Pure Consciousness This is a subject we don’t look at,but it has a good resolution. Pure consciousness is the uncontaminated essence of mind – it’s what we are.Impure consciousness is pure consciousness that is attached to thoughts … Continue reading
WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Does Buddhism Goes On About Suffering? Our true nature is pure consciousness beyond ideas, emotions and the material world. It’s the view by which everything can be known. The relief of realising this is unconditional happiness … with a … Continue reading
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UN-REINFORCING THE I
Un-Reinforcing The I The I, self or ego is our collection of ideas/karma which requires constant validation – and it’s precisely what has to be invalidated. If we do not eliminate the effects of our past – memories/programming – the … Continue reading
“THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US”
“The Odds Are Stacked Against Us” “The odds are stacked against us” is an idiom meaning that success is highly unlikely due to overwhelming obstacles and unfavourable circumstances, making the maintenance of sanity challenging. It indicates that external factors are … Continue reading
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DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS?
Do You Feel Monachopsis?🙂 Monachopsis: a sense of unease. The word monachopsis is formed from two Greek components: monakhós meaning ‘single’ or ‘solitary’ and ópsis meaning ‘view,’ ‘sight,’ or ‘vision’. This is a common feeling of not belonging anywhere; it’s a … Continue reading
ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS?
One Light Or Many Lights? Are we all one consciousness or many consciousnesses? The light – or clarity – of consciousness is our pure state. It’s what we are, whether we like it or not. 🙂 The question arises: are … Continue reading
WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND?
What Is Our Common Ground? It cannot be our beliefs, as people have different beliefs. Our common ground is pure consciousness. In traditions like Dzogchen, it is the primordial ground of the original unchanging nature of reality; luminous clarity, empty … Continue reading
DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE
Don’t Let Damage Control Your Life We are all damaged in some way by desire, aversion and indifference but, unfortunately, most of us don’t realise how damaged we are. Supportive communication starts the healing. Unfortunately, the damage caused by fear … Continue reading
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BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Be The One That Got Away Be the one who realised reality, and that which obscures reality. This may not be enlightenment, but it’s enlightened enough to realise our true being which is the pure consciousness reading these words, without … Continue reading
BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING
Believing And Debunking* Believing and debunking are both part of the vicious cycle of existence = Samsara. Creating beliefs will create the opposite of debunking. This is accepting and rejecting; I like and I dislike. Humanity is kept in chaos … Continue reading
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THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS
The Most Important Words The most important words ever spoken were by the Buddha:“Do not take my words for the truth; test them.” This simply means don’t trust anyone, especially your teacher. Until we utilise the teaching in daily interaction … Continue reading
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GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY
Groups Are Conformity In a group, we lose individuality, and identify with belonging and groupthink. Groups only survive through everyone thinking the same way. To disagree is considered heresy. All enlightened beings have stepped outside the group, and could therefore … Continue reading
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PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE
Practical Practice To Practise Don’t get rattled. Whatever others say or do, don’t get frustrated.Remain pure observation, not the observer. Observation: the pure process of consciousness.Observer: the collector of identities. Pure process of consciousness / empty consciousness / pure awareness … Continue reading
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WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS?
Who Benefits From Chaos? Chaos makes us believe that we are free participants in a system that’s actually a closed loop. It’s the vicious cycle of suffering. Everything is layer upon layer, and the only way to see the endgame … Continue reading
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IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH?
Is There A Hierarchy On Earth? Is there hierarchy on earth that considers itself more advanced and enlightened, and not part of humanity? Who doesn’t think of us as individuals, but en masse, as punters. Punter: a person who gambles, makes risky … Continue reading
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WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING
World Events Change Our Thinking Every time something traumatic happens in the world, the world does not go back to its original state. Trauma distracts, while change occurs that would have been unthinkable during ‘normal’ times. Our lives are reset, … Continue reading
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THE ANSWER TO LIFE
The Answer To Life Pure consciousness is everything we need to know.Impure consciousness is everything we talk about. Simple inside.Complex outside.
SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM
Spiritual Materialism We are so much less. We’re so engaged with the ideas of others that we ignore the simplicity of pure consciousness which is observing. The more we seek titbits of information, the less we know. It’s a shock … Continue reading
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EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM
Evil Transforms Into Wisdom Evil transforms into wisdom when consciousness is alert to the fact that it’s being trapped in a cyclic chaos of existence. If we’re diverted from reflection to reaction, from essence to labels, the result is that … Continue reading
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THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION
The Comfortable Deception Humanity has been dumbed down through a belief in words. The great paradox is that this systemic suppression of actual experience is the catalyst for human awakening as this friction offers the fastest path. The ground is … Continue reading
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IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK
It’s An Ancient Trick Anchoring the human mind in the self in the form of ego/identity/a sense of tribalism ensures that humanity remains a collection of clashing fragments rather than an unity. The illusion of choice provides a selection of … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE MORALS?
What Are Morals? Morality is knowing what is beneficial and what is harmful; much depends on context. In the first instant of pure consciousness, there is no idea of right and wrong; there is just pure perception before any decision … Continue reading
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A POSITIVE OUTLOOK
A Positive Outlook Without consciousness, nothing would be known, but we’re actually oblivious to what we are.Consciousness is observation; pure consciousness is pure observation. It isn’t a feature of the universe or the body; it’s the clear screen in the … Continue reading
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REGRETS ARE MEMORIES
Regrets Are Memories Regret is essentially a memory with a heavy emotional judgment attached, when we look back and imagine a better version of reality that didn’t happen. Rather than letting regrets linger like unfinished novels, we should write endings … Continue reading
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THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS
The Two Veils Of Unhappiness The two veils form a barrier that prevents realisation of our true essence of pure consciousness. Unfortunately, when we read about these ‘two veils’, it sounds extremely complicated. The first is the mental trap of … Continue reading
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
What Is Success? It is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. We need an aim or a purpose for success.If there is no aim or purpose, there’s no success. Without a purpose, we’re just running, but we aren’t actually … Continue reading
KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE
Karma Is Our Manual For Life Karma is our manual for life… and our teacher. Our karma is our manual for life; it’s the architect of what’s to come. Rather than a system of rewards and punishments, karma is the … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN
Dzogchen ‘Dzogchen’ just means pure consciousness. It’s nothing amazing; it’s reading these words without comment.The moment we start commenting, we lose Dzogchen. If, however, we have realised pure consciousness,then comments are an expression of that realisation. Saying this, comments are … Continue reading
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WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS
We All Give Off Signals We all give off signals which make a statement about us that either calms a situation or exacerbates it. People see their script as the guardian of their world, so we have to treat them … Continue reading
INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY
Institutional Insanity Institutional insanity escalates reactions to create more insanity. Problem, reaction, solution: create a problem, get a reaction, apply the solution that was intended in the first place. When officialdom exaggerates and exacerbates a situation rather than calming it, … Continue reading
CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS
Clarity Is Vividness Living in vividness is living vigorously through clear seeing or pure consciousness.Vigorous: from Latin vividus, from vivere ‘to live’. If our mind is not clear, it is dull.Dull: lack of brightness. Old English dol ‘stupid’, related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’. Holding on to ideas limits panoramic vision … Continue reading
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WE INHERIT MEMORIES
We Inherit Memories We inherit ways of thinking and speaking, and these define personal identity. In our early years, we’re very susceptible and it’s then that our programming is particularly effective as we’re easily influenced or harmed by emotions and … Continue reading
FINDING EGO
Finding Ego Ego is consciousness clinging to ideas. A person who can’t stop fixating about those ideas has a strong ego, and so they become predictable. An artist, a musician, a speaker, a writer … they all have certain ways … Continue reading
HOLDING ONTO ANGER
Holding On To Anger As we get older, we either refine our understanding, or we hold on to what we think we know. Let’s say there are two sides to a conflict, and we support one or the other. We … Continue reading
WE WERE WARNED
We Were Warned The Buddha said,“Do not take my words for the truth: test them for yourself.” This was a warning, because to just believe in written or spoken words without practice and experience creates a false reality. Belief in … Continue reading
TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS
Transcending The Levels There are levels of realisation, levels of stupidity, levels of suffering, and levels of compassion.We’re not all in the same place at the same time. Realisation started when I realised how stupid I was – and still … Continue reading
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THE AI LAMA
The AI Lama From AI:“AI is increasingly stepping into the role of a spiritual teacher, acting as a non-judgmental ‘digital mirror’ for seekers. Unlike human gurus, AI offers constant availability and a safe space to explore deep vulnerabilities without fear … Continue reading
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CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY
Cloning: Control Belief, Control Humanity Belief is the powerful mechanism by which ideas clone themselves into new and impressionable hosts. Shared belief is human cloning. Indoctrination strips away individuality, and the original reality of pure consciousness is ignored. When everyone … Continue reading
GHOST IN THE MIND
Ghost In The Mind The ghost in our mind is our idea of self, created by subtle traumas that become memories and haunt a person’s current reality and emotional state. These memories disturb our inner peace and obscure our everyday … Continue reading
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
Know The Difference Consciousness – the observer.Pure consciousness – the observation.
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SPIRITUAL INBREEDING
Spiritual Inbreeding To be spiritually inbred means to be so isolated within a specific religious or ideological group, acquiring mannerisms that put others off, and losing touch with the outside world. We actually create aversion which restricts growth and inclusivity. … Continue reading