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- SKY DANCER / SPACE GOER October 24, 2026
- THE VOICE OF THE SUBTLE BODY October 23, 2026
- LIFE SEEMS LIKE HELL, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A BLESSING October 23, 2026
- DEMENTIA AND CONSCIOUSNESS October 23, 2026
- BEYOND COMPREHENSION October 22, 2026
- BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS VERSUS BEING AWARENESS October 21, 2026
- BEING TAKEN IN BY DAILY LIFE MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION October 21, 2026
- POINTING TO CONSCIOUSNESS AND MISSING THE POINT October 20, 2026
- WE DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT MEDITATORS October 19, 2026
- THE MIND IS FULL OF ILLUSIONS October 19, 2026
- INTERACTING WITH MENTAL BOUNDERIES October 18, 2026
- ARE WE THE BADDIES? October 18, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW YOU AREN’T BRAINWASHED? October 18, 2026
- THE FINGER POINTING TO THE MOON October 17, 2026
- WHAT IS PROXY? October 17, 2026
- THE PROXY TRAP October 17, 2026
- THE WORD CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT IN ANY BIBLE October 16, 2026
- BEING WATCHED, BEING PREDICTED October 16, 2026
- THE STATE OF OUR MIND October 16, 2026
- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE MORE EVERYONE IS STRANGE October 15, 2026
- THE ANTIDOTE TO NOT KNOWING IS KNOWING October 15, 2026
- TENACITY REWARDS October 15, 2026
- TOO DRY OR TOO WET October 14, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INTELLECTUALISM October 14, 2026
- OUR LIFE IS THE RESULT OF OUR PAST DECISIONS October 13, 2026
- THIS WILL EITHER LIBERATE OR … ? October 12, 2026
- WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN … October 12, 2026
- THE MOST PROFOUND ADVICE October 11, 2026
- CONFIDENCE HAS NO ATTITUDE October 11, 2026
- THE AWE-FUL TEACHER October 10, 2026
- NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES October 9, 2026
- THE CATCH IN THE BARDO = THE WINDS OF KARMA October 9, 2026
- 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
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THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT
This Is Where We Are At Mass delusion is when everyone knows the system isn’t working, but they maintain the pretence of functioning because no alternative is available. Over time, this faked reality becomes the accepted norm, and this is … Continue reading
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WE FEAR COMMUNICATION
We Fear Communication Why do we fear honest communication? Does it make us feel vulnerable? Why? We all hold onto the ideas we’ve adopted which we cannot justify, but we seek validation. Not being validated, we become angry. In that … Continue reading
MISUNDERSTAND OUR PATH
Misunderstanding Our Path Our path isn’t a joint effort. Joining a ‘spiritual’ tradition doesn’t mean we are on our path. A path is about transforming and eliminating our personal fixations, obsessions and confusions – while others’ paths encourage fixations, obsessions, … Continue reading
THE ASPECTS OF SELF
The Aspects Of Self Know your enemy: know your teacher. ‘Self’ is a bundle of ideas to which consciousness clings: it’s the smokescreen that causes all the conflict in the world. Self has no reality. While we focus on a … Continue reading
CREATOR, OR CREATIVE PRINCIPLE?
Creator, or Creative Principle? The idea of a creator is the cause of much discussion and animosity. The idea of a creative principle acknowledges conditions and effects. The idea of a creator is understood as a personal, intelligent entity or … Continue reading
STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH
Staying On The Right Path Just because we join a ‘spiritual’ tradition doesn’t mean we are on our path. A path is the direction we need to take to transform and eliminate personal fixations, obsessions, confusions. We have to have … Continue reading
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OUR FABULOUS TEACHER
Our Fabulous Teacher The only thing that is new and fresh in this spontaneous moment is an unobstructive mind in which change can occur. This openness allows Hermes / Mercury / Manas – the messengers of the mind – to … Continue reading
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THE NON-PERSON MOMENTS
The Non-Person Moments Being a nobody takes self-importance out of the picture, when we just become not the observer, just observation; a feeling of stepping back, and then back again. Cultural conditioning makes people believe that success is defined by … Continue reading
WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE?
Why Do We Prefer Stories To Direct Experience? Why do we prefer stories to direct experience? We’ve been brought up with stories, and they’re all we talk about. The media and the entertainment business are complete in stories. Religion is … Continue reading
ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF?
Are We A Lifestyle, Or Life Itself? ‘Lifestyle’ refers to the specific way an individual, group, or culture lives and behaves. Where we live, what we eat, our job, our values beliefs, and personal outlook … all shape our lifestyle. It … Continue reading
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THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE
The Age Of Decline – The Age Of Nonsense In this age of decline, we have to be very careful what choices we make and follow. Living by facts can turn out to be nonsense, as this means we live … Continue reading
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LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S
Look At Your Own Mind, Rather Than Someone Else’s If we want to realise the ultimate truth, we have to look into our own mind, rather than someone else’s, or a book. In following others’ words – even those of … Continue reading
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THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM
There Are Many Aspects To Tibetan Buddhism There are many aspects to Tibetan Buddhism; we have to choose what suits, and makes sense to us. And our understanding can change. The many traditions come from others deciding what makes sense … Continue reading
WHAT IS WISDOM?
What Is Wisdom? It’s always present. Wisdom is knowing that we are, in essence, pure consciousness, while observing what obscures this essence. Once this is realised, we understand how beings ignore essence for something more juicy. The highest wisdom is … Continue reading
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THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION
The Ultimate Act Of Rebellion The ultimate act of rebellion:looking inwards instead of outwards. We are encouraged to look, look, look,but we never see the awareness that is looking. It’s a neat little trick.
AN ALIENS VIEW
An Alien’s View An alien would see a planet full of beings constantly in conflict with one another and so, warlike. The entire civilisation at odds with whatever’s in their particular manual for life. Aliens wouldn’t therefore be interested in … Continue reading
PRAYER IS HOPE
Prayer Is Hope Prayer may strengthen belief and convince us to achieve things,but it cannot accelerate wisdom.
COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE
Compassion Doesn’t Mean We Like Someone Compassion is understanding someone, rather than liking them or enjoying their company. It is recognising another’s suffering and having a benevolent wish for their relief, regardless of how we feel about their personality or … Continue reading
DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS
Depression Suddenly Lifts Sometimes we look at the world, and it appears terrible. It’s not the world, it’s the people, and it’s very depressing. There is nothing we can do about this. We know the world isn’t going to change. … Continue reading
THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS
The Joy Of Meeting Idiots There aren’t many idiots around.🙂 The word ‘idiot’ originally meant a private person, one who was not part of official affairs, someone outside the system. It comes from ‘idiosyncrasy’, meaning one’s own ‘private mixture’ which … Continue reading
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IT’S AMAZING
It’s Amazing Realising that we are pure consciousness isn’t amazing, because it’s our natural state. Just look, see and drop any claiming or identification. There’s nothing to shout about. What is amazing is that people don’t get it, even when … Continue reading
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UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES
Unified Division – And The Consequences We are products of the ‘hidden hands’,which is the reason for our being stuck in the mud of confusion and suffering. Failure is a prerequisite for conflict between people. Keeping us focused on fighting … Continue reading
WE SELF CENSOR … WHY?
We Self Censor … Why? If we fear our words, this leads to censorship, and a fear of being ostracised or even arrested. We stop engaging with certain topics and meaningful conversations. Censorship is about stopping the spread of ‘disinformation’ … Continue reading
THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL
The Difficulty Of Knowing What Is Real It’s not just AI that can confuse us about what is real and what isn’t; the Buddha’s teaching is also a virtual reality. This cannot be said too often. The reality is not … Continue reading
WHY DO WE DOUBT?
Why Do We Doubt? We live in a battle between nature and nurture – that which we intuitively know, and that which we’re told to know. In reality, we are knowingness itself – pure perception, pure awareness, pure consciousness, enlightened … Continue reading
IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK
It’s A Massive Shock It’s a massive shock the first time we realise we’ve been living in others’ beliefs. That shock is actually a signal that we have the ability to step back and watch our own mind at work. … Continue reading
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TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’
Try Not Getting Back To ‘Normal’ We feel stressed, but any idea of getting back to worldly ‘normal’ is what caused our stress in the first place. Trying to return to others’ normal feels like running back into a burning … Continue reading
THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED
The Tactic Hasn’t Aged Most humans don’t know what they are. Humans operate on default behavioural patterns – autopilot – created by their environment; this is a subconscious imprinting rather than a conscious choice, because we don’t know that we … Continue reading
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY?
Interconnectedness – Unison Or Harmony? Has there ever been an experience of true unison or harmony that was not dictated by an agency? There’s a sharp line between the ideal of human connection, and the reality. Unison implies moving as … Continue reading
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THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER
The Curse Of The Messenger Too few people want change;they prefer what they’re accustomed to. As soon as a raw truth enters human language, an organised system ensures that that truth begins to wither, and life goes back to ‘usual’. … Continue reading
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FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL
Fibonacci: The Laws Of Survival The mathematical spiral on which everything is created.The wow! The spiral or golden ratio scales up and down, it is the interplay of attraction and repulsion, provides a profound understanding of how the universe and … Continue reading
THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO
The Fibonacci Effect – The Golden Ratio The Fibonacci effect: attraction and repulsion are the building blocks of the universe.The Golden Ratio: the blueprint for how matter – and the infinite universe – organises itself. Attraction is the pull toward … Continue reading
THE POWER OF FIBONACCI
The Power Of Fibonacci The power of the Fibonacci sequence is the fundamental blueprint for growth and efficiency found throughout the natural world. It’s often called ‘nature’s secret code’ – the Golden Ratio – and it’s the tool ensuring survival. … Continue reading
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THE FIBONACCI EFFECT
The Fibonacci Effect Attraction and repulsion are the building blocks of the universe. The Fibonacci sequence is the blueprint for growth. Attraction and repulsion are the engines that build the physical universe. At every scale, the universe is a balancing … Continue reading
QUESTIONING TRUTH
Questioning Truth Someone says something that is the truth and, before we know it, we get carried away.Just because someone says something is true doesn’t mean we know it’s true. This is why we are advised to test the words … Continue reading
BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT
Beyond A Shadow Of Doubt We may go along with something or someone, but there is a hesitation, a shadow that crosses the mind. By acknowledging the laws of attraction, aversion and indifference, we can identify that doubt. Are we … Continue reading
THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER
The Wonder Of Being A Late Developer Being a late developer means one’s brain hasn’t yet fully developed. It appears that everyone else seems to know what to do and how to do it; they’ve learnt all the right words … Continue reading
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WOUND MEANS SUFFERING
Wound Means Suffering We often hear spiritual teachers laugh at modern students for being ‘wounded’. This is not only a pity, but a huge misunderstanding. The first noble truth is admitting that we are suffering … wounded. The wound is … Continue reading
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PREDICTABLE SUFFERING
Predictable Suffering In clinging to a routine, we become predictable. The ego craves boundaries; it wants names, a history, and a set routine to belong to because these things provide a sense of solid ground. We wish for something to … Continue reading
NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE)
Nature (Buddha-Nature) Versus Nurture (Mara-Nature) Buddha-nature is the clarity of pure consciousness.Mara-nature is the competitive survival of self consciousness. Pure consciousness is understanding.Self consciousness is misunderstanding. Pure consciousness is pure experience.Mara consciousness is wanting experiences. Buddha-nature restores.Mara-nature disrupts.
BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY
Being Buddhist Is Being Ordinary It’s not about projecting an image. Ordinary: with no outer special or distinctive features; normal, not interesting or exceptional; commonplace. The extraordinary is within perception. Being Buddhist, we should know how to be decent human beings. Unfortunately, for many years, people have … Continue reading
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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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