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- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
- SPIRITUAL INBREEDING March 8, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE JAILBREAK March 8, 2026
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INSPIRATION IS BOTH MAGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
Inspiration Is Both Magical And Psychological Inspiration can seem magical, in the sense of seeming to come out of the blue, but it is actually a reminder of something we always knew: “Why didn’t I see that before?!” We didn’t … Continue reading
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BLIND GOODWILL
Blind Goodwill Trillions of dollars are spent on designing weapons to deceive, harm, and kill people. Blind Goodwill says, “If those same trillions of dollars were used to enlighten the world, wars would not exist.” But wars are designed to … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE PROTECTOR
Consciousness Is The Protector When we acknowledge conscious awareness – the heart of our being – we realise that conscious awareness is present before any thought of hope and fear. In other words, knowingness is already present: we innately know. … Continue reading
ARE WE CREATING A WORLD OF NARCISSISTS?
Are We Creating A World Of Narcissists? Lacking empathy Narcissists may fail to show any interest in other people’s lives, or become bored when the conversation is not about them. This means narcissists are often bad listeners: instead of listening in … Continue reading
DETACHMENT MEANS SEPARATION
Detachment Means Separation As spiritual enthusiasts, we may have the idea that we should be detached from life. Of course, in meditative absorption, there is no identification, and so there is neither attachment nor detachment. ‘Attachment’ and ‘detachment’ are relative … Continue reading
IS ‘PURE CONSCIOUSNESS’ TOO COMPLICATED?
Is ‘Pure Consciousness’ Too Complicated? Does this purity feel too distant and something to be attained, with the effect of actually putting you to sleep? There is only consciousness. There are times when we review how something is expressed, and … Continue reading
AN EXAMPLE OF INTENSE QUESTIONING
An Example Of Intense Questioning (and intense dissatisfaction) Why are religions and spirituality so complex? Why so many consciousnesses in Buddhism? Why are there so many different traditions? Why worship something outside and unseen? Have people been misled for thousands … Continue reading
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THE LORD IS CONSCIOUSNESS
The Lord Is Consciousness The Lord Is Consciousness We have never been separated. How does that make you feel?
YOUR QUESTION SHOULD TEAR YOU APART
Your Question Should Tear You Apart To get the right answer, we need to ask the right question with the right motivation, for the right conditions to be in place for the right impact to occur. If it is a … Continue reading
QUESTIONING LEADS TO AN ANSWER
Questioning Leads To An Answer We looked for a spiritual approach to life because we were dissatisfied with the ‘status quo ante’ – the previous state of affairs – but now we may find that the ‘status quo’ – the existing state of … Continue reading
WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS?
What Is Consciousness? Consciousness is a conundrum: it’s both mundane – worldly and supramundane – above and beyond the mundane. Many scientists believe that AI robots could soon gain consciousness. This reveals a limited view of consciousness and is a … Continue reading
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
Information Overload = mental indigestion = forgetting our essential nature = forgetting how precious this life is = forgetting compassion = unable to make sense of life = unable to see and think clearly If there is no space to … Continue reading
DOES SPIRITUALITY SEPARATE PEOPLE?
Does Spirituality Separate People? It shouldn’t, but it does. People are people. If we only assume that we are spiritual, then we are in a half way house, with our mind in hell and our heart in heaven. Whether we … Continue reading
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WE ARE BORN MEDITATING
We Are Born Meditating Meditation is just being aware We are always meditating, but this goes unnoticed when we are distracted by events, actions or objects. Being aware is natural and ordinary, so meditation is natural and ordinary. Unfortunately, through … Continue reading
TSOKNYI RINPOCHE 2018 DZOGCHEN RETREAT UK
Tsoknyi Rinpoche 2018 Dzogchen Retreat UK 23rd – 29th March, Bruton School for Girls, Sunny Hill, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NT. Topic: ‘Dreamlike Enlightenment – Understanding Illusion from a Dzogchen Perspective’. For detail: Booking will open Saturday 20th January at 9 a.m. … Continue reading
THE EPIDEMIC OF SURVEILLANCE
The Epidemic Of Surveillance keeps us part of the conspiracy. The epidemic of surveillance in our society – evident through CCTV, fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, virtual money, etc – is creating a profile of each of us, and stealing our … Continue reading
WHY DO WE FEAR OTHERS’ SPIRITUALITY?
Why Do We Fear Others’ Spirituality? The way that others see things may not be the way we see things. That’s okay, as we are unique in our personal path – our own confusion – but there is nothing special … Continue reading
WE ARE ALL PART OF THE CONSPIRACY
We Are All Part Of The Conspiracy Surprised? Conspiracy: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. We are metaphysical beings, beyond physical and mental realms. We are pure conscious intelligence, beyond the control of others … or we should be! 😀 … Continue reading
IT’S THIS SIMPLE
It’s This Simple Because of light, shadows are cast. Shadows reveal forms. Being attracted to forms, the original light is forgotten. Shadows are recognised by light. When light recognises shadows, the two become inseparable. Whatever is seen is merely a … Continue reading
LIBERATION FROM DEPENDENCY
Liberation from Dependency To be able to ‘read between the lines’ means to perceive or deduce a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than being openly stated. ‘Independent’ is being free from outer control, not subject to another’s authority, and capable of thinking or acting for oneself. In other words, genuine liberation. We are … Continue reading
BEING SATISFIED WITH DISSATISFACTION
Being Satisfied With Dissatisfaction As we learn, we have to drop the limitations of our previous understanding. In this realisation, we can feel either uncomfortable or elated, and that determines where we go next – or whether we stay where … Continue reading
THE TENDERNESS OF ATTENTIVENESS
The Tenderness Of Attentiveness When something is whole, by definition, it’s unchanging and complete. When split into two, this upsets the equilibrium of wholeness. Emptiness and consciousness are two aspects of our being: Emptiness is absolute reality. Consciousness is relative … Continue reading
BUDDHIST ACCIDENTALLY FINDS GOD
Buddhist Accidentally Finds God God, in reality, is never what we think, as what we think is a concept, rather than the reality itself. What is reality? Reality is not unknowable: it is natural to us, and we cannot be … Continue reading
MASTERY OVER PERCEPTION
Mastery Over Perception Mastery over perception means that we cease to react to appearances. Karma is therefore no longer reinforced, purifying samsara. And the lighter … and lighter … we feel! You can see where this is going! 😀 Karma: … Continue reading
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IN RIGPA, NOTHING STICKS
In Rigpa, Nothing Sticks This means that ego has nothing to feed on In rigpa* we can clearly see, feel, taste, smell, hear and think, but without attachment; as a consequence, we do not become oversensitive. Mastery over phenomena means … Continue reading
MISDIRECTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS
Misdirected For Thousands Of Years We are told to worship a power outside ourselves; to, in fact, give our power away. This abdication of sovereignty has taken many forms: as a result, we have attached ourselves to divisions, keeping us … Continue reading
IS THERE GOD?
Is There God? This is a dualistic question, and will produce a conventional, dualistic response. There are four possible answers – yes, no, don’t know, don’t care – each of which is a fixated idea. On this relative level, there … Continue reading
RECOGNISING THE PROBLEM IS THE SOLUTION
Recognising The Problem Is The Solution Our greatest problem is identifying the problem. Once that’s done, the problem – whether it’s electrical or plumbing or spiritual – can be solved. Everything is solvable once we identify the problem. We may … Continue reading
THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS ARE NATURAL
Thoughts And Emotions Are Natural We all have thoughts and emotions: it’s what humans do. But what do we do next? These same thoughts and emotions can either: create a fresh, dynamic atmosphere of compassion, expressing clarity = enlightened spirit … Continue reading
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DON’T BLAME THE MEDITATION
Don’t Blame The Meditation We may think that we do not have emotions, or that we do not get angry. Then we start meditating, and suddenly realise that we do. Don’t blame the meditation for being aware. 😀
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LET GO
You Don’t Have To Let Go Letting go of emotions or ideas isn’t something we have to do: all that is necessary is to be aware. Purely aware. Pure awareness liberates thoughts and emotions naturally. Grasping does not exist in … Continue reading
THERE IS NO SPIRITUAL MYSTERY
There Is No Spiritual Mystery There never was. A ‘mystery’ occurs to a confused mind when it assumes that it does not know. Confusion arises when our mind is full of concepts and assumptions: these concepts and assumptions obscure pure … Continue reading
ONE TASTE: IS THERE RIGHT AND WRONG?
One Taste: Is There Right And Wrong? How to argue, and not argue The Buddha said; “Just as the great ocean has one taste – the taste of salt – so also this teaching and discipline has one taste – … Continue reading
THE PROBLEM WITH ‘DOING’ SPIRITUAL PRACTICE …
The Problem With ‘Doing’ Spiritual Practice … … is wanting something, fearing not getting it, and ignoring what is already present. The way to salvation or liberation free from suffering is to see the Lord of Love everywhere, and in … Continue reading
BEING CONVINCED ABOUT OUR WAY
Being Convinced About Our Way It’s just a matter of seeing. We all have an inner longing, but maybe we’re not clear about what that is. Once we give it a name, this seems to limit the longing, creating a … Continue reading
ACETYLCHOLINE – PROLONGED FOCUSED ATTENTION cont
Acetylcholine = Prolonged Focused Attention… continued This is a complex subject, and although this is only a consciousness blog and not a medical journal, it’s still important to consider such topics. It seems that our modern, speedy lifestyle is having … Continue reading
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ACETYLCHOLINE = PROLONGED FOCUS ATTENTION!
Acetylcholine = Prolonged Focused Attention! “People are losing this capacity.” Friederike Fabritius: “It’s only when we truly focus that a chemical called acetylcholine is released in the brain. Of the three factors we need for peak performance, focus may be … Continue reading
WHEN ARE WE AWAKE?
When Are We Awake? When we are aware. When we are solely aware! When the mind becomes attached to a thought, it goes into a day-dream state. This thought may be very profound but it is still a day-dream, and … Continue reading
CARELESS MINDS
Careless Minds Our mind wanders: it collects ideas, replays and projects. In this state, it is a mischief maker, a gossip, an intruder. It entertains … but whom? The watcher. Contagious mind distracts our enlightened nature. These ideas become a problem … Continue reading
COMFORTABLY NUMB
Comfortably Numb We can become spiritually numb: numb to our true reality. We can become numb to others’ suffering. We can become numb to being deceived. Ignorance is comfortable … we wish. It’s as if we have a ‘dead switch’ … Continue reading
I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH
I Am Not Good Enough I’m not generous enough, patient enough, disciplined enough, or have enough concentration or knowledge. I am, in fact, defective. Should I be depressed?* The answer is NO! The point is that if we know we … Continue reading
NORMAL OR ABNORMAL MENTAL HEALTH
Normal Or Abnormal Mental Health What happens before the first noble truth is acknowledged? There are four noble truths: The truth of suffering. The truth of the cause of suffering. The truth of the cessation of suffering. The truth of … Continue reading
EMOTIONS ARE OUR ULTIMATE REALITY?
Emotions Are Our Ultimate Reality? Emotions and thoughts are Dharmakaya. ‘Dharmakaya’ is Sanskrit for ’emptiness’. Emptiness is uncontaminated consciousness = pure consciousness, our ultimate reality. How are emotions our ultimate reality? Likes and dislikes, pride, jealousy, ignorance: all have one … Continue reading
THE DALAI LAMA; MULTI-FAITH YOGA AND MEDITATION
The Dalai Lama; Multi-faith Yoga And Meditation Calming a Disturbed Mind ♡ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUieZeyDLrM Full enthusiasm!
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OUR INNER CORE OF UNEASE
Our Inner Core Of Unease Due to subtle trauma experienced in the past, I worry about everything, and that has left a residue of memories not only in the mind, but also in the subtle body. It didn’t matter that … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER…
The World Is Getting Better … “What?!” When we meditate, it seems as though our thoughts are getting worse. We are getting worse! But what’s actually happening is that we are noticing more: we’re seeing what is going on. Although … Continue reading
HOW CAN I BE HAPPY?
How Can I Be Happy? The question should be, “What is it that’s making me unhappy?” If we recognise that we are not happy, we must innately know what true happiness is. Not knowing that we are intrinsically happy causes … Continue reading
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