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- 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
- 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
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“IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE”
“It Takes One To Know One” If there is a deity – or someone more profound than ourselves – how would we know? How would we recognise it? If a Buddha stood next to us, would we recognise them as … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL AMNESIA
Spiritual Amnesia We forget. We forget what we are and what we are about. We need constant reminding. If we never think about something because we believe it will stay exactly the same, or will always be available, we may lose it. True knowledge may not always be … Continue reading
THE BIG PICTURE
The Big Picture If we could scan the entire, infinite universe (which is impossible because it’s infinite 🙂 ), we would not find any more profound wisdom than our own awareness. We would also not find anything more frivolous and … Continue reading
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HOW AM I EMPTINESS?
How Am I Emptiness? How is everything emptiness? Emptiness doesn’t mean having no qualities, for the reason that awareness simply has to be present to acknowledge emptiness. It’s like this. Before a thing is identified as a thing, and we … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE THE DHARMA
Don’t Believe The Dharma Don’t believe in emptiness Don’t believe in reincarnation And don’t be confused! 😀 If we merely hear teachings and accept them, then we are no better than anyone else at being persuaded to believe without evidence. … Continue reading
THE RECIPE TO END KARMA
The Recipe To End Karma These are the ingredients to end suffering and reach enlightenment: generosity, patience, perseverance, discipline, meditation, and insight wisdom. These ‘perfections’ reduce and bring to an end the self-programming that inhibits our spiritual progress and holds … Continue reading
WHEN THE LIGHT’S ON, WE CAN SEE
When The Light’s On, We Can See This sounds so stupidly obvious but here, the light means clarity – clear seeing. “The clear light of bliss.” When I first took to the spiritual path, a tutor just happened to mention … Continue reading
WE ARE TIMELESS BEINGS
We Are Timeless Beings It just takes time to realise this! True consciousness doesn’t change, or do anything. It is timeless, ergo we are timeless. We mistakenly believe that what we do is important, witty, entertaining, superior… but in fact, … Continue reading
WE ARE NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE TRUTH
We Are Never Separate From The Truth We are never separate from the truth. Few realise this. All we have to do is rest at ease in whatever happens. We are pure awareness: this is the enlightened truth. Without pure … Continue reading
CRESTED DUCK (ROB)
Crested Duck (Rob) Rob, a long time contributor to this blog, is going into hospital today. It will do us all some good to make the positive action of wishing him well, praying that his immune system and good inner … Continue reading
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THE RIGHT SIDE OF MADNESS
The Right Side Of Madness Is there a right side? Oh, yes! Here, we are talking from a spiritual point of view about whether or not we have lost our understanding of reality (Reality is a state of constancy, and … Continue reading
THE INSIDIOUS SIDE OF ONENESS
The Insidious Side Of Oneness ‘Insidious’ means to ambush, to lie in wait, to proceed cunningly in a gradual, subtle way, with harmful effects. Here, ‘oneness’ means not being different from the rest, not being an individual. Our reactions are … Continue reading
BAD KARMA OR GOOD KARMA?
Bad Karma or Good Karma? It all depends on how we see it. An example. Because we choose a different lifestyle, our family, friends and strangers may shun us, or feel hostile towards us. They may choose not to talk … Continue reading
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HOW CAN WE HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?
How Can We Have Been So Stupid? … to allow evil to prevail? We have consented to being pushed into a corner, playing with our techie toys, and while ignoring the modification of our world around us. Haven’t you noticed … Continue reading
DHARMA, REAL DHARMA, NO DHARMA
Dharma, Real Dharma, No Dharma The Dharma is information. Real Dharma is genuine realisation of genuine experience. In that moment of realisation, there is no Dharma. Be careful of clinging to the exotic; it can destroy the Dharma. An example: … Continue reading
SO NOW WE CAN MEDITATE …
So Now We Can Meditate… …because now, we are aware that we are just conscious awareness, and not this selfish mischief-maker that believes it cannot see. Pure conscious awareness is the final knowingness, and can take place at any time, … Continue reading
I CANNOT MEDITATE
I Cannot Meditate Okay. Can you be aware ? It’s natural to be aware – just aware – but usually, when we do nothing, we fall into a vacant state, having or showing no intelligence or interest: a vacant stare. … Continue reading
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ABSOLUTE BEING OR CREATOR?
Absolute Being Or Creator? We are absolute being – pure consciousness. When pure consciousness becomes less clear, it becomes a self-creator. It’s that simple. We can be led astray because is it that simple: we love our creation – an … Continue reading
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HOW DID I BECOME SO CONFUSED?
How Did I Become So Confused? Confused: a person unable to think clearly; bewildered, as thoughts are mingled together. If we know that we are confused, then we know something. That ‘knowing something’ is knowingness itself. The recognition of knowing … Continue reading
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY?
Have You Ever Wondered Why? Have you ever wondered why films show fantastical gadgets and, a few years later, those gadgets are in the public domain, on sale and being used? Did the film inspire the gadgets, or were the … Continue reading
WHAT IS KARMA, AND HOW CAN WE SEE IT?
What Is Karma, And How Can We See It? We see karma in our behaviour. Our behaviour is karma, and karma creates our behaviour. Karma is a Sanskrit word for the results of actions; the cause of an effect. Reactions … Continue reading
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A.I. ROBOTS WILL RUN THE PLANET
A.I. Robots Will Run The Planet Ordinary humans will not be needed by the billionaires who programme the A.I. robots. As A.I. is artificial intelligence, all they need is to be switched on. In the meantime, we have become robots … Continue reading
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MEDITATING PROPERLY, AND WHY WE MEDITATE
Meditating Properly, And Why We Meditate Meditation is not about holding a posture physically or mentally. Meditation is not about trying to be mindful and ‘self’ aware. Meditation is not about creating better ideas to promote ourself. Meditation ‘is’ awareness … Continue reading
“I CAN’T DO DEVOTION”
“I Can’t Do Devotion” Devotion and compassion are the same, in the sense of losing our ‘self’ identity. The devotional approach to spirituality is said to be very powerful and to work wonders, but some may not feel this way. … Continue reading
WAKING, DOZING, AND … ZZZ …
Waking, Dozing, and …zzz….. When introduced to the nature of mind, which is pure awareness, we might say, “It’s wow! This is great!” … a….n…d … back to sleep … 😀 In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, the approach to reality … Continue reading
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WHAT IS MOST PRECIOUS TO YOU?
What Is Most Precious To You? Before we look for an answer, wouldn’t our own sanity be most precious to us? Having sound mental health? Without that, we wouldn’t appreciate anything, would we? The question now arises, what is ‘sound … Continue reading
AWAKENING AWARENESS, AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS
Awakening Awareness, Awakening Consciousness Ordinary awareness or consciousness is the ability to perceive and feel. All creatures have this ability in order to survive. So what does it mean, to awaken consciousness? Well, there is more to us than … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT OR SUPER ENLIGHTENMENT …
Enlightenment or Super Enlightenment … … that is the question. To ‘enlighten’ is to shed light on something. ‘Enlightenment’ is to attain spiritual knowledge and insight that awakens awareness, freeing us from the cycle of rebirth – of doing it … Continue reading
THE TRUTH IS NOT OUT THERE!
The Truth Is Not Out There! “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him” Enlightenment is not some else’s enlightenment: it is our own enlightenment. Kill the imagery, and realise. Once we find the teaching, understand it, experience … Continue reading
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING?
Who Is To Blame For Everything? The answer is … empty essence! Isn’t that surprising? We may want to blame the Buddhas – or deities – for not doing more for mankind, but if they do anything, they would show … Continue reading
TAKING THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING TO HEART
Taking The Heart Of The Buddha’s Teaching To Heart It’s really very simple. The heart of the Buddha’s teaching is spontaneous presence, which is the same as non-duality, empty essence, pure consciousness, pure awareness, nowness. It could also be described … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IN MODERN LIFE
Buddhism In Modern Life Modern life is caught up in soft suffering – we hardly notice our stress and anxieties because we are busy trying to catch up with technologies and upgrades. Hard suffering occurs because life falls apart due … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, SHUNYATA, DHARMAKAYA, ADVAITA … ?
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Shunyata, Dharmakaya, Advaita … ? These are either attractive and mystical-sounding words, or they represent most ordinary aspect of reality in the infinite universe. These are simply Tibetan and Sanskrit terms for non-duality. The pure, uncontaminated emptiness of … Continue reading
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WE ARE A DEVIATION
We Are A Deviation and easily misled If we think the Dharma is the teaching then we are mistaken: we are the Dharma. The Dharma is not only within us – it is us, our essence. We are essence. It … Continue reading
THE FIVE SKANDA
The Five Skandhas To exist as humans, we comprise the five skandhas or aggregates, and this is how we hold it all together. Simply put, the five skandhas are: The body’s sense organs Sensations of those organs Recognition of perception … Continue reading
THE CULTURE OF WEALTH AND ENTITLEMENT
The Culture of Wealth and Entitlement The age of the ‘super-wired-into-machine’ humans This is the age of narcissism… … of the justification of inequalities … of restricting the advancement of humanity … of human subjugation to technology … of oppression … Continue reading
LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE MIND WANDERING…
Looking For The Cause Of Our Mind Wandering … …causes the mind to wander! There are many reasons why we wander. All we have to do is notice the mind wandering, and it stops.
HOW DO I SEE SOMETHING GOOD IN EVERYTHING I SEE?
How Do I See Something Good In Everything I See? Easy! Goodness is exactly the seeing itself. Goodness is the quality of being good or right. What could be more good or right than the purity of that seeing? Of … Continue reading
WHICH SPIRITUAL PRACTICE SHOULD I DO?
Which Spiritual Practice Should I Do? The one that makes sense to you … to you! Of course, you may not agree 😀 For thousands of years, we have been led to believe that power lies outside ourselves and that … Continue reading
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THE OBJECT OF MEDITATION IS NOT TO MEDITATE!
The Object Of Meditation Is Not To Meditate! Meditation is just a word. The object of meditation is to become aware or conscious of our true, real, actual, non-fictional, unimagined nature. What is that? It is the awareness or consciousness … Continue reading
ARE WE NOT ALL GHOSTS?
Are We Not All Ghosts? Both disembodied, pure, holy ghosts and embodied, impure, unholy ghosts. Ghost: the human spirit or ‘soul’, from the Latin spiritus – ‘breath’. Pure breath? Bad breath? A bit of both. Either way, one doesn’t want … Continue reading
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SHUNYATA
Shunyata Shunyata is Sanskrit for ’emptiness’. Pure presence. This is our natural state. The object of being human is to realise this natural state of being, and in order to do this, we need to meditate – and understand meditation. … Continue reading
HATRED IS INFECTIOUS
Hatred is Infectious Our inner demons of likes and dislikes can turn love into hatred. It is inevitable that we will come across hatred in this world: after all, this is the age of decadence which creates greed for wealth, … Continue reading
WE CONSENT TO BEING DISTRACTED
We Consent To Being Distracted It’s a shock when we realise this. We may think that being distracted is involuntary, and that we are powerless and have no control. This is incorrect. We just haven’t noticed that we actually have … Continue reading
FASCINATION IS LIKE STICKY FLY PAPER
Fascination Is Like Sticky Fly Paper We are seduced – and then stuck! Traditionally, Buddhism talks about how we are fixated on things, which implies a deliberate act. But our world is so seductive, isn’t it? On a relative level, we … Continue reading
OUR PROBLEM IS FASCINATION
Our Problem Is Fascination Fascination creates the noise of our delusion Fascination: interest, preoccupation, passion, obsession, compulsion, captivation, enchantment; allurement; charm, attraction, intrigue, attractiveness, appeal, magnetism, pull, draw. We have to balance our understanding of spiritual essence, and our functioning … Continue reading
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RUMOUR, GOSSIP, HEARSAY, INFORMATION = NOISE
Rumour, Gossip, Hearsay, Information = Noise We all want to be in the loop: a group of persons communicating regularly about a specific plan or project. This happens in all walks of life, including conspiracy followers and spiritual followers. Information … Continue reading
THOUGHT PROVOKING
Thought Provoking (it’s what this blog is all about) We need our thoughts, beliefs and assumptions – our social programming, our conforming to type – to be shaken up, as our thoughts, beliefs and assumptions are not our own 😀 … Continue reading
