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- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
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- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
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- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
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- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
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- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
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Tag Archives: attachment
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS
The Correlation Between The Three Wisdoms And The Three Poisons The three wisdoms are compassion, clarity and emptiness = inner peace. The three poisons are desire, aversion and ignorance = inner disturbance. Because of ignorance, compassion becomes separateness. Because of … Continue reading →
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Tagged apptraction, attachment, AVERSION, calrity, compassion, desire, emptiness, ignorace, Ignorance, inertia, inner disturbance, Inner peace, judgement, repulsion, Three poisons, three wisdoms
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THE MIND CAN BE A WONDERFUL THING
The Mind Can Be A Wonderful Thing The mind is a wonderful thing,if we use it properly. The essence of mind is pure consciousness or empty cognisance. Memories are stored there, and therefore we (consciousness) can scan this library for … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, don't fixate on answers, empty cognisance, essence of mind, Hermes, Manas, memories, Mercury, pure consciousness, realising illusions, The Mind
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THE REAL DHARMA HAS NO FRILLY BITS
The Real Dharma Has No Frilly Bits Keeping the Dharma real is dealing with life in its raw state, and not as it was in the past. The world is very different from 2,500 years ago, although our problems are … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, distortion of truth, life in its raw state, likes and dislikes, our true reality, religion, the real Dharma
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THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD DHARMA STUDENT
The Qualities Of A Good Dharma Student The qualities of a good Dharma student: Not believing truth, but realising truth. Not believing in compassion, but manifesting compassion. Being able to let go of realisation and compassion. We ascend the levels … Continue reading →
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MONOPOLISING CONSCIOUSNESS
Monopolising Consciousness There are those who monopolise the planet’s resources to gain personal wealth and power, and then blame the ignorant public for the planet’s destruction. Ignorant? We don’t realise we are being used and abused. This agenda is not … Continue reading →
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FAMILY ATTACHMENTS
Family Attachments ‘Family’ is a group of people related either by birth or marriage, the purpose of which is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Families offer predictability, structure and safety, as members learn to participate in the community. Family attachment: Family attachment is meant in the broadest sense, and includes attachment to … Continue reading →
MY GURU … REALLY?
“My Guru” … Really? We talk about giving up attachment, but then we say, “My Guru.”Why? The purpose of a human and scriptural guru is to teach us to recognise our inner guru of karmic reactions that shows us our … Continue reading →
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH US
There Is Nothing Wrong With Us There is nothing wrong with us.Our only problem is that we become attached to things, ideas, people. The more we become attached,the more we suffer. The thing that we are most attached to is our self … Continue reading →
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EGO: FRIEND AND TEACHER
Ego: Friend And Teacher The term ‘ego’, at a lower level, is a derogatory remark; we say that he or she is ‘all ego’, self-centred, self-interested. The funny thing is, who do theythink is making these remarks?” 😀 Ego is … Continue reading →
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