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- EVIL IS SUBTLE June 19, 2018
- SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY June 17, 2018
- THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUING OUR TRUE REALITY June 16, 2018
- “THAT’S TOO DEEP FOR ME!” June 13, 2018
- WHY I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT TOGAL June 12, 2018
- THE DUALISTS June 10, 2018
- DOUBT June 7, 2018
- WHY DON’T WE WAKE UP? June 6, 2018
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE GO-BETWEEN June 5, 2018
- HUMANITY’S MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
- OUR MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
- TREKCHO June 4, 2018
- LIVING NATURALLY IS A THREAT… June 3, 2018
- “I FORGOT” June 3, 2018
- COMMUNION June 3, 2018
- THE REALITY and THE MERRY-GO-ROUND June 2, 2018
- TRIVIA IN OUR MIND May 30, 2018
- YOUR MIND IS NOT YOUR CHOICE May 30, 2018
- DOES ENLIGHTENMENT HAPPEN GRADUALLY, OR WITH A BIG BANG? May 30, 2018
- THE CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING NO GOAL TO REACH May 28, 2018
- THERE IS NO GOAL TO REACH May 27, 2018
- MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA May 26, 2018
- BEYOND BOUNDARIES May 25, 2018
- IN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, THERE IS NO MYSTERY May 24, 2018
- STOP LOOKING, AND SEE May 23, 2018
- THE PROMISED LAND May 23, 2018
- Abraham, The Vedas and Dzogchen May 21, 2018
- HOW IS ATMAN, BRAHMA? May 19, 2018
- THE ESSENCE OF REALISATION May 18, 2018
- THE INVASION OF OUR MINDS May 17, 2018
- THE AGE OF CHAOS May 16, 2018
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPIRITUALITY May 14, 2018
- THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CURE FOR ABSOLUTE LOVE May 14, 2018
- MUNDANE AND SUPRAMUNDANE LIFE May 14, 2018
- BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM AND ADVANCED BUDDHISM May 11, 2018
- WHAT’S BENEATH THE MUD? May 9, 2018
- HOW ARE YOU WIRED? May 8, 2018
- THE REAL PROBLEM WITH CONFORMITY May 7, 2018
- THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES, THE BUDDHA, THE CHRIST, THE TULKU AND YOU … May 5, 2018
- THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL TEACHING…EVER! May 3, 2018
- ATTACKED BY EVIL SPIRITS May 2, 2018
- WHAT IS EVIL? April 30, 2018
- UNCONSCIOUS CONFORMITY April 27, 2018
- THE CLEARER THE MIND, THE CLEARER WE ARE April 23, 2018
- THE VERY DELICATE MATTER OF FEELINGS April 22, 2018
- HOW TO BECOME KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING April 21, 2018
- WHY I’M CRITICAL OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS April 21, 2018
- OUTRAGED OVER ABSOLUTELY NOTHING April 21, 2018
- THE THIRD EYE April 21, 2018
- I AM A MIRACLE! April 21, 2018
Tag Archives: Awareness
SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY
Secular, Systematic Examination Of Reality We don’t have to be religious or spiritual to experience our primary nature of consciousness. Secular examination is based on our human faculties of logic, empathy, reason and moral intuition, none of which are derived from supernatural revelations. We see, … Continue reading
DOUBT
Doubt A feeling of uncertainty. Doubt everything. Gain confidence in the doubt. Until the moment of enlightenment, we will have doubt. 😀 It is in the awareness of the doubt that we can trust. We cannot doubt awareness. . .
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CONCENTRATION
Concentration The power of focusing all one’s attention. Spiritual practices/methods are all about concentration on awareness, rather than on an object. The reason to focus on concentration is so that we do not become distracted and ‘go astray’. We need one-pointed attention to stay in the … Continue reading
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SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE IS USELESS WITHOUT MEDITATION
Spiritual Knowledge Is Useless Without Meditation Meditation is the experience of knowledge, and experience leads to realisation. Meditation is sitting erect and relaxed, being aware of the thoughts taking place in the mind, not following or being driven by them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, dualism, Ignorance, Meditation, non-duality, Non-meditation., protection, Pure Consciousness.
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THE FINAL CONCLUSION
The Final Conclusion We are consciousness itself. We know this truth inherently, but due to the obscuring indoctrination we’ve experienced in life, we are unable to express it, and so we cling to a partial view: the resulting diversity divides … Continue reading
SOCIAL MEDIA, THE DOPAMINE HIT AND MINDFULNESS
Social Media, The Dopamine Hit And Mindfulness Social media gives us feedback and validation … fast! It’s what we live for, and so it actually controls us. We don’t see it, because we are in it. This is demonic intent. … Continue reading
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
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
WHATEVER PATH WE FOLLOW
Whatever Path We Follow Whatever path we follow, whatever we believe, whatever we think we know, it is essential to realise that pure perception is taking place, through the haze of the brain/mind’s chattering. We don’t have to recall special … Continue reading
WAKING UP AND STAYING AWAKE
Waking Up And Staying Awake is coming to our senses. Coming to our senses is being mindful of whatever is taking place. Mindfulness leads to awareness, and awareness leads to pure consciousness. At every moment, we have a choice, and … 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
DIVIDED AND UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
Divided And Undivided Attention If our attention, awareness, consciousness is always looking for something special, then we are being divided or separated from our own pure attention, pure awareness, pure consciousness. This is duality. We have lost the plot by … Continue reading
THE ‘ME’ FORMULA
The ‘Me’ Formula Discover the truth, and the truth turns out to be ourself. This is the highest human endeavour. Even though we discover that we are the truth we seek – which is pure consciousness – we are still … Continue reading
WHERE DOES GOODWILL START?
Where Does Goodwill Start? It starts with ourselves. Before there can be goodwill towards others, we must be able to understand and have empathy for the confusion of others, and to do that, we have to understand our own confusion. … Continue reading
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SOMETIMES, WE FEEL WE ARE WRONG
Sometimes, We Feel We Are Wrong Sometimes, we experience doubt, worry and anxiety taking place in our mind. We might equally experience joy, happiness and confidence. Either way, we might feel wrong, confused, or even guilty. How wonderful! How wonderful? … Continue reading
I CAN’T MEDITATE
I Can’t Meditate I want to meditate, but can’t. I don’t see the point of meditation; it seems so complicated. There are many responses to meditation, and sometimes the reasons for meditating are not clearly explained. We may be wary … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, formula, Knowledge, lateral thinking, Meditation, vertical thinking, wisdom
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THE ONE THING THAT SOLVES EVERYTHING
The One Thing That Solves Everything ..and you don’t have to be religious to understand this! Awareness. Awareness is the one thing that is undeniable. By awareness, everything is known. When awareness knows itself, it is half way to enlightenment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Meditation, No Meditator, You don't have to be religious.
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TRUTH DOES NOT DEFY REASON
Truth Does Not Defy Reason It does not matter whether we call ourselves theist, atheist, Buddhist, scientist, a person in a cafe who says “I don’t know”, when we are asked whether we are aware, none of us can say, … Continue reading
WHAT IS “EMPTINESS OF AWARENESS”?
What Is “Emptiness Of Awareness”? It’s the next step up from “awareness of emptiness”. Logically, we can arrive at awareness of emptiness; emptiness means unadulterated. But the experience of emptiness is beyond logic and description. We need a glimpse that … Continue reading
THE REASON WE ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED
The Reason We Are Not Enlightened – we miss the obvious When awareness is obsessed, the view of pure awareness is clouded. It misses the obvious – its self. This pure awareness is empty essence. When awareness relaxes, so does … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Memories in the subtle body, The Reason We Are Not Enlightened, Trauma
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IN THE BEGINNING WAS NOT THE WORD…
In The Beginning Was Not The Word… it was just dressed up awareness! Ultimate truth is very simple, and is realised by recognising mistaken, conventional reality, which is also very simple but has become complex and ingrained. This is the … Continue reading
WHAT HAS EMPTINESS EVER DONE FOR ME!?
What Has Emptiness Ever Done For Me!? All our lives, awareness has been wandering around looking for something, and not feeling satisfied. That dissatisfaction is due to the lack of clarity, and clarity is none other than emptiness. Pure awareness … Continue reading
DON’T BLAME YOUR SELF
Don’t Blame Your Self This is the last thing we (pure/empty awareness) should do because it makes the ‘self’ seem real. ‘Self’ is merely awareness that has forgotten its pure/empty nature, thus creating an idea about itself. This creation is … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM WITH REPEATING WORDS
The Problem With Repeating Words Every day, I am self critical while writing this blog, the reason being that words are meaningless unless experienced, and put into practice. Practice makes perfect ‘-) . Merely repeating, “It is emptiness” is of … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, emptiness, Madyamika, The meaning of words
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TAKING AWARENESS FOR GRANTED
Taking Awareness for Granted… and so limiting our potential by not noticing this awareness! Be aware of awareness. Resting, silent, in that awareness, awareness becomes pure awareness. Be aware of habitual reactions arising in that pure awareness.Pure awareness dissolves habitual … Continue reading
MEDITATION IS LIKE WATCHING A FILM
Meditation is like watching a film. For a film to be projected it needs,a film, light and a screen. The light is our essence.The film is the projection of our karma, our storehouse of reactions.The screen is the phenomenal worldonto … Continue reading
ALIENS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION
Aliens from another dimension. It’s us!We are not what we seem to be.We are not of this physical dimension. Awareness is the bridgebetween this limited dimensionand beyond. This awareness travelsthe universelooking for its home. Finally, awareness looks in on … Continue reading
HOW DO I KNOW, I KNOW?
How do I know, I know? Language plays tricks. If we remove the word ‘I’ from this question, it now asks, “How does knowing know?” We then realise that there is only knowing that knows. There is no need (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Dharmakaya, emptiness, knowing, Love
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THE TRUTH
The Truth. The truth will never be found ‘out there’. The reason anything ‘out there’ may be known is because of what is ‘in here’. The ultimate truth is our own awareness. Without that, nothing would be known, … Continue reading
BEING AWARE
Being Aware. Our being is aware. The method to know this is: to be aware of awareness, and drop all speculation. At that moment of recognition, there is just awareness, pure awareness. There is no me, being aware: there is … Continue reading
