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- MAY EXPLOITATION BE ELIMINATED January 14, 2021
- ALL COMMENTS WELCOME January 14, 2021
- THE REAL ‘GREAT RESET’ January 13, 2021
- IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR January 13, 2021
- EMPTINESS – SHUNYATA January 12, 2021
- IT’S NOT A MATTER OF WHAT WE KNOW January 10, 2021
- PEOPLE WHO IRRITATE US January 9, 2021
- MISTAKING MEMORY OF INTELLIGENCE January 7, 2021
- THE KALI YUGA IS ENLIGHTENING January 7, 2021
- IF WE THINK WE ARE SANE, WE ARE INSANE January 6, 2021
- IS BEING HUMAN A SIDE EFFECT?! January 5, 2021
- REALISATION AND FEELING January 5, 2021
- SPIRITUALITY IS PSYCHOLOGY: ASK CARL JUNG January 4, 2021
- THE WORD ‘PATH’ IS AN MISNOMER January 4, 2021
- THE SECRET IS IN THE ESSENCE January 3, 2021
- THE TWO IGNORANCES January 2, 2021
- THE CLOAKING DEVICE January 2, 2021
- MY GURU … REALLY? January 2, 2021
- WHEN WE DIE SOCIALLY, WE WAKE UP January 1, 2021
- THE NIGHTMARE; THE DEATH OF TRUTH January 1, 2021
- THE YEAR TO FACE THE TRUTH January 1, 2021
- THE COMING YEAR IS LIKE EVERY YEAR December 31, 2020
- SHAPING SOCIETY’S IMAGINATION December 29, 2020
- IMPROVING MEDITATION December 29, 2020
- QUESTIONING THE ANSWERS December 28, 2020
- SUCCESS IS MAKING OTHERS’ LIVES BETTER December 27, 2020
- ‘CONSPIRACY’ MEANS ‘SECRET PLAN’ December 27, 2020
- DON’T BECOME ‘SPIRITUAL’ December 26, 2020
- BUDDHAHOOD IS SELF ASSASSINATION December 25, 2020
- ILLUSORY LEVELS OF LIMITATION December 25, 2020
- THE DEVIL USES CONTRACTORS December 24, 2020
- TRUTH REVEALS UNTRUTH AS NON-EXISTENT December 23, 2020
- FINDING THE LANGUAGE THAT SUITS THE EXPERIENCE December 23, 2020
- OUR MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT LIFE December 22, 2020
- WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU’RE NOT A.I. ?! December 20, 2020
- IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THE ‘GREAT RESET’? December 18, 2020
- LAUGH IN THE FACE OF YOUR DEVIL December 17, 2020
- HOW IS CONSCIOUSNESS, LOVE? December 17, 2020
- MEDITATION ISN’T SOMETHING WE DO December 15, 2020
- COVID AND IVERMECTIN December 14, 2020
- THE ONE THING – THE ONLY THING – YOU CAN RELY ON December 14, 2020
- OUR MINDS NEED CHALLENGING December 13, 2020
- GOODNESS KNOWS WHY December 13, 2020
- AWAKENING SPIRITUALITY December 12, 2020
- FAKE: AN IMITATION – AN ILLUSION OF REALITY December 11, 2020
- SUDDENLY, I’M NOT ‘BUDDHIST’ December 10, 2020
- WHY DO WE WANT MORE AND MORE DHARMA? December 9, 2020
- CLARITY AND CLEVERNESS December 8, 2020
- LIFE DOESN’T CHANGE DRAMATICALLY WHEN WE REALISE THE TRUTH December 7, 2020
- WHY IS THE WORD ‘DUHKHA’ (SUFFERING) SO IMPORTANT? December 6, 2020
Tag Archives: Awareness
MEDITATION ISN’T SOMETHING WE DO
Meditation Isn’t Something We Do Meditation isn’t something we do – it’s something we are. We realise that what we are is watching what we do. We’re not waiting for something. We are. We are pure spirit – whether we … Continue reading
TRUTH IS CHALLENGING TO OUR PROGRAMMED MIND
Truth Is Challenging To Our Programmed Mind Our mind is full of ideas: we want to know the truth, but cannot find it. The problem is actually recognising it when it is presented, and we have to know the difference … Continue reading
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DON’T READ THIS … MEDITATE!
Don’t Read This … Meditate! 🙂 If you have time to read this, you have time to sit in silent awareness for a moment or two. Just be aware of the breath, and all the senses.Now be aware of awareness.Experience that you are … Continue reading
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YOUR SELF IS YOUR TEACHER
Your Self Is Your Teacher It’s all you really have. Be happy with your self. It will teach you all you need to know about attaining the realisation of the essence of mind – consciousness. This self is our mind’s … Continue reading
WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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THOUGHT IS RECYCLED DATA
Thought Is Recycled Data We show off our data … … and it shows. And then, there is Data Smog: an overwhelming excess of information. We might think that the more information we have the more we will know – … Continue reading
I DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE
I Don’t Want To Meditate I don’t want to meditate. Then don’t. Just be aware of being aware. That’s not difficult, is it? That’s just being ‘normal’, and that’s meditation. Don’t make it into a thing. Sit with a straight … Continue reading
BE AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES
Be Aware Of Consequences Mara activity makes situations worse. Mara: demonic consciousness (Sanskrit). Being aware of consequences, we are no longer be surprised. Mara lies in ambush in all our minds, looking for weaknesses in others and exploiting them. Mara … Continue reading
PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY / PRACTICAL WISDOM
Practical Philosophy / Practical Wisdom Practical philosophy is doing something mindfully. Practical wisdom is understanding the emptiness of everything with perfect awareness. . . .
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NEVER TRUST A BUDDHA
Never Trust A Buddha 😀 Gautama Buddha said, “Don’t trust me; test the teaching for yourself.” That is the most advanced teaching on truth. We will never actually know anything unless we experience it, as whatever we think we know … Continue reading
WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?
What Is Pure Consciousness? The one absolute truth about pure consciousness is that it is already pure; we do not have to make it pure. Without knowing this, we remain imprisoned in falsehoods, dullness and guilt. It is the fact … Continue reading
TWO PARALLEL REALITIES
Two Parallel Realities We live in two, multi-levelled parallel realities at the same time: one where consciousness relates to everything, creating dualities and complexities, and the other where non-dual consciousness is purely aware. The shadow and the light. By recognising … Continue reading
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FEELING SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR
Feeling Superior Or Inferior There are those whom we think are superior; we will one day realise what they realise. There are those whom we think are inferior; they will one day realise what we realise. It is only a … Continue reading
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MEDITATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION
Meditation Has Nothing To Do With Religion Meditation has nothing to do with religion. Religion turns meditation into an occasion. Meditation is the practice of simply resting in awareness to realise that we are that awareness. Meditation is not an … Continue reading
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THE THREE CAUSES OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE
The Three Causes Of The Known Universe We all know them: Positive, negative and neutral. Attraction, repulsion and inertia. Desire, aversion and indifference. The three poisons obscuring spiritual realisation. The Three Causes of the Knowing Universe Emptiness, cognisance, compassion. The … Continue reading
NEVER BELIEVE THE TRUTH
Never Believe The Truth Belief has been our greatest deception. Belief is the opposite to knowing. Belief obscures knowing. To ‘believe’ is to accept that something is true without proof. If we believe the truth, then we will never know the truth. To knowis … Continue reading
THE CHOSEN FEW
The Chosen Few The chosen few are the few who choose to realise their true reality. Many believe they are the way they are; a fixed self identity that cannot change. A few look at that fixated self identity and … Continue reading
APPEARANCES AND EMPTINESS
Appearances and Emptiness This is the key to letting go, and genuine freedom All that we encounter, we make real, relating to everything, and giving our ‘value judgements’. We become attached to all these appearances, and that binds us to ideas … Continue reading
THE LAMP THAT DISPELS DARKNESS
The Lamp That Dispels Darkness Dispelling Spells Dispel: to make disappear Spell: a state of enchantment This is a synopsis of the precious teaching,“The Lamp That Dispels Darkness”, write in 1906 by Mipham Rinpoche. This teaching is for those who … Continue reading
DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO BE SPIRITUAL?
Do We Have To Be Special To be Spiritual? The Buddha saw that everyone has Buddha nature, but we’re asleep. The word ‘Buddha’ merely means awake and pure, so from that point of view, no one is special … equally, … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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