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Tag Archives: Belief
WE WERE WARNED
We Were Warned The Buddha said,“Do not take my words for the truth: test them for yourself.” This was a warning, because to just believe in written or spoken words without practice and experience creates a false reality. Belief in … Continue reading
CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY
Cloning: Control Belief, Control Humanity Belief is the powerful mechanism by which ideas clone themselves into new and impressionable hosts. Shared belief is human cloning. Indoctrination strips away individuality, and the original reality of pure consciousness is ignored. When everyone … Continue reading
WISDOM IS SHARING ONE’S INNER PEACE
Wisdom Is Sharing One’s Inner Peace Wisdom does not cause conflictas it acknowledges the purity within all.No one can disprove consciousness. Belief, on the other hand,has many aspects which cause conflict,and therefore, belief is not wisdom.Belief has no direct experience. … Continue reading
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THE SINGLE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT
The Single Problem With The Human Predicament The single problem with the human predicament is belief. Once we believe, we become predictable. Belief is accepting words that have not been proven personally. We may believe words to be true, but … Continue reading
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BELIEFISM
Beliefism We all fall for it:-) We look at a video or blog and think “That’s interesting” or “That’s true”, and we assume we know it, when we’ve only collected information. This is just a belief, which is acceptance without … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING IS HAPPINESS
Understanding Is Happiness Understanding is direct experience of how something works. Even better understanding lies in knowing how it all works. Everything is created by attraction and repulsion. Our lives are held together by our likes and dislikes which have … Continue reading
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RELIGION ASKS NO QUESTIONS
Religion Asks No Questions Religion is a place where we don’t ask questions. If we do question, the reply comes only from a set text. If we ask, “Why should I believe that text?” the answer should be, “Don’t. Test … Continue reading
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PRETENDING WE DON’T SEE
Pretending We Don’t See Believing is accepting others’ say-so, and pretending – through fear of not conforming – that it’s true. This is how we live our lives on this planet run by politics. Politic: seeming to be sensible and judicious in … Continue reading
BELIEF AND AWARENESS
Belief And Awareness Belief and awareness are not the same. Belief is an idea in the mind that we accept without empirical experience. Pure awareness is empirical experience. Belief is an idea, a fantasy that gives rise to many opinions. Pure awareness is pure perception, pure … Continue reading
REALISATION, OR JUST BELIEF?
Realisation, Or Just Belief? When we think about or pray to beings in the past and believe that they’re listening to us, we give up responsibility. This is a false hope that the deity is ‘doing it’ – selectively – … Continue reading
IT’S OBVIOUS WHEN POINTED OUT
It’s Obvious When Pointed Out Clarifying a broken system. The system we all live in isn’t broken; it’s created and maintained to be that way. There aren’t different ‘political’ parties- it’s one party with opposite facets. Most people are unaware … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS ADDICTION
Belief Is Addiction Belief is addition, and we are born into addiction. Ideas are beliefs that we adopt and become addicted to; these are then considered to be more important than friendship. We don’t like people who don’t believe what we … Continue reading
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WHO DO WE TRUST?
Who Do We Trust? Trust: belief in someone or something: acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation. So trust is synonymous with belief. In this world, we accept a situation because others do, reassigning responsibility for our life to others. Even the Buddha said, … Continue reading
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IS THERE ONE MIND, OR AN INFINITE NUMBER OF MINDS?
Is There One Mind, Or An Infinite Number Of Minds? Is there one mind, or an infinite number of minds?This is for each individual mind to decide. 😀 Whichever we choose, it’s still up to the individual mind. The decision on how … Continue reading
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HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET
How Quickly We Forget How quickly we forget – and how quickly we can remember –the first instant of perception. That is the puzzle we live in. That instant of remembering is our reality of pure consciousness. This is the eternal … Continue reading
WHAT DOES REALISATION MEAN?
What Does Realisation Mean? Realisation is personal verification, and meditation is the method for verification. Realisation is not regurgitation – the repetition of information without analysis or comprehension. When people start knowing through experiential practice rather than believing, the world will be a better place; … Continue reading
WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY TO HEAVEN
We Can’t Think Our Way To Heaven We can’t think our way to heaven;likewise, we can’t believe our way to heaven. Heaven is pure experience, which is right here, right now. Does this experience make everything wonderful? No. Every thing, … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO MYSTERY IN THE WORLD
There Is No Mystery In The World Mystery is man-made, created by stories and beliefs which cause division. Whether a story is true or not, polarisation occurs – the duality of relating. There is a power in the world that … Continue reading
NOT SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
Not Seeing The Forest For The Trees This is exactly our problem. Not seeing the forest for the trees is not seeing or acknowledging that consciousness comes first, before our thoughts in the mind. It’s valuing what’s written over what … Continue reading
SUBTLE SUGGESTIONS BECOME BELIEFS
Subtle Suggestions Become Beliefs Subtle suggestion becomes a belief, and beliefs become fixations. Fixation makes us reactive, as we now think the suggestion is reality. Hypnotism is the power of suggestion and misdirection, boring people into submission; words, words, words … Continue reading
ADDICTED TO RELIGION AND TO ANTI-RELIGION
Addicted To Religion And To Anti-Religion The silliness of argument. Don’t let the religious and the anti-religious – the Creationists and the Darwinists – treat you like a four-year-old. They all need followers to keep the addiction alive. There is … Continue reading
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR DIS-INFORMATION FROM?
Where Do You Get Your Dis-information From? We are told, “Seeing is believing.” This is dis-information, but it’s the code that we live by which lies dormant in our minds but which can be activated at any moment. We are … Continue reading
WHAT IS STOPPING US KNOWING? IT IS BELIEF
What Is Stopping Us Knowing? It Is Belief. Belief is second-hand information – hearsay rather than direct observation or experience. Belief is thinking that we know. This causes insecurity, defensiveness, and aggression. Belief is a con trick, destroying confidence and the ability … Continue reading
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IS THERE A GOD OR NOT?
Is There A God or Not? This is a pointless debate as it’s a personal issue. No one should impose their views on to others – and criticising those who believe/don’t believe is futile. What matters is how we feel … Continue reading
WHAT IS WORSE THAN BELIEF?
What Is Worse Than Belief? Worse than belief is wanting to believe There are two obscurations in the mind: ignorance of our true reality, and the maintenance of that ignorance. When we stick to one side about whatever we read … Continue reading
EVIL IS THE OPPOSITE TO TRUTH
Evil Is The Opposite To Truth Evil is the opposite to truth. Truth is what is natural; evil is unnatural. Ignorance of reality causes conflict in the world, and is meant to. The world is infected with ignorance that comes … Continue reading
BEING GRATEFUL FOR THE MUD
Being Grateful For The Mud Be grateful for recognising that we are stuck in the mud of concepts which obscure reality. Not many can do that, as most are too busy with what others are doing – they’re in their … Continue reading
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TWO MIRACLES
Two Miracles One miracle is the stupidification of a planet, and the other, the realisation of that stupidification. Stupidification is consciousness believing in an ‘I’, creating the idea that ‘I’ have consciousness, when what we are is consciousness. It’s a … Continue reading
RENUNCIATION: REJECTING BELIEF
Renunciation: Rejecting Belief Renunciation isn’t about rejecting life – or chocolate. Life is the teacher of all phenomena. For modern people, there are immediate solutions to any discomfort. Because of that, our lives are spent in searching for solutions to … Continue reading
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BELIEF OR KNOWING
Belief Or Knowing These are our choices. Belief is accepting something without evidence. Knowing is having proven the evidence. What is our origin? What do we know? Not what others have told us. The instant when we ask, “What do … Continue reading
A LIE HAS AN ELEMENT OF TRUTH
A Lie Has An Element Of Truth To Be Believable The Buddha never asked us to believe,just accepting his words. People who believe do not know; they assume, and follow others. It’s shocking to see how many just accept whatever … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA WAS A WHISTLEBLOWER
The Buddha Was A Whistleblower He provided evidence contrary to the established belief that there is self. The instant when we identify as a self or atman or spirit, we create and maintain a subtle duality. The moment of pure … Continue reading
BELIEF IS AN INFECTION
Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading
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DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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IS PURE AWARENESS SIMPLISTIC?
Is Pure Awareness Simplistic? All sentient beings are aware. They have to be, in order to be. 🙂 Understanding this is quite simple. In the very first instant of being aware and before judgements set in, this awareness is pure, … Continue reading
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COVERED BY INVENTIONS
Covered By Inventions A concept is a device, an invention in the mind formed by belief, from being told something and accepting it as ‘authority’. Humanity had been covered in concepts; ‘disguising the truth’ is a variant of the word ‘covert’, … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS GROUPTHINK
Belief Is Groupthink Being told to believe the opposite of what we can see is groupthink. Belief is acceptance of something without proof, under the guise of knowing. Just saying, “I believe it’s true”, is still a belief, an opinion, … Continue reading
THE PANDEMIC BUSINESS MODEL
The Pandemic Business Model Pandemic: affecting the entire world. Things do not just happen. Elements must be brought together and orchestrated, with situations being planned and coordinated to produce a desired effect, especially surreptitiously. By whom? By nature, and by those who manipulate nature, which reacts … Continue reading
WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?
What’s The Point Of Spiritual Practice? What’s the point of spiritual practice if we only have one life? There isn’t, unless we come, through practice, to realise the possibility that consciousness is beyond everyday human experience. There are two types … Continue reading
IN TWO MINDS
In Two Minds We have two choices. It’s one or the other: Others control our mind. We control our mind. 1. Mind control – also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion or thought control – refers to controlling the beliefs, behaviours … Continue reading
BELIEF IS INDIRECT; KNOWING IS DIRECT
Belief Is Indirect; Knowing Is Direct Here, we are talking about reality. It’s obvious that if we merely acquire information from a book, that is hearsay, and doesn’t mean we know. We may think things are a good idea, but … Continue reading
WHY BELIEF IS THE OPPOSITE TO TRUTH
Why Belief Is The Opposite To Truth Belief is the constant trap of duality-separation. If we find a stone and worship it, believing that it has powers, this belief will make us feel strong and comforted. In fact, the power … Continue reading
ARE WE MADE TO BELIEVE?
Are We Made To Believe? Are we made to believe in a deity or a self? Either way, these are merely ideas. When we believe anything, we are caught up in an illusion, a duality, a conundrum that creates confusion … Continue reading
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HOW THE WORLD WAS WON
How The World Was Won The world was won through belief, giving people something plausible – deserving applause or approval – to keep them ‘happy’. A common trick of the magician. Plausible: an argument or statement seeming reasonable or probable, … Continue reading
NO GOD, NO ENLIGHTENED BEINGS?
No God, No Enlightened Beings? What if there was no God? No Enlightened beings? After all, they are only characters in books. The books talk about miracles, but has anyone seen them happen? Our problem is that we want to … Continue reading
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EVIL WANTS TO CONTROL OTHERS
Evil Wants To Control Others We may think of evil-doers as profoundly immoral and wicked – ‘them over there’ – but evil is much closer to home, in the form of the quality of our morals. What are they based … Continue reading
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EVIDENCE-BASED TRUTH
Evidence-Based Truth We base our lives on others’ stories, which are laundered information. Miracle-stories happened thousands of years ago, but don’t happen now. Interesting … belief is that powerful. How dare we have doubts?! If we disagree with the official … Continue reading
THERE ARE SOME DAFT IDEAS OUT THERE
There Are Some Daft Ideas Out There Because people cannot understand reality, they make it up, and then sell it to others. This is called belief. If belief made people content, happy and generous of heart, then belief would be … Continue reading
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