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- 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
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
- UNBLOCKING ENLIGHTENMENT September 10, 2026
- UNDOING PRIDE September 10, 2026
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Tag Archives: Bodhisattva
PURPOSE IN THE MUNDANE
Purpose in the Mundane Instead of finding everyday life meaningless, a Bodhisattva views normal social interactions, jobs, and hardships as the perfect training ground to practise patience, generosity, and wisdom. Thus everything – every situation, every feeling, every thought and … Continue reading
CONDUCT: BECOMING AN EMPATHETIC DIPLOMAT
Conduct: Becoming A Empathetic Diplomat A person who can deal with others in a sensitive and tactful way. Realising our ultimate essence is a piece of cake compared to watching our conduct. We actually ascend the levels – the yanas – through our conduct, knowing the … Continue reading
THE MYSTERY MACHINE
The Mystery Machine We like mysteries because they’re something that’s difficult or impossible to understand and explain. They entertain us. Watching a magician’s deception, we like to believe, and choose to ignore how it’s done. This path of the impossible … Continue reading
IS DEATH TERMINAL?
Is Death Terminal? Well, life is terminal. Death going to happen, because it’s normal! It isn’t ‘normal’ to go consciously through the whole process. There are many teachings about what might happen to us after the death of the body, … Continue reading
THE DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATING
The Difficulty Of Communicating on a conventional level and on an ultimate level. We humans are a diverse lot 😀 … but what we do have in common is confusion, and the potential to end that confusion. Being confused, we … Continue reading
HOW TO BECOME A GOOD ALIEN
How To Become A Good Alien Alien: ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’. Other: refers to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about. We are not talking about being ‘alienated’ or … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhisattva, Helpful aliens., How To Become A Good Alien., Meditation, Social I.
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CORPORATE TYRANNY
Corporate Tyranny Building a scary, ugly, evil world. The Buddha woke up to what was going on around him, and created the DHARMA to end suffering. We cannot remain silent about things that matter. Corporate tyranny = deliberate confusion and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhisattva, corporate tyranny, echoes of Orwell, Noam Chomsky, the EU referendum
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BODHISATTVA
Bodhisattva There are nine levels of Bodhisattvas, the tenth being a Buddha. If we take the path of a Bodhisattva, then we have to have tamed the mind and emotions. All sense of what “I” want and “I” do … Continue reading
