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- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
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- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
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- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
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Tag Archives: cognisant emptiness
YOUR SELF IS ALL YOU HAVE
Your Self Is All You Have This self isn’t a reality. It’s a phantom in the mind that consciousness believes is its reality. It’s the confidence trick which causes confusion. This self is just a collection of ideas and feelings … Continue reading
INNER AND OUTER LIFE
Inner And Outer Life Our outer life is knowing about things and people; it’s all very interesting and stimulating. Interesting: arousing curiosity; holding or catching the attention. By holding on to fascinating facts, we limit complete understanding by being fixated. We may think that, if … Continue reading
THE INNER PEACE OF EMPTINESS
The Inner Peace of Emptiness Cognisant emptiness is our original, uncontaminated state of mind, at perfect peace. We experience a glimps of this when we stop an activity, but we ignore it for something ‘interesting’ to do. This cognisant emptiness … 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
IF THE DHARMA IS TRUE, THEN NOTHING IS TRUE
If The Dharma Is True, Then Nothing Is True The Dharma is about the truth of what we are – eternal cognisant emptiness – and the impermanence of all phenomena, including thoughts. The Dharma is the teaching about the precise … Continue reading
THE UNIVERSE
The Physical Universe The universe is infinite space, matter and energy. It has no beginning and no end. If it had a beginning, what was there before? It is unconscious by not knowing, merely reacting to causes and conditions. The … Continue reading
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