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- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR COMMON GROUND? March 23, 2026
- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
- BE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY March 22, 2026
- BELIEVING AND DEBUNKING March 22, 2026
- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS March 21, 2026
- GROUPS ARE CONFORMITY March 21, 2026
- PRACTICAL PRACTICE TO PRACTISE March 21, 2026
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHAOS? March 20, 2026
- IS THERE A HIERACHY ON EARTH? March 20, 2026
- WORLD EVENTS CHANGE OUR THINKING March 20, 2026
- THE ANSWER TO LIFE March 19, 2026
- SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM March 18, 2026
- EVIL TRANSFORMS INTO WISDOM March 18, 2026
- THE COMFORTABLE DECEPTION March 18, 2026
- IT’S AN ANCIENT TRICK March 18, 2026
- WHAT ARE MORALS? March 17, 2026
- A POSITIVE OUTLOOK March 16, 2026
- REGRETS ARE MEMORIES March 16, 2026
- THE TWO VEILS OF UNHAPPINESS March 15, 2026
- WHAT IS SUCCESS? March 15, 2026
- KARMA IS OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE March 15, 2026
- DZOGCHEN March 14, 2026
- WE ALL GIVE OFF SIGNALS March 14, 2026
- INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY March 14, 2026
- CLARITY IS VIVIDNESS March 13, 2026
- WE INHERIT MEMORIES March 13, 2026
- FINDING EGO March 13, 2026
- HOLDING ONTO ANGER March 13, 2026
- WE WERE WARNED March 12, 2026
- TRANSCENDING THE LEVELS March 11, 2026
- THE AI LAMA March 11, 2026
- CLONING: CONTROL BELIEF, CONTROL REALITY March 10, 2026
- GHOST IN THE MIND March 10, 2026
- KNOW THE DIFFERENCE March 9, 2026
Tag Archives: common sense
BUDDHISTS, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, OVERDO IT
Buddhists, Like Everyone Else, Overdo It Humans are obsessive, overly-dramatic creatures. We like sensation and spectacle which bypasses our common sense. As humans, we overdo everything because of psychological disorders, such as perfectionism, fear of failure, peer pressure, validation … … Continue reading
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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
WE MAY BE TOLD WHAT TO DO
We May Be Told What To Do We may be told what to do and how to think, but we shouldn’t forget our common sense of kindness.
WHEN DO OUR PROBLEMS START?
When Do Our Problems Start? Our problems start the moment consciousness becomes attached to an idea. That first idea was ‘my self’. Why is attachment a problem? If we (consciousness) hold on to an idea, then we lose the clarity … Continue reading
REALISATION IS DISCOVERY
Realisation Is Discovery In a confused world, all we will get is confused messages. Genuine discovery uncovers the realisation of a conscious being, without additives and before opinions, elaborations, beliefs, hopes or fears. Be careful what you read or hear, and … Continue reading
There is hope for the future!
There is hope for the future when a twelve years old, understands the situation, better than the people running the country. With this boy and others like him, the world WILL BE a better place. Thank you young man. May … Continue reading
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