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- THEORISTS AVOID ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 9, 2023
- GOODNESS IS SEEING CLEARLY June 9, 2023
- WHAT IS GOODNESS? June 8, 2023
- LIBERATION FROM OUR HISTORY June 8, 2023
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS CANNOT BE WRONG June 8, 2023
- DETAILS ARE MEANT TO OBSCURE THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 7, 2023
- IT’S ALL FAKE – AN ILLUSION June 6, 2023
- THE TRUE CURRENCY OF LIFE June 5, 2023
- CAN CONSCIOUSNESS SUFFER? June 5, 2023
- OUR BRAIN IS OUR JAILER June 5, 2023
- MAGIC – OR MAGICK – IS JUST BELIEF June 4, 2023
- BEING NEVER CHANGES June 4, 2023
- DON’T BE A FOLLOWER, BE AN ARRIVER June 4, 2023
- WHAT DO A.I. AND BELIEF HAVE IN COMMON? June 3, 2023
- ALIENS MAY NOT KNOW THEY ARE ALIENS June 3, 2023
- HOW TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR SELF June 2, 2023
- ENLIGHTENMENT: WAITING TO BE RECOGNISED June 1, 2023
- WHY IS THIS A CRAZY WORLD? May 31, 2023
- AWARENESS IS NEVER CHANGED BY CIRCUMSTANCES May 31, 2023
- THE WISDOM OF SILENCE May 30, 2023
- MONOPOLISING CONSCIOUSNESS May 28, 2023
- THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO US May 28, 2023
- YOUR KARMA IS UNIQUE May 28, 2023
- DO NOT FOLLOW THE DHARMA; FLY WITH IT! May 27, 2023
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WANTING AND NEEDING May 27, 2023
- FILLING OUR MIND WITH ELABORATIONS May 26, 2023
- WHEN HUMANS CANNOT UNDERSTAND REALITY … May 25, 2023
- MERE INFORMATION SEPARATES US May 25, 2023
- CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE IN THE MIND May 24, 2023
- WE ANSWER OUR OWN QUESTIONS May 23, 2023
- HOW DID WE GET HERE? May 23, 2023
- DELAY CAUSES CHAOS AND SUFFERING May 22, 2023
- BY DEFINITION, MAGICIANS LIE May 22, 2023
- THE CONNECTION: BRAIN, MIND, CONSCIOUSNESS May 21, 2023
- ROOT GURU – A STICKY RELATIONSHIP May 20, 2023
- BEFORE AN ‘OBSERVER’ May 19, 2023
- FORGIVE THEM AS THEY CANNOT CONTROL THEIR SELF May 18, 2023
- “I DON’T BELONG TO GROUPS” May 18, 2023
- HOW CONSPIRACIES WORK May 18, 2023
- “THE GREAT RESET” IS ABOUT REDEFINING WORDS May 18, 2023
- ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL May 17, 2023
- CONTROLLING EVENTS May 17, 2023
- WE GET STUCK BECAUSE WE COPY May 16, 2023
- ATTACHMENT TO ANCESTRY IS AN ILLUSION May 16, 2023
- LETTING GO May 16, 2023
- WORDS CONFUSE May 16, 2023
- WHY WE LOSE FRIENDS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT May 15, 2023
- THERE ARE OTHER WAYS May 14, 2023
- PEOPLE WITH FIXATED IDEAS May 13, 2023
- IDEALISM: GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES = THEORIES May 13, 2023
Tag Archives: compassion
THE WISDOM OF SILENCE
The Wisdom Of Silence It doesn’t matter what we think, say or do; all that is merely conjecture – an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. It’s old-news second-hand memories in the mind to which we constantly – and … Continue reading
THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT
The Great Disappointment Realisation is disappointing. It’s no big deal. And even though we realise what we are, a great sadness arises as others haven’t yet realised that they are pure consciousness. This is where the real work begins in … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY CAN BE A PRISON
Spirituality Can Be A Prison Doubt imprisons us. Once we understand the principle of any activity, we are free to go away and develop it. When we get a glimpse that we are pure consciousness, meditation verifies it. If people … Continue reading
GOD? OR NO GOD?
God? No God? One should reflect on the idea of intelligent design by ‘God’ or ‘Gods’. And questions naturally arise: Why did God bother? How are we in his or their own image? Does that mean we have the very … Continue reading
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Tagged aggression, compassion, creating life, creation, God, Gods, intelligent design, no God, self-replicating, the infinite universe, why did God bother
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IS THERE A SCRIPT?
Is There A Script? Is there a script? Certainly: the simple laws of the universe. Those who do not know these laws live in confusion. Good and evil both have the script, the formula, the principle, according to universal laws … Continue reading
INTELLIGENT DESIGN?
Intelligent Design? Intelligent design is a belief that life, the earth and the universe are so complex that they cannot be explained by the scientific theory of evolution, and therefore must have been designed by a supernatural entity; the existence of … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, cognisance, compassion, compassionate consciousness, emptiness, ENLIGHTENMENT, esoteric beings, exoteric beings, God, intelligent design, our potential, pure consciousness, realisation, the 3 laws of nature, the essence of negative emotions, three principles, ultimate truth, wisdom of our true reality
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DEMORALISED
Demoralised Demoralise: to cause someone to lose confidence. To corrupt the morals of someone to become unsure of right and wrong. The view of a neuroscientist adept: “Consciousness arises out of the brain.” The view of a spiritual adept: “Consciousness permeates the entire body.” It amounts … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, CONSCIOUSNESS, demoralise, neuroscience, spiritiuality, well=-=being
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THE DANGER OF EXPECTATION
The Danger Of Expectation Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen. Ordinary human happiness is based on the expectation of fulfilling a desire. The expectation makes us feel happy, but it’s never completely satisfying because it doesn’t last, and so we seek more of the … Continue reading
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Tagged a hinderance to reality, Addiction, Belief, Chenrezi, compassion, EMPATHY, esoteric, exoteric, expectation, experience, fulfilling desire, hope, Miracles, Tong len prctice
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COMPASSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE ‘HAPPY’
Compassion For Those Who Are ‘Happy’ Compassion for those who are ‘happy’.Empathy for those who are unhappy. Whatever influences us is down to our karmic propensity, which due to past experiences; like attracts like. If those experiences are not enlightened … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, compassion, EMPATHY, humulity, lacking sides, the middle way, true compassion, trust the view
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IS LIFE RANDOM OR PERFECTLY CO-ORDINATED?
Is Life Random Or Perfectly Co-ordinated? A leaf falls from a tree. Does it drop straight down? Conditions dictate how and where it falls. Even those conditions aren’t random – they, in turn, are created by other conditions. If we … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
THE SIX PERFECTIONS ARE NOT SEPARATE
The Six Perfections Are Not Separate The six perfections aren’t separate, being qualities of compassion. If one perfection is experienced, all are present, whether we notice wisdom or not. We don’t have think about it; just be aware.
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FOLLOW-THE-LEADER
Follow-The-Leader Follow-The-Leader: A child’s game. The universe seems complex, but it obeys simple rules. If we know the rules, we can lead our own life, otherwise we follow others who follow others who follow others, and no one knows why. The rules of … Continue reading
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Tagged attraction, compassion, consciousness is pure and compassionate, desire aversion and indfference, Fight, flight and freeze, hope fear and ignorance, our likes and dislikes, pure consciousness, PURITY, realise in practice, repulsion and inertia, seeing through the pretence, selfishness, the essence of our being, the rules of the universe
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THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND
There Is Nothing To Understand There is nothing to understand; just see. Just seeing is pure consciousness. Once realised, we understand what others try to understand. This profound teaching has become far too poetic, complicated and elaborate. Realise that pure … Continue reading
AND THE TRUTH IS UPSETTING
And The Truth Is Upsetting The truth will set us free – but not everyone at the same time. When we realise our true nature, it’s such a relief from all the elaborate nonsense going on in the world. Not … Continue reading
CHAOTIC SPACE
Chaotic Space Chaotic space refers to complete disorder and confusion. This can seem either random or enlightening. In human terms, chaotic space is disorder, but it’s predictable, as we are actually governed by desires, judgements and ignorance. “Order Out Of … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, compassion, desire, enlightened space, judgement and ignorance, order
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THE CURE BECOMES THE DISEASE
The Cure Becomes The Disease Whatever we are attracted to solve our problems – be it knowledge of science, religion, politics, literature, music, medicine, drugs, sex, conspiracies or just the latest ideas – ends up causing us dis-ease if we … Continue reading
COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS
Compassion For Dzogchen Practitioners The most challenging kind of compassion is towards those who assume that they are Dzogchen practitioners. Dzogchen is the ultimate reality of pure consciousness, accompanied by ultimate compassion-for-all. Many dive in and attend Dzogchen courses, but … Continue reading
COMPASSION IS MATURITY OF UNDERSTANDING
Compassion Is Maturity Of Understanding Having compassion means knowing both our dark and light sides. Compassion is not a word that we apply to ourselves in order to feel superior; it is the skilful means to empathise actively with how … Continue reading
MEDITATION ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS?
Meditation Isn’t The Answer To Our Problems!? This was said by a very influential professor who actually meditates. And it’s doublespeak. He means that meditation isn’t the answer to his – and his organisation’s – problems, but it is the … Continue reading
ALL THE WORLD IS, IS A STAGE
All The World Is, Is A Stage “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.” We adopt a script and act out its foolery, day after day, and … Continue reading
COMPASSION IS DEEP LISTENING
Compassion Is Deep Listening We offer our presence. This is how to recognise a practitioner who has trained their mind. The path to enlightenment is compassion. Compassion is an individual journey of empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand how … Continue reading
CONTINUING FROM YESTERDAY …
Continuing From Yesterday … How troubles in the world come about: Division exists naturally because of different levels of understanding, but when these divisions are exploited, they become exaggerated. If we do not know the law of the universe then, … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, cognisance and compassion, compassion, division, empathetic enlightenment, emptiness, enlightened wisdoms, exploitation of division, free speech, free thinking, our adopted nature, OUR TRUE NATURE, seeing things afresh, taking a side, the enlightened principles, the law of the universe, the maintenance of assumptions
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COMPASSION AND EMPATHY
Compassion And Empathy A word is a merely a sound. Words have meaning, however, and if we don’t understand that meaning, we merely make sounds. Compassion: concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others and a wish to help. Empathy: the ability and … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, CONSCIOUSNESS, EMPATHY, judgement, memory, our mind's pinboard, perception, Pure Awareness, pure being
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IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH
If We Are Not Told The Truth If we’re not told the truth, what are we being told? If we’re not told the truth, then maybe – consciously or unconsciously – we are being told misunderstandings and untruths. If we … Continue reading
EXERCISE: CATCHING THAT FIRST MOMENT OF REALITY
Exercise: Catching That First Moment Of Reality This practice is consciousness watching thoughts that come to pass. Play a video of someone you normally do not like. Just watch with an open mind, without any judgement at all. In just … Continue reading
YOU WILL NEVER FIND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
You Will Never Find Pure Consciousness Whether we look or not, pure consciousness it is always present. It is just a presence, the real you. It cannot be described, but has qualities of clarity and compassion. Whatever we think of … Continue reading
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WHY DO I WRITE EVERY DAY?
Why Do I Write Every Day? Is there too much on my mind? No; it’s the same as everyone else’s. The mind merely responds to whatever karma presents and, if karma is our teacher, there is much to see. Every … Continue reading
WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
Why We Need One Another We need one another to put both the Dharma (teachings on ultimate reality) and our mind to the test. There are many reasons to hear others’ views, as these have a part to play in … Continue reading
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Tagged ampthay, bias, compassion, concentration, Dharma, discipline, generosity, living compassion, morality, our progress to enlightenment, partial view of life, patience, teachings on ultimate reality, the 5 paramitas, the strong serve the weak, the suffering of others, the test of compassion, the views of others, wisdom
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LIVING IN OTHERS’ FANTASIES MAKES US STUPID
Living In Others’ Fantasies Makes Us Stupid We are born without any ideas, but have individual tendencies. This is undeniable. These tendencies that have not yet taken shape are coloured by our environment; they are misdirected or exaggerated, and we … Continue reading
JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL
Judging And Being Judgemental Spiritual practice is about knowing the difference. One is momentary;the weighing up of possibilities. The other is mechanical;being predictable and fixated. In being judgemental, we don’t see clearly because, instead of being fresh, pure awareness, we … Continue reading
TURNING PRIDE INTO WISDOM
Turning Pride Into Wisdom Pride is the wisdom of equality. In the very first moment of recognition, each negative emotion has a quality of wisdom. This needs to be experienced through practice. Recognition comes from equanimity; a trained, clear mind … Continue reading
BEING WEIRD: CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY
Being Weird: Consciously Controlling Our Destiny Weird: Late Middle English, originally meaning ‘having the power to control destiny’; unearthly. If we have no control over life, and merely follow collective ideas as our ancestors did, we are born, work, have a family, leave offspring and die. Animals, insects, … Continue reading
THERE IS NO SECRET ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE
There Is No Secret Esoteric Knowledge Esoteric teaching is actual, ultimate experiencein realising what we already know. All we have to do is look and see,and let that acknowledgement drop awayto come to rest in non-duality. Reading or listening to … Continue reading
HATRED FINDS NO HOME
Hatred Finds No Home This says it all. Hatred: intense dislike.Hatred disturbs the mind:we find no peace, and no home. Home: permanent residence.The only thing permanent is our inner reality. Thing: that which has no specific name. Only through the realisationof the true … Continue reading
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IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES
It Is The Worst Of Times, It Is The Best of Times How is this the worst of times? In diabolical times, people become more divided. The media soothsayers speculate about the future, creating fear, chaos, and confusion, either winding … Continue reading
WHEN THE TRUTH ISN’T RECOGNISED
When The Truth Isn’t Recognised The truth of our being may not register with everyone. Years ago, my wife and I attended a lecture by the Dalai Lama, and we both fell asleep. It wasn’t that we weren’t interested; it … Continue reading
HOW TO WIN ANY ARGUMENT
How To Win Any Argument Don’t bother trying. Just listen, and then there is no aftertaste; we remain at peace and have nothing to lose 🙂 If we do engage, we have to work at the other’s level, and this … Continue reading
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RIGHT TIME, RIGHT CONNECTION
Right Time, Right Connection Connection: the relationship between something, and something else. First, we have to be in the right place, mentally. It is through the practice of sitting in stillness that we realise we do not have consciousness; we … Continue reading
DOES EVIL EXIST TO TEST US?
Does Evil Exist To Test Us? The universe is a place of opposites: dark and light, good and evil, selflessness and selfishness, mirror and reflection, appearances and recognition … when, in fact, none of these are separate. There cannot be … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION
The Problem With Realisation The problem – or complication – with realising the nature of mind (pure consciousness) and that which obscures this is finding the right words for a specific occasion. We can, of course, generalise, but that isn’t … Continue reading
OUR MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT LIFE
Our Misunderstanding About Life This is so easy to say but so difficult to accept. Life itself is pure spirit, pure consciousness.Unfortunately, we are far too occupied or vacant to notice the experience of this. We prefer to believe in the … Continue reading
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GOODNESS KNOWS WHY
Goodness Knows Why Why does goodness know? Goodness is naturalness, and there is nothing more natural than pure consciousness. It is our natural, essential being – the essence of knowingness itself. It’s where love, empathy and compassion come from, as … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE DEMONS?
What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind. Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading
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OBSCURING THE TRUTH
Obscuring The Truth The truth itself isn’t extremely subtle; it is that which is obscuring the truth that is extremely subtle. Pure consciousness is what we are; it sees every moment that we think we are seeing, surveying without comment. It has done … Continue reading
EMPATHETIC ENTITIES
Empathetic Entities Entity: from late Latin ens, ent- ‘being’ – (intelligent)Being: essence of a person.Essence of person: pure consciousness. Words may stir consciousness, but it is the spacious acknowledgement behind the words that illumines consciousness. There are qualities within a person that express truth without words. … Continue reading
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Tagged cause and effect, choices, compassion, EMPATHY, entities, ESSENCE, habitual behaviour, KARMA, karmic propensities, our view, pure being, pure consciousness
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CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING BETTER?
Can You See Anything Better? We are the pure light of consciousness, the pure light of clarity. It is that which sees and can know. When we forget, ignore, aren’t bothered or become indifferent to this pure light, all that … Continue reading
WE AREN’T COMPLETE PEOPLE … YET
We Aren’t Complete People … Yet We are partial: existing only in part; incomplete.We are body, mind and consciousness. As long as we don’t recognise consciousness, we will continue to live a limited, materialistic existence within certain boundaries. Becoming aware of consciousness is … Continue reading
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