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- SUBCONSCIOUS SUBSTITUTE DEPENDENCY September 16, 2020
- THERE IS NO NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS September 15, 2020
- EVERYONE IS RIGHT September 14, 2020
- WE ARE RITUALISTIC CREATURES September 14, 2020
- SHUNYATA: THE ABSENCE OF AN EDUCATED SELF September 14, 2020
- REALISATION – THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT September 14, 2020
- HOW TO SURVIVE BELIEF September 13, 2020
- THE SHOCK OF REALISATION September 12, 2020
- DEALING WITH CHANGE September 11, 2020
- Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate September 10, 2020
- INSPIRATIONAL ‘RUMOURS’ September 9, 2020
- SLAVERY AND FREEDOM September 8, 2020
- ANOTHER ROBOT GOES MISSING September 7, 2020
- FEEDBACK September 6, 2020
- RITUALISTIC CONFORMITY September 6, 2020
- STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER September 6, 2020
- IF CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT … September 5, 2020
- ‘THEY’ CAN INFILTRATE OUR MINDS … September 4, 2020
- TWO WAYS TO SURVIVE September 4, 2020
- CLONE OR ORIGINAL? September 1, 2020
- IT’S NOT WHAT WE KNOW THAT MATTERS August 31, 2020
- ARE WE BEING CHEMICALLY AND MENTALLY PRIMED? August 30, 2020
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- BEING GENEROUS TO OUR SELF August 27, 2020
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- WHEN WE LOSE OUR WAY August 25, 2020
- NOT TOO DRY, AND NOT TOO WET August 24, 2020
- LIFE ACCEPTANCE REDUCES KARMA August 23, 2020
- NOT FEELING GOOD ENOUGH August 23, 2020
- “IS THIS OR ISN’T THIS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?” August 22, 2020
- LIVING WITH DEMONS August 21, 2020
- FROM DEPENDENCE TO INDEPENDENCE August 19, 2020
- IS THAT ALL THERE IS? August 18, 2020
- HAVE OR ARE? August 17, 2020
- CONFUSING CONSCIOUSNESS August 15, 2020
- DEBT August 14, 2020
- THEY KNEW THE TRUTH THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO August 13, 2020
- THE MISGUIDED TALE OF TWO EXTREMES August 12, 2020
- LIFE WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES August 11, 2020
- TAKING CARE OF OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH August 10, 2020
- RECOVERING EGOHOLIC August 10, 2020
- HOW DO WE TEST A TEACHER? August 9, 2020
- WE EACH PROGRESS IN OUR OWN WAY August 9, 2020
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- NOTHING IS PERMANENT August 6, 2020
Tag Archives: Confusion
CUTTING THROUGH EXTREMIST VIEWS
Cutting Through Extremist Views We are all extremists when we react. The practice of Trekcho. Traditionally, this practice is the Tibetan Nyingma method of seeing the arising of thoughts (or emotions) before they are fully formed, thus cutting through them … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, depression, everything is real, extremism, free in the moment of seeing, get to the point, inseparability of emptiness and cognisance, life is meaningless, our view as opposed to the view, positive desperation, Pure Awareness, Pure Consciousness., reaction, REALITY, Trekcho, Tulku Urgyen
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KNOWING … BELIEF … CONFUSION … SENTIMENTALITY … INDIFFERENCE
Knowing … Belief … Confusion … Sentimentality … Indifference When we do not know our true reality, we fall into the trap of belief, confusion and sentimentality, leading to indifference. We become jaded – and our experience of spiritual practice … Continue reading
BEWILDERMENT AND PANIC CREATE STRESS
Bewilderment And Panic Create Stress We may never know the cause of something, but we can see and feel the effect – stress. It doesn’t matter whether a scenario originated from ignorance or intention, we see the effects all around … Continue reading
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Tagged bewilderment, bias, calm abiding, clarity, Confusion, disease, division, fear and hope, hormones, immune system, Love, Meditation, panic, right intention, right understanding, Stress, stressed, taking sides
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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
IF WE ARE UNCONSCIOUS, WE ARE THE PROBLEM
If We Are Unconscious, We Are The Problem If we are unconscious, we are the problem. The solution to this is becoming conscious. Being unconscious is being unaware of consciousness: we are therefore unable to control our mind and behaviour. … Continue reading
CONFUSION CREATES FUTILE DILIGENCE
Confusion Creates Futile Diligence Confuse: To make someone or something bewildered, more complex and less easy to understand. Confusion: The result of making someone confused. Spiritual texts suggest that we are confused because we ignore our true reality. Of course this is true, but we are … Continue reading
THE SIMPLE WAY TO DEAL WITH CONFUSION
The Simple Way To Deal With Confusion We deal with confusion by simply being aware of that which is aware of the confusion. That which is aware is pure consciousness, and this has never been confused. “But I’m still confused!” … Continue reading
THE NATURE OF CONFUSION
The Nature Of Confusion The nature of confusion is being unaware of our true nature When we ignore our absolute nature – the timeless presence of pure consciousness which actually sees – we enter a state of unconsciousness consciousness or … Continue reading
KNOW ONE, KNOW ALL
Know One, Know All There are thousands of teachings about our reality; they all result in the realisation of non-dual, pure awareness. Without that, nothing would be known. Once realised, there is no further need for theories. Sin is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, EMPATHY, Knowledge, Love, non-duality, Pure Awareness, REALITY, Sin, teachings, the dream, theories
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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CONVENIENCE
An Inconvenient Truth About Convenience Convenience: the state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty. From Latin ‘convenientia’: assembling, agreeing. Convenience is the modern way of life; we are fed easy ways of doing things and these conveniences become a necessity on which we rely. The more we give in … Continue reading
MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA
Make Do And Mend = Dharma We accept (make do) whatever karma brings our way. We heal (mend) that karma by not clinging to it. This view is the enlightened attitude, and the very happiness we seek. Make do and … Continue reading
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Tagged cause and effect, Confusion, Happiness, healing, KARMA, residue, spiritual practice, the enlightened attitude
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THE AGE OF CHAOS
The Age Of Chaos The more we look, the more we see chaos in the world. Chaos creates confusion; confusion creates suffering. Confused people desperately seek an answer; a saviour. Upon finding a saviour, we stop looking. We thereby relinquish … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, Confusion, free in the moment of seeing, hegel, responsibility, saviour
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NO MUD, NO ENLIGHTENMENT
No Mud, No Enlightenment First; recognise the mud of confusion. Second; realise that the mud never existed. Third; have good laugh!
MEET THE FOOLISH
Meet The Foolish! “I’m not suffering!” 😀 The foolish, lacking wisdom about their true nature of consciousness, cling to their fancies, falling deeper into confusion. Acknowledging that I am the fool is the recognition of suffering, and therefore the path … Continue reading
LIBERATION FROM DEPENDENCY
Liberation from Dependency To be able to ‘read between the lines’ means to perceive or deduce a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than being openly stated. ‘Independent’ is being free from outer control, not subject to another’s authority, and capable of thinking or acting for oneself. In other words, genuine liberation. We are … Continue reading
PERFECT CONSCIOUSNESS
Perfect Consciousness We are perfect consciousness but, in looking for something more, we abide in imperfect consciousness – ignorance. Ignorant, we wander in confusion, and suffer. The world is confusing because it is confused. We will stay confused as long … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IN ACTION
Buddhism In Action Wisdom in confusion.
BUDDHISM CAN TIE US IN KNOTS
Buddhism Can Tie Us In Knots It can get very complicated 🙂 Once we learn how to tie our shoe laces, the fingers automatically do it! We don’t need to be over-mindful of the kinetics; the point is for the … Continue reading
DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR, BIRTH OF THE NEW
Death of the old year, birth of the new We are coming up to the end of the year. How are you? Is there a looseness in the ego? Is the ego clinging less to fixated ideas.Do you feel more … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, KARMA, Pure Essence. Pure Awareness, wisdom
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