Tag Archives: CONSCIOUSNESS

IT’S ALL FAKE – AN ILLUSION

It’s All Fake – An Illusion An illusory ‘I’ looks down an illusory microscopeat an illusory world,maintaining the illusion. Constant recognition of the illusion is enlightenment. As long as we are looking at fake news,we will never realise that we … Continue reading

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ALIENS MAY NOT KNOW THEY ARE ALIENS

Aliens May Not Know They Are Aliens Aliens may not know they are aliens: they have to remember. Alien: from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’. The word ‘alien’ may suggest something unusual, or even threatening. We’re led to believe in scary UFOs, but … Continue reading

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THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO US

There Are Two Aspects To Us There are two aspects to our being: mind/body and consciousness. The mind/body pecks at the fruit, while consciousness watches in silence. Depending on our disposition, one aspect will dominate our life. Are we full … Continue reading

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MERE INFORMATION SEPARATES US

Mere Information Separates Us Mere information separates us. Unbiased experience doesn’t. Information is merely theory – a belief. Defending theories and beliefs is defending the indefensible because they haven’t been proven yet. Theory: an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. Invent a … Continue reading

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THE CONNECTION: BRAIN, MIND, CONSCIOUSNESS

The Connection: Brain, Mind, Consciousness Mind overrides consciousness. Brain overrides mind. In our formative years, the brain pathways are formed, and this sets up our approach to life. We can either feel entitled – high self-esteem – or feel inferior … Continue reading

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IT’S A VERY STUPID WORLD!

It’s A Very Stupid World! It’s a very stupid but spiritually-enhancing world. We live in a world, creeping to ever-new heights of stupidity. How is this achieved? By making people dependent and therefore stupid, and then demanding restrictions and limitations … Continue reading

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THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY IS …

The Science Of Spirituality Is … The science of spirituality is … consciousness, of course. Science is investigated by consciousness. Spirituality is consciousness investigating. 🙂

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FUTILE DILIGENCE

Futile Diligence Futile diligence is addiction. Life seems purposeless, so we make a purpose. When we obsess about a subject or activity, we lose sight of our actual reality, and focus on something or someone else, making our life and … Continue reading

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THERE IS NO SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH

There Is No Single Source Of Truth There is no single source of truth. Truth just is. It’s like formula; it just is. It’s like space; it just is. To ask where space, formulae and truth came from is scholastic … Continue reading

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KNOWLEDGE IS OUR PROTECTOR

Knowledge Is Our Protector Knowledge is our protector. Protector from what? Belief. Empathy protects consciousness from the pride of knowledge. It is wisdom that protects knowledge.

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APATHY IN CONSCIOUSNESS

Apathy In Consciousness Apathy is being indifferent to whatever goes on in our mind. We’d rather be drawn into what is going on ‘out there’. This is demonic activity in action = distraction/entertainment which is spiritual laziness. Spirituality is just … Continue reading

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WHO CAN I TRUST?

Who Can I Trust? Well, we cannot trust our self, as our self is merely an acquisition of ideas of others (who, in turn, trust others’ ideas 🙂 ) So, we cannot trust anyone – not even a Buddha. “Don’t … Continue reading

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THE ILLUSION WITHIN THE ILLUSION

The Illusion Within The Illusion The truth within the illusion, within the illusion. Everything that we see is merely temporary phenomena; nothing is permanent, so cannot be said to be everlasting. Things have the illusion of reality – that is … Continue reading

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THE SEED, THE MUD AND THE FRUIT

The Seed, The Mud And The Fruit The mud provides the nutrition for the seed to grow into the seed’s full potential. The seed is consciousness. The mud is confusion. The fruition is the realisation that consciousness is pure. Nothing … Continue reading

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CORRUPTING CONSCIOUSNESS

Corrupting Consciousness Corrupting consciousness. Corrupting the world. To harm, intimidate, or coerce others is bullying. Being intimidated – made timid – is achieved through the abuse of power. Power corrupts under many names, and weakens our intuitive intelligence. The physical world … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS IS SO ORDINARY

Consciousness Is So Ordinary It is because consciousness is so ordinary (without distinctive features) that we ignore it for something more interesting. Unfortunately, this is especially so when the precious truth of our reality is elaborated upon in any way … Continue reading

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RESOLVING OUR MIND

Resolving Our Mind Resolving our mind: lifting the veil. Our mind is past memories to which consciousness clings. Mistakenly, we call these memories “I”, and this I appears in every conversation to reinforce itself. Everything that we think is coloured … Continue reading

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DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU KNOW

Don’t Believe What You Know We hear and read information, and may believe that it’s right, but until we have verified it through testing and recognition, it is only belief. This is where we can be misled in spiritual circles, … Continue reading

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APPRECIATING OUR STUPIDITY

Appreciating Our Stupidity Appreciate: recognise the full worth. Be grateful for something. Understand a situation fully, along with the full implications.  Basing our existence on whatever we are told, without knowing why, is mere belief. Stupidity is underestimating how much stupidity there is … Continue reading

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TRUTH BEYOND BELIEF

Truth Beyond Belief I keep on about belief because it is not direct experience; it’s borrowed, it’s second-hand. We only know when we have direct experience of a subject for ourselves. This world bombards us with ‘information’ – so much … Continue reading

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SO FEW GET IT

So Few Get It So few realise their true reality that never changes. Most think consciousness is something that they have, and that’s it; they vaguely assume that there is more, but that it’s unknowable. This is precisely what belief … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS – THE ESSENCE OF MIND

Consciousness – The Essence Of Mind Consciousness – the essence of mind. And the essence of consciousness is emptiness. Mind is memories (software) which affect the brain (hardware) and our attitude. Whether the mind moves or is still, the essence … Continue reading

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NIHILISM – MISUNDERSTANDING OBJECTIVENESS

  Nihilism – Misunderstanding Objectiveness Nihilism: the belief that nothing in the world has a real existence, and that life is meaningless. We must be careful when we repeat text on negation (known as Madhyamika) that cancels everything out and finds nothing left. This can be misunderstood and can … Continue reading

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THERE ARE MANY APPROACHES TO REALISING TRUTH

There Are Many Approaches To Realising Truth There are many approaches to realising truth – intellectual, ritual, experiential – such that suits our temperament. We all approach Dharma with some understanding, a process, and a feeling. It isn’t mechanical. Spirituality … Continue reading

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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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WHO OR WHAT CREATED SELF?

Who Or What Created Self? Who or what created self? God? Chemicals? Karma? The creationists and the evolutionists present obvious arguments. There is another possibility, but it won’t suit everyone. What created this moment of us being here? The previous … Continue reading

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REJECTING THE EVIDENCE

Rejecting The Evidence Rejecting the evidence of our own inner eye makes us … misguided? … stupid? … ignorant? We ignore that which sees. The eyes are only a sense organ, where messages or images enter and connect to the … Continue reading

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FEAR ENGENDERERS, FEAR MONGERS AND FEAR BELIEVERS

Fear Engenderers, Fear Mongers and Fear Believers In every nuance of life, evil is present, spreading fear among the ignorant, and offering false hope that they will make it better. But it never does get better, does it? It is … Continue reading

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ENERGY & CONSCIOUSNESS ARE NEVER DESTROYED

Energy & Consciousness Are Never Destroyed Energy and consciousness are never destroyed: they merely change form. What is the energy that drives the body and mind? Consciousness. Throughout our lives, consciousness has never changed, but the karmic energy – which … Continue reading

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MEDITATION? YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND!

Meditation? You Must Be Out of Your Mind! The mind is full of thoughts, likes and aversions. It’s the software on the hard drive of our brain, and is very dear to us. We are consciousness that is usually so … Continue reading

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OUR GREAT PROTECTOR IS KNOWING CONSCIOUSNESS

Our Great Protector Is Knowing Consciousness Never forget how much effort has gone into obscuring our natural immunity/protection from the ignorance that makes us reliant. Natural immunity is realising our true reality of pure consciousness. It is seeing clearly without … Continue reading

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WHY I WRITE A BLOG

Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading

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HOW TO CANCEL EGO

How To Cancel Ego Ego actually comes and goes – although for some, it’s more of a permanent fixture! Ego is just consciousness adhering to beliefs and maintaining a competitive state between self and others. Beliefs, like opinions and assumptions, are … Continue reading

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WE ARE PROFOUND BEINGS WITH DEEP INSIGHT

We Are Profound Beings With Deep Insight We are profound beings with deep insight.And what do we do?!We ‘enrich’ ourselves with trivial entertainment.Why is that?It’s what we are familiar with.Why is that?We are brought up with it.Why is that?Historically, evil … Continue reading

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BEING AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING

Being Aware Of What We Are Doing Mindfulness; the precursor to realisation. Mindfulness: Intention to cultivate awareness, returning to it again and again. Attention to what is occurring in the present moment, simply observing thoughts, feelings and sensations as they … Continue reading

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THE PROOF OF REINCARNATION

The Proof Of Reincarnation It stands to reason, but not for everyone. 🙂 From big bangs, nebula / stardust forms to give rise to the next solar system, creating all phenomena – even our bodies. All phenomena eventually gives up … Continue reading

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PROVE THE DHARMA WRONG

Prove The Dharma Wrong Dharma is the universal law or code of reality. It is not a belief or religion. How does one disprove consciousness? We have to use the Sanskrit word ‘Dharma’ because there is no equivalent word in … Continue reading

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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

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IS BUDDHISM ABNORMAL?

Is Buddhism Abnormal? Normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. Abnormal: deviating from what is normal, typical, or expected. We have a choice “whether to suffer the slings and arrow of outrageous fortune or take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end … Continue reading

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INNER AND OUTER CONFLICT

Inner And Outer Conflict There is conflict everywhere and so, no inner peace. Inner peace comes from confidence in what is true, rather than what we think is true. We (consciousness) are in conflict with ourselves (our ideas) – or … Continue reading

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WHERE DID/DO WE GO ASTRAY?

Where Did/Do We Go Astray? According to ancient teachings, we – consciousness – have been trekking through the universe, driven by habitual ignorance of our true reality beyond time, and so, every sentient being has been our mother … That … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS IS LIKE A MOUSE

Consciousness Is Like A Mouse Consciousness is like a mouse, darting here and there and looking at this and that to find its heart’s desire – but repeatedly getting caught in the same cheesy trap. To a mouse catcher, the … Continue reading

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WE CANNOT DOUBT CONSCIOUSNESS

We Cannot Doubt Consciousness We may doubt ourselves, but we cannot doubt consciousness. Our self is a build-up of dogma – a set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. We are all indoctrinated from childhood, and thus we give our … Continue reading

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COMPLICATED = EASY CONFUSION

Complicated = Easy Confusion Realisation is being aware of awareness. That awareness is consciousness. We are that consciousness which, in essence, is emptiness – uncontaminated clarity. Now for the complicated bit … we doubt.

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GET PAST THE STUPID AND ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH

Get Past The Stupid And Arrive At The Truth 😀 We all do and say stupid things; it’s being human. Knowing that we do and say stupid things, we can arrive at the truth. That very knowing is consciousness. Now, … Continue reading

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ALONE IN SOLITUDE

Alone In Solitude Alone isn’t lonely if we have meaningful relationships with everything and everyone, when they occur. Not needing to be among people, the benefit of solitude is freedom from the constraints and opinions of others. Inner inspiration takes place … Continue reading

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SCIENCE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

Science Doesn’t Understand Pure Consciousness Science sees consciousness as a perception-memory device, and that’s why some scientists think that consciousness can be put into a clone. The abusers of science consider humans as devices to be manipulated. Our gross idea … Continue reading

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KNOWINGNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT

Knowingness Is Always Present Knowingness is always present – always has been. Whatever we do, knowingness is “at hand”. Knowingness is nothing other than consciousness. Sitting in silence, doing nothing without an inner voice chattering, just being aware, we realise … Continue reading

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IT’S A SUBLIMINAL LIFE

It’s A Subliminal Life A subliminal life is whatever is going on in our mind-scape. Subliminal: a stimulus or mental process below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it.  It’s part of neurolinguistic programming. … Continue reading

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MEDITATION IS DOING NOTHING

Meditation Is Doing Nothing It’s that simple. Consciousness doesn’t do anything: it merely observes. Even while the body is doing things, consciousness is just aware. An example is fastening our shoe laces; we’re simply aware of the fingers, and no … Continue reading

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