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- EMPTINESS IS ALL YOU NEED, TO KNOW March 25, 2019
- ULTIMATELY, WE BECOME APOSTATES March 25, 2019
- LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS March 24, 2019
- THIS PERSON ISN’T ME March 23, 2019
- THE TWO ASPECTS OT OUR BEING March 22, 2019
- DEALING WITH AN AGITATED MIND March 20, 2019
- WAKING UP TO WAKING UP TO WAKING UP March 18, 2019
- ADAPTABILITY IS THE DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE March 17, 2019
- MEDITATION: ORDER OUT OF CHAOS March 16, 2019
- SPIRITUALLY EMPTY? March 13, 2019
- IF TRANSMIGRATION IS A REALITY March 13, 2019
- IS THERE A UNIVERSAL CREATOR? March 12, 2019
- NOBODY IS INNOCENT, AND EVERYONE IS PURE March 10, 2019
- PRACTICE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE March 7, 2019
- THE NAME OF THIS BLOG March 5, 2019
- THERE IS NOTHING SPIRITUAL ABOUT BELIEF March 5, 2019
- WHY DO WE REFER TO GOD AS ‘HIM’? March 4, 2019
- DO WE FEEL WE’RE NOT MAKING SPIRITUAL PROGRESS? March 3, 2019
- FINDING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR March 1, 2019
- ROBOT TO PREACH AT BUDDHIST TEMPLE February 27, 2019
- THE THREE CAUSES OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE February 27, 2019
- THERE ARE NO INTERPRETATIONS OF THE TRUTH February 27, 2019
- TRANSCENDING TRAUMAS, OBSCURATIONS AND SCARS February 26, 2019
- OUR HIDDEN ASPECT February 24, 2019
- AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CONVENIENCE February 20, 2019
- PSYCHOLOGICAL VIRUSES February 19, 2019
- THE ‘VERY ADVANCED’ PRACTICE OF ONE TASTE February 18, 2019
- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING THOUGHTS February 17, 2019
- ONENESS ISN’T TWONESS February 17, 2019
- REALISING OUR ULTIMATE BEING February 17, 2019
- SO WE THINK WE HAVE FREE WILL? February 17, 2019
- A DEITY IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ULTIMATE BEING February 17, 2019
- SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS SHOULD BE FREE February 17, 2019
- IS ‘TRUTH’ JUST ANOTHER IDEA? February 16, 2019
- THE AGE OF FAST SPIRITUAL PROGRESS February 14, 2019
- THE VERY DELICATE MATTER OF INSPIRATION February 12, 2019
- WORDS ARE NOT THE TRUTH February 11, 2019
- WE GO THROUGH HELL TO GET TO HEAVEN February 9, 2019
- FOMO – FEAR OF MISSING OUT February 7, 2019
- REALISING SPIRIT February 4, 2019
- IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE WAKE UP… February 4, 2019
- WHEN WE KNOW, THEN WE CANNOT NOT KNOW February 4, 2019
- WHEN SIMPLICITY BECOMES COMPLEXITY February 2, 2019
- THE TWO FEATURES OF THOUGHTS February 2, 2019
- UNITY DOES NOT MEAN UNIFORMITY February 2, 2019
- THE WEAKNESS OF EVIL IS ARROGANCE February 2, 2019
- WE ALL NEED A FEELING OF SUCCESS February 2, 2019
- WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS AND WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? January 30, 2019
- OTHERS’ SPIRITUAL WAYS January 30, 2019
- REINCARNATION; IS IT WORTH THE GAMBLE? January 28, 2019
Tag Archives: CONSCIOUSNESS
FINDING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
Finding What You Are Looking For There are around 2,360 entries on this blog … probably too many 😀 In ‘Search’ (right at the bottom of the page), try typing a word that comes to mind, and see what pops … Continue reading
IS ‘TRUTH’ JUST ANOTHER IDEA?
Is ‘Truth’ Just Another Idea? Truth is not a mental construct as truth can never change. All things and ideas are changeable because they are constructs, made from parts that come together by causes and conditions, and so they don’t have … Continue reading
IT’S GOOD TO KNOW
It’s Good To Know It’s good to know; life then becomes beautiful and fruitful. Knowing is the pure nature of consciousness. Now we can recognise whatever causes the obstacles to knowing pure consciousness. Conversely, when we don’t know, we are … Continue reading
NEVER BELIEVE THE TRUTH
Never Believe The Truth Belief has been our greatest deception. Belief is the opposite to knowing. Belief obscures knowing. To ‘believe’ is to accept that something is true without proof. If we believe the truth, then we will never know the truth. To knowis … Continue reading
BODHICITTA, PARAMITAS, OM MANI PEME HUM …
Bodhicitta, Paramitas, Om mani peme hum … … all mean the same thing. Bodhicitta, the paramitas, om mani peme hum are all the six perfections: generosity, patience, conscience, perseverance, meditation/concentration, and wisdom There is: Relative and ultimate bodhicitta. Relative and … Continue reading
THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
EMPTINESS – SHUNYATA
Emptiness – Shunyata When we drop everything, emptiness is realised. Emptiness is our true nature. Emptiness is the pure state of consciousness resting within itself. That is perfect inner peace. Just look, see, and drop. So why do we constantly … Continue reading
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BELIEF IS NOT SPIRITUALITY
Belief Is Not Spirituality Belief is an idea, a story that we repeatedly imagine and accept without proof of reality. Spirituality is the direct experience of sustained resting in pure consciousness, realising ultimate reality beyond belief. Nothing and no one … Continue reading
WHAT ARE AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS?
What are Authentic Spiritual Teachings? Authentic: Undisputed origin – not a copy or adaptation. Origin: The point where something begins. We are talking about an extremely subtle aspect of our being, being diverted. What is our origin? First, we must ask, … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS …
Buddhism Is … … recognition … and the realisation of that recognition. All appearances are temporary occurrences in the churning-mind-machine. Consciousness recognises these appearances, and realises that are they recognised by virtue of consciousness itself. We are that consciousness. Through … Continue reading
CAN A SOUL BE CAPTURED?
Can A Soul Be Captured? Soul: the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal. Buddhism does not accept the word ‘soul’ because of the second interpretation: a person’s moral or emotional nature or sense of identity. Confusing, isn’t it? Two opposite … Continue reading
A FULFILLING LIFE
A fulfilling life is a matter of waking up to one’s tendencies, accepting them while not being driven by them. Even though we know we are consciousness itself, we still have to acknowledge our habitual reactions until we no longer … Continue reading
IN AND OUT OF NOW
In And Out Of Now Now is always present, whether we notice it or not Tulku Urgyen’s phrase describes the moment now as “spontaneous presence”. but what is spontaneous presence in actuality? We can say words such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, … Continue reading
DISTURBING THE PEACE
Disturbing The Peace… and the intellect We have been given the image of St. George (the good) who fights against a dragon (the evil). This presupposes that there is a dragon to fight: who – or what – is this … Continue reading
THERE’S NOTHING MORE TO SAY…
There’s Nothing More To Say… about our ultimate nature, consciousness. To say more would suggest that there is more; there’s isn’t! We merely test what we hear and read, seeing if it stands to reason, and then relax in confidence. … Continue reading
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WE LIVE IN PARALLEL REALITIES
We Live In Parallel Realities One reality is our physical, human form of body, speech and mind, while the other is consciousness, our ethereal reality. Ethereal: extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world, from Greek aithēr ‘upper air’, from the base of aithein ‘burn, shine’ It’s a … Continue reading
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CAN WE START AT THE BEGINNING?
. . Can We Start At The Beginning? Where Science And Spirituality Meet Energy is neither created nor destroyed. Matter is neither created nor destroyed. Space is neither created nor destroyed. Time is neither created nor destroyed. Truth is neither … Continue reading
IS ‘PURE CONSCIOUSNESS’ TOO COMPLICATED?
Is ‘Pure Consciousness’ Too Complicated? Does this purity feel too distant and something to be attained, with the effect of actually putting you to sleep? There is only consciousness. There are times when we review how something is expressed, and … Continue reading
THE TENDERNESS OF ATTENTIVENESS
The Tenderness Of Attentiveness When something is whole, by definition, it’s unchanging and complete. When split into two, this upsets the equilibrium of wholeness. Emptiness and consciousness are two aspects of our being: Emptiness is absolute reality. Consciousness is relative … Continue reading
WE DESPERATELY NEED TO TUNE INTO OUR CONSCIOUSNESS…
We Desperately Need To Tune Into Our Consciousness… …now! In the world in which we live, we are constantly being de-tuned. This reduces our performance and efficiency on a spiritual level, as all our efforts are focused on increasing our performance and efficiency on a … Continue reading
I DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE!
I Don’t Want To Meditate! “I don’t see the point of meditation. I don’t like people who meditate.” Well, that’s a good starting point – and we all have to start somewhere. We don’t have to meditate. We just have … Continue reading
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DIVIDED AND UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
Divided And Undivided Attention If our attention, awareness, consciousness is always looking for something special, then we are being divided or separated from our own pure attention, pure awareness, pure consciousness. This is duality. We have lost the plot by … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS CAPTURING
Consciousness Capturing (being entertained to death) Some things are so important to understand, and so easily missed. We are attracted to convoluted, mysterious and sentimental theories that keep us – or rather, consciousness – confused and entertained. When our consciousness … Continue reading
THE DANGERS OF MISINTERPRETING CONSCIOUSNESS
The Dangers of Misinterpreting Consciousness Consciousness is said to be “the state of being aware”. However, the word ‘consciousness’ has many interpretations. Science and psychology will use it one way, western philosophy will use it another way, religions another, and … Continue reading
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THE ANSWER TO LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything Firstly, don’t be fooled by appearances. The world is not what it seems. Life is not what it seems. Every thing is not what it seems. All that appears has absolutely no … Continue reading
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DOES CHANGING CONSCIOUSNESS, CHANGE THE WORLD?
Does changing consciousness, change the world? From a spiritual point of view, we created the world in which we live through our projections. This is both individually and collectively. Consciousness here means faculties of the mind: to judge, remember, value, … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS
Consciousness. This is a very tricky subject. It’s a word that can have different meanings, depending who is using it. Some people may use the word ‘consciousness’ to mean our absolute nature, whereas others may use this word as a … Continue reading
