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IN LOVE WITH THE GURU

Posted on June 1, 2025 by tony

In Love With The Guru When we fall in love with the guru – a person – we accept everything they say, endowing them with special qualities. By association, we think we have those same qualities, so we’re covering up … Continue reading →

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THE TRUTH IS SO SIMPLE

Posted on November 28, 2024 by tony

The Truth Is So Simple The truth is so simple you won’t believe it. You don’t have to believe it. 🙂 The truth isn’t in a book, in words, in exotic phrases. It is that which is seeing the words. … Continue reading →

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HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE NOT A CLONE?

Posted on November 7, 2024 by tony

How Do We Know We’re Not A Clone? Being a clone means that we have become predictable and unoriginal, adopting others’ thoughts which affects our behaviour; we cannot see any other possibilities, as we are tied to a cultural script. There is … Continue reading →

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THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF MIND IS PURE

Posted on September 19, 2024 by tony

The Fundamental Nature Of Mind Is Pure We are that fundamental nature of mind – pure consciousness. We’ve wandered far from our natural state, which has always been here, right now. Consciousness is the knowingness of the non-conceptual space of … Continue reading →

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THE SUBTLE CHANGE IN AWARENESS

Posted on August 12, 2024 by tony

The Subtle Change In Awareness Awareness of awareness isn’t pure awareness, as it’s still a duality of being aware of some aspect, and relating to this. In pure awareness, there is no notion of being aware; there is just awareness … Continue reading →

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MEDITATION MATTERS

Posted on December 16, 2023 by tony

Meditation Matters Meditation is being aware of awareness, realising we are this awareness. It is just a moment that can be extended. Meditation uncovers natural inner peace, free from anxiety, obsessiveness and vacancy – the three poisons that affect our … Continue reading →

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NORMAL AND ABNORMAL …?

Posted on November 2, 2023 by tony

Normal And Abnormal …? If we don’t meditate, we become unstable = the collective normal. If we hold on to the meditation, we become stiff = the collective normal. If we meditate, and drop the meditation – short moments many … Continue reading →

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SELF & ESSENCE

Posted on March 21, 2023 by tony

Self & Essence Self is merely a collection of thought-projections in the mind that essence (pure consciousness) perceives: when consciousness forgets its purity, it clings to these projections, creating a sense of I. We are, firstly, consciousness. The purity comes … Continue reading →

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IT IS EGO THAT MEDITATES

Posted on December 7, 2022 by tony

It Is Ego That Meditates Ego looks:I want to meditate, to find happiness. Consciousness sees:Consciousness sees the meditator. Pure consciousness drops the seeing:Pure consciousness drops the meditator. No I, no meditation, no pure consciousness, know happiness.

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THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION

Posted on November 6, 2022 by tony

The Fifth Paramita – Concentration The term, “the six paramitas”, is Sanskrit for the six essential abilities or perfections of generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Concentration is meditation; simply being aware, being mindful without effort. We merely … Continue reading →

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“I CAN’T MEDITATE”

Posted on June 12, 2022 by tony

“I Can’t Meditate” It isn’t the I that meditates. 🙂 We need a little intellectual curiosity to understand this. The I is consciousness associating with thoughts and clinging to them, thus creating an I-illusion. We (consciousness) have thoughts, but we … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS DZOGCHEN?

Posted on May 5, 2022 by tony

What Is Dzogchen? ‘Dzogchen’ is a Tibetan word for natural, pure consciousness. What is the practice of Dzogchen? To realise it. How? Drop any meditation. Why? Dzogchen is what we already are. And it isn’t a practice. We are Dzogchen. … Continue reading →

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I WANT FREEDOM FROM MYSELF

Posted on March 10, 2021 by tony

I Want Freedom from Myself This is both possible and ridiculous. Our self is consciousness that identifies with a collection of ideas that we call ‘I’. It is that identification which is ridiculous as this ‘I’ is a temporary arrangement … Continue reading →

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SINKING BACK INTO ORDINARY CONSCIOUSNESS

Posted on March 8, 2020 by tony

Sinking Back Into Ordinary Consciousness If we don’t recognise our original state of consciousness (what we are), we are bound up in ordinary consciousness that remains confused. The original state of consciousness is constant, but is covered by concepts and … Continue reading →

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IT’S ALL ABOUT ME-ME!

Posted on November 7, 2019 by tony

It’s All About Me-me! A meme (pronounced meem) is that which is imitated. Are we just a copy of others’ ideas? We may take a side because of a condition brought about by others. Is this not divide and conquer? What if memes are … Continue reading →

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ESOTERIC TEACHINGS

Posted on January 15, 2019 by tony

Esoteric Teachings Esotericmeans ‘known by the few’, whereasexotericis ‘known by the many’. Exoteric teachings are the gradual paths comprising of methods that inspire us, convincing us to stay committed. These teaching have disciplines attached to them; the do’s and dont’s, … Continue reading →

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THE ESSENCE OF DZOGCHEN

Posted on April 1, 2018 by tony

The Essence of Dzogchen Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for ‘the great perfection’, and the ‘great perfection’ is simply pure consciousness/empty awareness. In Sanskrit’ it is called Maha Ati. If any more is said about this, it will just sound … Continue reading →

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST

Posted on June 25, 2017 by tony

You Don’t Have To Be Buddhist You don’t have to be Buddhist to realise the Buddha’s Teaching. You don’t have to be Christian to understand Christ’s teaching. You don’t have to be Buddhist to have compassion. You don’t have to … Continue reading →

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LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING AND REALISATION

Posted on June 2, 2017 by tony

Levels Of Understanding And Realisation All understanding may be refined, turning realisation into … pure experience. We find the view, to lose (cease to retain) the view. We meditate, to drop the meditation. Our conduct, although mindful, ceases in unconditional love. … Continue reading →

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SELF-EXISTING AWARENESS

Posted on May 9, 2017 by tony

Self-Existing Awareness It’s just there. ‘It’ is what we are. We don’t have to do anything. We meditate to arrive at the realisation of self-existing awareness, and rest there. When self-existing awareness is realised, stop ‘meditating’, as meditation then becomes … Continue reading →

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