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- THE DEATH OF EGO December 18, 2025
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- SPIRITUALITY IS SCIENCE December 17, 2025
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- METHODS THAT REVERSE OUR REALITY December 16, 2025
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- A DAILY DOSE OF DHARMA December 15, 2025
- CAUGHT IN A PARADIGM OF BELIEF December 15, 2025
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Tag Archives: Ego
SHATTERED EGO
Shattered Ego Ego is a fragile thing, as it’s easily activated through pride. Ego is Mara activity. To the wise, however, Mara activity is a good sign, as we acknowledge its presence and remain at peace. In this way, Mara … Continue reading
MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION IS RARE
Meaningful Communication Is Rare If we cannot communicate meaningfully, then evil has greater power. Evil is the opinions of ego, rather than empirical understanding of reality. Meaningful discussion is rare these days. Ever been to a pantomime? We live in … Continue reading
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EGO ACTIVITY
Ego Activity Ego activity: “Believe me.” Enlightened activity: “Just see.” Evil is make-believe. Wisdom is pure seeing. The empty essence of mind is pure consciousness which we fill with fixations. The eternal conflict of wisdom and evil is not out … Continue reading
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BOOKS DON’T STIR UP EGO
Books Don’t Stir Up Ego We need the reaction to see the reaction. This is live experience, and why we are here. People are our teacher. Our reaction to others (our karmic response) is our teacher and our path. Our … Continue reading
THE DIS-EASE OF IGNORANCE
The Dis-Ease Of Ignorance When we don’t ignore the truth of our reality which is pure consciousness, we gain confidence, perfectly at ease with whatever happens. We know we’re not going to change people who ignore their reality, but we … Continue reading
EGOS ARE DELICATE THINGS
Egos Are Delicate Things Ego – ergo, I – is just consciousness (what we are) clinging to memories. “I think, therefore I am” is both an idiotic and a profound statement that perfectly describes intelligentsia’s misunderstanding of our actual reality, … Continue reading
USING THE DHARMA AS A WEAPON
Using The Dharma As A Weapon This happens when we intellectualise the words, and have no experience or understanding of the effect of Mara=demons=ego. Clinging to the words is ego activity. When we lie in ambush with our book learning, … 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
WHERE IS THE CENTRE OF THE INFINITE UNIVERSE?
Where Is The Centre Of The Infinite Universe? We might think we are the centre of the universe, and everything revolves around us. This is when we may be accused of having an ego; ‘ego’ means ‘I’. Let they who … Continue reading
ONLY EGO GETS UPSET
Only Ego Gets Upset The only thing that gets upset is the ego.Ego – aka ‘I’ mind-associations that consciousness clings to and fixates upon.Every time we say ‘I’, we reinforce ego’s opinions. Consciousness, in its natural state, has no ego,and … Continue reading
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
WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Does Buddhism Go On About Suffering? “I’m not suffering!”Life is perfect for you, is it?🙂 When the Buddha left his perfect palace, he saw suffering for the first time. He witnessed birth, old age, sickness and death. Nowadays, we … Continue reading
SELF-INDOCTRINATION
Self-Indoctrination Indoctrinate: to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Once people accept a belief – which is anything that is unproven – they maintain this mindset themselves. Indoctrination starts when we’re very young, and infiltrates everything that we later encounter … Continue reading
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GURUS AND DEMONS
Gurus and Demons Karma is our ego, our guru or our demon. Whatever we think we are is merely a collection of ideas that consciousness fixates upon, and creates a self-image; an ego, an I, a me and mine. This … Continue reading
THE REALISATION OF SPIRITUALITY IS PRACTICAL
The Realisation of Spirituality Is Practical Practical Spirituality helps us to cope with life with a sensible and realistic approach to situations or problems, by means of clear observation without preconceived ideas. In the beginning was not a book: a book is someone else’s view. Never … Continue reading
STILL WORRIED ABOUT EGO?
Still Worried About Ego? When something is observed, heard, smelt, tasted or touched – or when we’re having a poo – none of these activities are ego-orientated. Ego is the collection of mental fixations to which we cling, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged clinging, Ego, ego in action, Mental fixations, momentary experiences, Suffering
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WHO RULES THE WORLD?
Who Rules The World? Actually, this is the wrong question. Before we can ask, “Who rules the world?” we must ask, “What rules the world?” All sentient beings – and the entire universe – are governed by attraction and repulsion. … Continue reading
‘I’ AND EGO
‘I’ and Ego These are not separate entities. The word ‘I’ comes from the Greek ‘ego’. Ego is a self-identification to which consciousness clings. A lie must have an element of truth in it to be believed. We are led to … Continue reading
INNER CIVIL WAR
Inner Civil War Dividing a community is the cause and condition to conquer that community. This starts with creating conflict in the mind – an inner civil war of confusion. If the unity of emptiness and awareness – an extremely … Continue reading
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STIRRING UP EGO
Stirring Up Ego Books do not stir up ego: raw experience does. We need the reaction to see the reaction, to realise the meaning of the two truths. This neutralises the reaction of ego clinging.
THE INNER TEACHER IS NOT OUR SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
The Inner Teacher Is Not Our Spiritual Advisor The teacher shows you something. The advisor tells you something. Once we realise the clarity of the unconstructed nature of mind, the inner teacher is the mind’s mistaken constructs: we are thus … Continue reading
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EGO – THE DREAM MAKER
Ego – The Dream Maker “EGO: a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance: ‘He needed a boost to his ego’. A sense of personal identity.” Of course, there is no such thing as an ego: it’s a state of mind, … Continue reading
FED UP WITH HEARING ABOUT COMPASSION?
Fed up with hearing about compassion? If we find ourselves fed up with hearing about compassion, compassion, compassion, then our motivation, motivation, motivation is not pure, and is still ego-dominated. If we are fed up with hearing about ego, ego, … Continue reading
PLAYING WITH EGO
Playing with ego. Essence, seeing its reflection through the reactions of emotions, believes that to be itself, and clings to this view. This is the creation of a duality. So, there are two of us: one is real, and the … Continue reading
EGO = SELF
Ego = Self Ego-Self is Essence’s awareness,identifying with thoughts. There is nothing wrong with thoughts.They are an of expression of essence.It is the identification with thoughtsthat clouds the view. Identification without recognitioncreates a storehouseof sticky residue.Karma. The answer is recognition. … Continue reading
DESIRE
Desire. The human realm is one of desire. Desire leads to frustration, that maintains the desire, which becomes an addiction. That’s how we get stuck! Desire fills emptiness – our essence. Desire is the neurotic aspect of the wisdom … Continue reading
TO EGO OR NOT TO EGO?!
To ego or not to ego?! For years, I’ve had a problem with western spirituality, especially in Buddhism. When at retreats, people walk around as if ‘they’ are not there, head to one side and slightly vacant. How did we … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL BOOTCAMP
Spiritual Bootcamp! Our spiritual journey will have ups and downs. Some of us have a smooth journey, while for others it may be rough. Maybe if we have been brought up in a spiritual family, then our journey is one … Continue reading
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