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- DOES RELIGION WAKE US UP? February 19, 2026
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- CYCLES: THE HABITUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR February 17, 2026
- BUDDHISM AND THE VEDANTA SEE THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE February 16, 2026
- AI THE NEXT RELIGION February 15, 2026
- WE SHOULD ALL ASK, “WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” February 15, 2026
- NO MORE TO LEARN February 15, 2026
- MISSION CREEP AND SCOPEMONGERING February 14, 2026
- THEY DIM OUR LIGHT February 13, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT A RELIGION February 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA SAID, “DO IT YOURSELF” February 12, 2026
- THE END OF OCCUPATION February 11, 2026
- LEAVING THE GHOSTS BEHIND February 11, 2026
- UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT LIFE SHOULD BE AGREEABLE? February 10, 2026
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? February 10, 2026
- THE INABILITY TO RECOGNISE EVIL February 9, 2026
- UNDERSTANDING THE INVISIBLE PRISON February 9, 2026
- THE FORMULA THAT ENTRAPS EVERY BEING February 8, 2026
- NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN February 7, 2026
- PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE NOT A SPIRITUAL PERSON February 7, 2026
- HAS HUMANITY BEEN LIED TO? February 7, 2026
- MADE IN ANOTHER’S IMAGE February 7, 2026
- WHAT WAS IS NOW February 6, 2026
- NO PURPOSE, NO ENERGY February 5, 2026
- THE POINT AND POINTLESSNESS OF LIFE February 4, 2026
- OUR MIND IS THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- WE NEVER LEFT THE CAVE February 3, 2026
- FINDING EGO February 3, 2026
- GUIDING LIGHT February 3, 2026
- SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY February 2, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS BEYOND SLEEP February 2, 2026
- INTERGRATING EVERY MOMENT February 2, 2026
- ACCEPTING AND REJECTING HAS CONSEQUENCES February 2, 2026
- ARTIFICAL DHARMA February 1, 2026
- WHY THE INABILITY TO EVOLVE? January 31, 2026
- A DEVIATION FROM BUDDHISM, BUT NOT THE BUDDHA January 31, 2026
- WHO IS RIGHT? January 30, 2026
- THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS January 29, 2026
- AI CANNOT TALK FROM EXPERIENCE January 29, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION …continued and continude January 28, 2026
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Tag Archives: emotions
MENTAL RESIDUE
Mental Residue Residue: a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone. We may have come to a conclusion about our reality, and have even got our emotions are under control, but we still feel something isn’t right. This is a residue in the mind from the … Continue reading
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BEING FULLY CONSCIOUS IS BEING AWAKE
Being Fully Conscious Is Being Awake This isn’t being religious, and there’s no assumption that we are awake. “I am awake!!”Yes, the I is activated. We’re talking about consciousness before we start thinking and talking. Wakefulness is awareness beyond body and mind, … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, CONSCIOUSNESS, emotions, free of self-promotion, fully conscious, the I is activated, Wakefulness
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WORSE THAN GROUPTHINK? GROUPFEEL
Worse Than Groupthink? Groupfeel Groupthink is people accepting the same set of ideas, and voicing them in the same way. Groupfeel is when these ideas go deeper and infect attitudes, causing subtle emotions; the result is that each individual learns … Continue reading
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Tagged conformity, discouraging free thinking, emotions, fears, groupfeel, groupthink, insecurity
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REAL JOY
Real Joy We live in confusion, and have a gross misunderstanding of everything, often with a false security that makes us feel vulnerable and unstable. For some, this is totally unsatisfactory. We look for something better, and spend time in … Continue reading
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Tagged a great idea of sadness, Confusion, emotions, genuine experienece, insecurity and anget, JOY, life is worthwhile, our path to enlightenment, real joy, reincarnation, suffering of others, the joy of realisation, The light of wisdom, uncomfortable rawness, we liven confusion
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HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE NOT A CLONE?
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
THE INSIDIOUS SUGGESTION OF MEDITATION SICKNESS
The Insidious Suggestion Of Meditation Sickness Symptoms of meditation sicknessOne study found that the most commonly reported side effects of meditation were anxiety and depression, but here is a non-exhaustive list of what folks with meditation sickness may encounter: Unpleasant thoughts. … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional intelligence, emotions, Meditation, release, sensations, the power of meditation, thoughts, zen sickness
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EMOTIONS DISPEL DARKNESS
Emotions Dispel Darkness We have everything upside down. At the lower levels of information, the emotions are our enemy; we mustn’t feel desire, hatred, jealousy, pride, irritation, unhappiness, disillusionment … it’s a long list. 🙂 But what if these emotions … Continue reading
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Tagged ANXIETY, dispelling darkness, emotions, emotions are our enemy, empty but awake, luminosity, Meditation, our dungeon of existence, pure consciousness, spiritual training, Suffering, the emptiness of clarity, the key to enlightenment, the vacant state of indifference, unenlightened being
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SUDDENLY, THE MIND CLEARS
Suddenly, The Mind Clears Suddenly, the mind clears. Why is that? Actually, it has been clear all along; we just dropped ‘something’. That ‘something’ was ideas or emotions or concerns within the original empty space of pure consciousness. The problem … Continue reading
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IS THERE A PURPOSE TO LIFE?
Is There A Purpose To Life? On the surface, the nature of this world is ignorance and confusion about reality, which creates emotions. But these emotions can dawn as wisdom. That is the purpose of life – to realise we … Continue reading
FORGETTING OR IGNORING WHAT WE ARE
Forgetting Or Ignoring What We Are When we forget what we are, we neglect what we are, and fail to care properly. How many people know what they are? How many couldn’t care less? This is the sort of mind-world … Continue reading
THE LEVELS OF EVIL BEHIND THE SCENES
The Levels Of Evil Behind The Scenes Some are greedy for wealth, some crave power, and some feed off emotions, with the motivation being the excitement and addiction to the ‘sale’, the agreement, the gotcha! Behind the scenes, demonic mind … Continue reading
TRUST IN LIFE = TRUST IN KARMA = IT’S OUR TEACHER
Trust In Life = Trust In Karma = It’s Our Teacher Our life is created by our previous actions and attitudes, which give rise to good and bad results. ‘Bad’ describes a self-serving attitude (another word would be evil). Evil … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS MADE TOO COMPLICATED
The Buddha’s Teaching Is Made Too Complicated 84,000 afflictive emotions?! The Buddha’s teaching has to be practical to work for everyone in everyday use. If it’s made too complicated and too elitist, it either goes over our head and we … Continue reading
EMOTIONAL WEEDS
Emotional Weeds They pop up everywhere! In the moment of recognition, they wither away.
MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
Manipulation Of Emotions We are emotional beings :D, and we must first recognise that emotions are present in every encounter. But what ’emotions’? A thought becomes a fixation when we cling to it – and there is the emotion. Others … Continue reading
NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES
Non-Stick Pans & Memory Foam Mattresses When we get involved with someone or something, it leaves a mark, an experience, a ‘wound’, a little trauma, whether pleasant or unpleasant … a memory. All too often, we hear Tibetan lamas laugh … Continue reading
HOW MANY KNOW OUR REALITY
How Many Know Our Reality? We may assume that we are ‘awake’, but do we know what that is? Wakefulness is perfect, spontaneous clarity,free of an illusory dream state which is volatile and predictable, displaying rapid changes of emotion. Wakefulness does not react, but … Continue reading
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WE AREN’T COMPLETE PEOPLE … YET
We Aren’t Complete People … Yet We are partial: existing only in part; incomplete.We are body, mind and consciousness. As long as we don’t recognise consciousness, we will continue to live a limited, materialistic existence within certain boundaries. Becoming aware of consciousness is … Continue reading
LIVING WITH DEMONS
Living With Demons Demons like nothing better than to dislike. It is their raison d’être, their sole purpose. Demons lie in ambush waiting to exploit any situation. Sounds familiar? We have to make judgements in order to survive, but these judgements … Continue reading
DEALING WITH OUR ANGER
Dealing With Our Anger We all get angry at some time about some thing, but in truth, we experience each emotion at some time. All the emotions are wisdom; anger is mirror-like wisdom. This is subtle stuff. 😀 We first … Continue reading
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POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY AFFECT OUR MIND
Positivity and Negativity Affect Our Mind Positivity and negativity – good and evil – are what life is all about. Clarity and whatever obscures that clarity; it is that simple. Positivity is seeing clearly and understanding a situation for the … Continue reading
WALKING WITH DEMONS
Walking With Demons We all walk around with demons inside our minds in the form of negative emotions or criticisms. These demons may originate from trauma in early years which exaggerate our existing likes and dislikes. At first meeting, people … Continue reading
TURNING EMOTIONS INTO WISDOM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Turning Emotions Into Wisdom: A Practical Guide Literally ‘being free in the moment of seeing’ In the moment of seeing a thought or emotion (which is a strong thought), a gap occurs – and we are free of that thought … Continue reading
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DON’T BLAME THE MEDITATION
Don’t Blame The Meditation We may think that we do not have emotions, or that we do not get angry. Then we start meditating, and suddenly realise that we do. Don’t blame the meditation for being aware. 😀
WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What is Buddhism? We are bound by our emotions, which protect a ‘me’ – an illusory self image. Buddhism is the path leading to insight into the true nature of reality of self and all phenomena. Through personal experience, our … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, emotions, mindfulness, nature of reality, self image, timeless selfless awareness
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THE SECRET OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM IS…
The Secret of Tibetan Buddhism is… that the three wisdoms are the three poisons. The three wisdoms are Empty essence, cognisant nature and unconfined compassion. The three poisons are ignorance,* desire and aversion. Our absolute being is wisdom. Our relative … Continue reading
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THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The cause of suffering In general, we are controlled by our emotions. The emotions arise because of ideas we hold about our projected self. These ideas are re-enforced by the environment in which we live, which is due to our … Continue reading
LIFE IS A MIXED BLESSING
Life is a mixed blessing. We always have the choice ofsuffering or wisdom. Suffering is the result of our…emotions.Wisdom is the result of our…emotions. Before we can understandthe true nature of emotions– wisdom –we must understandthe true nature of ourselves– … Continue reading
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EMOTIONS ARE UNRECOGNISED EXPRESSIONS OF ESSENCE
Emotions are unrecognised expressions of essence. Essence has three qualities Emptiness, Cognisance and Unlimited Compassion. From this five other qualities manifest as mirror-like wisdom, all-accomplishing wisdom, discerning wisdom, wisdom of equality, and all-encompassing space. These five qualities are known as … Continue reading
THE OTHER REASON WHY WE ARE HERE
The other reason why we are here. As sentient beings, in addition to realising our true nature, we have to transcend certain fears or obstacles in our attitude. This is to do with what are called klesa – afflictive emotions. … Continue reading
THE SECRET LIFE OF EMOTIONS IS OUR BUDDHA NATURE
The secret life of emotions is our Buddha nature. (catch ’em if you can!) Emotions are re-actions, revealing our Buddha nature. Emotions – if acted out – become negative. In their first instance, they are pure awareness. Buddha nature. … Continue reading
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