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- OUR PROPENSITIES AND TENDENCIES June 19, 2019
- IF THERE IS NO REINCARNATION June 18, 2019
- COURAGEOUS INTELLIGENCE June 16, 2019
- Hmm…REINCARNATION? June 16, 2019
- KICKING THE CRAP OUT OF ONESELF! June 15, 2019
- COCOONED IN SPIRITUALITY June 15, 2019
- THE UNATTAINABLE June 15, 2019
- BEYOND HUMAN June 14, 2019
- MEDITATING WITH EYES OPEN June 13, 2019
- WE MEDITATE WHEN WE FORGET June 12, 2019
- EVERYONE’S ADDICTED June 9, 2019
- THE MOMENT OF INDIFFERENCE, BEFORE INDIFFERENCE SETS IN June 8, 2019
- TWO FACTS ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS June 7, 2019
- OUR ULTIMATE REALITY June 6, 2019
- IMPRISONED IN OUR OWN MIND June 5, 2019
- THE JOY OF UNDERSTANDING EVIL June 4, 2019
- WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE WISH FOR… June 2, 2019
- NOSTALGIA May 31, 2019
- IT’S ALL VERY ENLIGHTENING May 31, 2019
- WE DO NOT NEED LOVE May 31, 2019
- THE SECRET IS… WE ALL KNOW! May 31, 2019
- THE PROBLEM WITH IDENTIFYING FIXATIONS May 30, 2019
- WHAT IF WE DO TAKE IT WITH US WHEN WE GO? May 28, 2019
- ALL APPEARANCES ARE MIND IMAGES May 27, 2019
- SPIRITUALITY IS REAL SCIENCE May 25, 2019
- WE ARE THE PRODUCT OF OTHERS’ IDEAS May 24, 2019
- A TROUBLED MIND IS DUE TO ATTACHMENT May 22, 2019
- THE NATURE OF CONFUSION May 19, 2019
- THE IMPORTANCE OF FEELING JADED May 18, 2019
- FIRST MOMENT, SECOND MOMENT May 17, 2019
- PRAYER May 16, 2019
- WHEN WE RECOGNISE THE TRUTH May 15, 2019
- GOD AND VAJRAYANA May 13, 2019
- FIXATION: IT’S WHY WE MEDITATE May 11, 2019
- THE SPIRIT OF CONSCIOUSNESS ISN’T SOMETHING IMPOSED May 10, 2019
- DON’T BE A BUDDHIST; BE A BUDDHA May 9, 2019
- HOW ARE YOU? May 8, 2019
- METHODS AND AWAKENING May 7, 2019
- TRUTH IS THE OPPOSITE TO IDEAS ABOUT TRUTH May 6, 2019
- HUMANITY SUFFERS BECAUSE IT BELIEVES IN SOMETHING May 6, 2019
- GOOD MEDITATION, BAD MEDITATION; IDENTICAL May 2, 2019
- WE KNOW EVERYTHING May 1, 2019
- MEDITATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION April 30, 2019
- THE GARDEN OF EDEN IS NOW April 29, 2019
- KNOW ONE, KNOW ALL April 27, 2019
- STILL WORRIED ABOUT EGO? April 26, 2019
- WE ARE NEVER SEPARATED FROM THE ENLIGHTENED STATE April 25, 2019
- THE PRACTICE WITH NO HARDSHIPS April 24, 2019
- NATURE AND, OH DEAR, NURTURE April 23, 2019
- BUDDHISM IS THE KEY TO GNOSTICISM AND AGNOSTICISM April 21, 2019
Tag Archives: EMPATHY
GOOD MEDITATION, BAD MEDITATION; IDENTICAL
Good Meditation, Bad Meditation; Identical The mind is a jungle of concepts: whether there are clearings or tightly tangled undergrowth, this jungle simply abides in space. In meditation, whatever takes place in the mind, know that awareness, empty cognisance, pure … Continue reading
KNOW ONE, KNOW ALL
Know One, Know All There are thousands of teachings about our reality; they all result in the realisation of non-dual, pure awareness. Without that, nothing would be known. Once realised, there is no further need for theories. Sin is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, EMPATHY, Knowledge, Love, non-duality, Pure Awareness, REALITY, Sin, teachings, the dream, theories
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WE CANNOT HAVE COMPASSION WITHOUT EMPATHY
We Cannot Have Compassion Without Empathy We cannot have compassion without empathy, and we cannot have empathy without having suffered. Love is practical rather than idealistic.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE BELIEVE
It Doesn’t Matter What We Believe What we believe is not what we are. Before belief, there is the spirit of pure knowing that can discern: the openness of pure knowing is the reason we naturally love. We all love … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs divide, believe, closedness, compassion, EMPATHY, Love, openness, pure knowing
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DO WE FEEL WE’RE NOT MAKING SPIRITUAL PROGRESS?
Do We Feel We’re Not Making Spiritual Progress? This is a psychological dilemma rather than a spiritual one. Spirit is nothing more than pure consciousness; it’s what we are, right now. It is that which sees these words without comment … Continue reading
WE ALL NEED A FEELING OF SUCCESS
We All Need A Feeling Of Success Life has become so diverse that we no longer have time to become an expert, or feel satisfied. We look at the world and it’s confused, and always seems to need an upgrade! … Continue reading
THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING REALITY
The Importance Of Knowing Reality All appearances are seen within the clear space of mind. That space of clarity is pure consciousness, sometimes called Emptiness, or Shunyata in Sanskrit. The senses are non-conceptual: things are experienced by virtue of pure … Continue reading
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
“Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder” On a conventional, relative level, this refers to our individual taste, which is formed by our individual understanding and opinion, and will be limited. On an ultimate level, beauty is seen as … Continue reading
DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO BE SPIRITUAL?
Do We Have To Be Special To be Spiritual? The Buddha saw that everyone has Buddha nature, but we’re asleep. The word ‘Buddha’ merely means awake and pure, so from that point of view, no one is special … equally, … Continue reading
SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY
Secular, Systematic Examination Of Reality We don’t have to be religious or spiritual to experience our primary nature of consciousness. Secular examination is based on our human faculties of logic, empathy, reason and moral intuition, none of which are derived from supernatural revelations. We see, … Continue reading
LOVE IS CONFIDENCE
Love Is Confidence Confidence is complete certainty about the truth, through experience. Empathy is confidence bursting with compassion.
WHAT IS AUTHENTIC, GENUINE, VERIFIABLE PRACTICE?
What Is Authentic, Genuine, Verifiable Practice? It’s not meditation, chanting mantras, saying prayers, waving vajras and bells, doing prostrations, listening to teachings, holding retreats, shaving your head: neither is it in flags, Buddha statues, tanka paintings, shrines, beads, cords, robes, … Continue reading
NO EMPATHY; KNOW APATHY
No Empathy; Know Apathy Without empathy there can be neither compassion nor love, and so we remain in apathy. When we talk about spirituality, we want to be inspired and uplifted and think only good things, but we have to … Continue reading
BEING WISE
Being Wise “Being wise, we suffer fools gladly.” 2 Corinthians 11:19 If we claim to be wise, we would not fall out with the foolish. That’s if we were wise. The way of the Bodhisattva starts by testing, stretching, energising, … Continue reading
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Tagged being wise, EMPATHY, if we were wise, Love and Compassion, the way of the Bodhisattva
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COMPASSION – DOES IT WORK?
Compassion – Does It Work? Well, we are not going to change the world – not in its current mindset of over reaction and aggression. So what’s compassion all about, then? It’s all about remaining tranquil within one’s own mind, … Continue reading
WHAT CAN WE TRUST?
What Can We Trust? Good things happen to us, bad things happen to us, horrid things happen to us: there is no escaping this fact because it’s actually happening. That is what we can trust – that things happen. What … Continue reading
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Tagged dealing with events, discomfort can be a wake up call, EMPATHY, everything is connected, going back to sleep, KARMA, labelling experiences, living the dream, neutralising our reactions, self realisation, the clarity of pure consciousness, the suffering of others, trust in seeing reactions, trusting karma
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WHEN THE LIGHT’S ON, WE CAN SEE
When The Light’s On, We Can See This sounds so stupidly obvious but here, the light means clarity – clear seeing. “The clear light of bliss.” When I first took to the spiritual path, a tutor just happened to mention … Continue reading
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING?
Who Is To Blame For Everything? The answer is … empty essence! Isn’t that surprising? We may want to blame the Buddhas – or deities – for not doing more for mankind, but if they do anything, they would show … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL NARCISSISM AND SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM
Spiritual Narcissism and Spiritual Materialism This is a touchy subject which requires delicate handling as it’s possible to become oversensitive and upset. All we are doing is being aware of our potential behaviour. After all, our path is our confusion, … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, ego-building, EMPATHY, look see drop, the inseparability of the two truths
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AWAKENING COMPASSION
Awakening Compassion means waking up to our reality. It means love … even though! When we realise our own true nature, compassion naturally arises in recognition that all sentient beings want happiness, and that this happiness is hidden from them. … Continue reading
WHERE DOES GOODWILL START?
Where Does Goodwill Start? It starts with ourselves. Before there can be goodwill towards others, we must be able to understand and have empathy for the confusion of others, and to do that, we have to understand our own confusion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, be gentle with ourselves, dealing with confusion, EMPATHY, goodwill
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OUR LIFE IS JUST A STORY
Our Life Is Just A Story We become so involved in and obsessed by our story – our life – that we don’t bother about how the story started, and where it will end. When we were young, we acquired … Continue reading
THE PLANET OF SLEEPING BUDDHAS
The Planet Of Sleeping Buddhas If we want to wake up, we have to follow in the footsteps of those that have awoken. This is the purpose of devotion/inspiration. However, we need the right motivation. This is the purpose of … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, crap life, DEVOTION, EMPATHY, evil-spirited
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WE ARE EXPERTS AT NEGATIVITY
We are experts at negativity Or rather…the mind is an expert at negativity. We know this. How do we know this? Conscience! We actually feel uncomfortable when the mind expresses negativity. We know this. Why? Because conscience is none other than … Continue reading
