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- THEORISTS AVOID ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 9, 2023
- GOODNESS IS SEEING CLEARLY June 9, 2023
- WHAT IS GOODNESS? June 8, 2023
- LIBERATION FROM OUR HISTORY June 8, 2023
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS CANNOT BE WRONG June 8, 2023
- DETAILS ARE MEANT TO OBSCURE THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 7, 2023
- IT’S ALL FAKE – AN ILLUSION June 6, 2023
- THE TRUE CURRENCY OF LIFE June 5, 2023
- CAN CONSCIOUSNESS SUFFER? June 5, 2023
- OUR BRAIN IS OUR JAILER June 5, 2023
- MAGIC – OR MAGICK – IS JUST BELIEF June 4, 2023
- BEING NEVER CHANGES June 4, 2023
- DON’T BE A FOLLOWER, BE AN ARRIVER June 4, 2023
- WHAT DO A.I. AND BELIEF HAVE IN COMMON? June 3, 2023
- ALIENS MAY NOT KNOW THEY ARE ALIENS June 3, 2023
- HOW TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR SELF June 2, 2023
- ENLIGHTENMENT: WAITING TO BE RECOGNISED June 1, 2023
- WHY IS THIS A CRAZY WORLD? May 31, 2023
- AWARENESS IS NEVER CHANGED BY CIRCUMSTANCES May 31, 2023
- THE WISDOM OF SILENCE May 30, 2023
- MONOPOLISING CONSCIOUSNESS May 28, 2023
- THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO US May 28, 2023
- YOUR KARMA IS UNIQUE May 28, 2023
- DO NOT FOLLOW THE DHARMA; FLY WITH IT! May 27, 2023
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WANTING AND NEEDING May 27, 2023
- FILLING OUR MIND WITH ELABORATIONS May 26, 2023
- WHEN HUMANS CANNOT UNDERSTAND REALITY … May 25, 2023
- MERE INFORMATION SEPARATES US May 25, 2023
- CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE IN THE MIND May 24, 2023
- WE ANSWER OUR OWN QUESTIONS May 23, 2023
- HOW DID WE GET HERE? May 23, 2023
- DELAY CAUSES CHAOS AND SUFFERING May 22, 2023
- BY DEFINITION, MAGICIANS LIE May 22, 2023
- THE CONNECTION: BRAIN, MIND, CONSCIOUSNESS May 21, 2023
- ROOT GURU – A STICKY RELATIONSHIP May 20, 2023
- BEFORE AN ‘OBSERVER’ May 19, 2023
- FORGIVE THEM AS THEY CANNOT CONTROL THEIR SELF May 18, 2023
- “I DON’T BELONG TO GROUPS” May 18, 2023
- HOW CONSPIRACIES WORK May 18, 2023
- “THE GREAT RESET” IS ABOUT REDEFINING WORDS May 18, 2023
- ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL May 17, 2023
- CONTROLLING EVENTS May 17, 2023
- WE GET STUCK BECAUSE WE COPY May 16, 2023
- ATTACHMENT TO ANCESTRY IS AN ILLUSION May 16, 2023
- LETTING GO May 16, 2023
- WORDS CONFUSE May 16, 2023
- WHY WE LOSE FRIENDS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT May 15, 2023
- THERE ARE OTHER WAYS May 14, 2023
- PEOPLE WITH FIXATED IDEAS May 13, 2023
- IDEALISM: GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES = THEORIES May 13, 2023
Tag Archives: emptiness
CONSCIOUSNESS IS SO ORDINARY
Consciousness Is So Ordinary It is because consciousness is so ordinary (without distinctive features) that we ignore it for something more interesting. Unfortunately, this is especially so when the precious truth of our reality is elaborated upon in any way … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS – THE ESSENCE OF MIND
Consciousness – The Essence Of Mind Consciousness – the essence of mind. And the essence of consciousness is emptiness. Mind is memories (software) which affect the brain (hardware) and our attitude. Whether the mind moves or is still, the essence … Continue reading
IS THERE A SCRIPT?
Is There A Script? Is there a script? Certainly: the simple laws of the universe. Those who do not know these laws live in confusion. Good and evil both have the script, the formula, the principle, according to universal laws … Continue reading
NIHILISM – MISUNDERSTANDING OBJECTIVENESS
Nihilism – Misunderstanding Objectiveness Nihilism: the belief that nothing in the world has a real existence, and that life is meaningless. We must be careful when we repeat text on negation (known as Madhyamika) that cancels everything out and finds nothing left. This can be misunderstood and can … Continue reading
INTELLIGENT DESIGN?
Intelligent Design? Intelligent design is a belief that life, the earth and the universe are so complex that they cannot be explained by the scientific theory of evolution, and therefore must have been designed by a supernatural entity; the existence of … Continue reading
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RELIGION TAKES MANY FORMS
Religion Takes Many Forms Religion takes many forms, and that is the great clue to the great confusion. Form (visible shape/relative display) is exoteric; it’s intended for the many, and is outer confusion. Essence (ultimate truth) is esoteric; it’s for … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
COMPLICATED = EASY CONFUSION
Complicated = Easy Confusion Realisation is being aware of awareness. That awareness is consciousness. We are that consciousness which, in essence, is emptiness – uncontaminated clarity. Now for the complicated bit … we doubt.
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WE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
We Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin By virtue of the concept of darkness, light must be known. A reflection in a mirror. Pure consciousness that sees an adopted self. The two sides are inseparable. When we know the … Continue reading
LIFE IS GREAT THE WAY IT IS
Life Is Great The Way It Is That’s a strange thing to say, when the world view is not based on truth, but on beliefs. Truth is like space; many things can happen within it, but space remains exactly the … Continue reading
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CONTINUING FROM YESTERDAY …
Continuing From Yesterday … How troubles in the world come about: Division exists naturally because of different levels of understanding, but when these divisions are exploited, they become exaggerated. If we do not know the law of the universe then, … Continue reading
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FEELING WOBBLY?
Feeling Wobbly? When there is general anxiety in the population, and people feel psychologically and spiritually disconnected from their essence and purpose, they are ripe for exploitation. This is social engineering at work, when everything seems chaotic and confusing, and … Continue reading
THE BACKBONE OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING
The Backbone Of The Buddha’s Teaching Seeing and the seen are inseparable. Whatever is seen is only seen by virtue of just seeing. Just seeing is pure consciousness; it’s our original reality. Once realised, whatever is seen is a spontaneous … Continue reading
EVIL CAN NEVER HAVE POWER OVER GOODNESS
Evil Can Never Have Power Over Goodness Why not? Goodness is a pure heart; it is pure consciousness that can never be deceived, whereas the mind can. Know the difference. Evil intent has no insight, and cannot recognise the emptiness … Continue reading
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POWER WITHOUT CLARITY
Power Without Clarity Power without clarity;clarity without emptiness;emptiness without wisdom;wisdom without kindness. All this is futile (from Latin: futilis – ‘leaky’). Wisdom-kindness is the real power(from Latin: posse -‘be able’). Wanting power in the material world is a gross level of existence,and way, way, way … Continue reading
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THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION
The Problem With Realisation The problem – or complication – with realising the nature of mind (pure consciousness) and that which obscures this is finding the right words for a specific occasion. We can, of course, generalise, but that isn’t … Continue reading
ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS
Advice for Beginners Advice for beginners and advanced alike. Realisation can only come about when we truly value instruction. Advice for Beginners by Künkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché All activities within saṃsāra are pointless and hollow— Unreliable and fleeting, like lightning’s streaking … Continue reading
REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM
Realising God Through Buddhism 🙂 There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation – and it’s liberating. Buddhists do not believe in God the creator. Christians do believe in God the creator. But is there … Continue reading
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SILENT AWARENESS
Silent Awareness For some, the idea of emptiness or purity is obscure; it’s too far away, beyond them … which it is! 😀 ‘Silent awareness’ is just another phrase for pure consciousness, or empty cognisance. We are inner beings of … Continue reading
IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
Is That All There Is? If we believe we are our thoughts, that is all there is to life. If we realise we are pure consciousness, that is all there is to life. Belief limits our potential, and sets the … Continue reading
IT’S OBVIOUS WHEN POINTED OUT
It’s Obvious When Pointed Out So what is the problem? Our reality – pure consciousness – has been obscured by distractions for millennia. The ancients knew the truth, and this essential teaching has been handed down to us. We have, … Continue reading
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PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY / PRACTICAL WISDOM
Practical Philosophy / Practical Wisdom Practical philosophy is doing something mindfully. Practical wisdom is understanding the emptiness of everything with perfect awareness. . . .
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LIGHT, COLOURS AND DIRECT SEEING
Lights, Colours And Direct Seeing A conclusion (so far) about Togal When we paint a picture, we start off with pure colours – red, yellow and blue – straight from the tube. Mixing these together for the first time, the … Continue reading
ONCE WE REALISE THE THREE KAYAS
Once We Realise The Three Kayas Once we realise the three Kayas, we understand everything. These three principles have a positive and negative aspect. They become negative when we ignore the positive. Positive: Dharmakaya = Emptiness Sambhogakaya = Consciousness Nirmanakaya … Continue reading
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SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS?
Should We Talk About Such Things? Is our intelligence merely received information? The more we investigate, the more potent the observation. Intelligence: the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. If our intelligence is just received information, then we are programmed through … Continue reading
FINDING OUR TRUE LINEAGE
Finding Our True Lineage Returning to our inner intention. Being happy. There is a lineage calling within us all: it is our path to enlightenment. This isn’t an organisation or tradition; it’s an inner longing. It isn’t hope; it’s more … Continue reading
REALISING EMPTINESS
Realising Emptiness It is so simple. Our eyes have tear ducts to keep them clean and clear. We are so used to this clarity that we don’t notice it, and ignore it … until the arrival of a speck of … Continue reading
BUDDHISM: LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS
Buddhism: Logical Conclusions Buddhism isn’t a religion. It is spiritual guidance for consciousness. Our salvation and sanity come through our own efforts to realise the truth about consciousness. We attain realisation through knowledge, not prayer. Through knowledge, we recognise the … Continue reading
WE CAN’T JUST ‘GET IT’
We Can’t Just ‘Get it’ We can’t just ‘get it’: we have to keep on ‘getting it’. It is through genuine experience that we understand and realise our true nature, and that of every one and every thing. To keep … Continue reading
WALKING WITH ANGELS
Walking With Angels Walking with demons is easier than walking with angels. It’s much less challenging to recognise demonic qualities in others than to see their good qualities. We have to go beyond our ordinary samsaric mind in order to … Continue reading
THE THREE CAUSES OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE
The Three Causes Of The Known Universe We all know them: Positive, negative and neutral. Attraction, repulsion and inertia. Desire, aversion and indifference. The three poisons obscuring spiritual realisation. The Three Causes of the Knowing Universe Emptiness, cognisance, compassion. The … Continue reading
PLUMBING WITHOUT A PLUMBER
Plumbing without a Plumber As we progress along the path of exposing the false and hollow nature of ideas and beliefs about our self, we may experience a feeling of alienation towards the collective consciousness which is drifting along, driven by the winds of karma. When … Continue reading
THE SUBTLE CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS
The Subtle Change In Consciousness from the unreal to the real. Humans (in fact, all sentient beings) perceive through the senses: we recall memories, form judgements and then react. This is our reptilian response of fight, flight or freeze, and … 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
IS RIGPA ANARCHY?
Is Rigpa Anarchy? Rigpa is the absolute freedom of the individual. Anarchy is the absolute freedom of the individual. The difference is in the application; Rigpa is knowing one’s true nature, whereas ma-rigpa is not knowing one’s true nature. If we … Continue reading
APPEARANCES AND EMPTINESS
Appearances and Emptiness This is the key to letting go, and genuine freedom All that we encounter, we make real, relating to everything, and giving our ‘value judgements’. We become attached to all these appearances, and that binds us to ideas … 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
TOGAL IS AS NATURAL AS WE CAN BE
Togal Is As Natural As We Can Be What is Togal? First, we are introduced to the essence of mind, which is emptiness. Then, we are introduced to cutting through thoughts arising in emptiness. Finally, the qualities of the view … Continue reading
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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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ONE TASTE: IS THERE RIGHT AND WRONG?
One Taste: Is There Right And Wrong? How to argue, and not argue The Buddha said; “Just as the great ocean has one taste – the taste of salt – so also this teaching and discipline has one taste – … Continue reading
DHARMAKAYA, SAMBHOGAKAYA, NIRMANAKAYA
Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya Doesn’t that sound mysterious? Nothing to do with you? When you look into the mind, not-finding an observer, that is Dharmakaya – emptiness. Being aware of not-finding an observer is Sambhogakaya – clarity. Nirmanakaya is the unity … Continue reading
“I CANNOT FIND PURE AWARENESS”
“I Cannot Find Pure Awareness” “I cannot find myself” Pure awareness is that which is aware of thoughts, without comment. No comment means no contamination. It is therefore pure emptiness: our empty essence. The idea that pure awareness cannot be … Continue reading
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RECOGNISING THE NATURE OF MIND
Recognising The Nature Of Mind Sometimes the mind is occupied (excited) and sometimes vacant (dull): both are due to an indifference towards the pure quality of knowing awareness of the mind itself, empty of ornamentation. Did you miss it? That … Continue reading
HOW DOES ME BECOME A BUDDHA?
How Does Me Become A Buddha? Look within the mind. Drop the ‘me’ and, finding nothing else, rest in that emptiness. There you are! A complete Buddha = awakened: recognition of empty essence purified: exhaustion of all karmic effects You … Continue reading
THE WISDOM OF UNCERTAINTY
The Wisdom Of Uncertainty Life is about change: everything is impermanent. When we believe things to be solid and lasting, we restrict our ability to deal with change. We suffer because we are holding on to ‘how it was,’ or … Continue reading
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EMPTINESS
Emptiness To elaborate, examine or meditate upon emptiness does nothing but add concepts… …what can one say? .
A DOUBLE TAKE ON EMPTINESS
A Double Take On Emptiness Emptiness = clearness, lack of adornment In Sanskrit, the word ‘shunyata’ means emptiness. But what is emptiness? We first need an intellectual understanding of emptiness, and then we can recognise the experience. Emptiness is non-grasping … Continue reading
THE UNIQUENESS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM IN REVEALING OUR TRUE NATURE
The Uniqueness of Tibetan Buddhism in Revealing Our True Nature Tibetan Buddhism is awareness of the clarity of our true nature, and does not rely on a belief system. In the modern world, we’ve been so indoctrinated with belief systems that … Continue reading
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