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DEVIATIONISM

Posted on February 24, 2025 by tony

Deviationism The action of departing from an established course. Long ago, humans knew the absolute truth of their reality, which was – and is – pure consciousness. What has happened since then? We changed course to adopt forms, words and materialism. That was the deviation – from … Continue reading →

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THE MIND CAN BE A WONDERFUL THING

Posted on January 29, 2025 by tony

The Mind Can Be A Wonderful Thing The mind is a wonderful thing,if we use it properly. The essence of mind is pure consciousness or empty cognisance. Memories are stored there, and therefore we (consciousness) can scan this library for … Continue reading →

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THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION INTO THE NATURE OF MIND

Posted on October 3, 2024 by tony

The Pointing Out Instruction Into the Nature of Mind We cannot hear this enough. When our mind isn’t thinking of anything, we fall into silent vacancy. This is the state of not knowing, which is also called ‘undecided’ or ‘common … Continue reading →

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TREKCHO AND TOGYAL

Posted on September 22, 2024 by tony

Trekcho and Togyal These are two Tibetan words: Trekcho = cutting through concepts, and Togyal = leaping over concepts. There are many long and elaborate commentaries on these words, but we have to come to understand them through our own … Continue reading →

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WHY THE MYSTERY?

Posted on August 26, 2024 by tony

Why The Mystery? Because we’re led to look the wrong way. A mystery is something which captures our imagination. We like a mystery because it keeps the answer at arms’ length; if we know, this has consequences. In the completion … Continue reading →

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HOW SUBTLE ARE WE?

Posted on August 18, 2024 by tony

How Subtle Are We? Not many of us notice consciousness; we merely go through the motions of daily routines. People think, but only about what they do or what others do. To them, this is life. Consciousness is subtle. Just … Continue reading →

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FULL OR EMPTY?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by tony

Full Or Empty? Are we full of ideas/souvenirs or are we clear? Clarity is the state of inner peace, or empty cognisance. It’s our natural state. Being full of ideas however, we become reactive, and anything but what we are. … Continue reading →

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THE RABBIT HOLE AND DZOGCHEN

Posted on February 27, 2024 by tony

The Rabbit Hole And Dzogchen ‘Down the rabbit hole’ is a quotation from the fantasy story of “Alice In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, where things got curiouser and curiouser. We live in such a place of illusions in our minds, … Continue reading →

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LOVE YOUR SELF … REALLY

Posted on January 25, 2024 by tony

Love Your Self … Really Self is a good story. Our self is an illusion, a collection of incomplete ideas acquired in the mind which cause confusion. Self is a fantasy, a mistaken gross existence in which consciousness has been … Continue reading →

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REFINING THE MIND

Posted on November 22, 2023 by tony

Refining The Mind The essence of mind is an empty screen or mirror which is cognisant. Thoughts about outer and inner phenomena are projected on to this screen/mirror which, in the very first instant, just reflects. This clarity of mind … Continue reading →

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BEING SELF TAUGHT

Posted on November 16, 2023 by tony

Being Self Taught Consciousness learns from a self which is a construct in the mind, and therefore, our mind is programming consciousness by mistakenly giving reality to an illusion. Consciousness assumes that mind is self when, in truth, consciousness is … Continue reading →

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WILL A.I. BECOME SUPER HUMAN?

Posted on October 31, 2023 by tony

Will A.I. Become Super Human? Humans think so. Our human side is our lower programmed gross side, controlled by likes and dislikes …1s and 0s. A.I. can never realise the human potential of empty cognisance. Unfortunately, the unconscious mind is susceptible … Continue reading →

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BEYOND RELIGION

Posted on October 19, 2023 by tony

Beyond Religion When it comes to pure awareness, nothing is more real. It is real because, being real, it is empty cognisance that never changes. All phenomena change, including ideas, but pure awareness or consciousness does not. Like infinite space, … Continue reading →

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GONE, GONE, GONE BEYOND

Posted on July 7, 2023 by tony

Gone, Gone, Gone Beyond “Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha”. This is the ending of the Heart Sutra. What does it mean? It means pure consciousness, beyond any intellectualisation of emptiness, and any wishful hoping for emptiness. ‘Gone beyond’ is … Continue reading →

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DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU KNOW

Posted on March 11, 2023 by tony

Don’t Believe What You Know We hear and read information, and may believe that it’s right, but until we have verified it through testing and recognition, it is only belief. This is where we can be misled in spiritual circles, … Continue reading →

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ARRESTED, JUDGED AND CONDEMNED … Lol!

Posted on December 24, 2021 by tony

Arrested, Judged and Condemned … Lol! When we look, our attention is caught and held (arrested), and we refer to the precedent of memory (judgement), and re-enact. In this way, we are condemned for life to our illusory prison. Why? … Continue reading →

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IN A WORLD FULL OF KNOWLEDGE, WE KNOW NOTHING

Posted on December 18, 2021 by tony

In A World Full Of Knowledge, We Know Nothing We know about this and that,but what of that which cognises this and that? If we want to know completely,we have to realise empty cognisance. If we think we are the … Continue reading →

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IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES

Posted on July 27, 2021 by tony

It Is The Worst Of Times, It Is The Best of Times How is this the worst of times? In diabolical times, people become more divided. The media soothsayers speculate about the future, creating fear, chaos, and confusion, either winding … Continue reading →

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SILENT AWARENESS

Posted on September 25, 2020 by tony

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 →

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FROM DEPENDENCE TO INDEPENDENCE

Posted on August 19, 2020 by tony

From Dependence To Independence The antidote to our obsessive, materialistic life. The whole point of spiritual teachings is to become independent: free from others’ limitations. Teachings are not a set piece to learn; we each learn sequentially through experience. There … Continue reading →

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OPINIONS CAN TURN INTO ADDICTIONS

Posted on February 26, 2020 by tony

Opinions Can Turn Into Addictions and addictions ruin lives. It’s a shock to recognise addiction, but understanding this upgrades consciousness. There is a connection between plain seeing and becoming an addict or a fundamentalist. Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering … Continue reading →

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GOOD MEDITATION, BAD MEDITATION; IDENTICAL

Posted on May 2, 2019 by tony

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 →

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WE ALL NEED A FEELING OF SUCCESS

Posted on February 2, 2019 by tony

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 →

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