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Archives
- BRAINWASHING? BRAIN FILLING! January 29, 2020
- “RELIGION IS A CONTROL BUSINESS” January 28, 2020
- WHEN DID CONSPIRACIES START? January 28, 2020
- THE NINE LEVELS OR YANAS January 27, 2020
- ARE WE JUST TREADING WATER? January 26, 2020
- THE TENDERNESS OF COMPASSION January 26, 2020
- TSOKNYI RINPOCHE UK RETREAT January 25, 2020
- INNER HAPPINESS AND OUTER HAPPINESS January 24, 2020
- LIFE AFTER REALISATION January 23, 2020
- I CAN’T STOP THINKING January 20, 2020
- FISH OUT OF WATER January 20, 2020
- NOBODY IS ORDINARY January 20, 2020
- ZERO INTOLERANCE January 19, 2020
- ZERO TOLERANCE =ZERO COMPASSION January 19, 2020
- A FEELING ISN’T AN EMOTION January 18, 2020
- FEELING FLAT OR HEAVY? January 17, 2020
- STUCK IN THE EIGHTH CONSCIOUSNESS January 16, 2020
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS A SERIES OF REALISATIONS January 14, 2020
- NO ONE IS ORIGINAL January 13, 2020
- LIGHT, COLOURS AND DIRECT SEEING January 13, 2020
- STARTING WITH PRELIMINARIES OR ADVANCED TEACHINGS? January 12, 2020
- HOW IS EVERYTHING AN ILLUSION? January 11, 2020
- SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS ARE TOUGH January 11, 2020
- IF WE CAN MANAGE OUR THOUGHTS January 10, 2020
- THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NORMAL January 10, 2020
- ONCE WE REALISE THE THREE KAYAS January 7, 2020
- THERE IS ONE, SIMPLE, UNIVERSAL TRUTH January 7, 2020
- SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS? January 6, 2020
- FINDING OUR TRUE LINEAGE January 5, 2020
- CLEAR IMITATION – CONFUSED IMITATION January 3, 2020
- SOFT AND HARD December 31, 2019
- ALWAYS RETURN TO FIRST PRINCIPLES December 31, 2019
- A SYSTEM IS A GOOD BEGINNING December 30, 2019
- REALISING EMPTINESS December 29, 2019
- BUDDHISM: LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS December 28, 2019
- TOO INTENSE? December 27, 2019
- HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE December 27, 2019
- THE SCALES FALL FROM OUR EYES December 25, 2019
- THE MESSIAH COMPLEX December 24, 2019
- TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS PRACTICAL December 24, 2019
- THE REALISATION OF SPIRITUALITY IS PRACTICAL December 23, 2019
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS NEVER FORGETTING December 22, 2019
- DREAM CATCHERS December 22, 2019
- CONFUSION CREATES FUTILE DILIGENCE December 21, 2019
- BEYOND EXTREMES December 19, 2019
- IS THERE A UNIVERSAL, CREATIVE PRINCIPLE? December 18, 2019
- WHEN THE PROGRAMME MALFUNCTIONS December 14, 2019
- IT’S BEEN A CRINGEWORTHY LIFE December 14, 2019
- WHY DO WE IGNORE THE TRUTH? December 12, 2019
- Searching On This Site December 10, 2019
Tag Archives: ENLIGHTENMENT
INNER HAPPINESS AND OUTER HAPPINESS
Inner Happiness And Outer Happiness Our inner happiness affects our outer happiness. If we only look for outer happiness, then we will have to go on looking. (Don’t be put off by the word ‘happiness’; read it as ‘sanity’.) Inner … Continue reading
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Tagged ENLIGHTENMENT, good mental health, Happiness, impermanence, inner happiness, not too loose, not too tight, Nothing is real., Our natural state, OUR TRUE NATURE, outer happiness, Pure Consciousness., SANITY, the rightness of everything, we are not this body or mind
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LIFE AFTER REALISATION
Life After Realisation It’s okay being you! This me is the conveyance to enlightenment. That which we call me is certainly an illusion as it is a temporary arrangement of body and mindset, but now we see it and use … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT IS NEVER FORGETTING
Enlightenment Is Never Forgetting Once we recognise and realise that we are pure consciousness, that is the beginning of our spiritual path. Now, it is up to us to remember. The more we remember, the less we forget. It’s a … Continue reading
ARE WE GHOSTS IN HUMAN FORMS?
Are We Ghosts In Human Forms? A ghost is merely consciousness lost in not knowing its true nature; because of this, it drifts around due to karma. The realisation of our true nature is both the purpose of life and … Continue reading
THE GREAT IMPARTIALITY
The Great Impartiality When we are partial,weturn against each other. When we are impartial,we listen without bias. Impartiality gives rise to open confidence. Partiality gives rise to closed doubt. The factors conducive to the attainment of enlightenment are: observation, investigation, … Continue reading
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Tagged bodhicitta, ENLIGHTENMENT, evil loves, impartial, partial, true love
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YOU CAN’T ENLIGHTEN BELIEF
You Can’t Enlighten Belief If someone holds a belief, they have to let go of that belief before they can realise reality. If we hold a belief about someone else’s enlightenment, we will never know what enlightenment is. When a … Continue reading
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Tagged a self image, Belief, ENLIGHTENMENT, holding on, KARMA, realisation of our true nature, Suffering
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WE ARE CONDITIONED TO BE ADDICTED
We Are Conditioned To Be Addicted to being conditioned This is hell, and we need to wake up. In other words, we are led down someone else’s path, and we then maintain that. We have agreed to be conditioned, and … Continue reading
IS LIFE FREEDOM OR BONDAGE?
Is Life Freedom Or Bondage? To the unenlightened, life is bondage, misery, frustration, dissatisfaction, suffering; no feeling of completion. We are full of demons. To the enlightened, life is freedom, understanding, satisfaction, compassion, completion; a relief from the bondage. Demons … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightened, ENLIGHTENMENT, freedom, impermanence, in the dream, REALITY, this precious moment
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A TERRIFYING SHOCK
A Terrifying Shock Ignorance: not recognising. How is that a shock? How many people on Earth recognise their true nature of pure awareness of ultimate being? They may be aware of their job, family, interests, church or being Buddhist, but … Continue reading
DOUBT
Doubt A feeling of uncertainty. Doubt everything. Gain confidence in the doubt. Until the moment of enlightenment, we will have doubt. 😀 It is in the awareness of the doubt that we can trust. We cannot doubt awareness. . .
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Tagged Awareness, confidence, Doubt, ENLIGHTENMENT, Trust, uncertainty
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IT’S NOT A MATTER OF BECOMING ENLIGHTENED
It’s Not A Matter Of Becoming Enlightened It’s a matter of seeing! We are already enlightened: we just don’t know it, or we’re not convinced. ‘Enlightened’ is to be illuminated – seeing clearly. ‘Benighted’ is to be ignorant – … Continue reading
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Tagged being illuminated, ENLIGHTENMENT, free in the moment of seeing, not seeing
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NO MUD, NO ENLIGHTENMENT
No Mud, No Enlightenment First; recognise the mud of confusion. Second; realise that the mud never existed. Third; have good laugh!
POTENTIAL IS EVERYTHING
Potential Is Everything All beings have the potential of enlightenment. Realising that potential is compassion. Enlightenment: never forgetting our true nature of pure consciousness. Never forgetting means that all obstacles have been cleared.
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“I DON’T LIKE MY SELF”
“I Don’t Like My Self” Or we might mean, “I don’t like my life.” If we are confused about who or what we are, this will cause us suffering in life. Our problem lies in not noticing that we have … Continue reading
MASTERY OVER PERCEPTION
Mastery Over Perception Mastery over perception means that we cease to react to appearances. Karma is therefore no longer reinforced, purifying samsara. And the lighter … and lighter … we feel! You can see where this is going! 😀 Karma: … Continue reading
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Tagged ENLIGHTENMENT, feeling lighter, influences on our behaviour, KARMA, karmic influences, Samsara
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“I’M RELUCTANT TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE ‘SPIRITUAL’ PEOPLE”
“I’m Reluctant To Become One Of Those ‘Spiritual’ People” We’re talking about the promotion of pseudo-spirituality People behave oddly when it comes to religion, in the way that they act, talk, and carry ‘their self’ 😀 . Some Buddhists would … Continue reading
PERCEIVING THOUGHTS
Perceiving Thoughts As with perceiving phenomena, where neither thought nor judgement is necessary (unless there is a need), so the same with thoughts in meditation. If we do have to think or reason about something, we can do that later, … Continue reading
A BUDDHA CANNOT MAKE US ENLIGHTENED
A Buddha Cannot Make Us Enlightened A Buddha can only point out the path to enlightenment and the obstacles will present themselves as the path. It is we who decide upon and value the path to enlightenment that transcends all … Continue reading
WHAT RECOGNISES, AND WHAT IS RECOGNISED?
What Recognises, And What Is Recognised? To cognise: to know, to be aware. Re-cognise: to know again, to recall to mind. We first have to distinguish between re-cognising and my re-cognising: the first is simply the knowing of knowing, while … Continue reading
WHAT IF ‘ENLIGHTENMENT’ WASN’T A REALITY …
What If “Enlightenment” Wasn’t A Reality … nor life after death? I’m not saying that these concepts are true or untrue, but as spiritual scientists, we should be able to look at all possibilities. This is only, “What if?” Where … Continue reading
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CHASING THE RAINBOW?
Chasing The Rainbow? There are many sayings that can be viewed from an entirely different perspective. This is to do with the nine levels of understanding, with the same words having superior meaning. We all move through stages, rather like … Continue reading
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Tagged ENLIGHTENMENT, No Buddha., Refuge prayer., Tibetan Buddhism
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WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT US?
What Is So Special About Us? It is hard to believe that everyone is a potential Buddha, an enlightened being. So what on earth are we doing with our lives? The Buddha taught the path to enlightenment: Look into awareness, … Continue reading
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HOW FAR ARE WE FROM ENLIGHTENMENT?
How Far Are We From Enlightenment? We are as far from enlightenment as the sky… …and the sky touches the earth! When we realise that altruism is relative compassion When we realise that emptiness is ultimate compassion When we realise … Continue reading
WITH PRACTICE, OUR PERCEPTION CHANGES
With practice, our perception changes The words we use may be the same, but the understanding of those words refines through experience. Basically, the experience is beyond words. The changes may be subtle and may not seem significant to others, … Continue reading
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BEING INFORMED IS NOT BEING ENLIGHTENED
Being informed is not being enlightened. There is a problem in our language.The dictionary explains the word enlightened to mean informed.Many feel that if they are informed that they are enlightened.…and that’s it. Being informed is merely the first … Continue reading
TWO STEPS TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Two steps to enlightenment. Wisdom and means. Identify identification. Undo identification. . .
