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- HOW CAN I BECOME PURE? May 27, 2020
- IT’S OBVIOUS WHEN POINTED OUT May 26, 2020
- ADDICTION TO THE FEAR OF MISSING OUT May 26, 2020
- BUDDHISM AND CULTURE May 25, 2020
- ‘WOKE’ IS THE GREAT CONFIDENCE TRICK May 24, 2020
- WE DON’T REALISE THAT WE ARE BELIEVERS May 24, 2020
- NOBODY CAN GIVE US FREEDOM May 24, 2020
- WHY IS REALISATION HAPPINESS? May 23, 2020
- DON’T TRY TO WAKE UP WHEN YOU’RE ALREADY AWAKE May 23, 2020
- HUMANS ARE ENLIGHTENED BEINGS May 21, 2020
- WE ARE PRIMED TO CONFORM May 20, 2020
- THERE IS NO OTHER GOD BUT OUR SILENCE May 19, 2020
- SELF-CONTROL; SELF-MASTERY May 17, 2020
- DEALING WITH OUR ANGER May 16, 2020
- WE LIVE IN A PREDICAMENT May 15, 2020
- DHARMA PSYCHOLOGY CLEARS ALL BLOCKAGES! May 14, 2020
- RIGHT THINKING IS REASONING May 13, 2020
- NEVER EXAGGERATE EVIL OR JOY May 13, 2020
- CUTTING THROUGH EXTREMIST VIEWS May 11, 2020
- SLIPPING INTO SELF-KNOWING AWARENESS May 9, 2020
- THE PYRAMID OF AWARENESS May 9, 2020
- I DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE May 7, 2020
- THE TRICK OF ‘BEING HAD’ May 6, 2020
- WHAT LAMAS AND GURUS DO NOT KNOW OR TALK ABOUT May 6, 2020
- WHY DO WE SWITCH OFF? May 4, 2020
- THEY MESS WITH YOUR MIND! May 3, 2020
- WHAT TO DO IN ‘LOCKDOWN’ May 2, 2020
- EVIL PLAYING GOD May 2, 2020
- THE BATTLE OF GOOD AND EVIL May 2, 2020
- “THE NEW NORMAL” May 2, 2020
- CONSPIRACY April 29, 2020
- WE READ WHAT WE WANT TO READ April 28, 2020
- LOOKING FOR AUTHENTIC TEACHINGS? April 28, 2020
- AUTHOR’S NOTE April 28, 2020
- ARE WE BAT-SHIT NUT-JOBS? ;-) April 27, 2020
- WHEN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OBSCURES SPIRITUAL PRACTICE April 26, 2020
- BELIEF IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR IGNORANCE April 25, 2020
- IS THE ‘COCK-UP’ OUR GOLD STANDARD? April 24, 2020
- POSSIBLE CAUSES OF COVID-19 April 22, 2020
- WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR TRUE REALITY? April 22, 2020
- BUDDHA BEFORE THE BUDDHA April 21, 2020
- THE ULTIMATE PRACTICE AND REALISATION OF DHARMA IS KARMA! April 20, 2020
- EVIL IS DHARMA (KNOWLEDGE) UNREALISED April 19, 2020
- PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE TO A PANDEMIC April 18, 2020
- KNOWING … BELIEF … CONFUSION … SENTIMENTALITY … INDIFFERENCE April 17, 2020
- DO I HAVE TO ACT? April 16, 2020
- I CAN’T FIND CONSCIOUSNESS! April 16, 2020
- IF WE FIXATE ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL PATH… April 14, 2020
- BECOME BUDDHIST AND FIND GOD! April 13, 2020
- MODERN TIMES: LULLED INTO CONFUSION April 13, 2020
Tag Archives: ENLIGHTENMENT
HOW CAN I BECOME PURE?
How Can I Become Pure? We are nothing but purity – pure consciousness – for, without that, we wouldn’t be able to see clearly. We just have to get the picture straight, as it’s a bit wonky at the moment … Continue reading
WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR ENLIGHTENED REALITY?
Why Do We Doubt Our Enlightened Reality? Why do we doubt our enlightened reality? The answer is that we were – and are – misguided. Our practice is to “Act the part” of being enlightened, becoming familiar with both understanding … Continue reading
THE CODE THAT CONVEYS OUR UNIQUE LIFE
The Code That Conveys Our Unique Life This code is karma. Whatever we think of as our unique self is merely a misunderstanding of what we actually are. Consciousness, through specific desires, creates a code that takes form to satisfy those … Continue reading
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT?
What Do You Like To Hear About? The positive or the negative? There are two aspects to spiritual teachings on consciousness; the goal, and that which prevents us from scoring the goal. If we don’t know how to play with … Continue reading
NO ONE WANTS TO BE TOLD THEY ARE WRONG
No One Wants To Be Told They Are Wrong Every individual has to recognise what is beneficial and what is harmful to their lives, and this changes with understanding. Every sentient being has an enlightened nature, which is resting continuously … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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“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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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. . .
