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- INFLUENZA-ERS November 18, 2019
- DON’T CONFUSE EDUCATION WITH INTELLIGENCE November 17, 2019
- BRAINWASHING November 17, 2019
- THE REASON WHY WE HAVE LONGING November 17, 2019
- FED UP WITH THE FEEDING FRENZY? November 14, 2019
- EVERYTHING IS OVERKILL November 14, 2019
- TRANSFERRING CONSCIOUSNESS INTO THE FUTURE November 14, 2019
- THE WORLD MIND MAZE November 14, 2019
- HOW TO REALISE HOW HAPPY WE ARE November 11, 2019
- CAN WE WAKE OTHERS? November 11, 2019
- WE ARE PLASTIC BELIEVERS UNTIL … November 10, 2019
- ARE LAW AND HUMANITY INCOMPATIBLE? November 9, 2019
- OLD AGE, ‘NEW AGE’ November 9, 2019
- OUR PROBLEM IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CONSCIOUSNESS November 8, 2019
- IT’S ALL ABOUT ME-ME! November 7, 2019
- THE ‘I’ NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED November 6, 2019
- DID WE EVOLVE TO BE MADE MONKEYS OUT OF? November 4, 2019
- THE WISDOM OF IGNORANCE November 1, 2019
- NEVER TRUST A BUDDHA October 31, 2019
- FROM NOT KNOWING TO KNOWING, IN A MOMENT October 30, 2019
- WHAT WE DON’T KNOW RULES US October 28, 2019
- THINKING AND THOUGHTS October 25, 2019
- WE DO NOT ARRIVE AT ENLIGHTENMENT … October 22, 2019
- TSOKNYI RINPOCHE – THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION October 21, 2019
- TEACHING OR EXPERIENCE? October 20, 2019
- IS OUR INTELLIGENCE WORKING AGAINST US? October 19, 2019
- JOYFUL CONFUSION?! October 17, 2019
- INSIGHT IS WISDOM October 17, 2019
- BELIEF SAYS October 15, 2019
- WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? October 14, 2019
- GIVE UP THE DHARMA TO REALISE THE DHARMA October 13, 2019
- THE PLANET OF THE MIND SNATCHERS October 12, 2019
- TREATING THE SYMPTOM AND NOT THE CAUSE October 11, 2019
- THE FOUR COMPASSIONATE ACTIVITIES October 10, 2019
- BEING KIND TO OUR SELF October 8, 2019
- REALISATION IS HOPELESS! October 7, 2019
- THE SHOW GOES ON October 6, 2019
- WE DON’T HAVE TO OBSESS ABOUT DZOGCHEN October 5, 2019
- WE FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DARK SIDE October 4, 2019
- THE EFFECT OF FEELING UNWORTHY AND INADEQUATE October 3, 2019
- BUDDHA AND SHIVA October 2, 2019
- WHY ARE WE SO BUSY? October 2, 2019
- WANTING TO BE ON THE TOP OF THE PILE October 2, 2019
- THERE IS NO NEED TO BE CONFUSED AGAIN! October 2, 2019
- IF WE JUST DO WHAT IS NEEDED October 1, 2019
- TRUTH: SIMPLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, EASY TO FORGET September 28, 2019
- CONFUSION = PERFECT MATHS = REALISATION September 28, 2019
- FIRST THE INSPIRATION, AND THEN THE REALITY September 26, 2019
- WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT WE ARE, NOT WHAT WE KNOW September 26, 2019
- EMPATHY IS NON-DUALITY September 26, 2019
Tag Archives: ENLIGHTENMENT
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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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. . .
