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Tag Archives: Futile diligence
FUTILE DILIGENCE
Futile Diligence Futile diligence is addiction. Life seems purposeless, so we make a purpose. When we obsess about a subject or activity, we lose sight of our actual reality, and focus on something or someone else, making our life and … Continue reading
GROWING IN CONFIDENCE
Growing In Confidence As we realise certain truths about our being, doors close on others’ ‘certainties’, and new doors open. We learn sequentially at an individual level. We do not learn en masse; we can hear en masse, but that … Continue reading
CONFUSION CREATES FUTILE DILIGENCE
Confusion Creates Futile Diligence Confuse: To make someone or something bewildered, more complex and less easy to understand. Confusion: The result of making someone confused. Spiritual texts suggest that we are confused because we ignore our true reality. Of course this is true, but we are … Continue reading
KNOWING YOUR ONIONS!
Knowing Your Onions! ‘Knowing your onions’ is to be knowledgeable about a subject, being intelligent and well informed – knowing a subject inside out. A. Some Buddhist traditions talk about the need for building a firm foundation first, to support the golden … Continue reading
FASCINATION IS LIKE STICKY FLY PAPER
Fascination Is Like Sticky Fly Paper We are seduced – and then stuck! Traditionally, Buddhism talks about how we are fixated on things, which implies a deliberate act. But our world is so seductive, isn’t it? On a relative level, we … Continue reading
FUTILE DILIGENCE CREATES KARMA
Futile diligence creates karma. The more we concentrate, the more we can concentrate. The more we can concentrate, the more we can focus. The more we can focus, the more we are aware. The more we are aware, the … Continue reading
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