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- THE ASPECTS OF SELF April 24, 2026
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- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
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- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
Tag Archives: Garab Dorje
DELAY CAUSES CHAOS AND SUFFERING
Delay Causes Chaos And Suffering This is cause and effect. Delay: to make something late or slow, to procrastinate, to create a hindrance. When governments delay actions, they store up suffering for the future. Everyone knows this. When we delay … Continue reading
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GAINING CONFIDENCE
Gaining Confidence Practical confidence, not theoretical. Traditionally, it goes like this: Garab Dorje’s “The Three Words Striking The Vital Point” condenses all the teachings of the Buddha into this quintessential meaning; Recognise your essence. Decide on this point. Gain confidence in … Continue reading
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CAN WE CREATS OUR OWN SPIRITUAL PATH?
Can We Create Our Own Spiritual Path? Or do we have to follow a tradition? Much depends on the individual’s understanding. We have actually created our own path of confusion: that is why our confusion IS our path. Once we … Continue reading
GAINING CERTAINTY IN SPIRITUALITY
Gaining Certainty In Spirituality What is spirituality? It is pure-awareness. Pure-awareness is timeless spontaneous presence. There is nothing else; that is non duality. When pure awareness turns its attention outward, it is relating to things and ideas; this ‘relating’ is … Continue reading
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ‘SPIRITUAL’ TO BE SPIRITUAL
You don’t have to be ‘spiritual’ to be spiritual. Buddhas are empty cognisance suffused with awareness (the knowing quality). Ordinary beings are empty cognisance suffused with ignorance (not knowing). Being spiritually aware is recognising that which is beyond thought. It … Continue reading
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