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- GURU MEANS TEACHER August 9, 2026
- THE RIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM August 9, 2026
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- AS SEEKERS, WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF POLITICS August 9, 2026
- WHY HUMANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE August 8, 2026
- PRACTICAL ONENESS August 7, 2026
- THE GREATEST ACT OF COMPASSION August 7, 2026
- WE ARE THE CREATOR OF OUR LIFE August 7, 2026
- THE HIGHEST TEACHING August 6, 2026
- FAKE DHARMA – REAL DHARMA August 5, 2026
- WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? August 4, 2026
- NOT TRUSTING ANYONE? August 3, 2026
- WHEN WE ADHERE TO WORDS, WE FEEL SAFE August 3, 2026
- NO SENSE OF HUMOUR August 3, 2026
- WHAT IS HAPPINESS August 3, 2026
- WE ARE REMANTS OF THE PAST August 2, 2026
- ONCE WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW August 2, 2026
- LACKING COMPASSION = NARCISSISM August 2, 2026
- WE LIVE IN AN OXYMORON August 1, 2026
- BEING IN TWO MINDS August 1, 2026
- WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? July 31, 2026
- CONFUSED – SO WE JOIN A GROUP July 30, 2026
- THE RATCHET EFFECT July 30, 2026
- REALISATION IS CONFIDENCE July 29, 2026
- EVIL IS AN EXAGGERATED ‘I’ July 29, 2026
- VULNERABLE TO CORRUPTION July 28, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE AREN’T BRAINWASHED? July 26, 2026
- THE FINAL ANSWER IS KNOWING NOTHING July 25, 2026
- BARELY BEING AWARE July 24, 2026
- LABELS ARE DOGMA/OPINIONS July 24, 2026
- TEACHINGS ARE EASY TO COME BY July 23, 2026
- EVIL IS IGNORANCE July 23, 2026
- WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING July 23, 2026
- FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY July 22, 2026
- A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION July 21, 2026
- MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE July 20, 2026
- THE PERFECT PRACTICAL PRACTICE July 19, 2026
- EGO IS THE DEVIL INCARNATED July 18, 2026
- THE EGO ISN’T REAL July 18, 2026
- TRAPPED IN EGO IS LIVING IN HELL July 18, 2026
- WE ARE FED JUNK July 18, 2026
- PRACTISING THE PRACTICE July 17, 2026
- NO MORE QUESTIONS July 17, 2026
- INVERT THE PYRAMID July 17, 2026
- ACADEMIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC DISTRACTIONS July 16, 2026
- WHEN CONDUCT FORGETS THE VIEW July 16, 2026
- LED TO BELIEVE WE’RE NOT ENLIGHTENED July 15, 2026
- OUR CONFUSION IS BASED ON LABELS July 15, 2026
- VALUING EMPTINESS – PURE KNOWINGNESS July 15, 2026
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Tag Archives: generosity
TYPES OF THINKING
Types Of Thinking Confident thinking. Fixated thinking. Indifferent thinking. Confident thinking is non-aggressive … caring. Fixated thinking is aggressive … I care. Indifferent thinking is uncomprehending … who cares? Confidence comes from generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration – not taking … Continue reading
THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION
The Fifth Paramita – Concentration The term, “the six paramitas”, is Sanskrit for the six essential abilities or perfections of generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Concentration is meditation; simply being aware, being mindful without effort. We merely … Continue reading
OM MANI PEME HUM ENDS INTERNAL STRUGGLE
Om Mani Peme Hum Ends Internal Struggle Suffering or dissatisfaction is due to consciousness identifying with a set of ideas, creating a confused self-image that becomes subtly hostile because it doesn’t get what it wants. Consciousness needs guidance to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration meditation, discipline, ENLIGHTENMENT, generosity, mantra, morality, OM MANI PEME HUM, our confusion is known, our ultimate nature, patience, pure consciousness, suffering dissatisfaction, the mantra of compassion, the meaning of om mani peme hum, the six perfections, Transcendent Knowledge, well-being, wisdom
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WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
Why We Need One Another We need one another to put both the Dharma (teachings on ultimate reality) and our mind to the test. There are many reasons to hear others’ views, as these have a part to play in … Continue reading
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Tagged ampthay, bias, compassion, concentration, Dharma, discipline, generosity, living compassion, morality, our progress to enlightenment, partial view of life, patience, teachings on ultimate reality, the 5 paramitas, the strong serve the weak, the suffering of others, the test of compassion, the views of others, wisdom
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WE AREN’T COMPLETE PEOPLE … YET
We Aren’t Complete People … Yet We are partial: existing only in part; incomplete.We are body, mind and consciousness. As long as we don’t recognise consciousness, we will continue to live a limited, materialistic existence within certain boundaries. Becoming aware of consciousness is … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL MERIT
Spiritual Merit The more that we engage in spiritual practices of understanding, empathy, compassion, generosity and so forth … the more we attract good fortune. The more selfish we are, the more we attract misfortune. A happy mind or an … Continue reading
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Tagged a good heart, a heavy heart, an easy path, compassion, generosity, selfishness, spiritual practice, the paramita, understanding
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