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- FAMILY ATTACHMENTS May 19, 2022
- MEDITATION ONLY SPOILS IT May 18, 2022
- LIFE IS DISSATISFACTION May 17, 2022
- THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND May 17, 2022
- WE NEED A CONSTANT REMINDER May 16, 2022
- MAKING OUR SELF FEEL BETTER … May 15, 2022
- DOES ANYTHING EXIST? May 15, 2022
- CAN THE DHARMA BE USED AGAINST HUMANITY? May 15, 2022
- THE MOMENT OF TOTAL CONFUSION May 13, 2022
- FORMS OF EMPTINESS May 12, 2022
- REALISING THE COMPLETE PICTURE May 11, 2022
- CHANGE: BECOMING DIFFERENT May 10, 2022
- WHAT IS SELF? May 9, 2022
- MIXING BUSINESS WITH MEDITATION May 7, 2022
- DZOGCHEN: THE RELIEF FROM DISAPPOINTMENT May 6, 2022
- WHAT IS DZOGCHEN? May 5, 2022
- WHERE ARE WE AT? May 3, 2022
- SOMETHING NOT RIGHT? May 1, 2022
- AND THE TRUTH IS UPSETTING April 30, 2022
- FIND YOUR ONE POINT IN LIFE April 29, 2022
- REFERENCE AND PREFERENCE April 28, 2022
- WE ARE MORE POWERFUL WHEN WE KNOW April 27, 2022
- JUDGING OTHERS BY WHAT’S IN OUR MIND April 26, 2022
- CHAOTIC SPACE April 25, 2022
- THE ONE PURPOSE OF LIFE April 24, 2022
- BREAD AND CIRCUSES April 23, 2022
- INTERFERING WITH NATURE April 23, 2022
- NICE, OR REALISTIC? April 21, 2022
- ACTUAL MEDITATION IS NON-MEDITATION April 20, 2022
- THE CURE BECOMES THE DISEASE April 19, 2022
- THE SHOCK OF REALISATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE April 17, 2022
- LIVING IN REALITY, OR IN A DREAM? April 16, 2022
- WE DO HAVE FREE WILL April 15, 2022
- KNOW THINE ENEMY April 14, 2022
- IS 9.7 BILLION PEOPLE TOO MANY? April 13, 2022
- COMPASSION FOR DZOGCHEN PRACTITIONERS April 13, 2022
- STIMULATION & BOREDOM April 11, 2022
- COMPASSION IS RESPONSIBILITY THAT CHALLENGES OLD BRAIN April 10, 2022
- STOP LOOKING FOR ENLIGHTENMENT April 9, 2022
- BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD April 9, 2022
- FAKE GURUS, REAL GURUS AND RELIABLE GURUS April 9, 2022
- THE DAILY CLONE April 8, 2022
- COMPASSION IS MATURITY OF UNDERSTANDING April 5, 2022
- MEDITATION ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS? April 2, 2022
- FINDING YOUR DEMON March 31, 2022
- FINDING YOUR GURU March 31, 2022
- GURUS AND DEMONS March 31, 2022
- WHEN TO DROP THE MEDITATION March 28, 2022
- SOMEONE’S TURNED THE CRAZY KNOB UP? March 27, 2022
- TURNING HEART’S DESIRE INTO MIND’S DESIRE March 25, 2022
Tag Archives: Happiness
RIDING THE WAVE OF A COLLAPSING SYSTEM
Riding The Wave Of A Collapsing System System: early 17th century, from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’. Realisation is all about riding the wave of a collapsing set up, both externally (others’ minds) and internally (our mind). Life as we know it is collapsing, … Continue reading
CHOOSING THE FACTS WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
Choosing The Facts We Would Like To Hear 😀 Choosing the facts we would like to hear is the perfect example of going round in circles. In Sanskrit, it is called ‘Samsara’, the vicious cycle of existence. We spend our … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, OUR TRUE NATURE, pure consciousness, relief from suffering, Samsara
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BEING WEIRD: CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY
Being Weird: Consciously Controlling Our Destiny Weird: Late Middle English, originally meaning ‘having the power to control destiny’; unearthly. If we have no control over life, and merely follow collective ideas as our ancestors did, we are born, work, have a family, leave offspring and die. Animals, insects, … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS BRINGS SUFFERING
Consciousness Brings Suffering Consciousness brings suffering. Realising the nature of consciousness brings happiness. We will never find happiness until we realise we are suffering. Pure consciousness is at peace with everything, as everything is in a state of impermanence. Pure … Continue reading
HAPPINESS IS A RESULT
Happiness Is A Result Realisation comes first, then happiness. Solve a problem; happiness dawns. There will always be social problems. If there are always problems, there will always be realisation. Problems are impermanent; realisation is always happiness. “May my mind … Continue reading
THE CLOAKING DEVICE
The Cloaking Device The cloaking device:my self. Our problem is that we keep forgetting to turn the bloody thing off!😀 As long as our true nature is invisible to us,love and happiness are invisible too. Underneath that cloak is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Love, my self, OUR TRUE NATURE, under the cloak, warts and all
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HOW IS CONSCIOUSNESS, LOVE?
How Is Consciousness, Love? The great question … Of course, we love. We desire to love and be loved. Love is happiness. Our love, however, relies on whatever makes us happy, but if the thing that we love is taken … Continue reading
GOODNESS KNOWS WHY
Goodness Knows Why Why does goodness know? Goodness is naturalness, and there is nothing more natural than pure consciousness. It is our natural, essential being – the essence of knowingness itself. It’s where love, empathy and compassion come from, as … Continue reading
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Tagged calculating mind, challenging, compassion, courage, EMPATHY, ENLIGHTENMENT, essential being, fell each moment, goodness, Happiness, Love, mistakes, naturalness, practice makes purfect, precision, pure consciousness, selfless, the essence of knwingness, we are learning
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GROSS, SUBTLE and INNERMOST SUBTLE MODES OF BEING
Gross, Subtle And Innermost Subtle Modes Of Being We live in three ways: a gross survival level, a subtle inner feeling driving force level, and fully conscious level. The gross level is our behaviour. The subtle level is our hidden feeling … Continue reading
HAPPINESS IS A FEELING OF RELIEF
Happiness Is A Feeling Of Relief When we feel alleviated – lightened – the burden has gone. That’s a good step to becoming en-lightened. Isn’t that moment, free of worry, wonderful? What else can happiness be? We may become old … Continue reading
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Tagged all things come to pass, alleviate, be happy, don't worry, enlightened, Happiness, relief, relief from problems, Suffering, WORRY
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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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Tagged ENLIGHTENMENT, good mental health, Happiness, impermanence, inner happiness, not too loose, not too tight, Nothing is real., Our natural state, OUR TRUE NATURE, outer happiness, Pure Consciousness., SANITY, the rightness of everything, we are not this body or mind
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LEARNING TO BE HAPPY
Learning To Be Happy Whatever happens, we always think, “Well, it could be worse”, and so, we are grateful. Maybe happiness is just being grateful.
HAPPINESS IS OUR PROTECTION
Happiness Is Our Protection Happiness is confidence; confidence in our ultimate reality being pure, natural consciousness. “If we are the ultimate reality, why do we need protection?” There are many levels of realisation: this is dependant upon the length of … Continue reading
MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA
Make Do And Mend = Dharma We accept (make do) whatever karma brings our way. We heal (mend) that karma by not clinging to it. This view is the enlightened attitude, and the very happiness we seek. Make do and … Continue reading
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Tagged cause and effect, Confusion, Happiness, healing, KARMA, residue, spiritual practice, the enlightened attitude
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“BE HAPPY!” WHAT’S HAPPINESS?
“Be Happy!” What’s Happiness? Isn’t it annoying when someone says, “Be happy”? When we are not certain of what happiness really is and how to achieve it, we become confused. Happiness cannot be having material possessions or doing things, as … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING
The Purpose Of Mind Training is to clear the mind of nonsense thoughts. Unconsciously, we bought into collective thinking, and so, abandoned free choice. Even though we may recognise this, if this information is not turned into practicality, we remain … Continue reading
EVERYONE IS RIGHT
Everyone Is Right And that’s the problem! Everyone wants happiness, and a clear mind. No one wants to be unhappy and confused. It all depends on what we perceive, and how we perceive it. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are nine … Continue reading
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Tagged a clear mind, compassion, dealing with others, different levels, Happiness
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HAPPINESS BEGINS
Happiness Begins when expectation ends. And how subtly we are led astray. The English dictionary describes happiness as ‘contentment’ or ‘satisfaction’. Contentment is described as the ‘fulfilment of expectations’. So, if our expectations are not fulfilled, we become unhappy? Isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, expectations, Finding inner peace, Happiness, pure happiness, the corporate ideal
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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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Tagged bad stuff happens, Belief, ENLIGHTENMENT, Happiness, positivity, reincarnation, soup
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WILL MEDITATION MAKE ME HAPPY?
Will Meditation Make Me Happy? …and have a better life? No … yes … depends … yes! No … because you (pure consciousness) are already happy. Yes … because meditation is a way of recognising that which is obscuring this … Continue reading
OUR INTENTION IS TO BE HAPPIER
Our Intention Is To Be Happier But how? Doing spiritual practices to be happier is good. But first we need to be clear about the obstacles to realising the happiness that is already present, but goes unnoticed. If our intention … Continue reading
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS WEB LOG
The Purpose of this Web Log The purpose of this blog is to share experiences from teachers and teachings (for which I’m eternally grateful) which can make us unshakeably happy, and therefore compassionate. A happiness that is totally unshakeable. So … Continue reading
HAPPINESS
Happiness Happiness is recognition.It is recognition of pure awarenessthat manifests as unconditional compassion. No outside force can disturb this happiness.The world around can be disturbedbut our true nature cannot. Know thisknow thisknow this. This is the root of the tree … Continue reading
HAPPY FOR NO REASON
Happy for no reason. There are many troubles in the world, and every day someone, somewhere, is doing something to make it worse – and to be honest, we don’t help. So how are we going to be happy for … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 