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- GIVING UP HOPE … HOORAY! June 24, 2022
- ALIEN TERMINOLOGY DISTANCES US FROM RAW EXPERIENCE June 23, 2022
- JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM June 22, 2022
- SWITCH OFF YOUR EGO June 21, 2022
- OUR OUTER LIFE MASKS OUR INNER LIFE June 21, 2022
- WE HAVE NO ORIGINAL IDEAS June 20, 2022
- HOW DO WE KNOW? June 19, 2022
- THE SEARCH BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE June 18, 2022
- FLAWLESS CONSCIOUSNESS June 18, 2022
- ENLIGHTENED SPEECH; WITHOUT FIXATIONS June 17, 2022
- DOUBT CREATES UNCERTAINTY, PANIC & SPEEDINESS June 15, 2022
- WHAT’S EATING YOU? June 15, 2022
- RELIGION: THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF OUR JOURNEY? June 14, 2022
- LOST IN SPACE June 14, 2022
- RIGHT SPEECH, WRONG SPEECH June 13, 2022
- “I CAN’T MEDITATE” June 12, 2022
- VERIFICATION June 11, 2022
- IS THERE MEANING TO LIFE? June 11, 2022
- BLIND TO REALITY June 11, 2022
- IS STUPIDITY A SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEM? June 11, 2022
- THE DHARMA , ACCORDING TO AN IDIOT June 9, 2022
- THROUGH REALISATION, NEGATIVITY TURNS POSITIVE June 8, 2022
- OUR PATH TO PERFECT HAPPINESS June 8, 2022
- WHY USE THE WORD ‘EMPTINESS’? June 6, 2022
- A MOMENT OF REALISATION June 5, 2022
- ‘I’ BLINDNESS June 4, 2022
- SOFT, UNCONSCIOUS TOTALITARIAN COMPLIANCE June 3, 2022
- WHATEVER SOMEONE SAYS DOESN’T MATTER June 2, 2022
- EARTH: BEAUTIFUL BUT BONKERS June 1, 2022
- HOW WE GO ASTRAY May 31, 2022
- ARE WE AWAKE OR ASLEEP? May 30, 2022
- LIFE SHOULD BE FRUSTRATING May 29, 2022
- WE DON’T UNDERSTAND OUR OWN PSYCHOLOGY May 27, 2022
- WHY WE CANNOT RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER May 26, 2022
- OUR SELF IS OUR BUBBLE OF SUFFERING May 24, 2022
- IS IT REALLY A SCARY WORLD? May 23, 2022
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD … May 23, 2022
- THE DHARMA ISN’T HOITY-TOITY May 23, 2022
- LIFE IS KARMA May 23, 2022
- FOLLOW-THE-LEADER May 22, 2022
- DHARMA NEEDS NO ADORNMENT May 21, 2022
- SOME DAYS ARE LIGHT, SOME HEAVY, SOME FLAT May 21, 2022
- BEYOND KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING IS KNOWINGNESS May 21, 2022
- SCIENCE AND RELIGION HAVE THE SAME EFFECT May 21, 2022
- 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
Tag Archives: Ignorance
ARRESTED, JUDGED AND CONDEMNED … Lol!
Arrested, Judged and Condemned … Lol! When we look, our attention is caught and held (arrested), and we refer to the precedent of memory (judgement), and re-enact. In this way, we are condemned for life to our illusory prison. Why? … Continue reading
IT’S OUR IGNORANCE THAT CONTROLS THE WORLD
It is Our Ignorance That Controls The World Humans allow fear to persist because we ignore our true nature, free of concepts. It is we who give fear authority over us, and fear never wants to give up its power. … Continue reading
LIVING IN OTHERS’ FANTASIES MAKES US STUPID
Living In Others’ Fantasies Makes Us Stupid We are born without any ideas, but have individual tendencies. This is undeniable. These tendencies that have not yet taken shape are coloured by our environment; they are misdirected or exaggerated, and we … Continue reading
IGNORANCE IS ENCOURAGED
Ignorance Is Encouraged We are encouraged to ignore our true reality of pure wisdom. Once we realise this however, this ‘encouragement’ becomes our guide, reminding us of what we are, rather than what we have been led to believe that … Continue reading
IS BEING HUMAN A SIDE EFFECT?!
Is Being Human A Side Effect?! 😀 Is being human a side effect of ignorance?!Are we even supposed to be here? As humans, we often don’t feel ‘right’; we’re slightly uncomfortable.It is said that our home is in the Buddha … Continue reading
WE ARE SLEEPWALKING IN OTHERS’ DREAMS
We Are Sleepwalking In Others’ Dreams There are those who are aware of this phenomenon, those who deny it, and those who aren’t bothered. Globalisation is the process by which businesses – and other organisations – develop international influence, operating on … Continue reading
BELIEF IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR IGNORANCE
Belief Is The Beginning Of Our Ignorance Belief isn’t knowing. Belief is accepting what we are told, without proof. Don’t believe anything you’re told; test it, experience it. Knowing is experience. Belief or faith does has a positive side, but … Continue reading
SEX, DESIRE AND WISDOM
Sex, Desire And Wisdom If it wasn’t for sex and desire, we wouldn’t be here – and neither would our gurus. Being born allows us all to ‘wise up’ to our true reality, so we needn’t feel guilty. We are … Continue reading
THERE IS ONE, SIMPLE, UNIVERSAL TRUTH
There Is One, Simple, Universal Truth There is one, simple, universal truth: we are non-duality of pure conscious. Our story starts when we admit that we ignore this truth, and finishes with the realisation of this truth. Until then, we … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM: LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS
Buddhism: Logical Conclusions Buddhism isn’t a religion. It is spiritual guidance for consciousness. Our salvation and sanity come through our own efforts to realise the truth about consciousness. We attain realisation through knowledge, not prayer. Through knowledge, we recognise the … Continue reading
THE WISDOM OF IGNORANCE
The Wisdom Of Ignorance Ignorance is partial truth. Wisdom is impartial truth. Wisdom is impartial to ignorance, and sees it as an equal. 😀 The moment we see that we are ignoring something is the moment of realisation. We are … Continue reading
FEELING SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR
Feeling Superior Or Inferior There are those whom we think are superior; we will one day realise what they realise. There are those whom we think are inferior; they will one day realise what we realise. It is only a … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Awareness, desire, Effortless effort, Ignorance, jealousy, Meditation, negative emotions, Pride, Pure Awareness, wisdom, wise beyond compare
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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CONVENIENCE
An Inconvenient Truth About Convenience Convenience: the state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty. From Latin ‘convenientia’: assembling, agreeing. Convenience is the modern way of life; we are fed easy ways of doing things and these conveniences become a necessity on which we rely. The more we give in … Continue reading
WHO RULES THE WORLD?
Who Rules The World? Actually, this is the wrong question. Before we can ask, “Who rules the world?” we must ask, “What rules the world?” All sentient beings – and the entire universe – are governed by attraction and repulsion. … Continue reading
LACK CERTAINTY, LACK IMPACT
Lack Certainty, Lack Impact If we lack certainty about what we understand, we will lack the impact needed to achieve and realise our objective. Uncertainty leads to a lack of inner peace. Of course, certainty has many levels so, conventionally, … Continue reading
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Tagged AVERSION, bravo, certainty, desire, ego fixation, Ignorance, Inner peace, Pure Consciousness., realising our objective, uncertainty, weakness
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SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE IS USELESS WITHOUT MEDITATION
Spiritual Knowledge Is Useless Without Meditation Meditation is the experience of knowledge, and experience leads to realisation. Meditation is sitting erect and relaxed, being aware of the thoughts taking place in the mind, not following or being driven by them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, dualism, Ignorance, Meditation, non-duality, Non-meditation., protection, Pure Consciousness.
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THE TSUNAMI OF SUFFERING
The Tsunami Of Suffering created by the Tsumani of Ignorance. It’s quite simple: if we ignore whatever’s going on in our own minds and our own consciousness, then how are we ever to know what external influences are obscuring our … Continue reading
IGNORANCE
Ignorance. As with all the emotions, ignorance has two aspects: the neurotic aspect of indifference, and the wisdom aspect of All-Encompassing Space. Ignorance arises when empty awareness forgets its true nature, and that of others. It therefore lacks compassion. Another … Continue reading
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ALIENS
Aliens. On many forums, there is much spoken about “Aliens”. Some even claim to talk with them: it’s worrying how mundane those conversations are! There’s nothing one could respond to with an, “Oh, now that is interesting!” Having a big … 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. 