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UNUSUAL BLESSINGS

Posted on August 22, 2024 by tony

Unusual Blessings Blessing don’t always need to inspire us; they can also stop us going the wrong way. Things may not work out the way we hoped, but instead, doors close, allowing new ones to open. We may have the … Continue reading →

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BODGING THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING

Posted on February 2, 2022 by tony

Bodging The Buddha’s Teaching ‘Bodging’ is a term for highly-skilled wood turners who cut green timber, and construct a pole lathe to make chairs.  Bodging can also refer to a job done of necessity, using whatever tools and materials come to hand and which, whilst not necessarily elegant, is nevertheless serviceable. This not to be confused with a ‘botched’ … Continue reading →

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MEDITATIVE DOUBT

Posted on March 6, 2021 by tony

Meditative Doubt The word ‘doubt’ probably isn’t correct; it’s more like awareness that is feeling a situation. A meditative life is a life of subtle doubts – “Is it or isn’t it?” “How is it?” “What is going on?” If … Continue reading →

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SILENT AWARENESS

Posted on September 25, 2020 by tony

Silent Awareness For some, the idea of emptiness or purity is obscure; it’s too far away, beyond them … which it is! 😀  ‘Silent awareness’ is just another phrase for pure consciousness, or empty cognisance. We are inner beings of … Continue reading →

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WHEN DO OUR PROBLEMS START?

Posted on June 23, 2020 by tony

When Do Our Problems Start? Our problems start the moment consciousness becomes attached to an idea. That first idea was ‘my self’. Why is attachment a problem? If we (consciousness) hold on to an idea, then we lose the clarity … Continue reading →

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SOFT AND HARD

Posted on December 31, 2019 by tony

Soft And Hard We don’t realise how hard and fixated we are about things. Anything hard snaps easily. Meditation – or remembering our true nature – brings about an unbreakable softness. We become more flexible. Wishing you many transmissions and … Continue reading →

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MEDITATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION

Posted on April 30, 2019 by tony

Meditation Has Nothing To Do With Religion Meditation has nothing to do with religion. Religion turns meditation into an occasion. Meditation is the practice of simply resting in awareness to realise that we are that awareness. Meditation is not an … Continue reading →

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WHY DO WE REFER TO GOD AS ‘HIM’?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by tony

Why Do We Refer To God As ‘Him’? This is not meant to be funny, politically correct, sexist or anti God. Not at all! Why was man created in God’s image? Did God have dangly bits? We have been fed illusion … Continue reading →

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CALLING ON THE ENLIGHTENED ONES FROM AFAR

Posted on September 18, 2018 by tony

Calling On Enlightened Ones From Afar We all need inspiration from someone or something that we consider more profound than ourselves. It is psychological, but also inspiring, and is something to aim for. This sense of deep appreciation or devotion … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NO GOAL TO REACH

Posted on May 27, 2018 by tony

There Is No Goal To Reach There is no goal to reach There is merely an uncovering, through discovering and realising that, in practicality, there is nowhere else to go. The goal is nowhere but here, now. It is the … Continue reading →

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INSPIRATION IS BOTH MAGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL

Posted on December 26, 2017 by tony

Inspiration Is Both Magical And Psychological Inspiration can seem magical, in the sense of seeming to come out of the blue, but it is actually a reminder of something we always knew: “Why didn’t I see that before?!” We didn’t … Continue reading →

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THE INSEPARABILITY OF BUDDHISM AND GOD

Posted on December 12, 2017 by tony

The Inseparability Of Buddhism And God It is not a matter of being aware of God; God is the awareness. Without awareness, we would never know, would we? No awareness No God. Inspiration and insight come from the clarity of … Continue reading →

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DO I NEED A SPIRITUAL TEACHER?

Posted on August 28, 2015 by tony

Do I Need A Spiritual Teacher? We need inspiration and guidance. The teacher is inspiration and guidance. The teacher is the mirror to our own inspiration and guidance. The outer teacher is someone whose qualities match our own. A recognition … Continue reading →

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