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- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
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Tag Archives: knowing
THE SINGLE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT
The Single Problem With The Human Predicament The single problem with the human predicament is belief. Once we believe, we become predictable. Belief is accepting words that have not been proven personally. We may believe words to be true, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, experience, knowing, predicament, the human predicament, the origin
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THERE IS A CONDITION WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT
There Is A Condition We Cannot Talk About There is a condition we cannot talk about. Talking about it only goes so far, and then stops. That’s what philosophers do. Pure experience is beyond talk. There is a huge difference … Continue reading
WHAT IS STOPPING US KNOWING? IT IS BELIEF
What Is Stopping Us Knowing? It Is Belief. Belief is second-hand information – hearsay rather than direct observation or experience. Belief is thinking that we know. This causes insecurity, defensiveness, and aggression. Belief is a con trick, destroying confidence and the ability … Continue reading
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Tagged a centric, aggression, Belief, Confusion, CONSCIOUSNESS, controol, ideas, insecurity, knowing, we think we know
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FILLING OUR MINDS WITH THE MUNDANE
Filling Our Minds With The Mundane When our minds are filled with the mundane – worldly affairs – we become commonplace, and play games of others’ making. Worldly: from Latin ‘mundus’ – world. We need constant reminders that we are not a product of … Continue reading
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WE KNOW MORE THAN WE THINK
We Know More Than We Think Whatever we think is not the truth, and that is the conundrum we live in. It is our limited thinking that inhibits us from knowing everything that we need to know. Knowing everything? When … Continue reading
WHAT IS IGNORANCE?
What Is Ignorance? Pure consciousness is knowingness. Ignorance is not knowing. The most important thing we ignore is our actual practical reality. Pure consciousness is present whatever we do, say or think, but we’re too distracted to notice this obvious … Continue reading
BELIEF IS INDIRECT; KNOWING IS DIRECT
Belief Is Indirect; Knowing Is Direct Here, we are talking about reality. It’s obvious that if we merely acquire information from a book, that is hearsay, and doesn’t mean we know. We may think things are a good idea, but … Continue reading
WHAT IF THIS BLOG IS WRONG?
What If This Blog Is Wrong? How would you know? To know is to be absolutely certain through observation. If you are absolutely certain, free of doubts, then the observation is pure. It is not a question of being certain … Continue reading
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LED TO BELIEVE
Led To Believe Vote for a belief. Belief diverts consciousness from knowing to merely accepting. Being encouraged to identify/believe in something or other and become outraged creates the opposite effect – disbelievers. It’s meant to. This is exactly the mission … Continue reading
AT DEATH, WE RUN OUT OF TIME
At Death, We Run Out Of Time 😀 Time only exists with the creation of phenomena – having a beginning, a dwelling and an dissolution, ending a partnership. Outside phenomena, there is only timeless space. ‘Bardo’ means the gap, out … Continue reading
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BEYOND LIKES AND DISLIKES
Beyond Likes And Dislikes As ordinary people, we know what and whom we like, dislike or ignore, and we become those decisions in life. This isn’t our natural state; it’s acquired. We are not specialists or practitioners. We just decide, … Continue reading
DHARMA IS KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWING
Dharma Is Knowledge Of Knowing The world is divided up into those who do not want to know, those who think they know, those who want to know, and those who know. Those who do not want to know or … Continue reading
DON’T LET YOUR SPIRITUALITY MESS YOU UP!
Don’t Let Your Spirituality Mess You Up! Students – don’t fall in love with your teacher. Teachers – don’t assume you are adored. Spirituality is about dealing with consciousness. It is not a decoration or an obsession. Spirituality is the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, appearances and recognition are simultaneous, being ordinary, CONSCIOUSNESS, don't fall in love with your teacher, don't feel adored, ENLIGHTENMENT, feeling special, knowing, spirituality, the moment now, the teachings, we are nothing special, wishful thinking
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THE OUTCOME OF ‘KNOWING’ IS COMPASSION
The Outcome of ‘Knowing’ Is Compassion It doesn’t matter how much we think we know, if compassion isn’t present, we are no more than clever, tinkling bells. Teachings are given so that we become a light for others, passing on … Continue reading
HOW DO I KNOW, I KNOW?
How do I know, I know? Language plays tricks. If we remove the word ‘I’ from this question, it now asks, “How does knowing know?” We then realise that there is only knowing that knows. There is no need (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Dharmakaya, emptiness, knowing, Love
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THE TRUTH
The Truth. The truth will never be found ‘out there’. The reason anything ‘out there’ may be known is because of what is ‘in here’. The ultimate truth is our own awareness. Without that, nothing would be known, … Continue reading
