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- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
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- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
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- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
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- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
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YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE – LET GO
You’ve Heard It All Before – Let Go Let go, let go, let go … If we hold on to any idea, we suffer. As we get older, we realise that we’ve heard it all before. Life on earth isn’t … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS CANNOT BE WRONG
Pure Consciousness Cannot Be Wrong Pure consciousness cannot be wrong. Therefore, it is good – of the highest standard. We are pure consciousness. Pure consciousness just sees, and therefore, Surprise! We cannot be wrong. So what is wrong? We don’t … Continue reading
THE MOMENT OF TOTAL CONFUSION
The Moment Of Total Confusion Sometimes, the past comes to mind with intensity. We may know that “we are free in the moment of seeing”, but the intensity is still whirling like a tornado. That is the moment of total … Continue reading
THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS CATHARTIC AND CLEANSING
The Buddha’s Teaching Is Cathartic And Cleansing Cathartic: providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; via late Latin from Greek – katharsis ‘cleansing’ It is only when we practise what is taught that a genuine, cleansing feeling is experienced, arising from the dropping away of all … Continue reading
WHEN WE LOSE OUR WAY
When We Lose Our Way We want to know the truth. We find the truth, and realise that it is simplicity itself. The very essence of consciousness; pure awareness. It has no need for elaborations; just recognition that leads to … Continue reading
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THE CODE THAT CONVEYS OUR UNIQUE LIFE
The Code That Conveys Our Unique Life This code is karma. Whatever we think of as our unique self is merely a misunderstanding of what we actually are. Consciousness, through specific desires, creates a code that takes form to satisfy those … Continue reading
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?
What Are You Like? We are all a certain type, and have a certain manner – a settled way. This is due to both our long line of karma and to outside influences. There is no point in fighting it: … Continue reading
WHAT DO I DO?
What Do I Do? Firstly, we have to designate what the ‘I’ is purported to be: there are expedient and literal explanations. In expedient terms, we may think of it as our entire experience, but from a literal sense, 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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