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WHY NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE

Posted on January 21, 2025 by tony

Why Nobody Knows What They Are What we truly are is purposely kept from us by Mara, the creator of the illusions which we recreate. Mara spreads the ‘news’; we spread the word. Even if we see the illusions – … Continue reading →

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NOT-TWO

Posted on December 30, 2024 by tony

Not-Two Reflecting on Not-Two: When we believe in self and other, be it a person or a thing, we are subject to likes and dislikes. When attention – in the first instant – is purely placed on that person or … Continue reading →

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THE REAL DHARMA HAS NO FRILLY BITS

Posted on October 7, 2024 by tony

The Real Dharma Has No Frilly Bits Keeping the Dharma real is dealing with life in its raw state, and not as it was in the past. The world is very different from 2,500 years ago, although our problems are … Continue reading →

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IS THE UNIVERSE CONSCIOUS?

Posted on July 21, 2023 by tony

Is The Universe Conscious? The universe/nature isn’t conscious; it reacts to circumstances through laws of attraction and repulsion. If we’re unaware of consciousness, we also react to circumstances governed by the same laws of attraction and repulsion. Being conscious is … Continue reading →

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BEYOND LIKES AND DISLIKES

Posted on June 22, 2023 by tony

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 →

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A LACK OF CLARITY CREATES DEMONS

Posted on October 14, 2022 by tony

A Lack Of Clarity Creates Demons A lack of clarity causes distractions and fixations, which are the demons in the mind. If we think that we know, we become full of ourselves. That self is the demon. 😀 As long as … Continue reading →

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HOW WE GO ASTRAY

Posted on May 31, 2022 by tony

How We Go Astray We go astray and fall into ignorance when we fixate on or cling to any idea. Whether this fixation is adoration or dislike, we lose control of our mind. Mind is a collection of ideas to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged demonic forces, don't play their games, fixations, free the mind, likes and dislikes, losing control of the mind, pure consciousness, pure essence, we're all losers | Leave a comment

KNOW THINE ENEMY

Posted on April 14, 2022 by tony

Know Thine Enemy We will never find Mr. Devil as he’s too clever for that, but we can see the effect of his works within our own mind. There is a saying, “Know thy self”, but what is this self? … Continue reading →

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FINDING YOUR DEMON

Posted on March 31, 2022 by tony

Finding Your Demon 😀 Your demon is your likes and dislikes that wait in ambush. In the moment now, we make a decision to go left or right; if that decision lasts for a lifetime, we are doomed to go … Continue reading →

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WHAT ARE DEMONS?

Posted on December 3, 2020 by tony

What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind. Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading →

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ORIGINAL SIN

Posted on October 10, 2020 by tony

Original Sin The origin of sin is the denial of the origin of truth.Original truth is that we are pure consciousness. The origin of sin is to ignore pure consciousness in favour of being conscious. Being conscious downgrades consciousness into a watcher by ignoring … Continue reading →

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LIVING WITH DEMONS

Posted on August 21, 2020 by tony

Living With Demons Demons like nothing better than to dislike. It is their raison d’être, their sole purpose. Demons lie in ambush waiting to exploit any situation. Sounds familiar? We have to make judgements in order to survive, but these judgements … Continue reading →

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DIS-EASE LIES IN AMBUSH

Posted on March 20, 2020 by tony

Dis-ease Lies In Ambush “Mara (demons) lie in ambush. Mara are our likes and dislikes.” -Tsoknyi Rinpoche 1st It is our likes and dislike that create dissatisfaction. In the moment now, there are no hopes or fears; we simply deal … Continue reading →

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THE OBJECT OF DESIRE

Posted on November 27, 2019 by tony

The Object Of Desire The object of desire is my satisfaction. Desire fills the emptiness of consciousness with dualistic ideas, creating an “I” with likes and dislikes. This is the cause of our suffering. In the yoga of one taste, … Continue reading →

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THE DEVIL KNOWS WE ARE ‘FREE IN THE MOMENT OF SEEING’

Posted on April 6, 2018 by tony

The Devil Knows We Are ‘Free In the Moment Of Seeing’ That’s why we are kept busy: the devil makes work for idle hands! Of course, there is no literal ‘devil’; the devil is an expedient images for our own … Continue reading →

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THE MIND REACTS; IT’S PROGRAMMED THAT WAY

Posted on October 8, 2017 by tony

The Mind Reacts; It’s Programmed That Way Liberation is being aware of what is happening when our mind is calculating and reacting. We need to be aware when a reaction is about to start, and also when a reaction is … Continue reading →

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WHY DON’T WE PRACTISE?

Posted on February 26, 2017 by tony

Why Don’t We Practise? Simple. It’s due to an inner mara demon. What is an inner mara demon? It’s our own likes and dislikes: “I’m too busy.” “I’ve better things to do.” “I don’t get anything out of it.” “I … Continue reading →

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I FORGOT TO MENTION …

Posted on November 28, 2016 by tony

I Forgot To Mention … demons changed my life for the better, and that made life fulfilling! Having attended spiritual centres over the past 47 years, I had a feeling of safety; I’d joined the side of the righteous. People … Continue reading →

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CATCHING DEMONS

Posted on November 16, 2016 by tony

Catching Demons before they catch us Fantasy media (which come in many forms: Hollywood, video games, art, news, religion … ) places imaginary beliefs in the dark corners of our mind. Our reactions to this demonic activity have become so … Continue reading →

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