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- THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS January 29, 2026
- AI CANNOT TALK FROM EXPERIENCE January 29, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION …continued and continude January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION continued January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION January 28, 2026
- IT’S CREEPY – LITERALLY January 27, 2026
- COMPASSION IS HONOURING ANOTHER’S JOURNEY January 26, 2026
- BEINGS PUT TO SLEEP January 26, 2026
- KNOWING AND AWARENESS January 25, 2026
- CREATING ARTIFICAL PEOPLE January 25, 2026
- BELIEF IS THE WEAPON OF EVIL January 24, 2026
- THERE ARE TWO PATHS: ACADEMIC AND DIRECT January 23, 2026
- PEACEFUL AND WRATHFUL January 23, 2026
- EMPATHY IS NOT WEAKNESS January 23, 2026
- A TWO-TIER SYSTEM IS MEANT TO DIVIDE January 22, 2026
- DEPENDENT ARISING January 22, 2026
- TRUE AWAKENING CANNOT BE STOPPED January 21, 2026
- DOES IT DEPEND ON WHO SAYS IT? January 20, 2026
- HUMANS ARE BOUND BY THEIR MINDS January 20, 2026
- KNOWING RIGHT FROM WRONG January 20, 2026
- MARA IS OUR TEACHER January 19, 2026
- FRUSTRATION IS PART OF THE PATH January 18, 2026
- THE UNITY OF THE APPARENT AND THE REAL January 17, 2026
- THERE’S A LOT OF ‘SPIRIUTALITY’ ABOUT January 16, 2026
- WE ARE ALREADY IN THE AFTER-LIFE January 15, 2026
- THE PROMOTION OF THE UNINTELLIGIBLE January 15, 2026
- TROUBLED SOULS January 14, 2026
- STOP CARRYING THE PAST January 13, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 13, 2026
- GURUS AREN’T REAL January 12, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 12, 2026
- HUMAN CONDITIONING January 11, 2026
- WORDS CAN BE TWISTED January 11, 2026
- DIVERSITY DIVIDES January 11, 2026
- MARA’S SPECIALITY January 11, 2026
- WE ALL THINK THERE’S MORE TO US January 11, 2026
- DEALING WITH THE ABUSE, NOT THE ABUSER January 10, 2026
- A FALSE I IS A REACTIVE I January 9, 2026
- “MAY CONFUSION DAWN AS WISDOM” January 9, 2026
- MARA’S SPIRITUALITY January 8, 2026
- THE WHIFF OF CONSCIOUSNESS January 8, 2026
- REALISATION IS PERSONAL January 7, 2026
- THEISM, ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS January 7, 2026
- REALISATION STRINKS THE NEED FOR MANY WORDS January 6, 2026
- THE REALITY OF LISTENING January 6, 2026
- THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS January 5, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECEPTION January 5, 2026
- THE BEGINNERS AND THE ADVANCED January 5, 2026
- WHY DO CUT OURSELVES OFF FROM OTHERS? January 5, 2026
- WHAT IS KARMA? January 4, 2026
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MARA IS OUR TEACHER
Mara Is Our Teacher “No, no! My guru is my teacher who is nice to me.” ‘Mara’ refers to any force hindering enlightenment. When we recognise this hinderance, we are receiving teachings. Mara is the feeling of self-importance; it’s not … Continue reading
MARA’S SPIRITUALITY
Mara’s Spirituality The piggy on our back – spiritual materialism. Every time we talk or write about spirituality, we have to be aware that Mara isn’t influencing us, in the sense of “Believe me”. Mara, or demonic mind, is especially … Continue reading
CAUSING A CAUSE
Causing A Cause A ‘feint’ is pretending to go in one direction, with the intention of going the other way. The purpose is to cause a reaction. Conflicts and wars start in this way; they are intentional and people are … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS REAL?
How Do We Know What Is Real? How do we know what is real? First, we have to start with the word ‘know’. If we cannot know, then we cannot verify anything, so the ability to know is our starting … Continue reading
MARA IS THE PATH
Mara Is The Path ‘Mara’ is the Sanskrit word for demonic activity; it’s the evil-doing that causes confusion, chaos, and conflict because of a belief in a self-image. As long as we hold on to anything, that is Mara activity. … Continue reading
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WHAT WAS GOOD BECOMES EXTREME
What Was Good Becomes Extreme Good things always turn into something extreme. This is the work of Mara, the form-maker. In all walks of life, the form of an activity is ‘upgraded’ in order to be more spectacular. This takes … Continue reading
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DO WE HAVE TO LEARN THE DHARMA?
Do We Have To Learn ‘The Dharma’? The Dharma is all about our true reality right now; it’s not about where we came from, and it’s not someone else’s history. We merely have to recognise our true reality of pure consciousness through silent … Continue reading
MARA’S WORLD
Mara’s World Awareness: “It’s What We Have, To Do Things With”. That is what most of us think and, as a result, we ignore our true reality. People become competitive, outdoing one another and creating conflict. We either believe in … Continue reading
MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL
Making A Mountain Out Of A Mole Hill Making a mountain out of a mole hill is an exaggerated belief that misinterprets the reality, thus making too much out of minor issues. This is how Mara (demonic mind) subtly works. … Continue reading
OUR PATH OR THE PATH?
Our Path Or The Path? Since humans inhabited the world, so did Mara.Mara is Sanskrit for demonic mind,and Mara likes world just the way it is, in chaos and confusion. Thinking we can put the world right is part of … Continue reading
WE SEE WHEN WE ARE READY TO SEE
We See When We Are Ready To See We see when we are ready to see– and that can be at any moment, even right now. When we stop looking for something interesting and just see, we realise the clarity … Continue reading
CLARITY IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Clarity Is Always Present All sentient beings are the clarity of pure consciousness. It is ever-present, and it doesn’t go away. Without this, there would be no knowing. In fact, it’s so commonplace and simple that we ignore it. Clarity … Continue reading
THE SECOND COMING
The Second Coming Maybe, just maybe, there’s been a huge misunderstanding. The second coming is supposed to refer to someone who will vanquish our foes; this person is meant to be our saviour. However, the realisation of our true essence … Continue reading
WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Do We Talk About Suffering? Prince Siddhartha Gautama wasn’t suffering, but he came out of his father’s luxurious palace one day, and saw old age, sickness and death everywhere, and that was the beginning of his path to Buddhahood. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, corruption, EQ, faith, JOY, Mara, PHILOSOPHY, realisation, Suffering, the first noble truth
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HAS INNER AWARENESS CHANGED OUR ATTITUDE?
Has Inner Awareness Changed Our Attitude? Has our practice of being aware of our state of mind improved our behaviour and attitude towards others? Are we less judgmental, less standoffish, less reactive, less emotional? Are we more understanding of how … Continue reading
WHAT POSSESSED YOU?!
What Possessed You?! Possessed: completely controlled by an evil spirit. What makes us do or say what we do and say? Being possessed is holding obsessive ideas in the mind about our self; this governs all our actions where we – pure consciousness – … Continue reading
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WHEN KNOWING REALITY BECOMES A BELIEF
When Knowing Reality Becomes A Belief Belief: acceptance without proof. This is how our reality was downgraded. Belief can make us feel, do and say wonderful things, but it’s all about a material world created in the mind. Belief is … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Belief, belief is a mind-product, EMPATHY, hope and fear, Knowingness, Mara, our true reality, pure consciousness, REALITY
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ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL
One Size Doesn’t Fit All The ultimate truth is our essential nature of pure consciousness. It is how we can know anything and everything. There is absolutely no point in believing in the existence of an external reality if there … Continue reading
USING THE DHARMA AS A WEAPON
Using The Dharma As A Weapon This happens when we intellectualise the words, and have no experience or understanding of the effect of Mara=demons=ego. Clinging to the words is ego activity. When we lie in ambush with our book learning, … Continue reading
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OUR ENEMY IS NOT OUR ENEMY
Our Enemy Is Not Our Enemy In the material world, an enemy is not a friend. The world will always be full of ‘wrongness’. In the world of pure consciousness, however, an enemy is our reaction and, in recognising this, … Continue reading
ARE WE A CONDUIT FOR GOOD OR EVIL?
Are We A Conduit For Good Or Evil? The realisation that we could be on the path of evil is a shock, and this is why realisation opens us up to the truth about what governs our minds. Then, we … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE DEMONS?
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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OBSCURING THE TRUTH
Obscuring The Truth The truth itself isn’t extremely subtle; it is that which is obscuring the truth that is extremely subtle. Pure consciousness is what we are; it sees every moment that we think we are seeing, surveying without comment. It has done … Continue reading
WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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LESSER SPIRITS (DEMONS) LIE IN AMBUSH
Lesser Spirits (Demons) Lie In Ambush Demonic activity in the world comes in many shapes, levels and intensities … and teachings. From the point of view of consciousness, ‘Mara’ – or demonic activity – has nothing to do with external … Continue reading
CONSPIRACY
Conspiracy Is there a truth hidden from us in plain sight? Yes. Who is in on it? Everyone! The last thing anyone wants to look at is themselves – their true reality – because of a creation of a personal … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracy, finding fault, Mara, our essence, our true reality, plain sight, power, Pure Consciousness., Samsara, the truth
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SUPERIOR POSITION – INFERIOR POSITION
Superior Position – Inferior Position Pure vision and impure vision We are pure vision. It is our natural state. When realised, this is our naked, superior position – our supreme reality. When we do not realise this pure view, we … Continue reading
DIS-EASE LIES IN AMBUSH
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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Tagged ANXIETY, balance, be at ease, be at peace, be grateful, be in control, energies, likes and dislikes, Mara
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BE AWARE OF CONSEQUENCES
Be Aware Of Consequences Mara activity makes situations worse. Mara: demonic consciousness (Sanskrit). Being aware of consequences, we are no longer be surprised. Mara lies in ambush in all our minds, looking for weaknesses in others and exploiting them. Mara … Continue reading
WHAT IS EVIL?
What Is Evil? When a question arises, there is always an answer, but it may a little time to find a way to express this, illustrating how deep we can go in our understanding. We normally think of ‘evil’ as … Continue reading
MARA IS RELIABLE
Mara Is Reliable The word ‘mara’ is a Sanskrit word for the demonic activity of selfishness in the mind, which is manifested out of ignorance of our true nature of pure compassionate awareness. Mara is expressed by our likes and … Continue reading
LIFE IS DESIGNED TO GO WRONG
Life Is Designed To Go Wrong We are fed, or we acquire, false information, day in and day out. Understanding the confused world in which we dwell is the path to enlightenment. The world happens outside. Our world happens inside. … Continue reading
7 BILLION IN ‘THE DEVIL’S’ FOCUS GROUP
7 Billion in ‘the Devil’s’ Focus Group “Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard” Mass surveillance of our likes and dislikes tells ‘the devil’ how to control us. “Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush. Mara is … Continue reading
TURNING ARROWS INTO FLOWERS
Turning Arrows Into Flowers On the night that the Buddha attained enlightenment, he sat under a tree. While he was sitting there, the forces of Mara shot arrows at him to distract him from becoming enlightened; he merely turned their … Continue reading
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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Better the devil you know Better the devil you know,than the devil you don’t.Better to train the devil.Better to tame the devil.Best to know that the devilnever existed,because the devil is a confidence trick! Let’s expose this trickery! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Archons, Better the devil you know, demons, Fallen angels, Jinn, Mara
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DEALING WITH DEMONS AND SAMAYA BREAKERS
Dealing with Demons and Samaya Breakers. Demonic activity is selfish activity. That’s it. Selfishness, self-centredness, self-importance are all demonic activities. We, as sentient beings, are dominated by…’me’ first! However, as sentient beings, we also have the potential for enlightenment, for … Continue reading
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WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN?
Why do things happen? Do things just happen? Are they created by causes and conditions? Or do things happen by design? Buddhism says, everything is created by causes and conditions: everything depends on something else. Our present moment of self-identification … Continue reading
OUR BELIEFS SENTENCE US
Our beliefs sentence us. Our beliefs sentence us to see the world in a certain way, and that in turn has an effect on us. This is the law of interdependence: situations are created by a series of links comprising … Continue reading
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