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- REAL OR SYNTHETIC? September 25, 2022
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- FIGHT OR FLIGHT … REALLY? September 23, 2022
- SPREADING MISINFORMATION September 22, 2022
- OUR ENEMY SHOWS US OUR STRENGTH … September 22, 2022
- WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST? September 21, 2022
- RECOGNISING THE NEED TO RECONDITION THE MIND September 19, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF September 18, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONING September 17, 2022
- THE OPPOSITE OF ABSOLUTE IS LIMITED September 16, 2022
- SO WHERE’S THE PROOF? September 16, 2022
- ARE ‘SOAP OPERAS’ A BRAIN WASHING TECHNIQUE? September 15, 2022
- BEWARE OF THE EXOTIC September 15, 2022
- NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES September 15, 2022
- HOW TO PROVE DIRECT EXPERIENCE September 14, 2022
- WE CANNOT BUY TRUTH September 13, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGE THOUGHTS, DON’T FOLLOW THEM September 13, 2022
- THE UTOPIAN IDEAL LEADS TO HELL September 12, 2022
- IT’S WORSE THAN YOU THINK, AND … September 12, 2022
- SOMETHING I DON’T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT September 12, 2022
- GROWING IN CONFIDENCE September 11, 2022
- OPEN TO THE PRESENT September 11, 2022
- REALISE THE OUTCOME, RECOGNISE THE JOURNEY September 10, 2022
- EASY DHARMA, DIFFICULT DHARMA September 10, 2022
- A GENUINE PRACTITIONER IS PRACTICAL September 9, 2022
- IS THE WORLD FULL OF BOTS? September 8, 2022
- MEDITATION IS DOING NOTHING September 8, 2022
- EXTREMELY SUBTLE DISINFORMATION September 7, 2022
- AN EMBRYO OF CONSCIOUSNESS September 6, 2022
- MIND: A PERCEPTION & RECORDING MACHINE September 6, 2022
- TIBETAN NYINGMA TRADITION September 5, 2022
- ATTACHMENT = LOSS OR CLARITY September 5, 2022
- NEVER EXAGGERATE DEMONS September 4, 2022
- DEMONS ARE MERELY OUR EMOTIONS September 4, 2022
- SHARP OR DULL INTELLECT September 3, 2022
- NATURAL IMMUNITY FROM SUFFERING September 2, 2022
- TRANSFORMATION OF BEING September 1, 2022
- THE AGE OF CONFLICT: THE FAST AGE August 31, 2022
- CONSUMERS OF CONFUSION August 30, 2022
- LETTING GO OF WELL-BEING August 29, 2022
- THE SIX PERFECTIONS ARE NOT SEPARATE August 28, 2022
- OM MANI PEME HUM ENDS INTERNAL STRUGGLE August 28, 2022
- GOOD AND EVIL August 27, 2022
- NOAH, THE FLOOD, TWO OF EACH ANIMAL … REALLY? August 26, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS IMPORTANT August 26, 2022
- THE RECIPE FOR DISASTER August 26, 2022
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Tag Archives: Mara
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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Tagged challenging, compassion, consciously aware, demonic attack, demons, demonsa are within, dualistic fixations, ENLIGHTENMENT, likes and dislikes, Mara, money and power, our habitual pattering, practitioners, residue of past experiences, The Mind, troubled minds, true understanding, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, vulnerability
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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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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Mara, power, silence, surrender power, ultimate power, wisdom
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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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Tagged Dealing with Demons and Samaya Breakers, Kali Yuga, Mara
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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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