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Tag Archives: Meditation
ANCIENT SECRETS AREN’T ANCIENT SECRETS
Ancient Secrets Aren’t Ancient Secrets The mystery is that we have lost what is natural. Knowledge and wisdom are right here, right now, and is has always been so. People make this out to be some special hocus pocus – … Continue reading
MEDITATION: BEING STATELESS
Meditation: Being Stateless Meditation isn’t going into a ‘state’; it’s coming out of our self, and the obvious mental state that we carry around. In our usual state of likes and dislikes – our routine – we lose freshness, we … Continue reading
WANTING CHANGE
Wanting Change Change is not going to happen en masse. It’s is alluded to in both politics and religion, but it doesn’t take place. The only change that’s possible is when we stop holding a fixed position as our usual … Continue reading
TO EMPATHISE, WE NEED BEGINNER’S MIND
To Empathise, We Need Beginner’s Mind To empathise with others, it is we who have to go back to basics. That’s if we care. Thinking others are wrong because we believe we know better is arrogant and dangerous. Until we … Continue reading
DON’T OBSESS ABOUT MEDITATION
Don’t Obsess About Meditation Quality not quantity in meditation, even though quantity is promoted. Short moments, many times. When meditation just becomes a ritual, it’s not meditation. The real meditation is letting go, hence short moments, many times. Know why … Continue reading
WE DIS+COVER WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE
We Dis+cover What Has Always Been There The enlightened essence of all sentient beings merely needs re+cognition. We dis+cover what has always been there. Racing around like hungry ghosts, looking for where it’s at, we are where it’s at already. … Continue reading
BRINGING PROBLEMS TO LIGHT
Bringing Problems To Light Meditation is the light of awareness, of seeing clearly without distractions. We can do this in a moment. When we dwell in beliefs and assumptions, we dwell in the dark, and that is the problem. We … Continue reading
CONFUSION AND MEDITATION
Confusion And Meditation Even when the mind is confused or we feel that we cannot meditate, consciousness is still present and unaffected. We areconsciousness and, as such, remain unaffected, but our attention goes to whatever is on our mind, and … Continue reading
BELIEF IS AN INFECTION
Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading
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DROPPING THE PRACTICE
Dropping The Practice We all practise something – it’s our way of life. When we drop whatever we practise, in that moment we are free. We’re taking a break, a moment’s holiday, with nothing happening. Meditation is actually about dropping … Continue reading
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IT’S ALL A SHOW
It’s All A Show We audition at birth and are taught our lines. The show has been running for thousands of years, all to capture us in others’ imagination. As they say, “The show must go on.” It’s the design … Continue reading
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MIND TRAINING = MIND CONTROL
Mind Training = Mind Control We train the mind through meditation so as not to be distracted at every moment, and be able to control our self and our behaviour. If we cannot do this, our mind is being controlled … Continue reading
NOTING HOW EASILY WE BECOME DISTRACTED
Noting How Easily We Become Distracted Counting the breath 10, 21, or 108 times in meditation helps us to stabilise and train our mind, or at least become aware how much we are not in control. It’s quite a shock … Continue reading
MEDITATION BRINGS YOU OUT OF YOURSELF
Meditation Brings You Out Of Yourself Meditation brings you out of yourself. 😀 When sitting in silent awareness, there is just pure cognisance. We call this pure consciousness. No duality is required: observation is without identifying an observer.
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FILLING OUR MINDS
Filling Our Minds What we fill our minds with matters. Our mind is a sensitive tool, quick to detect and able to analyse vital information and turn it into knowledge for the welfare of others. Just filling the mind with … Continue reading
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TWO ASPECTS TO MEDITATION
Two Aspects To Meditation There are two aspects to meditation, form and essence. Form is the method and ritual that becomes a way of life. Essence is the understanding and realisation of life itself. Form is something we relate to, … Continue reading
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COUNTING THE BREATH
Counting The Breath Meditation is primarily to control our mind from wandering, so that clarity can occur in a stable mind. This allows consciousness, the essence of mind, to rest in non-dual awareness, without taking sides, and realise our ever-present … Continue reading
NOT CONFIRMING IS REMAINING IN BELIEF
Not Confirming Is Remaining In Belief Relying on belief without confirmation is ignorance. Verifying is putting a proposal into practice, and then deciding if it is true. Try meditation: see what happens, and what isn’t happening!
OUR THOUGHTS ARE SAMSARA
Our Thoughts Are Samsara Samsara: a Sanskrit word for the vicious cycle of existence, in which we chase our tails to find happiness. All our thoughts are an expression of Samsara. To understand Samsara, we first have to see that … Continue reading
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DEALING WITH A CRAZY MIND
Dealing With A Crazy Mind The mind isn’t crazy; it is just full of memories that consciousness clings to. These memories cloud direct perception because consciousness is always referring to these memories. It is that which is driving us crazy. … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS PURE OBSERVATION
Buddhism Is Pure Observation Buddhism isn’t about learning; it is about clarity. Clarity means divine splendour – not divine cleverness 🙂 Buddhism is pure observation. It’s not a matter of thinking about what is being observed; that is for the … Continue reading
EVIL: AGAINST HUMANITY
Evil: Against Humanity Evil, which is self-serving, prevents humanity from realising the knowledge of ultimate good and evil. Once this is understood, humanity can never be manipulated again. There are many levels, or yanas, of understanding good and evil. Evil … Continue reading
BELIEF IS GROUPTHINK
Belief Is Groupthink Being told to believe the opposite of what we can see is groupthink. Belief is acceptance of something without proof, under the guise of knowing. Just saying, “I believe it’s true”, is still a belief, an opinion, … Continue reading
WE ALL HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER
We All Have A Personality Disorder A personality disorder is a mental condition where people have a lifelong pattern of seeing themselves and reacting to others in ways that cause problems. People with personality disorders often have a hard time understanding … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR CONDUCT
Consciousness And Our Conduct When we realise our actual reality of pure consciousness, we then have to be aware of how we conduct ourself, managing our social ego skilfully. Good conduct is our ability to empathise and understand the feelings of another, … Continue reading
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IN FACT, DON’T MEDITATE
In Fact, Don’t Meditate Sitting down to meditate is enough meditation. We made the decision. Now, just be aware that awareness is what you are. In fact, don’t meditate. Allow the eyes to be open so that everything can enter … Continue reading
TOO MUCH TALK
Too Much Talk And yes, too much write! A hypnotist talks to distract the audience, so be aware of those who talk too much, as they are drawing your attention away. When we follow others’ thoughts, even a Buddha’s, we … Continue reading
MEDITATION MATTERS
Meditation Matters Meditation is being aware of awareness, realising we are this awareness. It is just a moment that can be extended. Meditation uncovers natural inner peace, free from anxiety, obsessiveness and vacancy – the three poisons that affect our … Continue reading
IN TWO MINDS
In Two Minds We have two choices. It’s one or the other: Others control our mind. We control our mind. 1. Mind control – also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion or thought control – refers to controlling the beliefs, behaviours … Continue reading
LOST IN SPACE
Lost In Space We are the emptiness of consciousness, the essence of mind. This cognisant space, forgetting its pure quality of emptiness, acquired ideas, concepts and fixations, believing these to be what it is. We therefore became lost in this … Continue reading
THE AGE OF HATRED
The Age Of Hatred This is said to be the age of the Kali Yuga, the age of conflict. Conflict breeds hatred. In the dictionary, hatred is defined as intense dislike. We can read all about this in the ‘news’ … Continue reading
ARE THERE HIGHER BEINGS IN THE UNIVERSE?
Are There Higher Beings In The Universe? This question can only be answered by each individual, based on their experiences. I say ‘experiences’ because inspiration has to happen regularly to be more than a coincidence. Reason says that things happen … Continue reading
OBSERVATION ALWAYS OVERRULES SPECULATION
Observation Always Overrules Speculation Once we start along the path of theories, there is no end to it. Speculation adds complications and division. Only pure observation, common to all, is trustworthy. That pure observation is pure awareness – the first … Continue reading
MEDITATORS GET IT TOGETHER
Meditators Get-It-Together … or should do. 🙂 To meditate is to make a decision, and take positive action in one’s life to have a sense of direction. The decision is to achieve one’s full potential of a harmonious frame of mind, an enlightened mind. If we … Continue reading
PREJUDICE INHIBITS OPEN-MINDEDNESS
Prejudice Inhibits Open-Mindedness If we are locked in pre-conceived ideas about ourself and others, it is we who become the problem. We cannot put the world right, but we can put our selves right. When we live within a material … Continue reading
ALIENS – WHO NEEDS SPACESHIPS?
Aliens – Who Needs Spaceships? Aliens are embodied beings … us! If there is life after death, we all transmigrate. In the Tibetan Book Of The Bardo, consciousness is said to be nine times more acute after death than in … Continue reading
THE TERM ‘HIGHER SELF’ IS A MISNOMER
The Term ‘Higher Self’ Is A Misnomer There is no ‘higher self’, but there is a lower self – the one we walk around with. The term ‘higher self’ is used by those who think our true reality is a … Continue reading
I CANNOT – WILL NOT – MEDITATE
I Cannot -Will Not – Meditate That’s okay. Just have an open mind. So, how do we become open-minded? We have to be able to reason, without bias. When we are open-minded, we are willing to listen to or accept … Continue reading
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL …?
Normal And Abnormal …? If we don’t meditate, we become unstable = the collective normal. If we hold on to the meditation, we become stiff = the collective normal. If we meditate, and drop the meditation – short moments many … Continue reading
TAKING OUR RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS APART
Taking Our Religion, Philosophy And Ideas Apart If we are not prepared to look, we are merely followers, repeaters, ideologues.If we do have the courage to look, using ‘Occam’s Razor’, we dissect our fixations to see what we’re all about. … Continue reading
THE ON SWITCH IS RECOGNITION
The On Switch Is Recognition Any emotion switches on the clear light in the mind. We are aware, but feel uncomfortable.:-) Inner peace is a mind free of anxiety, irritation confusion … The moment when an emotion is recognised, the … Continue reading
INCARNATIONS OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Incarnations Of Pure Consciousness Incarnations of pure consciousness: this is what we are. All beings, throughout the infinite universe, are pure consciousness. Are we part of universal pure consciousness, or are we the principle* of pure consciousness, led astray by … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, RELIGION AND CULTURE
Pure Consciousness, Religion and Culture Mixing them up can cause confusion. “For where two or three gather together in my name, there am I with them…” – Matthew 18.12 Who actually wrote this? ‘When two or three are gathered in my name …’, we will have a committee, an inner … Continue reading
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THE BIG SCREEN MEDITATION
The Big Screen Meditation This is the direct pointing out instruction into the essence of mind. Sit with eyes open, but not staring consciously. Be relaxed, taking it all in. Allow everything to just enter the eyes without focusing on … Continue reading
HOW DO I KNOW MEDITATION IS WORKING?
How Do I Know Meditation Is Working? Others notice a change. This doesn’t mean they’ll like it, as people prefer the familiar. 🙂 Our behaviour may not be perfect as we still have emotions, but now they are guides. We … Continue reading
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