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Tag Archives: Meditation
MISUNDERSTANDING ALL WE SEE
Misunderstanding All We See We look and interpret, speculate and judge, and this affects the way we think and behave. It doesn’t matter in what part of the infinite universe a sentient being dwells, it survives by its likes and … Continue reading
DO NOT MEDITATE
Do Not Meditate Sit, just being aware, but don’t meditate. Thoughts will arise, but don’t meditate. Let the thoughts go, but don’t meditate. Sit, just being aware, but don’t meditate. Realise you are that awareness, but don’t meditate. When you … Continue reading
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THE LIFE IN OUR LIFE
The Life In Our Life Meditation is understanding and appreciating the life in our life, and that is consciousness. Once we understand this, we drop the meditation on realising we are that consciousness. Looking into this consciousness and finding nothing … Continue reading
THE ILLUMINATI’S SECRET
The Illuminati’s Secret We conform to others’ standards too easily, without question. Why? Because we have been processed that way for generations. The secret is; we are already members of the ‘Illuminati’ 🙂 People talk about organisations like the Illuminati … Continue reading
MEDITATORS CAN BE CREEPY
Meditators Can Be Creepy Meditation isn’t sitting in a vacant state. Meditation is work, observing distractions and letting go. Then, life is play. When meditation works, life is a generous interaction. If we dwell in a vacant state, we become … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO CULTS
The World Is Divided Into Cults Cult: the imposition of excessive control over members. The hallmark of a cult (culture) is that we become reliant. We know our place; this isolates us from others, and we ‘vote’ for it. Cults … Continue reading
WHAT DOES BUDDHISM TEACH?
What Does Buddhism Teach? The word ‘Buddha’ means awakened to our true reality, and having exhausted all fixed ways of thinking which are the result of past actions. In other words, to be enlightened. Do I have to become a Buddhist? There have been … Continue reading
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THERE IS NO MENTAL PEACE WITHOUT MEDITATION
There Is No Mental Peace Without Meditation Mental peace is our true wealth. It is the wealth of emptiness that we can return to when we have lost clarity and become anxious, swallowed up by emotions. It is the source … Continue reading
BELIEVING EVERYTHING WE ARE TOLD
Believing Everything We Are Told Believing everything is how ignorance and confusion travel. If we think that we think for ourselves, think again 🙂 A fashion of ideas is fed to us through neurolinguistic programming / subliminal communication. Everything we … Continue reading
DISCIPLINE! DISCIPLINE?
Discipline! Discipline? Some people – some types who are ‘lazy’ or laid back (culturally) – need focus and discipline, so certain practices are for them. But for a disciplined person who is already driven, they would go insane with the … Continue reading
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FLOUNDERING IN GROUPTHINK
Floundering In Groupthink Flounder: struggle clumsily in mud or water; struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion of not knowing. Groupthink: the practice of thinking as a group, typically resulting in unchallenged, poor-quality decision making. When we adopt a way of thinking by just imitating others, we lose … Continue reading
IS THE UNIVERSE CONSCIOUS?
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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DO NO HARM
Do No Harm To do no harm requires skill. To do good requires skill. To train the mind requires skill. Skill: Old English scele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’. To do no harm, to do good and to train the mind, we need … Continue reading
WHAT ARE THE LEVELS … OF GOODNESS?
What Are The Levels … Of Goodness? What is goodness? Well, it isn’t something holy, so that’s a relief. This is where we’ve been going wrong, by believing in mystery and intercessors. Goodness is caring. Caring comes from understanding; understanding … Continue reading
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HOW WE FELL FROM GRACE
How We Fell From Grace How we fell from grace, and why we are confused and unenlightened. It is we who make life complicated by losing our inner peace for something more interesting. In all walks of life, we overdo … Continue reading
SUBTLE REALISATION
Subtle Realisation Correct meditation – realisation that comes from dropping the meditation – allows us to become more sensitive to the world, and more sensitive to the machinations and plotting of the mind. We become spiritual engineers, able to diagnose … Continue reading
CONTROLLING OUR SELF IS CONTROLLING OUR MIND
Controlling Our Self Is Controlling Our Mind Our mind is full of information stored as memories which colour our reactions. Once this information/thought is established in our mind, we re-enact it through our habitual behaviour. This is our self-programming. Certain … Continue reading
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CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE IN THE MIND
Challenging The Narrative In The Mind As long as we adhere to the heap of ideas in the mind, we will never be able to think or see clearly. This heap of ideas consists of vague memories and bits of … Continue reading
THE CONNECTION: BRAIN, MIND, CONSCIOUSNESS
The Connection: Brain, Mind, Consciousness Mind overrides consciousness. Brain overrides mind. In our formative years, the brain pathways are formed, and this sets up our approach to life. We can either feel entitled – high self-esteem – or feel inferior … Continue reading
THE GREAT MANIPULATION
The Great Manipulation We suffer because of manipulation. Manipulation means changing or inventing, or inventing to bring about change. The great manipulation is the belief that our acquired thoughts are us, and it’s not easy getting out of this collective … Continue reading
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HOW TO MEDITATE WITHOUT MEDITATING
How To Meditate Without Meditating Just be aware of awareness in everything that you do and think, and equilibrium falls into place. In this way, we do not lose consciousness. 🙂 Gradually, karma (the result of previous actions and reactions) … Continue reading
FUTILE DILIGENCE
Futile Diligence Futile diligence is addiction. Life seems purposeless, so we make a purpose. When we obsess about a subject or activity, we lose sight of our actual reality, and focus on something or someone else, making our life and … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY CAN BE A PRISON
Spirituality Can Be A Prison Doubt imprisons us. Once we understand the principle of any activity, we are free to go away and develop it. When we get a glimpse that we are pure consciousness, meditation verifies it. If people … Continue reading
SHORT MOMENTS
Short Moments Meditation and daily activities should both be paused from time to time, to just be. In this way, we remember that we are pure consciousness, and never get lost in the activity. This is balancing meditation and life … Continue reading
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MEDITATION IS A TUNE-UP
Meditation Is A Tune-Up Tune-up: adjusting mechanism to perform at maximum efficiency. Merely sit in silent awareness, without following thoughts. The mind can then run silently, and consciousness will automatically clarify itself. 🙂
SELF & ESSENCE
Self & Essence Self is merely a collection of thought-projections in the mind that essence (pure consciousness) perceives: when consciousness forgets its purity, it clings to these projections, creating a sense of I. We are, firstly, consciousness. The purity comes … Continue reading
DON’T BE A ‘PERFECT MEDITATOR’
Don’t Be A Perfect Meditator Meditation isn’t about being a ‘perfect meditator’. Meditation is about being aware that pure, perfect awareness is always present. We don’t make that happen: we are this pure, perfect awareness. Whatever we do, pure, perfect … Continue reading
TRUTH BEYOND BELIEF
Truth Beyond Belief I keep on about belief because it is not direct experience; it’s borrowed, it’s second-hand. We only know when we have direct experience of a subject for ourselves. This world bombards us with ‘information’ – so much … Continue reading
HOW NOT TO MEDITATE
How Not To Meditate Although meditation is yoga or union, it isn’t an exercise class where we do something special on a cushion 🙂 Meditation is barely resting in awareness. It is the unity or oneness of consciousness in an … Continue reading
KARMA IS COGNITIVE BIAS
Karma Is Cognitive Bias Karma is cognitive bias: more of the same, “recommended for you” by your echo chamber. In body, speech and mind, our lives become formulaic, and that reinforces attitude and behaviour. We conform to a type, creating … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF MEDITATION
The Purpose Of Meditation Meditation is simply being aware of thoughts and emotions that control us, running around in the mind and diverting our attention. When we become aware of the awareness that is observing these thoughts, this is meditation. … Continue reading
CAN WE KNOW THE ULTIMATE TRUTH?
Can We Know The Ultimate Truth? Can we know happiness? Yes. How? We are what we pursue. We just have to realise this. How do we do that? Through meditation. Meditation is letting go of all concepts and allowing pure … Continue reading
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OUR PROBLEM: WE GET USED TO IT
Our Problem: We Get Used To It Ideas are projected into our minds; if images are repeated enough times, they become our normal without us realising it. Those who study the mental characteristics and attitudes of people or groups watch us settle into our … Continue reading
WHY I WRITE A BLOG
Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading
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MAKING THE MOST OF OURSELF
Making The Most Of Ourself Our ‘self’ is an idea in the mind held together by memories to which consciousness clings. These memories are karma: this karma causes us confusion as we think it’s our reality, while feeling there is … Continue reading
MEDITATION CURES AGITATION AND DULLNESS
Meditation Cures Agitation and Dullness How? When we focus on either the breath or resting in emptiness, our attention is not elsewhere, so all other thoughts subside. When we forget to focus, thoughts come tumbling back. This is normal. We … Continue reading
TWICE A DAY, BE PURELY AWARE
Twice A Day, Be Purely Aware Twice a day, be purely aware, at a set time and for a set period. This meditation discipline allows our energy to settle down and recharge itself, enabling consciousness to be purely present. With … Continue reading
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DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM
Don’t Make Meditation Into An Art Form Don’t make an art form out of spirituality. That is religion. Meditation is merely sitting still, quietening the mind through concentration to bring all that inner chatter and judgement to rest. Then clarity … Continue reading
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THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION
The Fifth Paramita – Concentration The term, “the six paramitas”, is Sanskrit for the six essential abilities or perfections of generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Concentration is meditation; simply being aware, being mindful without effort. We merely … Continue reading
WHEN WE COME TO OUR SENSES
When We Come To Our Senses When we come to our senses, no thought is present in that moment; that is pure awareness. When thoughts arise, all we have to do is become aware of one or other of the … Continue reading
ARE HOBBIES A WASTE OF TIME?
Are Hobbies A Waste Of Time? No, if one is focusing one’s attention, and being mindful. Yes, if it’s an escape from life … but it can easily be turned into mindfulness. Make meditation a hobby! 😀 Mindfulness is the … Continue reading
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Managing Expectations Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be achieved. In everyday life, we believe we can achieve a goal, but this has limitations. We narrow experience down to our limited view of life, and are always trying to anticipate and make everything familiar for safety. … Continue reading
GROWING IN CONFIDENCE
Growing In Confidence As we realise certain truths about our being, doors close on others’ ‘certainties’, and new doors open. We learn sequentially at an individual level. We do not learn en masse; we can hear en masse, but that … Continue reading
A GENUINE PRACTITIONER IS PRACTICAL
A Genuine Practitioner Is Practical We all know that the world is ‘off’ in some way. When we only choose one or two aspects of this ‘off-ness’ and identify with them – making us ‘off’ as well – we do … Continue reading
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MEDITATION IS DOING NOTHING
Meditation Is Doing Nothing It’s that simple. Consciousness doesn’t do anything: it merely observes. Even while the body is doing things, consciousness is just aware. An example is fastening our shoe laces; we’re simply aware of the fingers, and no … Continue reading
DOES THE PAST EXIST NOW?
Does The Past Exist Now? Yes – through our karma. ‘Karma’ is a Sanskrit word for the residue of past actions lodged in our mind that creates our habitual re-enactments such as, “There ‘I’ go again”. This is why most … Continue reading
BUDDHISM DESTROYS BUDDHISM
Buddhism Destroys Buddhism In the moment of pure consciousness, we drop all ideas. The meditation, me, the Buddha, Buddhism … everything goes.
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 