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- IF WE DON’T CONFORM, WE FEEL GUILTY September 29, 2022
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- APPRECIATING THE TRUTH September 26, 2022
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- JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING … September 26, 2022
- THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT September 26, 2022
- REAL OR SYNTHETIC? September 25, 2022
- MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN BUSINESS September 24, 2022
- KNOW YOUR OWN MIND September 24, 2022
- 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
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- THE OPPOSITE OF ABSOLUTE IS LIMITED September 16, 2022
- SO WHERE’S THE PROOF? September 16, 2022
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- 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
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Tag Archives: mindfulness
FRESH OR FROZEN
Fresh Or Frozen? Every chef knows that fresh food is juicy and nourishing. They also know that frozen food is dry and, when reheated, becomes even drier and lacks substance. There are those who think, however, that ‘fresh-frozen” is still … Continue reading
MEDITATION ONLY SPOILS IT
Meditation Only Spoils It Meditation is a method to bring the mind to stillness for the clarity of awareness to be acknowledged though mindfulness. It is in relating to this experience, however, that we end up in a constant duality … Continue reading
THE SHOCK OF REALISATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE
The Shock Of Realisation Is Almost Unbearable Nine and a half billion people on this planet are unaware of their true reality, and so they’re not free. We just accept the status quo of following everyone else in our particular … Continue reading
STOP MEDITATING WHEN …
Stop Meditating When … Stop meditating when you recognise that there is just seeing (pure consciousness) taking place. Merely relax and rest there. All the senses are wide open, as pure perception is present. The outcome of this is that … Continue reading
WE ONLY KNOW WHAT WE EXPERIENCE
We Only Know What We Experience We start with a belief:our problem lies in holding on to that belief and ignoring experience.We need to test beliefs in order to verify them. We only know what we experience. Anything else is … Continue reading
WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?
What Is Pure Consciousness? The one absolute truth about pure consciousness is that it is already pure; we do not have to make it pure. Without knowing this, we remain imprisoned in falsehoods, dullness and guilt. It is the fact … Continue reading
METHODS AND AWAKENING
Methods and Awakening There are two approaches to the realisation of our essential nature: we can either approach it through mindful methods, or realise that we are already awake – and if we forget that we are already awake, we … Continue reading
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SOCIAL MEDIA, THE DOPAMINE HIT AND MINDFULNESS
Social Media, The Dopamine Hit And Mindfulness Social media gives us feedback and validation … fast! It’s what we live for, and so it actually controls us. We don’t see it, because we are in it. This is demonic intent. … Continue reading
THE PROBLEM WITH ‘DOING’ SPIRITUAL PRACTICE …
The Problem With ‘Doing’ Spiritual Practice … … is wanting something, fearing not getting it, and ignoring what is already present. The way to salvation or liberation free from suffering is to see the Lord of Love everywhere, and in … Continue reading
TRUTH SEEKERS AND TRUTH FINDERS
Truth Seekers And Truth Finders … and finders, keepers! As truth seekers, we look at this approach and that approach, and “Oho! What they doing over there?!” We are offered things to wear, wave and chant, with books to read … Continue reading
WAKING UP AND STAYING AWAKE
Waking Up And Staying Awake is coming to our senses. Coming to our senses is being mindful of whatever is taking place. Mindfulness leads to awareness, and awareness leads to pure consciousness. At every moment, we have a choice, and … Continue reading
WE DO NOT THINK AS MUCH AS WE THINK WE DO!
We Do Not Think As Much As We Think We Do! Perception isn’t thinking. The more one realises, the more one realises. One takes a step, and the next step presents itself. Most of the time, we humans are on … Continue reading
WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What is Buddhism? We are bound by our emotions, which protect a ‘me’ – an illusory self image. Buddhism is the path leading to insight into the true nature of reality of self and all phenomena. Through personal experience, our … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, emotions, mindfulness, nature of reality, self image, timeless selfless awareness
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BODY, SPEECH AND MIND
Body, Speech And Mind In the Dharma, prayer and ritual may be a little difficult to accept because we may not be ready for them; even though we may be introduced to prayer and ritual at the beginning of our … Continue reading
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Tagged mindfulness, purification, source of inspiration, town yogis, understanding ritual and prayer
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BEING SPIRITUALLY CONFUSED FOR YEARS!
Being Spiritually Confused For Years! It is very important to understand that there are different approaches. Different approaches can create conflicts, giving rise to spiritual confusion that can actually turn people off, sending them back to sleep. This needn’t happen … Continue reading
WHEN DO WE WAKE UP?
When Do We Wake Up? The very moment we (pure awareness/pure consciousness) disengage from identifying with the dreaming of the chattering mind. When we are distracted and occupied by thinking, or spaced out and vacant, the moment ‘now’ is obscured … Continue reading
THE BEST MEDITATION IS…
The Best Meditation Is… when we stop meditating! Tulku Urgyen said, “Short moments many times.” This is essential in awareness meditation. We don’t hang on to anything, effortlessly relaxing, without the mental gymnastics of mindfulness. The Dzogchen approach is that … Continue reading
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MUDFULNESS
Mudfulness 🙂 No Mud, No Lotus. The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thích Nhất Hạnh “Without suffering, there’s no happiness. So we shouldn’t discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and … Continue reading
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MIND TRAINING ENHANCEMENT
Mind Training Enhancement. Even though we cannot think of two things at once, we can do and think of different activities at the same time – in fact, we can do three things at once, using body, speech and mind. … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration, conduct, Mind training, mindfulness, Shamata
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BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 