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- THE BANALITY OF EVIL IS ENLIGHTERNING January 22, 2022
- THE DOMINO EFFECT OF INDIFFERENCE January 21, 2022
- REALISATION IS EARTH SHATTERING January 20, 2022
- THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS January 19, 2022
- BUDDHISM FOR TODAY January 18, 2022
- HOW CAN I ENHANCE CONSCIOUSNESS? January 17, 2022
- MAKING A BIG DEAL OF OUR SPIRITUALITY January 17, 2022
- IF THIS IS THE ONLY LIFE January 16, 2022
- REALISATION IS NOT ENLIGHTENMENT January 15, 2022
- IF WE WANT A BETTER WORLD January 14, 2022
- THE WORLD IS A STAGE … STAGED! January 13, 2022
- LUCIFER, THE BRINGER OF LIGHT January 13, 2022
- ARE YOU A DIFFICULT PERSON? January 12, 2022
- ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES TWO WORLDS January 12, 2022
- STUCK IN A MIND LOOP January 11, 2022
- THE EXOTERIC AND THE ESOTERIC January 10, 2022
- THE DHARMA CAN BE THE MUD January 10, 2022
- IS THE TRUTH BEING KEPT FROM US? January 9, 2022
- I DO NOT FOLLOW ANYONE … January 9, 2022
- THE LAW OF KARMA January 9, 2022
- I ALWAYS FEEL I AM WRONG January 8, 2022
- MASS PSYCHOSIS January 7, 2022
- COMPASSION AND EMPATHY January 6, 2022
- THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IS CATHARTIC AND CLEANSING January 5, 2022
- ALL WE DO January 5, 2022
- HOW DO WE START OUR JOURNEY TO ENLIGHTENMENT? January 4, 2022
- TWO WAYS TO DESTROY THE INDIVIDUAL SELF January 4, 2022
- NOT EVERYONE GETS IT January 1, 2022
- MAY THE LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS January 1, 2022
- THE LONG CONFIDENCE TRICK ON CONSCIOUSNESS December 31, 2021
- WHAT IS BETTER THAN BEING TOLD THE TRUTH? December 30, 2021
- WHERE GROUCHO MARX WENT WRONG :-) December 30, 2021
- FEELING DULL AND STUPID? … BRILLIANT! December 29, 2021
- THE POWER OF SUGGESTION INFLUENCES BEHAVIOUR December 28, 2021
- LOOK FOR YOUR SELF December 28, 2021
- BUDDHISM AND DINOSAURS December 27, 2021
- THE ONLY PERSON YOU WILL LEARN FROM December 27, 2021
- BEGINNER MIND, DZOGCHEN MIND December 26, 2021
- IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH December 25, 2021
- ARRESTED, JUDGED AND CONDEMNED … Lol! December 24, 2021
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE NOT LIVING IN HELL? December 23, 2021
- LIFE IS PERSONAL INVESTIGATION December 22, 2021
- APPARENT BUT EMPTY December 21, 2021
- THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT CONSCIOUSNESS December 21, 2021
- BEING AT HOME WITH OUR SELF December 19, 2021
- SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING December 19, 2021
- WHEN THE DOOR OPENS, THE LIGHT POURS IN December 18, 2021
- IN A WORLD FULL OF KNOWLEDGE, WE KNOW NOTHING December 18, 2021
Tag Archives: mindfulness
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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BUDDHA IN THE MUD. There are two truths: the real and the seemingly real. Their connection is the negative emotions. There is a secret life to the emotions; they can liberate us. 