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- HAPPINESS IS NOT WANTING MORE July 27, 2021
- IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES July 27, 2021
- THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY July 26, 2021
- A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS July 25, 2021
- OUR TEMPLE OF WORSHIP IS OUR MIND July 22, 2021
- MEDITATION WORKS July 22, 2021
- TRUTH IS BEFORE AND BEYOND WORDS July 20, 2021
- WHEN THE TRUTH ISN’T RECOGNISED July 20, 2021
- BEING SOMETHING WE’RE NOT July 19, 2021
- UNCULTIVATED WAKEFULNESS July 17, 2021
- CAN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS HAVE AN OPPOSITE EFFECT? July 16, 2021
- THE MOMENT BEFORE WE THINK THAT WE ARE AWAKE July 15, 2021
- COMPASSION IS COMPATIBILITY July 15, 2021
- RELAXING IN A TROUBLED WORLD July 13, 2021
- “HEALTH AND SAFETY” July 12, 2021
- JOURNEY INTO SELF July 12, 2021
- WE HAVE BOUGHT INTO A MODEL OF LIFE July 12, 2021
- WORDS ARE SYMBOLIC July 12, 2021
- WE JUST MAKE NOISE July 9, 2021
- IF WE THINK WE ARE AWAKE, WE’RE NOT July 9, 2021
- GENIUS: ATTENDING SPIRIT, PRESENT FROM BIRTH July 9, 2021
- POWER WITHOUT CLARITY July 8, 2021
- CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CLARITY July 6, 2021
- EXTREMISTS CREATE EXTREMISTS July 5, 2021
- LIFE IS A MEMORY July 4, 2021
- THE REAL GREAT RESET July 4, 2021
- HAPPINESS IS REALISING THE PROBLEM July 4, 2021
- WEARING OUR SELF OUT July 4, 2021
- WHAT IS … ADVANCED MEDITATION??? July 2, 2021
- CONSCIOUSNESS AWAKENING AND NON-DUAL AWAKENING July 1, 2021
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE DO … June 30, 2021
- EXAGGERATING OUR SPIRITUALITY June 28, 2021
- THE PLANET OF FEAR AND HOPE June 25, 2021
- NEVER LOSE INNER PEACE June 24, 2021
- “HIDING YOUR LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL” June 22, 2021
- KARMA IS OUR PERFECT TEACHER June 22, 2021
- INFORMATION > EXPERIENCE > KNOWLEDGE > REALISATION > WISDOM > INSIGHT > COMPASSION June 21, 2021
- THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUTH, BUT MANY LEVELS … June 20, 2021
- ADEPTS ADAPT June 19, 2021
- WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE EFFULGENT June 18, 2021
- SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY ARE NOT DIFFERENT June 16, 2021
- HAVE YOU CHOSEN YOUR DESTINY? June 16, 2021
- “IT DOES NOT TAKE MANY WORDS TO TELL THE TRUTH” June 15, 2021
- IGNORANCE HAS CONSEQUENCES June 15, 2021
- WE LIVE IN A SEMICONSCIOUS TRANCE June 15, 2021
- BUBBLES OF KARMA June 13, 2021
- BEING POOR DOESN’T MEAN WE ARE STUPID June 13, 2021
- SEEING OUR TEACHER AS THE BUDDHA June 12, 2021
- CAN LANGUAGE CONFUSE? June 11, 2021
- WHAT IS FREEDOM? June 11, 2021
Tag Archives: non-duality
THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION
The Problem With Realisation The problem – or complication – with realising the nature of mind (pure consciousness) and that which obscures this is finding the right words for a specific occasion. We can, of course, generalise, but that isn’t … Continue reading
REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM
Realising God Through Buddhism đ There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation â and it’s liberating. Buddhists do not believe in God the creator. Christians do believe in God the creator. But is there … Continue reading
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Tagged BUDDHISM, common ground, Dharmakaya, emptiness, ENLIGHTENMENT, God, God the creator, liberation, Nirmanakaya, non-duality, our highest part, pure compassionate consciousness, pure consciousness, realisation, salveation, sambhogakaya, The three Kayas, Tibetan Buddhism
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STILL WORSHIPPING THE DEVIL?
Still Worshipping The Devil? What do the first two commandments in the bible really mean? âThou shalt have no other gods before me.â âThou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.â Do not place anything in front of pure … Continue reading
THERE IS NO NEED TO ARGUE
There Is No Need To Argue There is no need to be irritated and argue. It’s okay to see things differently as we are all from different cultural backgrounds and at different levels of understanding. Look to see your own mental … Continue reading
INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
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Tagged Advaita, Buddhis, divinity, Doubt, Dzogchen, God, MahaAti, Mahamudra, non-duality, pure consciousness, Self, spiritual endeavour, unfabricated awareness, Upanishads, Vedanta
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BUDDHISM HAS NO BELIEFS
Buddhism Has No Beliefs When we believe, we consent to go along with a version of the truthwhich turns us aside from the truth. People are mistakenly believing that there is something wrong with them.Buddhism is about knowing that we are truth. In the early … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner mind, Belief, BUDDHISM, non-duality, pure consciousness, stepping stones along the path, The Buddha, the truth, zen min
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Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate
Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate ⌠and never were! Who on Earth con-vinced humanity that heaven and hell were different places?They are as inseparable as a mirror and its reflections â and it’s all in the mind. đ The concept … Continue reading
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Tagged Duality, enslaved humanity, fixations, heaven hell, mind games, non-duality, our reality, psychological misdirection, the Dharma
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“IS THIS OR ISN’T THIS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?”
âIs This Or Isn’t This Pure Consciousness?â Our problem is that we just make do, when we should be making do and mending. How do we mend? Because spiritual teachings (or Dharma) are not being fully explained – or we … Continue reading
SEEKING THE TRUTH
Seeking The Truth In seeking the truth, we realise that truth is consciousness itself for, without consciousness, nothing would be known. That is our reality because that is our constant; everything else is impermanent and, as such, has no inherent … Continue reading
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Tagged fixations, impermanence, KARMA, Meditation, negative emotions, non-duality, our perfect teacher, Pure Consciousness., the truth
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CAN TEACHERS HELP?
Can Teachers Help? Only the passing on of transcendent knowledge can help us. Teachers are conduits of this knowledge for us to realise. There are many teachers, but one transcendent knowledge. We are that non-dual, inexpressible knowledge that manifests as … Continue reading
WORDS ARE NOT DIRECT EXPERIENCE
Words Are Not Direct Experience To be mesmerised by words is to miss direct experience beyond words. Words are open to interpretation and commentary. Direct experience is unmistakable pure consciousness itself, expressionless as there is nothing to express. Then why … Continue reading
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Tagged direct experience, non-duality, Pure Consciousness., relative truth, ultimate truth
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THERE IS ONE, SIMPLE, UNIVERSAL TRUTH
There Is One, Simple, Universal Truth There is one, simple, universal truth: we are non-duality of pure conscious. Our story starts when we admit that we ignore this truth, and finishes with the realisation of this truth. Until then, we … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Duality, EMPATHY, esoteric, exoteric, Ignorance, non-duality, Pure Consciousness., surrering, truth
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IS THE VOICE OF GOD…A NYAM?
Is The Voice Of God ⌠A Nyam? This isn’t meant to upset anyone; the intention is to clarify, and identify the mistakes that may happen when we become attached to experiences, believe in them, make rules about them and … Continue reading
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Tagged before words, God, language, non-duality, Pure Awareness, Pure Consciousness., Shiva, the voice of god, translation
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FROM NOT KNOWING TO KNOWING, IN A MOMENT
From Not Knowing To Knowing, In A Moment From ignoring to realising, in a moment. We are usually too occupied and busy to realise our true reality, the source of absolute truth. When we stop being occupied for a moment, … Continue reading
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Tagged Meditation, non-duality, occupied, our true reality, realisation, the turning point, Togyal, vacant, we want to be important
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BELIEF SAYS
Belief Says Belief says: âI am the lord thy God. Have no other gods before me. Have no graven images or likenesses. Do not take the lord’s name in vain…â Duality is created. Truth says: Our being is pure consciousness. Belief … Continue reading
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Tagged Duality, escape, esoteric, exoteric, non-duality, Pure Consciousness., ten commandments
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GIVE UP THE DHARMA TO REALISE THE DHARMA
Give Up The Dharma To Realise The Dharma We will never realise the Dharma by listening or reading about the Dharma. âBut I want the original, authentic teaching!â This is why the Buddha said, âDon’t take my word for it; … Continue reading
EMPATHY IS NON-DUALITY
Empathy Is Non-Duality Empathy is yoga; yoga means union. Empathy is union with another. Empathy is the reason we have the ability to be compassionate. No knowledge is needed, other than pure awareness. Just being aware tells us everything we need … Continue reading
KNOW ONE, KNOW ALL
Know One, Know All There are thousands of teachings about our reality; they all result in the realisation of non-dual, pure awareness. Without that, nothing would be known. Once realised, there is no further need for theories. Sin is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, EMPATHY, Knowledge, Love, non-duality, Pure Awareness, REALITY, Sin, teachings, the dream, theories
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ONENESS ISN’T TWONESS
Oneness Isn’t Twoness Oneness is non-dual realisation. Twoness is dual realisation. When we relate, that is duality. When there is no relating, that is non-duality. When there is I, there is you. When there is no I, there is only … Continue reading
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Tagged Duality, negative emotions, non-duality, oneness, twoness, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, unity of the two truths, wisdoms
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ESOTERIC TEACHINGS
Esoteric Teachings Esotericmeans ‘known by the few’, whereasexotericis ‘known by the many’. Exoteric teachings are the gradual paths comprising of methods that inspire us, convincing us to stay committed. These teaching have disciplines attached to them; the do’s and dont’s, … Continue reading
DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO BE SPIRITUAL?
Do We Have To Be Special To be Spiritual? The Buddha saw that everyone has Buddha nature, but we’re asleep. The word ‘Buddha’ merely means awake and pure, so from that point of view, no one is special ⌠equally, … Continue reading
THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
COMMUNION
Communion Communion is that which we have in common. Communion is in silence, not in expression. And silence is pure consciousness, empty of self. Empty of self and other, there is no me, and no God. This what the mystics … Continue reading
BEYOND BOUNDARIES
Beyond Boundaries Taking time out of our programme. Programme = before written = karma Who wrote and consented to the programme? We did. When we look at our life, we find that it has a pattern to it, and so … Continue reading
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Tagged dropping away, Meditation, non-duality, our programming, Pure Consciousness., what a relief
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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST
You Don’t Have To Be Buddhist To Realise The Buddha’s Teaching The Buddha wasn’t! The reality of pure consciousness is non-denominational. It is beyond religion, culture or language. It is natural being. Extremists cling to their religion, culture and language, … Continue reading
SO NEAR BUT SO FAR
So Near But So Far Don’t miss the complete picture. You do not have to keep on meditating – you know! Just recognise being aware. We have a choice about what we believe; that’s if we know we have a … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE IS USELESS WITHOUT MEDITATION
Spiritual Knowledge Is Useless Without Meditation Meditation is the experience of knowledge, and experience leads to realisation. Meditation is sitting erect and relaxed, being aware of the thoughts taking place in the mind, not following or being driven by them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, dualism, Ignorance, Meditation, non-duality, Non-meditation., protection, Pure Consciousness.
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WE ARE BORN MEDITATING
We Are Born Meditating Meditation is just being aware We are always meditating, but this goes unnoticed when we are distracted by events, actions or objects. Being aware is natural and ordinary, so meditation is natural and ordinary. Unfortunately, through … Continue reading
GROSS MEDITATION, SUBTLE MEDITATION, VERY SUBTLE MEDITATION
Gross Meditation, Subtle Meditation, Very Subtle Meditation Gross meditation is watching the mind, being mindful and aware. Subtle meditation is awareness that the mind is still and empty of thoughts: there is, however, a me and there is awareness, so … Continue reading
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Tagged aware, Duality, gross mind, mindful, no me, No Meditator, non-duality, nothing but awareness, still mind empty of thoughts
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THERE IS NO SELF, THERE IS NO GOD, THERE IS NO BUDDHISM
There Can Be No Self, There Can Be No God, There Can Be No Buddhism Ultimately, there can only be pure uncomplicated consciousness. Nothing separate. That is non-duality.
THE LOVELIEST TRICK EVER PLAYED
The Loveliest Trick Ever Played Spirituality is a process of progressive realisation. It is our experience and personal realisation, rather than something that we hear or read about, and then think we know. If there was just one path, then … Continue reading
TAKING THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING TO HEART
Taking The Heart Of The Buddha’s Teaching To Heart It’s really very simple. The heart of the Buddha’s teaching is spontaneous presence, which is the same as non-duality, empty essence, pure consciousness, pure awareness, nowness. It could also be described … Continue reading
NON-DUALITY IS DETACHMENT
Non-duality Is Detachment Non-duality is detachment. Duality is attachment. In detachment, there is clarity. In attachment, there is bias. Non-duality is ultimate reality. Duality is a mental reality. In detachment/clarity, appearances are instantaneously perceived as they are. There is no … Continue reading
WHAT IS ONENESS?
What Is Oneness? Wikipedia has a brilliant overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism Ultimate, oneness is not two parts. Oneness is pure awareness. Pure awareness is not aware of other â or itself. Pure empty awareness is nondualism. Whatever we then call this is … Continue reading
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PERCEPTION AND REFLECTION ARE INSEPARABLE
Perception And Reflection Are Inseparable This is the realisation of the two truths â non duality. For most of us, what usually happens is that perception gets caught up in the reflection of perception (the object). This creates a subject … Continue reading
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF…
Take a look at yourself… Looking at the image ‘we’ have created over a very long period of time and call ourself means that something is aware of something else. We â our true nature, absolute reality or pure awareness … Continue reading
RENUNCIATION
Renunciation This is the real Dharma Renunciation is often misunderstood, and can therefore seem scary! âOh my goodness, I have to give up everythingâ!?! Dharma renunciation is much more subtle than that: it means not holding on. This has far … Continue reading
THE PROBLEM WITH YOU IS ‘ME’
The problem with you, is ‘me’. The problem with you, is ‘me’.‘Me’ is adding a value to you.You can never be ‘me.’You’re not what you see. Â ‘Me’ is covering the jewel with mud.‘Me’ is making you look good,turning this jewel … Continue reading
APPEARANCE AND EMPTINESS
Appearance and Emptiness. Sometimes a sentence comes to mind that is so profound, that it gets more beautiful as it is reflected upon. When appearances and emptiness are seen as arising simultaneously that is non-dual awareness. Non-duality is not two, … Continue reading
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