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- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
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- DO YOU WANT TO BE A BODHISATTVA? September 14, 2026
- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? September 13, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
- REALISING SOMETHING IS WRONG September 10, 2026
- WORDS FILL OUR MIND September 10, 2026
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- PRESERVING INNER PEACE September 8, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECONSTRUCTION September 8, 2026
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- WORDS ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE September 6, 2026
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- STOP LOOKING: JUST SEE, HEAR … September 5, 2026
- OUR OLD BRAIN – OUR OLD JAILER September 4, 2026
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- SEEKING NON-DUALITY IS DUALITY September 2, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS September 2, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIED IN A BIOLOGICAL APPARATUS September 1, 2026
- THE ILLUSION OF THE BLUEPRINT August 31, 2026
- DO WE FEEL SAFE IN A GROUP? August 30, 2026
- FIXATION IS ADDICTION August 29, 2026
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- THE ART OF LIFE August 28, 2026
- WORLD BRAIN FOG August 27, 2026
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- AN UNUSUAL POINTING OUR INSTRUCTION August 26, 2026
- THE NATURE OF MIND AND THE ESSENCE OF MIND August 26, 2026
- A BLESSING IS ENCOURAGEMENT August 26, 2026
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- SELF-AWARE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS? August 24, 2026
- INTERRUPTING THE DREAM August 24, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEITHER RIGHT NOR WRONG August 24, 2026
- OUR HABITS ARE HARD TO DROP August 24, 2026
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THE ACCELERATION OF STUPIDITY
The Acceleration Of Stupidity When people cannot think, they judge. Thinking is spontaneous reasoning.Thoughts, on the other hand are regurgitated memories by which we judge, creating a judgemental mentality. I once asked a psychologist, “What is your job?”She replied, “Getting people … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, KARMA, normal, opinions, perpetual stupidity, regurgitated memories, Thinking, thought
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THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN
The Only Way Out Is In Buddhism is the psychology and study of the mind and its effects on consciousness, our true reality; understand your mind, understand your self, understand your illusion, understand your reality. Modern psychology is concerned with … 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
IS BUDDHISM ABNORMAL?
Is Buddhism Abnormal? Normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. Abnormal: deviating from what is normal, typical, or expected. We have a choice “whether to suffer the slings and arrow of outrageous fortune or take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE NORMAL?
How Do We Know We Are Normal? We assume we are normal, because our behaviour is in keeping with those around us. The word ‘normal’ relates to a carpenter’s square – something we can rely on, a perfect position from … Continue reading
IF WE THINK WE ARE SANE, WE ARE INSANE
If We Think We Are Sane, We Are Insane If we think we are sane, we are insane. If we know we are insane, we must be sane! Gampopa: “May confusion dawn as wisdom”. To know we are confused is … Continue reading
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Tagged irrational, logic, normal, pure intelligence, pure sanity, rational, self image, self-preservation, subjective, subjective bias, unemotional
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IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THE ‘GREAT RESET’?
Is Getting Back To Normal The ‘Great Reset’? First we have to know what true normal is. Normal: according to a standard. But whose standard? Ultimately, normal is our original, pure, carefree spirit – pure consciousness. We get moments of … Continue reading
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