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- SULKY SELF June 4, 2026
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- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
- THE CLEVER BLIND SPOT May 21, 2026
- BUDDHAS IN BANALITY May 21, 2026
- TWO PATHS OF CRITICAL MASS May 20, 2026
- GENUINELY SEEKING TRUTH May 20, 2026
- STAYING ON OUR PATH May 20, 2026
- VALUING AWARENESS May 19, 2026
- THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF WORDS May 18, 2026
- EMPATHY IS THE POWER OF THE SURVIVOR May 17, 2026
- EVERYONE DISPLAYS May 16, 2026
- GURUS ARE HUMAN May 16, 2026
- WHAT EXPERIENCES? May 16, 2026
- WHEN DAMAGE NO LONGER CONTROLS OUR LIFE May 16, 2026
- LOVING KNIDNESS IS NOT WHAT WE THINK May 16, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS REALITY May 15, 2026
- BEING BOUND TO WORDS May 15, 2026
- WE’RE A MISMATCH May 15, 2026
- THE SECOND COMING May 14, 2026
- THE TENDER TRAP May 14, 2026
- SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE May 14, 2026
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Tag Archives: our true essence
WE BECAME RECORDING MACHINES
We Became Recording Machines Our ultimate reality is the uncontaminated essence of mind – pure consciousness – just like this blank page before anything is written. What we imprint on our mind is due to desire. When we know our … Continue reading
COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT FOR THE UNIVERSE
Complaints Department For The Universe We all want someone to complain to!The complaints department is in our own mind. Any sentient beings one billion billion light years away in infinite space have the same problem as us – not knowing … Continue reading
THE WAY WE THINK IS KARMA
The Way We Think Is Karma It’s our self-identity. The effects of our habitual responses to everything are eliminated by awareness of what we are doing, saying and thinking through our tainted perception. Once we are aware of our act, … Continue reading
WHY AM I NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED?
Why Am I Not Totally Convinced? Q. Why am I not totally convinced that pure consciousness is the ultimate truth? A. Old brain. The old brain was developed in our early years, when the mind was infiltrated and fixed about … Continue reading
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WHO OR WHAT CREATED SELF?
Who Or What Created Self? Who or what created self? God? Chemicals? Karma? The creationists and the evolutionists present obvious arguments. There is another possibility, but it won’t suit everyone. What created this moment of us being here? The previous … Continue reading
REALISE THE OUTCOME, RECOGNISE THE JOURNEY
Realise The Outcome, Recognise The Journey Until we acknowledge our confusion, we can never recognise how we became confused. When we acknowledge our confusion, we can then recognise how we became confused. Until we acknowledge that evil wants to control … Continue reading
SHARP OR DULL INTELLECT
Sharp Or Dull Intellect Whether our intellect is sharp or dull doesn’t matter: we all know when the sun is shining. Within us is the ability to realise our true reality of pure consciousness which does not depend on our … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF TWO IGNORANCES
We Live In A World Of Two Ignorances These are known as ‘co-emergent ignorance’ and ‘conceptual ignorance’: We ignore our true nature, and we maintain that ignorance. Because consciousness forgets its true essence of uncontaminated, pure clarity, when it looks … Continue reading
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