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- ALIEN TERMINOLOGY DISTANCES US FROM RAW EXPERIENCE June 23, 2022
- JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM June 22, 2022
- SWITCH OFF YOUR EGO June 21, 2022
- OUR OUTER LIFE MASKS OUR INNER LIFE June 21, 2022
- WE HAVE NO ORIGINAL IDEAS June 20, 2022
- HOW DO WE KNOW? June 19, 2022
- THE SEARCH BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE June 18, 2022
- FLAWLESS CONSCIOUSNESS June 18, 2022
- ENLIGHTENED SPEECH; WITHOUT FIXATIONS June 17, 2022
- DOUBT CREATES UNCERTAINTY, PANIC & SPEEDINESS June 15, 2022
- WHAT’S EATING YOU? June 15, 2022
- RELIGION: THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF OUR JOURNEY? June 14, 2022
- LOST IN SPACE June 14, 2022
- RIGHT SPEECH, WRONG SPEECH June 13, 2022
- “I CAN’T MEDITATE” June 12, 2022
- VERIFICATION June 11, 2022
- IS THERE MEANING TO LIFE? June 11, 2022
- BLIND TO REALITY June 11, 2022
- IS STUPIDITY A SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEM? June 11, 2022
- THE DHARMA , ACCORDING TO AN IDIOT June 9, 2022
- THROUGH REALISATION, NEGATIVITY TURNS POSITIVE June 8, 2022
- OUR PATH TO PERFECT HAPPINESS June 8, 2022
- WHY USE THE WORD ‘EMPTINESS’? June 6, 2022
- A MOMENT OF REALISATION June 5, 2022
- ‘I’ BLINDNESS June 4, 2022
- SOFT, UNCONSCIOUS TOTALITARIAN COMPLIANCE June 3, 2022
- WHATEVER SOMEONE SAYS DOESN’T MATTER June 2, 2022
- EARTH: BEAUTIFUL BUT BONKERS June 1, 2022
- HOW WE GO ASTRAY May 31, 2022
- ARE WE AWAKE OR ASLEEP? May 30, 2022
- LIFE SHOULD BE FRUSTRATING May 29, 2022
- WE DON’T UNDERSTAND OUR OWN PSYCHOLOGY May 27, 2022
- WHY WE CANNOT RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER May 26, 2022
- OUR SELF IS OUR BUBBLE OF SUFFERING May 24, 2022
- IS IT REALLY A SCARY WORLD? May 23, 2022
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD … May 23, 2022
- THE DHARMA ISN’T HOITY-TOITY May 23, 2022
- LIFE IS KARMA May 23, 2022
- FOLLOW-THE-LEADER May 22, 2022
- DHARMA NEEDS NO ADORNMENT May 21, 2022
- SOME DAYS ARE LIGHT, SOME HEAVY, SOME FLAT May 21, 2022
- BEYOND KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING IS KNOWINGNESS May 21, 2022
- SCIENCE AND RELIGION HAVE THE SAME EFFECT May 21, 2022
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- MEDITATION ONLY SPOILS IT May 18, 2022
- LIFE IS DISSATISFACTION May 17, 2022
Tag Archives: Practice
ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS
Advice for Beginners Advice for beginners and advanced alike. Realisation can only come about when we truly value instruction. Advice for Beginners by Künkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché All activities within saṃsāra are pointless and hollow— Unreliable and fleeting, like lightning’s streaking … 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
MEDITATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION
Meditation Has Nothing To Do With Religion Meditation has nothing to do with religion. Religion turns meditation into an occasion. Meditation is the practice of simply resting in awareness to realise that we are that awareness. Meditation is not an … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, inspiration, Meditation, Practice, religion, spontaneous moment, take a break, we are awake
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GOING TO HEAVEN?
Going To Heaven? The greatest confidence trick ever played. Heaven, or nirvana, is not in a realm ‘above’; it is where we are, now. Nothing is as pure as pure consciousness. Pure consciousness = heaven = nirvana = paradise = … Continue reading
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Tagged feeling vulnerable, heaven, nirvana, OUR TRUE NATURE, Practice, purgatory, PURITY, sod off, spiritual practice, the way we see
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CONCENTRATION
Concentration The power of focusing all one’s attention. Spiritual practices/methods are all about concentration on awareness, rather than on an object. The reason to focus on concentration is so that we do not become distracted and ‘go astray’. We need one-pointed attention to stay in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, being distracted, focus on concentration, method, Practice
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ENLIGHTENMENT IS REMEMBERING NEVER TO FORGET
Enlightenment Is Remembering Never To Forget Simple, but not easy. A Buddha never ever forgets what they are, which is pure conscious awareness that has completely purified all effects of karma/attitude. It is not a matter of remembering the moment … Continue reading
THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING
The Purpose Of Mind Training is to clear the mind of nonsense thoughts. Unconsciously, we bought into collective thinking, and so, abandoned free choice. Even though we may recognise this, if this information is not turned into practicality, we remain … Continue reading
WANTING ADVANCED TEACHINGS
Wanting advanced teachings. The truth is in the basics – mindfulness of breath and actions, loving kindness, and remembering the enlightened ones (for inspiration). Refined, this is awareness, compassion and guru yoga (supplicating and receiving blessings). Refined, this is barely … Continue reading