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- NOT MANY GET IT January 25, 2022
- EPIPHANY = REALISATION January 24, 2022
- THE MIRACLE OF HEALING THE BLIND January 24, 2022
- EVERYWHERE WE LOOK, THERE ARE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS January 24, 2022
- THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION January 24, 2022
- A MACGUFFIN IS NOTHING AT ALL January 23, 2022
- CAN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS BE USED TO DECEIVE PEOPLE? January 22, 2022
- 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
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FEELING DULL AND STUPID? … BRILLIANT!
Feeling Dull And Stupid …? Brilliant! Where is this dullness and stupidity? What observes this dullness and stupidity? Neither dullness nor observer can be found. It is pure consciousness that remains. This realisation bypasses all techniques on the path to … Continue reading
BEGINNER MIND, DZOGCHEN MIND
Beginner Mind, Dzogchen Mind It’s being ‘ordinary’. Don’t be confused about the word ‘Dzogchen’; it’s a Tibetan word for Zen, which is a Chinese word for our original essence, which is pure consciousness, which is just seeing. The problem with … Continue reading
IF WE ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH
If We Are Not Told The Truth If we’re not told the truth, what are we being told? If we’re not told the truth, then maybe – consciously or unconsciously – we are being told misunderstandings and untruths. If we … Continue reading
SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING
Seeing Is Not Believing The phrase, “Seeing is believing”, is trotted out as if it was the truth, when it merely shows the illusion under which we live. Belief is accepting something without proof. This how others’ definitions create problems … Continue reading
HOW DID WE BECOME CONFUSED?
How Did We Become Confused? In knowing how we became confused, we can find our way back to our reality. The opposite to knowing is not knowing and understanding the implications of this is quite a shock. We need this … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, co-emergent ignorance, conceptual ignorance, ENLIGHTENMENT, forgetfulness, free in the moment of just seeing, Knowing and not knowing, phenomena is impermanent and illusory, pure consciousness, repairing confusion, the glittering, the inner source of reality, the light, the light of bliss, we are attracted
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WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF MIND ESSENCE?
What Are The Qualities Of Mind Essence? The only way we can find the answer to this is through personal questioning and experience. Someone else’s answer is hearsay and thus, only a generalisation. It is for us to experience personally. … Continue reading
TRUTH IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION
TRUTH IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION Truth is not a philosophical discussion. Philosophy is for those who don’t know or don’t want to know, as knowing means our view of life will totally change. In discovering absolute truth, we realise … Continue reading
EXERCISE: CATCHING THAT FIRST MOMENT OF REALITY
Exercise: Catching That First Moment Of Reality This practice is consciousness watching thoughts that come to pass. Play a video of someone you normally do not like. Just watch with an open mind, without any judgement at all. In just … Continue reading
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SELF
Take A Look At Your Self This self isn’t bad or demonic; it is just a collection of ideas that we mistake for our being. The demonic aspect of self arises when we express these ideas that can cause harm, … Continue reading
INSIGHT
Insight Nothing just happens; everything comes about due to a cause. A misunderstanding of this puts insight to sleep. Insight is recognition, and starts with a feeling that something is ‘not quite right’ – a tell-tale sign, a sound in … Continue reading
YOU WILL NEVER FIND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
You Will Never Find Pure Consciousness Whether we look or not, pure consciousness it is always present. It is just a presence, the real you. It cannot be described, but has qualities of clarity and compassion. Whatever we think of … Continue reading
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WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR
We Are In The Middle Of A War We are in the middle of a war. We always have been … and never knew it. We fight for supremacy while the endarkened and the enlightened sit back and laugh. In … Continue reading
WE DON’T HAVE TO BEN EXPERT TO KNOW
We Don’t Have To Be An Expert To Know We are knowingness itself. When we know that knowingness is pure perception – pure consciousness – then we know what isn’t, In that, we know everything. 🙂 “Well, I don’t know … Continue reading
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CHOOSING THE FACTS WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
Choosing The Facts We Would Like To Hear 😀 Choosing the facts we would like to hear is the perfect example of going round in circles. In Sanskrit, it is called ‘Samsara’, the vicious cycle of existence. We spend our … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, OUR TRUE NATURE, pure consciousness, relief from suffering, Samsara
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DO WE LIVE IN TRUTH OR JUDGEMENT?
Do We Live In Truth Or Judgement? The truth is that consciousness comes before a judgement.Consciousness is our origin, and does not take sides.Taking sides means judgement. Whatever happens to us is due to our judgements, and creates karma.What sees … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, CONSCIOUSNESS, judgement, KARMA, our origin, pure consciousness, taking sides, truth
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LIFE IS LEVELS OF APPRENTICESHIP
Life Is Levels Of Apprenticeship Life is a series of levels of apprenticeship; in this way, we are always beginners. “Zen mind, beginner mind.” Dzogchen mind, beginner mind. Maha Ati mind, beginner mind. Pure consciousness mind, beginner mind. God consciousness … Continue reading
NOBODY CAN GIVE US FREEDOM
Nobody Can Give Us Freedom We already have innate freedom, but are induced to think we have not. We are pure consciousness. No one can give this to us or take it away. Don’t lose your freedom by demanding your … Continue reading
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Tagged contaminated mind, Death, dystopia, freedom, hypnosis, life, our state of mind, our ultimate potential, pure consciousness, PURE MIND, truth
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DAMNED BY DISTRACTIONS
Damned By Distractions We are damned by distractions. This is why we meditate – to recognise that we are the clarity of consciousness. Distraction: A thing that prevents someone from concentrating. Distraction: A disturbance, intrusion, interference, obstruction, hindrance. Distraction: Amusement, entertainment, diversion, pastime, recreation, hobby, game, leisure pursuit. Distraction: Bewilderment, befuddlement, perplexity, confusion, disturbance, agitation. We do not have to be … Continue reading
MICRO MANAGED EAR WORMS
Micro Managed Ear Worms Do you think we are being micro managed in an evil way? Little by little, humanity has exchanged its sense of reality for someone else’s beliefs. Whenever we hear politicians and broadcasters, or read the ‘news’, we … Continue reading
THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER
There Is Only One Answer There is only one answer:Pure consciousness. There is only one question:What distracts pure consciousness?
OUR IDENTITY IS A FICTION
Our Identity Is A Fiction Our self-identity is a fiction, a misnomer. Misnomer: a wrong or inaccurate name or designation. We are not an identity, a personality, a name. We cannot even be a ‘Buddhist’. If we identify with a group – or anything – … Continue reading
THE HEART IS THE ESSENCE OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
The Heart Is The Essence Of Pure Consciousness This is opposite to what people generally think of as their ‘heart’; we usually see ‘heart’ as our feelings, but that is merely a reaction in the same mind as our thoughts. … Continue reading
HOLDING A GRUDGE
Holding A Grudge Holding a grudge is a feeling of resentment resulting from injustice, unfairness or downright perceived stupidity; it will affect our entire lives, to the extent of creating hatred and further wrongdoing. We all make mistakes, more or … Continue reading
DO YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE FEELING WORRIED?
Do You Spend Your Life Feeling Worried? I do. Reasoning, however, tells us that there is nothing we can do about worldliness that worries us. The world is in a very dark place brought about by decisions that favour a … Continue reading
BEING WEIRD: CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY
Being Weird: Consciously Controlling Our Destiny Weird: Late Middle English, originally meaning ‘having the power to control destiny’; unearthly. If we have no control over life, and merely follow collective ideas as our ancestors did, we are born, work, have a family, leave offspring and die. Animals, insects, … Continue reading
SOMETIMES, THINGS DON’T SEEM RIGHT OR COMPLETE
Sometimes, Things Don’t Seem Right Or Complete This is intuition at work. Most of us ignore our natural intuition in favour of second-hand information that we project onto whatever we see. This is never a complete picture. Intuition is knowledge without conscious reasoning. It … Continue reading
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Tagged EMPATHY, experience, instinct, intuition, minor enlightenement, pure consciousness
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EVIL CAN NEVER HAVE POWER OVER GOODNESS
Evil Can Never Have Power Over Goodness Why not? Goodness is a pure heart; it is pure consciousness that can never be deceived, whereas the mind can. Know the difference. Evil intent has no insight, and cannot recognise the emptiness … Continue reading
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WHAT REALISES, AND WHAT IS REALISED?
What Realises, And What Is Realised? We exist to realise what we are, and what we are not. If we do not realise what we are, we remain ignorant of our true reality. It is shocking that we do not … Continue reading
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Tagged appearances and recognition are simultaneous, Confusion, CONSCIOUSNESS, ignorant of our true reality, pure consciousness, reflections in the mind, the clear mirror-wisdom of pure consciousness, the spontaneous moment of now, thoughts and seeing thoughts, what is realised, what realises
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MEDITATION WORKS
Meditation Works Sacred moments. The mind is a sacred space, and should be treated with respect so that clarity is revealed, and we see and think clearly. It’s that important. Meditation works because, in silence, the mind’s inner temple is … Continue reading
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Tagged clarity, Meditation, non-dual yoga, pure consciousness, sacred beings, sacred space, the mind's inner temple
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IF WE THINK WE ARE AWAKE, WE’RE NOT
If We Think We Are Awake, We’re Not Here’s why. Being awake involves the spontaneous present moment of pure consciousness. It is timeless, as there is nothing else going on in that moment. It is observation without observer to comment. … Continue reading
CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CLARITY
Confidence Without Clarity Confidence without clarity is a false confidence that leads this world into the dark state of ignorance. Clarity is the insight of pure consciousness that reveals the light of compassionate wisdom. Confidence without clarity is merely a … Continue reading
WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE EFFULGENT
We’re Supposed To Be Effulgent Effulgent: shining brightly, radiant, emanating joy or goodness. The opposite of effulgence is darkness, or lowliness. Spiritual enlightenment is the Great Transformation.When we see we are in darkness or lowliness, that seeing is the presence of effulgence – pure consciousness. It … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS BRINGS SUFFERING
Consciousness Brings Suffering Consciousness brings suffering. Realising the nature of consciousness brings happiness. We will never find happiness until we realise we are suffering. Pure consciousness is at peace with everything, as everything is in a state of impermanence. Pure … Continue reading
RIGHT TIME, RIGHT CONNECTION
Right Time, Right Connection Connection: the relationship between something, and something else. First, we have to be in the right place, mentally. It is through the practice of sitting in stillness that we realise we do not have consciousness; we … Continue reading
DOES EVIL EXIST TO TEST US?
Does Evil Exist To Test Us? The universe is a place of opposites: dark and light, good and evil, selflessness and selfishness, mirror and reflection, appearances and recognition … when, in fact, none of these are separate. There cannot be … Continue reading
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THE COMPANY WE KEEP
The Company We Keep Our progress depends on the quality of the company we keep; the influence for the good. Good company can elevate and inspire us never to lose heart. This company may be human, or it may be … Continue reading
IN MEDITATION, THERE IS NO MEDITATOR
In Meditation, There Is No Meditator If we think we are meditating, that is not meditating. In meditation, there is nothing to refer to; meditation is to remind us that all mental activities cease, allowing pure consciousness just to be. … Continue reading
IGNORANCE IS ENCOURAGED
Ignorance Is Encouraged We are encouraged to ignore our true reality of pure wisdom. Once we realise this however, this ‘encouragement’ becomes our guide, reminding us of what we are, rather than what we have been led to believe that … Continue reading
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
I WANT FREEDOM FROM MYSELF
I Want Freedom from Myself This is both possible and ridiculous. Our self is consciousness that identifies with a collection of ideas that we call ‘I’. It is that identification which is ridiculous as this ‘I’ is a temporary arrangement … Continue reading
DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, RIGPA, TREKCHO, TOGYAL, ZEN, MAHA ATI, TAO, GOD CONSCIOUSNESS …
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Rigpa, Trekcho, Togyal, Zen, Maha Ati, Tao, God consciousness … If we are still chasing after words, we are branding ourselves with yet more concepts that separate us. These terms all mean direct seeing of pure consciousness. There is … Continue reading
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KNOWING THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTH
Knowing The Truth About Truth Knowing about truth isn’t the same as knowing truth. One is speculation, and the other is direct, scientific experience. One is exoteric, and the other esoteric. One is relative, and the other absolute. Here is … Continue reading
POLITICS (TOTALITARIANISM) IS A SPIRITUAL MATTER
Politics (Totalitarianism) Is A Spiritual Matter Everything is about consciousness. Politics is about control of mass consciousness. Consciousness is spirit; it is non-material. Pure spirituality is pure consciousness. Totalitarianism chronicles politics and the subversion of human consciousness. It’s a game. … Continue reading
REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM
Realising God Through Buddhism 🙂 There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation – 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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RIGHT SPEECH
Right Speech Right speech is enlightened speech,where opposing forces or influences are balanced.Wrong speech creates division. When we tame our body, speech and mind, we are on the right path to enlightenment.Conversely, if we do not tame our body, speech and mind, we become demanding.We cannot … Continue reading
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
One Way Or Another Humans have the potential for enlightenment, but are, unfortunately, malleable. When we forget what goodness is, we swap it for sentimentality, and become vulnerable and easily scared. Everything comes about due to causes and conditions: being … 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
FOR HOW LONG HAS HUMANITY BEEN INDOCTRINATED?
For How Long Has Humanity Been Indoctrinated? How long has humanity been indoctrinated? Ever since we accepted being ruled, and told what to think and do. We weren’t born believing anything. We’re not a creation; we have been created by … Continue reading
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. 