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GOODNESS IS SEEING CLEARLY

Goodness Is Seeing Clearly Goodness is seeing clearly; pure consciousness. When we see clearly, we know what to do and, by definition, we know what not to do – and therefore, only goodness will come from that. The Buddha said, … Continue reading

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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS CANNOT BE WRONG

Pure Consciousness Cannot Be Wrong Pure consciousness cannot be wrong. Therefore, it is good – of the highest standard. We are pure consciousness. Pure consciousness just sees, and therefore, Surprise! We cannot be wrong. So what is wrong? We don’t … Continue reading

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BEING NEVER CHANGES

Being Never Changes Being never changes; it is experience that changes. This is how we can be at peace with everything that we – consciousness – experience. Thoughts and body change, but essence/pure consciousness does not. Essence is always at … Continue reading

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THE WISDOM OF SILENCE

The Wisdom Of Silence It doesn’t matter what we think, say or do; all that is merely conjecture – an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. It’s old-news second-hand memories in the mind to which we constantly – and … Continue reading

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YOUR KARMA IS UNIQUE

Your Karma Is Unique Your karma is unique; this is why we shouldn’t follow anyone else’s karma/ways. Gurus lump us altogether under their system, and that can never work as we become a copy, an imitation. We can learn everything … Continue reading

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MERE INFORMATION SEPARATES US

Mere Information Separates Us Mere information separates us. Unbiased experience doesn’t. Information is merely theory – a belief. Defending theories and beliefs is defending the indefensible because they haven’t been proven yet. Theory: an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. Invent a … Continue reading

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ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL

One Size Doesn’t Fit All The ultimate truth is our essential nature of pure consciousness. It is how we can know anything and everything. There is absolutely no point in believing in the existence of an external reality if there … Continue reading

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WHY WE LOSE FRIENDS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT

Why We Lose Friends On The Path To Enlightenment Most of us are involved in blame, pride or pleasure, and see no point in changing. A few want to evolve, but rely on beliefs. Even fewer pursue realisation of pure … Continue reading

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IDEALISM: GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES = THEORIES

Idealism: Going Round In Circles = Theories The reason why Idealism does not satisfy. If we’re going round in circles, we prefer theories to actual direct experience. Idealism is ideas-ism, idealising words and theories. It’s the devil’s work, and meant … Continue reading

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUTH AND A LIE

The Difference Between Truth And A Lie Truth is totally transparent, uncontaminated clarity. It never changes. A lie is semi-opaque and vague but believable. It has a changeable story. Consciousness is transparent and direct. The mind is semi-opaque and indirect. … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM FOR A BUDDHA

The Problem For A Buddha The problem for the Buddha, Jesus and other enlightened beings is that their teachings are turned into religions. This has the effect of either gathering believers in ritual or putting people off for ever, and … Continue reading

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WHAT IF HUMANS ARE THE MISSING LINK?

What If Humans Are The Missing Link? In essence, we are not just human; we are pure consciousness. If we don’t know that we are pure consciousness, then we are just human.

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LEVELS OF AWARENESS

Levels Of Awareness Being aware: we are aware of whatever we are doing, which is a duality – me + activity Being aware of being aware: meditation, which is a duality – me + stillness Being awareness itself: our original … Continue reading

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WHO HAS WISDOM?

Who Has Wisdom? We endow others with the wisdom that we think we do not have. If we recognise wisdom, that means we already know, but doubt that we are this wisdom. Recognising wisdom is rekindling, relighting, reawakening what we … Continue reading

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IT’S A VERY STUPID WORLD!

It’s A Very Stupid World! It’s a very stupid but spiritually-enhancing world. We live in a world, creeping to ever-new heights of stupidity. How is this achieved? By making people dependent and therefore stupid, and then demanding restrictions and limitations … Continue reading

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POLICING CONFORMITY

Policing Conformity Policing conformity is achieved through belief. As long as we react the same way as others, we conform to a belief. Belief can create wonderful ‘things’ and achievements, but they are all distractions to hold us to belief. … Continue reading

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THERE IS NO SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH

There Is No Single Source Of Truth There is no single source of truth. Truth just is. It’s like formula; it just is. It’s like space; it just is. To ask where space, formulae and truth came from is scholastic … Continue reading

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THERE IS A MANUAL FOR LIFE

There Is A Manual For Life It’s quite short; it’s karma. ‘Karma’ is just a word for the effect of previous actions that causes our habitual reactions now. This manual is our teacher, instructing us how to eliminate karma through … Continue reading

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THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

The Great Disappointment Realisation is disappointing. It’s no big deal. And even though we realise what we are, a great sadness arises as others haven’t yet realised that they are pure consciousness. This is where the real work begins in … Continue reading

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SPIRITUALITY CAN BE A PRISON

Spirituality Can Be A Prison Doubt imprisons us. Once we understand the principle of any activity, we are free to go away and develop it. When we get a glimpse that we are pure consciousness, meditation verifies it. If people … Continue reading

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WHAT IS REALISED CANNOT BE UNREALISED

What Is Realised Cannot Be Unrealised Once we realise what we actually are – pure consciousness – then the whole of our history unravels, along with whatever is taking place now. We realise that everything we’ve been told is part … Continue reading

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CLUELESS ABOUT OUR ORIGINAL NATURE

Clueless About Our Original Nature Clueless: having no knowledge, understanding or ability. Thinking we know, understand and have ability is just an act. We are clueless when we acquire others’ ideas, but have not tested these for ourselves. If we … Continue reading

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APATHY IN CONSCIOUSNESS

Apathy In Consciousness Apathy is being indifferent to whatever goes on in our mind. We’d rather be drawn into what is going on ‘out there’. This is demonic activity in action = distraction/entertainment which is spiritual laziness. Spirituality is just … Continue reading

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PROTECTING DIVERSITY … REALLY?

Protecting Diversity … Really? On a relative level, protecting diversity is protecting separation, rather than unity. This tells us everything that we need to know about current agendas, which create conflict, confusion and cultural collapse by dis-integration in the guise … Continue reading

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FACING DEATH

Facing Death What may happen after death is hearsay, but it’s worth considering as it has a psychological effect on our behaviour now. Facing death is exactly the same as facing life. Some may believe that there is consciousness after … Continue reading

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MESSING WITH OUR MIND

Messing With Our Mind It is through our mind that we communicate. If our mind is full of junk, we communicate junk. If our mind is clear, we communicate clarity. The world creates nonsense, and complaining about it fills our … Continue reading

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WHEN IS LIFE COMPLETE?

When Is Life Complete? Life is complete when we get over ourself 🙂 Life is complete when we recognise the mind’s faults and limitations which are due to our past, and are content to live with these faults and limitations, … Continue reading

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WHO CAN I TRUST?

Who Can I Trust? Well, we cannot trust our self, as our self is merely an acquisition of ideas of others (who, in turn, trust others’ ideas 🙂 ) So, we cannot trust anyone – not even a Buddha. “Don’t … Continue reading

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WHY THIS BLOG ISN’T PUBLICISED

Why This Blog Isn’t Publicised ‘Dzogchen’ is Tibetan for pure consciousness – we are Dzogchen. Dzogchen isn’t exactly a secret, but it can be easily misunderstood. Those who find their way here do so through serendipity or karma. You don’t … Continue reading

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REPEATING LABELS

Repeating Labels Label: a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive. We label ourselves as this or that, placing a nameplate on our prison door. I became a Buddhist accidentally (it’s long story) and acquired that label, but soon discovered that people … Continue reading

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OBLIVIOUS TO OUR REALITY

Oblivious To Our Reality Oblivious to our reality: it’s quite shocking that most inhabitants of this planet are unaware of what they are. We are, first and foremost, pure consciousness by which everything can be known. If we do not … Continue reading

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THE ILLUSION WITHIN THE ILLUSION

The Illusion Within The Illusion The truth within the illusion, within the illusion. Everything that we see is merely temporary phenomena; nothing is permanent, so cannot be said to be everlasting. Things have the illusion of reality – that is … Continue reading

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OUR ENEMY IS NOT OUR ENEMY

Our Enemy Is Not Our Enemy In the material world, an enemy is not a friend. The world will always be full of ‘wrongness’. In the world of pure consciousness, however, an enemy is our reaction and, in recognising this, … Continue reading

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SELF & ESSENCE

Self & Essence Self is merely a collection of thought-projections in the mind that essence (pure consciousness) perceives: when consciousness forgets its purity, it clings to these projections, creating a sense of I. We are, firstly, consciousness. The purity comes … Continue reading

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IF LIFE IS SELF-REPLICATING

If Life Is Self-Replicating If life is self-replicating, what is the need for a creator? Was there a start to this self-replicating, or has it being happening forever, in an infinite universe? Life is consciousness, but if consciousness mistakes creation … Continue reading

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THERE IS NOTHING MORE

There Is Nothing More Absolute reality is the emptiness of pure consciousness that never changes. It is only obscured by the illusion of hope, fear and indifference that distorts our perception. We can use different words, but this is still … Continue reading

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THE MIND IS OUR TOOL

The Mind Is Our Tool The mind is our tool – for better or for worse. 🙂 The mind is our tool that expresses consciousness’s reality. This mind may be sharp or dull, adapting or adopting, improvising or rehearsed. The … Continue reading

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RELATIVE AND ULTIMATE SATISFACTION

Relative And Ultimate Satisfaction Relative satisfaction is either in the completion of something, or in others’ recognition of having completed something – we’ve tried to the best of our ability. Ultimate satisfaction is; “Is that all!?” “What have I been … Continue reading

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ARTIFICIAL AND ORIGINAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial And Original Intelligence Artificial intelligence has obscured original intelligence. While we are concerned about artificial intelligence dominating our lives, we don’t notice that we’ve already been programmed with beliefs that have been placed in our minds for thousands of … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS – THE ESSENCE OF MIND

Consciousness – The Essence Of Mind Consciousness – the essence of mind. And the essence of consciousness is emptiness. Mind is memories (software) which affect the brain (hardware) and our attitude. Whether the mind moves or is still, the essence … Continue reading

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THE PURPOSE OF MEDITATION

The Purpose Of Meditation Meditation is simply being aware of thoughts and emotions that control us, running around in the mind and diverting our attention. When we become aware of the awareness that is observing these thoughts, this is meditation. … Continue reading

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CAN WE KNOW THE ULTIMATE TRUTH?

Can We Know The Ultimate Truth? Can we know happiness? Yes. How? We are what we pursue. We just have to realise this. How do we do that? Through meditation. Meditation is letting go of all concepts and allowing pure … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUS BIAS CREATES THE BIASED UNCONSCIOUS

Conscious Bias Creates The Biased Unconscious We follow too easily like sheep, and take for granted that whatever we are told is true. Acquiring partial information, we misunderstand and assume that this partial information is right. The result is that … Continue reading

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THERE ARE MANY APPROACHES TO REALISING TRUTH

There Are Many Approaches To Realising Truth There are many approaches to realising truth – intellectual, ritual, experiential – such that suits our temperament. We all approach Dharma with some understanding, a process, and a feeling. It isn’t mechanical. Spirituality … Continue reading

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INTELLIGENT DESIGN?

Intelligent Design? Intelligent design is a belief that life, the earth and the universe are so complex that they cannot be explained by the scientific theory of evolution, and therefore must have been designed by a supernatural entity; the existence of … 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

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FRUSTRATION CAN TURN TO ANGER

Frustration Can Turn To Anger There are two types of frustration that can turn to anger: Type 1 – Not knowing enough – and not knowing the right words – causes confusion and conflict. Type 2 – Knowing the truth … Continue reading

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LISTENING TO OTHERS AND LISTENING TO OURSELF

Listening To Others And Listening To Ourself Many people speak about truth, more or less, and we may be fortunate to find someone whose words echo the way we feel. What is important is observing our self at play rather … Continue reading

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BLOGS ARE LIVING BOOKS

Blogs Are Living Books Just read one or two pages a day. There is only one truth, but many approaches and many refinements, adapting to ever-changing situations. There is only one answer: look, see and drop whatever is seen. That … Continue reading

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WHAT IF OUR ‘NORMAL’ IS MADNESS?

What If Our ‘Normal’ Is Madness? Madness: The state of having a serious mental illness … we don’t know what we are. Extremely foolish behaviour … we think we know. A state of wild or chaotic activity … we follow the crowd. We are brain-washed to function at a very basic … Continue reading

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