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Tag Archives: pure consciousness
HOW TO CANCEL EGO
How To Cancel Ego Ego actually comes and goes – although for some, it’s more of a permanent fixture! Ego is just consciousness adhering to beliefs and maintaining a competitive state between self and others. Beliefs, like opinions and assumptions, are … Continue reading
IT IS EGO THAT MEDITATES
It Is Ego That Meditates Ego looks:I want to meditate, to find happiness. Consciousness sees:Consciousness sees the meditator. Pure consciousness drops the seeing:Pure consciousness drops the meditator. No I, no meditation, no pure consciousness, know happiness.
BEING AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING
Being Aware Of What We Are Doing Mindfulness; the precursor to realisation. Mindfulness: Intention to cultivate awareness, returning to it again and again. Attention to what is occurring in the present moment, simply observing thoughts, feelings and sensations as they … Continue reading
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THE PROOF OF REINCARNATION
The Proof Of Reincarnation It stands to reason, but not for everyone. 🙂 From big bangs, nebula / stardust forms to give rise to the next solar system, creating all phenomena – even our bodies. All phenomena eventually gives up … Continue reading
MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
Manipulation Of Emotions We are emotional beings :D, and we must first recognise that emotions are present in every encounter. But what ’emotions’? A thought becomes a fixation when we cling to it – and there is the emotion. Others … Continue reading
IT’S NOT A MATTER OF HOW HIGH WE CAN GO
It’s Not A Matter Of How High We Can Go It’s not a matter of how high we can go – pure consciousness is always present. It’s a matter of how low we go through the distractions of hopes, fears … Continue reading
DECEIT AND BELIEF AND PATH
Deceit and Belief And Path Deceit: deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true. Belief: acceptance that something is true, without proof. Path: direction in which a person is moving. We are constantly deceived by the unenlightened to believe in some thing or other, and that becomes our path … Continue reading
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DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM
Don’t Make Meditation Into An Art Form Don’t make an art form out of spirituality. That is religion. Meditation is merely sitting still, quietening the mind through concentration to bring all that inner chatter and judgement to rest. Then clarity … Continue reading
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HOW PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NATURAL
How Pure Consciousness Is Natural While just perceiving through the senses, no thought is present. We might assume that, because we are seeing objects and events, thought is present. Not so. Being aware of just seeing is pure consciousness. No … Continue reading
IT’S LIKE WE ARE BROKEN
It’s Like We Are Broken If we lose our purpose, it’s like we are broken. We come into life with everything we need to know, but we don’t know how it all fits together. There are those who want us … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS ISN’T AN ALTERED STATE
Pure Consciousness Isn’t An Altered State Unfortunately, many are lead to believe that pure consciousness – our ultimate reality – is some sort of mysterious, altered state of consciousness. It isn’t. We live in that altered state now, just following … Continue reading
DON’T CLING TO AN IDENTITY
Don’t Cling To An Identity Identity is our personal prison. We are captured by capturing ourselves. Taking the place of religion that binds us, we’re encouraged to pray with our thumbs, seeking our heart’s desire. Pure consciousness has no identity.
WE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
We Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin By virtue of the concept of darkness, light must be known. A reflection in a mirror. Pure consciousness that sees an adopted self. The two sides are inseparable. When we know the … Continue reading
I’M ALL PUFFED-UP, AH HA HA :-)
I’m All Puffed-up, Ah Ha Ha 🙂 The journey to enlightenment starts with a single step of acknowledging dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction can either make us desire more, which only leads to more desire, or look for the cause of this dissatisfaction, … Continue reading
GET PAST THE STUPID AND ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH
Get Past The Stupid And Arrive At The Truth 😀 We all do and say stupid things; it’s being human. Knowing that we do and say stupid things, we can arrive at the truth. That very knowing is consciousness. Now, … Continue reading
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER OBSCURED
Pure Consciousness Is Never Obscured Pure consciousness has to be realised, rather than thinking, “I get it”. Pure consciousness is consciousness that has realised it is empty of contamination. It is always present; it is what we are. That’s why … Continue reading
SCIENCE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Science Doesn’t Understand Pure Consciousness Science sees consciousness as a perception-memory device, and that’s why some scientists think that consciousness can be put into a clone. The abusers of science consider humans as devices to be manipulated. Our gross idea … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS
Thoughts & Pure Consciousness When thoughts are present in the mind, so is pure consciousness, because consciousness is the very essence of mind. The moment when pure consciousness is recognised, thoughts are obliterated. What usually happens, however, is that the … Continue reading
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OUR MIND IS OUR PRISON
Our Mind Is Our Prison Our mind is our prison; the guards are our thoughts, which become beliefs. Thoughts placed in the mind limit our perception, experiences and understanding, and it is because of these beliefs that we do not … Continue reading
IT’S A SUBLIMINAL LIFE
It’s A Subliminal Life A subliminal life is whatever is going on in our mind-scape. Subliminal: a stimulus or mental process below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it. It’s part of neurolinguistic programming. … Continue reading
GOODNESS IS CLARITY
Goodness Is Clarity If we aren’t clear, we aren’t so good. We are speaking of the psychology of spiritual pure consciousness which is the spontaneous presence of pure being. It’s not what we think about consciousness intellectually that matters; it’s … Continue reading
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Managing Expectations Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be achieved. In everyday life, we believe we can achieve a goal, but this has limitations. We narrow experience down to our limited view of life, and are always trying to anticipate and make everything familiar for safety. … Continue reading
REAL OR SYNTHETIC?
Real Or Synthetic? Natural is being in harmony with nature. Synthetic imitates nature. We have to realise what is natural to us, and what is artificial and man-made. What is natural? It is our original, essential nature of pure consciousness … Continue reading
WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST?
What Or Whom To Trust? If the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it … ”, then we shouldn’t trust anyone’s word, because their life is based on trusting others. Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Belief: an acceptance that something exists … Continue reading
ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF
Acknowledging Conditioned Self The conditioned self is a mental construct that consciousness has built by relating to conditions and fixating upon those conditions, judging everything. This is how we act as human animals – by our likes, dislikes and indifferences. … 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
NATURAL IMMUNITY FROM SUFFERING
Natural Immunity From Suffering Suffering: the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. Immunity: lack of susceptibility when something unwelcome or harmful happens. Susceptibility: the state of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. As long as we (consciousness) identify with a self-image, that self-image is susceptible to relating … Continue reading
OM MANI PEME HUM ENDS INTERNAL STRUGGLE
Om Mani Peme Hum Ends Internal Struggle Suffering or dissatisfaction is due to consciousness identifying with a set of ideas, creating a confused self-image that becomes subtly hostile because it doesn’t get what it wants. Consciousness needs guidance to bring … Continue reading
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DOES THE PAST EXIST NOW?
Does The Past Exist Now? Yes – through our karma. ‘Karma’ is a Sanskrit word for the residue of past actions lodged in our mind that creates our habitual re-enactments such as, “There ‘I’ go again”. This is why most … Continue reading
ARE WE A CONDUIT FOR GOOD OR EVIL?
Are We A Conduit For Good Or Evil? The realisation that we could be on the path of evil is a shock, and this is why realisation opens us up to the truth about what governs our minds. Then, we … Continue reading
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IF THIS IS OUR ONLY LIFE …
If This Is Our Only Life … If this is the only life that we have, what are we doing with this one, precious time? Our reality is pure consciousness – the essence of enlightenment – without which nothing can … Continue reading
LOOK FOR YOUR SELF
Look For Your Self Truth is the absence of self. Look for your self. Describe this self. Self-image is an illusion. In pure awareness, there is nothing but pure awareness. Our reality is pure observation, without the idea of an … Continue reading
WHY DOES EVIL USE STRESS?
Why Does Evil Use Stress? Our stress point is our weak point that can be worked on. A little anxiety can be made into worry, fear and even hatred. The evil in us knows how to wind others up, and … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH?
What Is The Ultimate Truth? It’s for you to know! Without the ability to know, what is the point of knowing the ultimate truth? We are that knowingness, pure consciousness. We have always been what we seek: that is the … Continue reading
DECEIVED BY OMISSION
Deceived By Omission Deception initiates a complicated cascade of confusion; a social domino effect that feeds our karma. How? Razzamatazz = Razzle-dazzle = show business: a media that deliberately inflates ambiguous language which omits original truth. We are so involved … Continue reading
SPIRITUALLY UP-TIGHT
Spiritually Up-Tight Up-tight: anxious, angry, tense, and difficult to be with. Basically, this is fear. Been there, done that. 😀 Ordinary people are mostly up-tight, but so-called spiritual people are a little more so! Being up-tight is holding on the … Continue reading
JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM
Just Seeing Is Our Greatest Problem Just seeing is our greatest problem: we don’t just see. First, we must realise that the senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching – are non-conceptual. When the eyes see, there is no … Continue reading
WE HAVE NO ORIGINAL IDEAS
We Have No Original Ideas We have no original ideas, and so we cannot say anything original. Try it! All ideas are placed in the mind by education, religion, media … and the rest is hearsay. Even our reactions are … Continue reading
LOST IN SPACE
Lost In Space 😀 Consciousness is live space, and the path to enlightenment. If we can acknowledge that we are consciousness – instead of being attracted to the flotsam and jetsam floating around in the mind that is rejected by … Continue reading
“I CAN’T MEDITATE”
“I Can’t Meditate” It isn’t the I that meditates. 🙂 We need a little intellectual curiosity to understand this. The I is consciousness associating with thoughts and clinging to them, thus creating an I-illusion. We (consciousness) have thoughts, but we … Continue reading
IS THERE MEANING TO LIFE?
Is There Meaning To Life? Many cannot ask this question as they are afraid that there is an answer. The meaning of life is to realise what we are, rather than what we have become. We have become clever prattlers. … Continue reading
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HOW WE GO ASTRAY
How We Go Astray We go astray and fall into ignorance when we fixate on or cling to any idea. Whether this fixation is adoration or dislike, we lose control of our mind. Mind is a collection of ideas to … Continue reading
FOLLOW-THE-LEADER
Follow-The-Leader Follow-The-Leader: A child’s game. The universe seems complex, but it obeys simple rules. If we know the rules, we can lead our own life, otherwise we follow others who follow others who follow others, and no one knows why. The rules of … Continue reading
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THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND
There Is Nothing To Understand There is nothing to understand; just see. Just seeing is pure consciousness. Once realised, we understand what others try to understand. This profound teaching has become far too poetic, complicated and elaborate. Realise that pure … Continue reading
REALISING THE COMPLETE PICTURE
Realising The Complete Picture The complete picture isn’t about gaining more information;it’s a matter of eliminating it.In fact, the more we learn, the less we know. When we drop the information, we are left with nothing.That ‘nothing’ is pure consciousness.This … Continue reading
WHAT IS DZOGCHEN?
What Is Dzogchen? ‘Dzogchen’ is a Tibetan word for natural, pure consciousness. What is the practice of Dzogchen? To realise it. How? Drop any meditation. Why? Dzogchen is what we already are. And it isn’t a practice. We are Dzogchen. … Continue reading
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WHERE ARE WE AT?
Where Are We At? ‘Direct recognition’ describes the moment when something is presented to us and we ‘get it’. Certain texts are like that – from personal experience,“The Lamp That Dispels Darkness” comes to mind. Because of direct recognition, practitioners … Continue reading
SOMETHING NOT RIGHT?
Something Not Right? Something not right? How do we know that? There is only one reason: perfect consciousness is the ever-present, innate blueprint of life. When we ignore this for something more interesting, we wander off-plan. The plan is that … Continue reading
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