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- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
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- THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING September 12, 2026
- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
- IN EMPTINESS, WORDS ARE JUST NOISE September 11, 2026
- THE I GOES BACK A LONG WAY September 11, 2026
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- WORDS ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE September 6, 2026
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- STOP LOOKING: JUST SEE, HEAR … September 5, 2026
- OUR OLD BRAIN – OUR OLD JAILER September 4, 2026
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- SEEKING NON-DUALITY IS DUALITY September 2, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS September 2, 2026
- CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIED IN A BIOLOGICAL APPARATUS September 1, 2026
- THE ILLUSION OF THE BLUEPRINT August 31, 2026
- DO WE FEEL SAFE IN A GROUP? August 30, 2026
- FIXATION IS ADDICTION August 29, 2026
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- THE ART OF LIFE August 28, 2026
- WORLD BRAIN FOG August 27, 2026
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- AN UNUSUAL POINTING OUR INSTRUCTION August 26, 2026
- THE NATURE OF MIND AND THE ESSENCE OF MIND August 26, 2026
- A BLESSING IS ENCOURAGEMENT August 26, 2026
- WHERE IT’S AT August 25, 2026
- SELF-AWARE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS? August 24, 2026
- INTERRUPTING THE DREAM August 24, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEITHER RIGHT NOR WRONG August 24, 2026
- OUR HABITS ARE HARD TO DROP August 24, 2026
- TESTING THE TEACHER August 23, 2026
- WORDS ARE THE VEHICLES OF ILLUSION August 22, 2026
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Tag Archives: pure seeing
GET THE BIG PICTURE
Get The Big Picture We need to get the big picture before we get into the details. Essence before form. When we become wrapped up in rituals, we ignore what it’s all about. We are pure consciousness. That is the big picture, … Continue reading
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MISUNDERSTANDING BUDDHISM
Misunderstanding Buddhism Buddhism is not a religion or a philosophy; its essence is scientific compassion – concern and understanding of troubled minds through empathetic observation. Having said that, for some it is a religion, a philosophy, a style of life, a … Continue reading
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EVIL: INGENIOUS BUT STUPID
Evil: Ingenious But Stupid The world conditions us into believing, rather than knowing. This deception actually creates favourable conditions for true spiritual progress as we recognise that, in following others, we have become lazy and reliant on their say-so—even the … Continue reading
WE ALL WANT A COMPASSIONATE WORLD, DON’T WE?
We All Want A Compassionate World, Don’t We? We all want a compassionate world, don’t we? So why isn’t it? Extremists. Extremists want everyone to think the way they do. What is the compassionate middle way? Before we decide on … Continue reading
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DON’T BELONG
Don’t Belong Don’t belong to anything or anyone. Religions, figureheads, deities, words, spiritual centres … these are all symbols / reminders. Becoming attached to anything or anyone makes us partisan zealots. There is truth everywhere in the seeing. Just seeing … Continue reading
PRACTICAL BUDDHISM
Practical Buddhism Practical Buddhism: pure seeing through the clouds of appearances.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR TRUTH FROM?
Where Do You Get Your Truth From? The news?The government?Religion?Science?Chit-chat?Each discipline has different views. There is no truth out there.Original truth is that which sees. That which is out there is intent on obscuring that which sees.As long as 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
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
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
THE TWO IGNORANCES
The Two Ignorances Ignorance of our true nature, and maintenance of that ignorance: the origin and maintenance of sin. It may be hard to accept that exaggeration about our self turns into a life of lies. The two ignorances – … Continue reading
CLARITY AND CLEVERNESS
Clarity And Cleverness Clarity is esoteric. Cleverness is exoteric.Clarity is just seeing. Cleverness is what we do with that seeing. Esoteric: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialised knowledge or interest. Exoteric: intended for or likely to be understood by the general public. Our … Continue reading
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EXPOSING THE TRUTH
Exposing The Truth Exposing the truth is a matter of exposing this pretentious self whichattempts to impress by affecting greater importance than it actually possesses. The truth is exposed in the moment of seeing our unconscious corruption. We are not what … Continue reading
ULTIMATE CRAZINESS
Ultimate Craziness There is no one seeing and there is no one seeing it. There is just seeing. Just seeing, clear view, pure awareness, pure consciousness, higher self, the father, God … are just fancy-schmancy words for something indescribable. Descriptions … Continue reading
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