Tag Archives: reaction

THE COMMONALITY WE LOST

Posted on December 23, 2025 by tony

The Commonality We Lost What we all have in common is pure consciousness, but we were re-educated to believe in lots of different stories about this pure state of being. A long time ago, there were the wise and the … Continue reading →

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CAUSING A CAUSE

Posted on November 28, 2025 by tony

Causing A Cause A ‘feint’ is pretending to go in one direction, with the intention of going the other way. The purpose is to cause a reaction. Conflicts and wars start in this way; they are intentional and people are … Continue reading →

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A LIE HAS AN ELEMENT OF TRUTH

Posted on May 20, 2024 by tony

A Lie Has An Element Of Truth To Be Believable The Buddha never asked us to believe,just accepting his words. People who believe do not know; they assume, and follow others. It’s shocking to see how many just accept whatever … Continue reading →

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OUR PRESS GANGED MINDS

Posted on January 29, 2024 by tony

Our Press Ganged Minds ‘Press ganged’ is a 16th century term for impressment, of being made to do something physically against one’s will. Nowadays, this control is exerted through impressing the mind via the media, where we submit to ideas … Continue reading →

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FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING

Posted on August 18, 2022 by tony

Forgetting And Remembering We generally go through life oscillating between being conscious and not being conscious. We are involved in everydayness and, in between these activities, we come to our senses but then fall into vacancy until the next ‘attraction’. … Continue reading →

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EXERCISE: CATCHING THAT FIRST MOMENT OF REALITY

Posted on November 30, 2021 by tony

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 →

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REALISE THE PATTERN THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY

Posted on August 22, 2021 by tony

Realise The Pattern Throughout Our History The pattern: create belief; create an enemy. Creating a belief engenders fear and hope. Belief gives rise to injustice and divides people. Divided people become angry. Angry people react. Reaction is suppressed. Suppression creates … Continue reading →

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SELF-CONTROL; SELF-MASTERY

Posted on May 17, 2020 by tony

Self-Control; Self-Mastery It’s easy to say, “Self-control” and “Self-mastery” but, with so much distraction, this topic may be difficult to comprehend. We usually take self-control and self-mastery to denote holding back our reactions, but here, it doesn’t mean that. ‘Holding … Continue reading →

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CUTTING THROUGH EXTREMIST VIEWS

Posted on May 11, 2020 by tony

Cutting Through Extremist Views We are all extremists when we react. The practice of Trekcho. Traditionally, this practice is the Tibetan Nyingma method of seeing the arising of thoughts (or emotions) before they are fully formed, thus cutting through them … Continue reading →

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THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING

Posted on February 26, 2014 by tony

The cause of suffering In general, we are controlled by our emotions. The emotions arise because of ideas we hold about our projected self. These ideas are re-enforced by the environment in which we live, which is due to our … Continue reading →

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