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- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS November 27, 2022
- EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE November 27, 2022
- WHEN WE ACTUALLY SEE November 26, 2022
- WE LIVE IN LEVELS OF WORRY November 25, 2022
- WHAT IS BETWEEN A LIE AND THE TRUTH? November 24, 2022
- IS BUDDHISM ABNORMAL? November 24, 2022
- INDEPENDENT THINKING November 23, 2022
- WELL-BEING IS ACCEPTANCE November 23, 2022
- BEING AT PEACE WITH YOUR SELF November 23, 2022
- OUR DIGITAL SELF November 22, 2022
- TWICE A DAY, BE PURELY AWARE November 22, 2022
- DOES INNOVATION BETTER OUR LIVES? November 21, 2022
- LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN’T THERE? November 21, 2022
- OUR WORLD IS NOT THE WAY OTHERS SEE IT November 21, 2022
- FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE November 21, 2022
- PROVING CONSCIOUSNESS November 21, 2022
- CUTTING THROUGH THE WEB OF EXIXTENCE November 21, 2022
- GAINING CONFIDENCE November 20, 2022
- EDUCATION DIVISION November 20, 2022
- TYPES OF THINKING November 20, 2022
- SAVING YOU FROM YOURSELF November 19, 2022
- HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN WE ACTUALLY TALK TO? November 18, 2022
- DEMONS: A NECESSARY EVIL November 17, 2022
- IT’S NOT A MATTER OF HOW HIGH WE CAN GO November 17, 2022
- THE REASON TO BE CHEERFUL November 16, 2022
- DECEIT AND BELIEF AND PATH November 16, 2022
- INNER AND OUTER CONFLICT November 15, 2022
- THE UNIVERSE November 14, 2022
- SUBCONSCIOUS ASSOCIATIONS November 14, 2022
- ADDICTION CONSUMES US November 14, 2022
- DON’T MAKE MEDITATION INTO AN ART FORM November 14, 2022
- MOST PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO KNOW November 13, 2022
- WE CAN ONLY BE HAPPY … November 13, 2022
- EVERY ENCOUNTER IS OUR TEACHER November 12, 2022
- SEEING HOW WE WORK November 11, 2022
- UNDER THE COVER OF INCOMPETENCE November 11, 2022
- WHERE DID/DO WE GO ASTRAY? November 10, 2022
- MAKING DISTRACTIONS THE PATH November 9, 2022
- EXISTING IN A SEA OF DESPAIR/SAMSARA November 8, 2022
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS LIKE A MOUSE November 7, 2022
- THIS BLOG ISN’T A PATH November 7, 2022
- THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION November 6, 2022
- WE RUN ON MEMORIES & INFLUENCES November 5, 2022
- ‘OM MANI PEME HUM’ IS NOT A LUCKY CHARM November 5, 2022
- ANIMALS AREN’T EVIL November 4, 2022
- PROPAGANDA CAN BE TEACHINGS November 4, 2022
- WE ARE THE MYSTERY November 3, 2022
- RETURN TO SENDER November 3, 2022
- IF WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD November 3, 2022
- THE STATE OF DENIAL November 3, 2022
Tag Archives: reaction
FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING
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
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
REALISE THE PATTERN THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY
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
SELF-CONTROL; SELF-MASTERY
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
CUTTING THROUGH EXTREMIST VIEWS
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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Tagged Confusion, depression, everything is real, extremism, free in the moment of seeing, get to the point, inseparability of emptiness and cognisance, life is meaningless, our view as opposed to the view, positive desperation, Pure Awareness, Pure Consciousness., reaction, REALITY, Trekcho, Tulku Urgyen
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THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
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
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 