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- THE ENABLERS OF GOOD AND EVIL August 2, 2021
- EVERYONE IS OUR PRECIOUS SPIRITUAL TEACHER August 2, 2021
- SINCERITY AND BOASTFULNESS August 1, 2021
- FREEDOM FROM TRIBAL POLITICS July 31, 2021
- ESCAPING CHAOS AND CONFUSION July 30, 2021
- YOU’RE NOT MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF July 30, 2021
- HAPPINESS IS NOT WANTING MORE July 27, 2021
- IT IS THE WORST OF TIMES, IT IS THE BEST OF TIMES July 27, 2021
- THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY July 26, 2021
- A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS July 25, 2021
- OUR TEMPLE OF WORSHIP IS OUR MIND July 22, 2021
- MEDITATION WORKS July 22, 2021
- TRUTH IS BEFORE AND BEYOND WORDS July 20, 2021
- WHEN THE TRUTH ISN’T RECOGNISED July 20, 2021
- BEING SOMETHING WE’RE NOT July 19, 2021
- UNCULTIVATED WAKEFULNESS July 17, 2021
- CAN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS HAVE AN OPPOSITE EFFECT? July 16, 2021
- THE MOMENT BEFORE WE THINK THAT WE ARE AWAKE July 15, 2021
- COMPASSION IS COMPATIBILITY July 15, 2021
- RELAXING IN A TROUBLED WORLD July 13, 2021
- “HEALTH AND SAFETY” July 12, 2021
- JOURNEY INTO SELF July 12, 2021
- WE HAVE BOUGHT INTO A MODEL OF LIFE July 12, 2021
- WORDS ARE SYMBOLIC July 12, 2021
- WE JUST MAKE NOISE July 9, 2021
- IF WE THINK WE ARE AWAKE, WE’RE NOT July 9, 2021
- GENIUS: ATTENDING SPIRIT, PRESENT FROM BIRTH July 9, 2021
- POWER WITHOUT CLARITY July 8, 2021
- CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CLARITY July 6, 2021
- EXTREMISTS CREATE EXTREMISTS July 5, 2021
- LIFE IS A MEMORY July 4, 2021
- THE REAL GREAT RESET July 4, 2021
- HAPPINESS IS REALISING THE PROBLEM July 4, 2021
- WEARING OUR SELF OUT July 4, 2021
- WHAT IS … ADVANCED MEDITATION??? July 2, 2021
- CONSCIOUSNESS AWAKENING AND NON-DUAL AWAKENING July 1, 2021
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE DO … June 30, 2021
- EXAGGERATING OUR SPIRITUALITY June 28, 2021
- THE PLANET OF FEAR AND HOPE June 25, 2021
- NEVER LOSE INNER PEACE June 24, 2021
- “HIDING YOUR LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL” June 22, 2021
- KARMA IS OUR PERFECT TEACHER June 22, 2021
- INFORMATION > EXPERIENCE > KNOWLEDGE > REALISATION > WISDOM > INSIGHT > COMPASSION June 21, 2021
- THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUTH, BUT MANY LEVELS … June 20, 2021
- ADEPTS ADAPT June 19, 2021
- WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE EFFULGENT June 18, 2021
- SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY ARE NOT DIFFERENT June 16, 2021
- HAVE YOU CHOSEN YOUR DESTINY? June 16, 2021
- “IT DOES NOT TAKE MANY WORDS TO TELL THE TRUTH” June 15, 2021
- IGNORANCE HAS CONSEQUENCES June 15, 2021
Tag Archives: REALITY
THE COMPANY WE KEEP
The Company We Keep Our progress depends on the quality of the company we keep; the influence for the good. Good company can elevate and inspire us never to lose heart. This company may be human, or it may be … Continue reading
THAT’S WHAT THEY CALL GOD
That’s What They Call God An exoteric fantasy to believe in. A reactionary rebellion against this fantasy that doesn’t exist. A philosophical debate of there is, and there isn’t. The esoteric reality. This is our journey, from gross misunderstanding to … Continue reading
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Tagged debate, esoteric, exoteric, fantasy, God, gross misunderstanding, our journey, REALITY, subtle realisation, the essence of reality
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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
FAKE: AN IMITATION – AN ILLUSION OF REALITY
Fake: An Imitation – An Illusion Of Reality An illusion distorts our perception of reality. News is not reality; it’s someone’s account. The Buddha’s teachings are like that;an imitation for us to prove. Reality is whatever is actually taking place now. It is direct experience.
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Tagged direct experience, illusion, imitation, perception of reality, REALITY, The Buddha's teaching
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WHY DO WE SAY TRUTH IS RELATIVE?
Why Do We Say Truth Is Relative? Relative truth is the doctrine that there is no absolute truth.This is where the world divides into the esoteric and the exoteric. Relative truth is consciousness relating to something other. This is a disastrous misunderstanding of … Continue reading
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Tagged absolute truth, conflict, impermanence, misunderstanding truth, pure consciousness, REALITY, relative truth, truth, turnoil
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THE SELF IS A LIKENESS
The Self Is A Likeness Likeness: the fact of being alike; a semblance, guise, or outward appearance, especially when the reality is different. From Old French, from sembler ‘seem’, from Latin similare, simulare ‘simulate’. Our self is an adopted reflection in the mind that seems real due to our ignorance. We forget that it is consciousness (our true reality) that … Continue reading
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Tagged creation of God, freedom, likeness, our self, REALITY, true reality, we are free to choose
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LIFE IS BOTH TOTALLY INSPIRING AND TOTALLY CHALLENGING
Life Is Both Totally Inspiring And Totally Challenging Many have looked to the European intelligentsia of the 60s and 70s, and found what they said to be incomplete. This is why some of us turned to the east, and discovered … 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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WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR TRUE REALITY?
Why Do We Doubt Our True Reality? Why do we doubt our true reality? Because we believe that cultural consciousness is more real than our own pure consciousness. Our true being is unadulterated consciousness. It sees clearly, and passes on … Continue reading
KNOWING … BELIEF … CONFUSION … SENTIMENTALITY … INDIFFERENCE
Knowing … Belief … Confusion … Sentimentality … Indifference When we do not know our true reality, we fall into the trap of belief, confusion and sentimentality, leading to indifference. We become jaded – and our experience of spiritual practice … Continue reading
WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR ENLIGHTENED REALITY?
Why Do We Doubt Our Enlightened Reality? Why do we doubt our enlightened reality? The answer is that we were – and are – misguided. Our practice is to “Act the part” of being enlightened, becoming familiar with both understanding … Continue reading
TIME TO KNOW WHAT TO VALUE
Time To Know What To Value World freedom is being restricted. It’s like a science fiction horror film. Only the body and mind can actually be restricted, however. The witness, the audience, pure consciousness, looks on without any restriction. That … Continue reading
NO ONE IS ORIGINAL
No One Is Original We are the origin that transcends all. Receiving the transmission on reality, we go out into the world that shows us our place. How do we know we have the transmission? Genuine, interested, empathetic compassion arises.
TWO PARALLEL REALITIES
Two Parallel Realities We live in two, multi-levelled parallel realities at the same time: one where consciousness relates to everything, creating dualities and complexities, and the other where non-dual consciousness is purely aware. The shadow and the light. By recognising … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, CONSCIOUSNESS, discernment, indifference, lethargy, non-dual consciouess, parellel reality, REALITY, recognition
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KNOW ONE, KNOW ALL
Know One, Know All There are thousands of teachings about our reality; they all result in the realisation of non-dual, pure awareness. Without that, nothing would be known. Once realised, there is no further need for theories. Sin is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, EMPATHY, Knowledge, Love, non-duality, Pure Awareness, REALITY, Sin, teachings, the dream, theories
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OUR HIDDEN ASPECT
Our Hidden Aspect It is sometimes difficult to discuss ‘spirit’ or pure consciousness with others as this is something they have either not have considered, or have a vague idea about. Our spiritual aspect – pure consciousness – may seem … Continue reading
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Tagged PHILOSOPHY, Pure Consciousness., REALITY, spirit, wisdom
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THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING REALITY
The Importance Of Knowing Reality All appearances are seen within the clear space of mind. That space of clarity is pure consciousness, sometimes called Emptiness, or Shunyata in Sanskrit. The senses are non-conceptual: things are experienced by virtue of pure … Continue reading
WHY CAN’T HUMANITY UNDERSTAND REALITY?
Why Can’t Humanity Understand Reality? Because it is kept busy. It’s that simple. It has been that way for thousands of years. People cannot even begin to understand reality, because to them, what they are doing is the reality. Humanity has … Continue reading
IS LIFE FREEDOM OR BONDAGE?
Is Life Freedom Or Bondage? To the unenlightened, life is bondage, misery, frustration, dissatisfaction, suffering; no feeling of completion. We are full of demons. To the enlightened, life is freedom, understanding, satisfaction, compassion, completion; a relief from the bondage. Demons … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightened, ENLIGHTENMENT, freedom, impermanence, in the dream, REALITY, this precious moment
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THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
KEEPING REALITY AT ARM’S LENGTH
Keeping Reality at Arm’s Length Theory is good. Philosophy is good, but it’s not the real thing. We can acquire a polished-looking package, but we are faking it – our laundry still needs cleaning. Repeating the words of the masters … Continue reading
