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- DAMNED BY DISTRACTIONS October 17, 2021
- JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL October 16, 2021
- THE BACKBONE OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING October 14, 2021
- MICRO MANAGED EAR WORMS October 13, 2021
- THE AGE OF MISTRUST AND CHAOS October 11, 2021
- LIFE IS A SPIRITUAL CONFLICT October 11, 2021
- THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION October 11, 2021
- THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER October 11, 2021
- OUR IDENTITY IS A FICTION October 10, 2021
- THEY ARE PLAYING WITH YOUR MIND October 9, 2021
- THE HEART IS THE ESSENCE OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS October 9, 2021
- EXAGGERATION CREATES CHAOS October 8, 2021
- EXAGGERATING THE GURU October 8, 2021
- ONCE WE REALISE THE TRUTH 1 October 7, 2021
- ONCE WE REALISE THE TRUTH 2 October 7, 2021
- HOLDING A GRUDGE October 6, 2021
- DO YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE FEELING WORRIED? October 6, 2021
- BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A CONTEMPLATIVE SOCIETY … October 5, 2021
- IS THE WORLD OVER POPULATED? October 5, 2021
- SPIRITUAL MERIT October 2, 2021
- THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF LIFE October 2, 2021
- TURNING PRIDE INTO WISDOM October 1, 2021
- WHY IS PRIDE A SIN? September 30, 2021
- MEETING YOUR MAKER September 28, 2021
- SPIRITUAL MYSTERIES September 28, 2021
- KNOWLEDGE IS A LOT TO HANDLE September 26, 2021
- ARE SPIRITUAL PEOPLE MORE TROUBLED … AND HAPPIER? September 24, 2021
- EVIDENCE OF SPIRITUALITY September 24, 2021
- THE MORE WE REALISE, THE LESS OTHERS CAN RELATE September 23, 2021
- HAPPINESS IS SOLVING A PROBLEM September 21, 2021
- LOVE DOES WHAT IS RIGHT September 21, 2021
- BEING HAPPY WITH OUR DECISIONS IN LIFE September 21, 2021
- WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE NEVER TOLD THE TRUTH September 21, 2021
- A LACK OF EMPATHY CAUSES HARM September 21, 2021
- DEAR ILLUMINATI; KARMA NEVER FAILS September 21, 2021
- PRACTICAL HUMILITY September 19, 2021
- IN IGNORING THE TRUTH, WE ACCEPT LIES September 17, 2021
- WE GAIN CERTAINTY THROUGH PRACTICE September 17, 2021
- STOP LOOKING FOR TOGYAL September 16, 2021
- WE DON’T NOTICE STRESS … UNTIL IT’S GONE! September 16, 2021
- BEING WEIRD: CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY September 15, 2021
- HOW THE MEDIA WORKS – IT INFLUENCES THE INFLUENCERS September 11, 2021
- SADNESS RESULTING FROM JOY September 11, 2021
- TO LIVE THE DREAM, WE HAVE TO BE ASLEEP September 10, 2021
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS DISENCHANTMENT September 9, 2021
- THERE IS NO SECRET ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE September 8, 2021
- SEGREGATION TURNS PEOPLE AGAINST PEOPLE September 7, 2021
- HOW LONG HAS HUMANITY BEEN IMPRISONED…? September 6, 2021
- ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT WE ARE HAPPY September 5, 2021
- GOOD MENTAL HEALTH September 5, 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
