Tag Archives: self-image

CONFLICT IS DHARMA

Posted on February 18, 2025 by tony

Conflict Is Dharma Dharma is looking another way. This is the age of conflict – the Kaliyuga. There are many teachings out there, but the really practical teaching is within, in our conflicts with the world and others. In practical terms, conflict … Continue reading →

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EVIL: INGENIOUS BUT STUPID

Posted on November 6, 2024 by tony

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 →

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WE ARE MADE IN THEIR IMAGE

Posted on April 24, 2024 by tony

We Are Made In Their Image Tyranny is the exercise of exerting power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way, telling us how it is, and how it’s all our fault. Tyranny constantly moves the goal posts by changing the rules in a situation or an activity … Continue reading →

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SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT … BUT SIMPLE

Posted on October 4, 2023 by tony

Simple But Difficult … But Simple Our true reality is simply pure awareness. Its presence is precious timelessness. We do not have to do anything to know or realise this. So why is it difficult? It’s difficult to comprehend as … Continue reading →

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GRASPING AT STRAWS

Posted on January 25, 2023 by tony

Grasping At Straws A drowning person will grab at any flimsy reed, or idea. If we don’t know what life is about, we will cling to beliefs. Ignorant of our true reality, we hold on to a flimsy idea of … Continue reading →

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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW …

Posted on January 1, 2023 by tony

Better The Devil You Know …  “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” The devil has always been our own ego; our likes and dislikes. Our self-image, nice as we think we are, is immersed in a … Continue reading →

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JUST SEEING IS OUR GREATEST PROBLEM

Posted on June 22, 2022 by tony

Just Seeing Is Our Greatest Problem Just seeing is our greatest problem: we don’t just see. First, we must realise that the senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching – are non-conceptual. When the eyes see, there is no … Continue reading →

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WHY WE CANNOT RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER

Posted on May 26, 2022 by tony

Why We Cannot Relate To One Another Even though the ‘view’ of pure consciousness is the original essence of all sentient beings, different levels of fixations obscure this ‘view’, causing obstacles when relating or empathising with one another. We are … Continue reading →

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OUR SPIRITUAL PATH IS OUR GREAT UNDOING

Posted on August 25, 2021 by tony

Our Spiritual Path Is Our Great Undoing 😀 Spirituality is pure consciousness. It is not a thing; it’s … infinite reception and transmission. Our so-called path is merely our confusion which, when recognised, does not exist, so hanging on to … Continue reading →

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LOOK AT YOUR SELF

Posted on November 29, 2020 by tony

Look At Your Self Look at your self.Practice makes perfect. Our self is the adoption of ideas that manifest in our behaviour. Our spiritual practice is being aware of the ideas that affect our behaviour. What is looking? Pure consciousness, which is … Continue reading →

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