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- BELONGING TO AN UNSTABLE TRIBE September 21, 2026
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- THE LESS THE JUDGEMENT, THE MORE THE INSISIGHT September 19, 2026
- IF YOU’RE BONKERS AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS September 19, 2026
- THE DHARMA IS IN LIFE, NOT IN A BOOK September 18, 2026
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNISING BLIND ALLEYS September 18, 2026
- SPIRITUALITY ISN’T A PERFORMANCE September 17, 2026
- WHY GO ON ABOUT HAPPINESS? September 17, 2026
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- WISDOM IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRACTISED September 13, 2026
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- WE ALL HAVE DARK PASTS September 12, 2026
- MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE PAST September 11, 2026
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER WRONG September 11, 2026
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MARA IS OUR TEACHER
Mara Is Our Teacher “No, no! My guru is my teacher who is nice to me.” ‘Mara’ refers to any force hindering enlightenment. When we recognise this hinderance, we are receiving teachings. Mara is the feeling of self-importance; it’s not … Continue reading
LEADING A FULFILLING LIFE
Leading A Fulfilling Life We look around us and see angst, anxiety and oneupmanship everywhere. Why is this? People live dual lives; one is for the outer world to impress others, while the other finds this duality unfulfilling. This isn’t … Continue reading
PRIDE AND HUMILITY
Pride And Humility Pride is high self-importance. Humility is low self-importance. Pride fills the atmosphere. Humility has no atmosphere. Pride chatters and disregards. Humility listens. Pride is our Achilles heel. Humility is our protector. Pride is mind. Humility is pure … Continue reading
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CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR CONDUCT
Consciousness And Our Conduct When we realise our actual reality of pure consciousness, we then have to be aware of how we conduct ourself, managing our social ego skilfully. Good conduct is our ability to empathise and understand the feelings of another, … Continue reading
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WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Does Buddhism Go On About Suffering? “I’m not suffering!”Life is perfect for you, is it?🙂 When the Buddha left his perfect palace, he saw suffering for the first time. He witnessed birth, old age, sickness and death. Nowadays, we … Continue reading
PRACTICAL HUMILITY
Practical Humility Humility: the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance. Humility isn’t a display of being meek and mild; it is a matter of realising the value of having no self-importance. In order to be important, we … Continue reading
OUR SPIRITUAL PATH IS OUR GREAT UNDOING
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
