Tag Archives: self-importance

MARA IS OUR TEACHER

Posted on January 19, 2026 by tony

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 →

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LEADING A FULFILLING LIFE

Posted on October 6, 2024 by tony

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 →

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PRIDE AND HUMILITY

Posted on March 9, 2024 by tony

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

Posted on January 21, 2024 by tony

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?

Posted on December 6, 2022 by tony

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 →

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PRACTICAL HUMILITY

Posted on September 19, 2021 by tony

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 →

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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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