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- IF WE DON’T CONFORM, WE FEEL GUILTY September 29, 2022
- WE ARE A PATCHWORK OF IDEAS September 29, 2022
- EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF LOVE September 28, 2022
- ARE HOBBIES A WASTE OF TIME? September 27, 2022
- COMPLACENCY September 27, 2022
- BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF? September 27, 2022
- MANAGING EXPECTATIONS September 27, 2022
- APPRECIATING THE TRUTH September 26, 2022
- JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL September 26, 2022
- JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING … September 26, 2022
- THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT September 26, 2022
- REAL OR SYNTHETIC? September 25, 2022
- MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN BUSINESS September 24, 2022
- KNOW YOUR OWN MIND September 24, 2022
- FIGHT OR FLIGHT … REALLY? September 23, 2022
- SPREADING MISINFORMATION September 22, 2022
- OUR ENEMY SHOWS US OUR STRENGTH … September 22, 2022
- WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST? September 21, 2022
- RECOGNISING THE NEED TO RECONDITION THE MIND September 19, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF September 18, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONING September 17, 2022
- THE OPPOSITE OF ABSOLUTE IS LIMITED September 16, 2022
- SO WHERE’S THE PROOF? September 16, 2022
- ARE ‘SOAP OPERAS’ A BRAIN WASHING TECHNIQUE? September 15, 2022
- BEWARE OF THE EXOTIC September 15, 2022
- NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES September 15, 2022
- HOW TO PROVE DIRECT EXPERIENCE September 14, 2022
- WE CANNOT BUY TRUTH September 13, 2022
- ACKNOWLEDGE THOUGHTS, DON’T FOLLOW THEM September 13, 2022
- THE UTOPIAN IDEAL LEADS TO HELL September 12, 2022
- IT’S WORSE THAN YOU THINK, AND … September 12, 2022
- SOMETHING I DON’T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT September 12, 2022
- GROWING IN CONFIDENCE September 11, 2022
- OPEN TO THE PRESENT September 11, 2022
- REALISE THE OUTCOME, RECOGNISE THE JOURNEY September 10, 2022
- EASY DHARMA, DIFFICULT DHARMA September 10, 2022
- A GENUINE PRACTITIONER IS PRACTICAL September 9, 2022
- IS THE WORLD FULL OF BOTS? September 8, 2022
- MEDITATION IS DOING NOTHING September 8, 2022
- EXTREMELY SUBTLE DISINFORMATION September 7, 2022
- AN EMBRYO OF CONSCIOUSNESS September 6, 2022
- MIND: A PERCEPTION & RECORDING MACHINE September 6, 2022
- TIBETAN NYINGMA TRADITION September 5, 2022
- ATTACHMENT = LOSS OR CLARITY September 5, 2022
- NEVER EXAGGERATE DEMONS September 4, 2022
- DEMONS ARE MERELY OUR EMOTIONS September 4, 2022
- SHARP OR DULL INTELLECT September 3, 2022
- NATURAL IMMUNITY FROM SUFFERING September 2, 2022
- TRANSFORMATION OF BEING September 1, 2022
- THE AGE OF CONFLICT: THE FAST AGE August 31, 2022
Tag Archives: Self
ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONED SELF
Acknowledging Conditioned Self The conditioned self is a mental construct that consciousness has built by relating to conditions and fixating upon those conditions, judging everything. This is how we act as human animals – by our likes, dislikes and indifferences. … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
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OPINIONS CAN TURN INTO ADDICTIONS
Opinions Can Turn Into Addictions and addictions ruin lives. It’s a shock to recognise addiction, but understanding this upgrades consciousness. There is a connection between plain seeing and becoming an addict or a fundamentalist. Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, empty cognisance, fundamentalist, judgements, memory, opinion, opinionated, Pure Consciousness., PURE PERCEPTION, recognition, religious, Self
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BEING KIND TO OUR SELF
Being Kind To Our Self Our self is an immature infant, and likes nothing better than to grab hold and claim everything it sees. It has absolutely no reality, because it is merely a set of ideas. That’s okay, as … Continue reading
WE ARE MAGICIANS
We Are Magicians We can make our self disappear and reappear. Now you see me, now you don’t. It’s all done with mirrors! We (empty, uncontaminated essence – witness to all things) have conjured up a self, by mistake! We … Continue reading
EGO = SELF
Ego = Self Ego-Self is Essence’s awareness,identifying with thoughts. There is nothing wrong with thoughts.They are an of expression of essence.It is the identification with thoughtsthat clouds the view. Identification without recognitioncreates a storehouseof sticky residue.Karma. The answer is recognition. … Continue reading
RELYING ON YOURSELF
Relying on yourself. Relying on yourself is… tricky. Yes, we have to do the work of recognising, but it’s also necessary to recognise the need for inspiration. Without this, we will not only not start…we will not finish! People say, … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. Practical everyday insight into Dzogchen Buddhism. It's not about feeling good about yourself; it's about feeling good about your self. Your self is your karma and teacher. 