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- WHY DO WE PREFER STORIES TO DIRECT EXPERIENCE? April 20, 2026
- ARE WE A LIFESTYLE, OR LIFE ITSELF? April 19, 2026
- THE AGE OF DECLINE – THE AGE OF NONSENSE April 18, 2026
- LOOK AT YOUR OWN MIND, RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE’S April 17, 2026
- THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM April 16, 2026
- WHAT IS WISDOM? April 16, 2026
- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
- AN ALIENS VIEW April 15, 2026
- PRAYER IS HOPE April 14, 2026
- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
- DEPRESSION SUDDENLY LIFTS April 13, 2026
- THE JOY OF MEETING IDIOTS April 13, 2026
- IT’S AMAZING April 12, 2026
- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
- THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING WHAT IS REAL April 9, 2026
- WHY DO WE DOUBT? April 9, 2026
- IT’S A MASSIVE SHOCK April 8, 2026
- TRY NOT GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’ April 8, 2026
- THE TACTIC HASN’T AGED April 7, 2026
- INTERCONNECTEDNESS – UNISON OR HARMONY? April 7, 2026
- THE CURSE OF THE MESSENGER April 6, 2026
- FIBONACCI: THE LAWS OF SURVIVAL April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT – THE GOLDEN RATIO April 5, 2026
- THE POWER OF FIBONACCI April 5, 2026
- THE FIBONACCI EFFECT April 5, 2026
- QUESTIONING TRUTH April 4, 2026
- BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT April 4, 2026
- THE WONDER OF BEING A LATE DEVELOPER April 4, 2026
- WOUND MEANS SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- PREDICTABLE SUFFERING April 4, 2026
- NATURE (BUDDHA-NATURE) VERSUS NURTURE (MARA-NATURE) April 3, 2026
- BEING BUDDHIST IS BEING ORDINARY April 2, 2026
- A LUCKY ESCAPE April 1, 2026
- SUDDENLY NOT FEELING WRONG April 1, 2026
- REALISATION COMES FROM DROPPING THE MEDITATION March 31, 2026
- WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE March 30, 2026
- WE’VE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED March 30, 2026
- WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE REALITY? March 29, 2026
- OUR COLLECTIVE PROBLEM March 28, 2026
- IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD March 27, 2026
- WHEN NEWS IS PROPAGANDA March 27, 2026
- IMPURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS March 26, 2026
- WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING? March 25, 2026
- UN-REINFORCING THE I March 24, 2026
- “THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US” March 24, 2026
- DO YOU FEEL MONACHOPSIS? March 23, 2026
- ONE LIGHT OR MANY LIGHTS? March 23, 2026
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- DON’T LET DAMAGE CONTROL YOUR LIFE March 23, 2026
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HOME ALONE
Home Alone We assume that having a large circle of ‘friends’ means success, while being alone means there’s something wrong with us. It all depends on the level of confidence and insight. Some of us need to be part of … Continue reading
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WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE?
Who Created The Universe? The question itself arises out of confusion. The mind wants a creator, a beginning, a story to hold on to. The awakened see no beginning and no end. The universe was never created. To realise this … Continue reading
SILENCE IS OUR SHIELD
Silence Is Our Shield We often become involved and trapped in others’ worlds, and this feels like hypnosis. Not becoming involved doesn’t mean that we don’t care. People are driven by their desires or fears which create their opinions. We … Continue reading
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THE WISDOM OF SILENCE
The Wisdom Of Silence It doesn’t matter what we think, say or do; all that is merely conjecture – an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. It’s old-news second-hand memories in the mind to which we constantly – and … Continue reading
KNOWINGNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Knowingness Is Always Present Knowingness is always present – always has been. Whatever we do, knowingness is “at hand”. Knowingness is nothing other than consciousness. Sitting in silence, doing nothing without an inner voice chattering, just being aware, we realise … Continue reading
TRUTH IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION
TRUTH IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION Truth is not a philosophical discussion. Philosophy is for those who don’t know or don’t want to know, as knowing means our view of life will totally change. In discovering absolute truth, we realise … Continue reading
WE JUST MAKE NOISE
We Just Make Noise Animals make noise to communicate – “I exist!”.Humans communicate to make noise – “I exist!”.This reaffirms the idea that the I exists. Meaningful communication has many levels, indicating the layers of confusion that obscure enlightenment. If … Continue reading
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WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM: LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS
Buddhism: Logical Conclusions Buddhism isn’t a religion. It is spiritual guidance for consciousness. Our salvation and sanity come through our own efforts to realise the truth about consciousness. We attain realisation through knowledge, not prayer. Through knowledge, we recognise the … Continue reading
SECULAR, SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF REALITY
Secular, Systematic Examination Of Reality We don’t have to be religious or spiritual to experience our primary nature of consciousness. Secular examination is based on our human faculties of logic, empathy, reason and moral intuition, none of which are derived from supernatural revelations. We see, … Continue reading
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