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TRUST IN LIFE = TRUST IN KARMA = IT’S OUR TEACHER

Posted on November 2, 2023 by tony

Trust In Life = Trust In Karma = It’s Our Teacher Our life is created by our previous actions and attitudes, which give rise to good and bad results. ‘Bad’ describes a self-serving attitude (another word would be evil). Evil … Continue reading →

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EXPOSING YOUR SELF

Posted on March 9, 2023 by tony

Exposing Your Self This is what spiritual practice is all about – exposing the psychology of the mind that dominates our behaviour. This awareness practice also exposes the fact that we are not the thoughts in our mind. It’s as … Continue reading →

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ARE YOUR TITS TOO BIG FOR SPIRITUALITY?!*

Posted on August 28, 2021 by tony

Are Your Tits Too Big For Spirituality?!* Spiritual practice isn’t about how you look; it’s about how you look! We shouldn’t feel that have to develop ‘a look’ to fit into a group but, unfortunately, many do, adopting a sort of … 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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“WHAT IS THE USE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?”

Posted on October 20, 2020 by tony

“What Is The Use Of Spiritual Practice?” The point of spiritual practice is to reduce suffering in the world.When suffering is reduced, happiness is increased.It’s that simple. The problem is thatwe are too excitable. “So what do we do?”We sit … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUAL MERIT

Posted on March 16, 2020 by tony

Spiritual Merit The more that we engage in spiritual practices of understanding, empathy, compassion, generosity and so forth … the more we attract good fortune. The more selfish we are, the more we attract misfortune. A happy mind or an … Continue reading →

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MISDIRECTING CONSCIOUSNESS

Posted on July 19, 2019 by tony

Misdirecting Consciousness Now we see, now we don’t. Now we see … consciousness simply sees, never changing and never commenting. Now we don’t … because consciousness became involvedwith whatever is seen, it lost sight of itself and took on a … Continue reading →

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GOING TO HEAVEN?

Posted on April 5, 2019 by tony

Going To Heaven? The greatest confidence trick ever played. Heaven, or nirvana, is not in a realm ‘above’; it is where we are, now. Nothing is as pure as pure consciousness. Pure consciousness = heaven = nirvana = paradise = … Continue reading →

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MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA

Posted on May 26, 2018 by tony

Make Do And Mend = Dharma We accept (make do) whatever karma brings our way. We heal (mend) that karma by not clinging to it. This view is the enlightened attitude, and the very happiness we seek. Make do and … Continue reading →

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TURNING EMOTIONS INTO WISDOM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Posted on April 6, 2018 by tony

Turning Emotions Into Wisdom: A Practical Guide Literally ‘being free in the moment of seeing’ In the moment of seeing a thought or emotion (which is a strong thought), a gap occurs – and we are free of that thought … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE TO ADMIT TO BEING FOOLS …

Posted on January 21, 2018 by tony

We Have To Admit To Being Fools … before we can be masters Thinking we are already masters, we merely dress up our reality. It’s what humans do; we maintain appearances. From a spiritual point of view, this is foolish … Continue reading →

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WE NEED TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

Posted on August 24, 2017 by tony

We Need To Be Certain About Our Spiritual Practice otherwise our progress may become slow – or even go into reverse If we are uncertain, we become frivolous and half-hearted. Not having any precise purpose or value about what we are … Continue reading →

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SWITCHING THE ‘LIGHT’ ON!

Posted on July 8, 2017 by tony

Switching The ‘Light’ On! Turning the mundane into the supramundane … Transforming not knowing into knowing … Changing human awareness into spiritual awareness Making impure consciousness into pure consciousness … It’s all the same. The student becomes the Buddha. God … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?

Posted on June 5, 2017 by tony

What’s The Point Of Spiritual Practice? ‘Spiritual’ is our most profound level of being, beyond material pursuits. ‘Practice’ is the means to an end, which is the realisation of this profound level of being. The point is to discover what … Continue reading →

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WHICH SPIRITUAL PRACTICE SHOULD I DO?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by tony

Which Spiritual Practice Should I Do? The one that makes sense to you … to you! Of course, you may not agree 😀 For thousands of years, we have been led to believe that power lies outside ourselves and that … Continue reading →

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BEING OF BENEFIT

Posted on March 14, 2016 by tony

Being of Benefit The more we practise, the more we benefit, the more we want to practise, the more others benefit, the more we practise. Practice is taming the mind, and the benefit is insight. We have to be careful … Continue reading →

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CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT

Posted on June 16, 2015 by tony

Crossroads of Conflict “When in doubt, do nowt”* A conflict occurs when we know something, but don’t know how to express it. This is happening all the time, but we don’t notice it because we fall back into the self-programme; … Continue reading →

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Posted on October 10, 2013 by tony

Practice makes perfect.   Words can only take us so far,they point in the right direction.The words are not the experience.The experience comes from practise.  This is how we deepen our understanding,and gain true confidence.Then, no one can ever pull … Continue reading →

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