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- BUDDHISM HAS NO BELIEFS September 20, 2020
- THE MIND HAS A BACK DOOR September 18, 2020
- YOUR SELF IS YOUR TEACHER September 18, 2020
- SPIRITUAL SCIENCE September 17, 2020
- ALL EFFECTS HAVE A CAUSE September 17, 2020
- SUBCONSCIOUS SUBSTITUTE DEPENDENCY September 16, 2020
- THERE IS NO NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS September 15, 2020
- EVERYONE IS RIGHT September 14, 2020
- WE ARE RITUALISTIC CREATURES September 14, 2020
- SHUNYATA: THE ABSENCE OF AN EDUCATED SELF September 14, 2020
- REALISATION – THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT September 14, 2020
- HOW TO SURVIVE BELIEF September 13, 2020
- THE SHOCK OF REALISATION September 12, 2020
- DEALING WITH CHANGE September 11, 2020
- Heaven And Hell Are Not Separate September 10, 2020
- INSPIRATIONAL ‘RUMOURS’ September 9, 2020
- SLAVERY AND FREEDOM September 8, 2020
- ANOTHER ROBOT GOES MISSING September 7, 2020
- FEEDBACK September 6, 2020
- RITUALISTIC CONFORMITY September 6, 2020
- STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER September 6, 2020
- IF CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALWAYS PRESENT … September 5, 2020
- ‘THEY’ CAN INFILTRATE OUR MINDS … September 4, 2020
- TWO WAYS TO SURVIVE September 4, 2020
- CLONE OR ORIGINAL? September 1, 2020
- IT’S NOT WHAT WE KNOW THAT MATTERS August 31, 2020
- ARE WE BEING CHEMICALLY AND MENTALLY PRIMED? August 30, 2020
- LIFE IS FALLING APART August 29, 2020
- BEING GENEROUS TO OUR SELF August 27, 2020
- PLAYING A PART August 26, 2020
- WHEN WE LOSE OUR WAY August 25, 2020
- NOT TOO DRY, AND NOT TOO WET August 24, 2020
- LIFE ACCEPTANCE REDUCES KARMA August 23, 2020
- NOT FEELING GOOD ENOUGH August 23, 2020
- “IS THIS OR ISN’T THIS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?” August 22, 2020
- LIVING WITH DEMONS August 21, 2020
- FROM DEPENDENCE TO INDEPENDENCE August 19, 2020
- IS THAT ALL THERE IS? August 18, 2020
- HAVE OR ARE? August 17, 2020
- CONFUSING CONSCIOUSNESS August 15, 2020
- DEBT August 14, 2020
- THEY KNEW THE TRUTH THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO August 13, 2020
- THE MISGUIDED TALE OF TWO EXTREMES August 12, 2020
- LIFE WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES August 11, 2020
- TAKING CARE OF OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH August 10, 2020
- RECOVERING EGOHOLIC August 10, 2020
- HOW DO WE TEST A TEACHER? August 9, 2020
- WE EACH PROGRESS IN OUR OWN WAY August 9, 2020
- BEING WATCHED? WATCH BACK! August 8, 2020
- NOTHING IS PERMANENT August 6, 2020
Tag Archives: spiritual practice
SPIRITUAL MERIT
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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Tagged a good heart, a heavy heart, an easy path, compassion, generosity, selfishness, spiritual practice, the paramita, understanding
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MISDIRECTING CONSCIOUSNESS
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
GOING TO HEAVEN?
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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Tagged feeling vulnerable, heaven, nirvana, OUR TRUE NATURE, Practice, purgatory, PURITY, sod off, spiritual practice, the way we see
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MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA
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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Tagged cause and effect, Confusion, Happiness, healing, KARMA, residue, spiritual practice, the enlightened attitude
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TURNING EMOTIONS INTO WISDOM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
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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Tagged emotions, emptiness, free in the moment of seeing, freedom, remember, spiritual practice, the gap, thoughts
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WE HAVE TO ADMIT TO BEING FOOLS …
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
WE NEED TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
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
SWITCHING THE ‘LIGHT’ ON!
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
WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?
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
WHICH SPIRITUAL PRACTICE SHOULD I DO?
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
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
CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT
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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Tagged Crossroads of Conflict, Eureka, spiritual practice, The Inner teacher, Wanting change
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
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
