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- STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH April 22, 2026
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- THE ULTIMATE ACT OF REBELLION April 15, 2026
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- COMPASSION DOESN’T MEAN WE LIKE SOMEONE April 13, 2026
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- UNIFIED DIVISION – AND THE CONSEQUENCES April 11, 2026
- WE SELF CENSOR … WHY? April 10, 2026
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- 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
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IT TAKES A CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE TO REALISE THE TRUTH
It Takes A Contemplative Life To Realise The Truth We cannot realise our true essence or compassion from a book or a chat. Realisation is difficult to talk about as people usually want an immediate answer. Much depends on the … Continue reading
WHAT IS MEDITATION?
What Is Meditation? Meditation is remaining pure being in the midst of experience. Holding onto memories is poverty. There is richness in spontaneity. Pure being never changes in experience.Be decided rather than undecided.
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PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS INCONCEIVABLE
Pure Consciousness Is Inconceivable Inconceivable: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable. To conceive – to form an idea in the mind – is a process that takes time.Pure consciousness is not an intellectual exercise; it is inconceivable in … Continue reading
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THE THING ABOUT REALISATION …
The Thing About Realisation … The thing about realisation … it’s spontaneous. Realisation isn’t a learnt thing that we carry around – one formula which suits all.Spontaneity is the present moment now, without ideas or judgments, just perception. In emptiness we … Continue reading
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ACTING SPIRITUAL
Acting Spiritual Feeling the need to act ‘spiritual’ by picking up the subtle signals of how to fit in comes from a lack of true confidence. We mimic others who give the appearance of understanding, adhering to their words as … Continue reading
CHANGING OUR MIND
Changing Our Mind This is something most of us cannot do, as it means a change in attitude. There comes a time when we feel bored or dissatisfied with the way we think. We get too grumpy about everything, and … Continue reading
PREMEDITATION
Premeditation Premeditation is the intention or plan to act in a certain way: this is how we maintain our self-programme. If we are not in meditation, then we are in premeditation! And if we are stuck in meditation, then we … Continue reading
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