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- WISDOM AND POWER August 4, 2020
- THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PROBLEMS TO WORRY ABOUT August 3, 2020
- GETTING OVER-EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORLD August 3, 2020
- BEING ORGANISED August 3, 2020
- I’M SELFISH August 3, 2020
- TEACHER KARMA, KARMA TEACHER August 3, 2020
- KNOWING FACT FROM FICTION August 2, 2020
- ‘JOBSWORTHS’ = GROUPTHINK August 2, 2020
- THE LORD OF COMPASSION, CHENREZI, IS SO MUCH MORE August 2, 2020
- DON’T BELIEVE A WORD July 31, 2020
- WE MAY BE TOLD WHAT TO DO July 31, 2020
- LOBBING THE BRICK July 29, 2020
- SEEKING THE TRUTH July 29, 2020
- EARTH: DREAM? NIGHTMARE? ENLIGHTENED POTENTIAL? July 28, 2020
- HOW TO HEAL THE WORLD OF EVIL July 28, 2020
- RESTLESS AND RESTFUL July 27, 2020
- NATURE HAS NO EVIL INTENT July 27, 2020
- OXYGEN + CONSCIOUSNESS July 27, 2020
- THE SILENT ME July 26, 2020
- INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND REALISATION July 25, 2020
- HAPPINESS IS A FEELING OF RELIEF July 24, 2020
- CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY July 23, 2020
- OUR ECHO CHAMBER July 23, 2020
- OUR ULTIMATE POTENTIAL July 22, 2020
- WITHOUT MUD, THERE IS NO LOTUS July 22, 2020
- I NEVER CHOSE TO BE OBSESSIVE July 22, 2020
- THE POINT OF THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION July 19, 2020
- CAN TEACHERS HELP? July 18, 2020
- WALKING IN DARKNESS July 17, 2020
- FIRST, WE DO NO HARM TO OUR SELF July 15, 2020
- KARMA IS COGNITIVE BIAS July 13, 2020
- LESSER SPIRITS (DEMONS) LIE IN AMBUSH July 12, 2020
- NEVER DOUBT THE PRESENCE OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS July 11, 2020
- WORDS ARE NOT DIRECT EXPERIENCE July 10, 2020
- WHAT STARTS AN ARGUMENT? July 9, 2020
- WHEN DID MY IGNORANCE START? July 7, 2020
- THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION = CLARITY AND CALM July 7, 2020
- WE LIVE IN CONTRADICTIONS July 5, 2020
- OUR MANUAL FOR LIFE IS OUR KARMA July 2, 2020
- DARKNESS SUDDENLY LIFTS July 2, 2020
- WHAT DO WE VALUE MOST? July 1, 2020
- FAKE NEWS IS INCOMPLETE INFORMATION June 30, 2020
- WE NEED OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD June 29, 2020
- CRUELTY WANTS TO BE SEEN June 29, 2020
- MEDITATION INCREASES INTELLIGENCE June 27, 2020
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS VERIFIABLE June 26, 2020
- WE ARE SLEEPWALKING IN OTHERS’ DREAMS June 25, 2020
- COMMON SENSE AND COMMON KNOWLEDGE June 24, 2020
- WHEN DO OUR PROBLEMS START? June 23, 2020
- TUMMO? … TUMMO! June 21, 2020
Tag Archives: Suffering
HAPPINESS IS A FEELING OF RELIEF
Happiness Is A Feeling Of Relief When we feel alleviated – lightened – the burden has gone. That’s a good step to becoming en-lightened. Isn’t that moment, free of worry, wonderful? What else can happiness be? We may become old … Continue reading
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Tagged all things come to pass, alleviate, be happy, don't worry, enlightened, Happiness, relief, relief from problems, Suffering, WORRY
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WE ARE SLEEPWALKING IN OTHERS’ DREAMS
We Are Sleepwalking In Others’ Dreams There are those who are aware of this phenomenon, those who deny it, and those who aren’t bothered. Globalisation is the process by which businesses – and other organisations – develop international influence, operating on … Continue reading
THE NATURE OF CONFUSION
The Nature Of Confusion The nature of confusion is being unaware of our true nature When we ignore our absolute nature – the timeless presence of pure consciousness which actually sees – we enter a state of unconsciousness consciousness or … Continue reading
STILL WORRIED ABOUT EGO?
Still Worried About Ego? When something is observed, heard, smelt, tasted or touched – or when we’re having a poo – none of these activities are ego-orientated. Ego is the collection of mental fixations to which we cling, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged clinging, Ego, ego in action, Mental fixations, momentary experiences, Suffering
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WE CANNOT HAVE COMPASSION WITHOUT EMPATHY
We Cannot Have Compassion Without Empathy We cannot have compassion without empathy, and we cannot have empathy without having suffered. Love is practical rather than idealistic.
YOU CAN’T ENLIGHTEN BELIEF
You Can’t Enlighten Belief If someone holds a belief, they have to let go of that belief before they can realise reality. If we hold a belief about someone else’s enlightenment, we will never know what enlightenment is. When a … Continue reading
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Tagged a self image, Belief, ENLIGHTENMENT, holding on, KARMA, realisation of our true nature, Suffering
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OVER POPULATION?
Over Population? Some influential people believe that this planet is over populated. Does this belief answer questions about decisions made in the world? Some people just cannot share. When the code of everything is known, anything can be created and de-created. This … Continue reading
DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO BE SPIRITUAL?
Do We Have To Be Special To be Spiritual? The Buddha saw that everyone has Buddha nature, but we’re asleep. The word ‘Buddha’ merely means awake and pure, so from that point of view, no one is special … equally, … Continue reading
THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
MEET THE FOOLISH
Meet The Foolish! “I’m not suffering!” 😀 The foolish, lacking wisdom about their true nature of consciousness, cling to their fancies, falling deeper into confusion. Acknowledging that I am the fool is the recognition of suffering, and therefore the path … 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
THE TSUNAMI OF SUFFERING
The Tsunami Of Suffering created by the Tsumani of Ignorance. It’s quite simple: if we ignore whatever’s going on in our own minds and our own consciousness, then how are we ever to know what external influences are obscuring our … Continue reading
SMASHING THE LOTUS PROGRAMME
Smashing The Lotus Programme Our motivation for liberation has to be more powerful than the dream state in which we live. On the path to realising our true nature – enlightenment – there are two aspects. One is understanding our … Continue reading
TRUE GRIT!
True Grit! Do we have to suffer to become enlightened? No, but it helps. Some take up the Dharma because it’s an intellectual or cultural pastime, while for others, it is experiential. The first noble truth is, in fact, the … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE START OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY?
How Do We Start Our Spiritual Journey? The joy of sorrow. Now and again, we have to go back to the beginning. What’s it all about? For some reason, we are attracted to a spiritual tradition. We may feel unfulfilled, … Continue reading
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Tagged Our spiritual journey., Siddhartha Gautama., Suffering, The joy of sorrow.
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PRACTISING DHARMA IN A TROUBLED WORLD
Practising Dharma In A Troubled World We complain about how life seems so cheap. We complain about continual changes happening in the world. We complain about others’ attitudes. We complain about the constant suffering. “With all these traumas in the … Continue reading
ADVERSITY = EMPATHY = COMPASSION
Adversity = Empathy = Compassion …or can do, if we don’t claim to be a victim or blame others. Of course we are victims and we can blame others, but that is merely part of path-journey-uncovering. The difference depends on … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The Cause of Suffering (revised*) The cause of suffering is the second noble truth: the first noble truth is the admission that we are suffering. Usually, we think that the cause of our suffering is someone or something other than … Continue reading
HOW DO WE CHANGE?
How Do We Change? First, we have to recognise that change is needed. If we feel dissatisfied, uncomfortable, bored, worthless, and are suffering in some manner, we will want to change. However, because of past events, we may have to … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The cause of suffering In general, we are controlled by our emotions. The emotions arise because of ideas we hold about our projected self. These ideas are re-enforced by the environment in which we live, which is due to our … Continue reading
STILL DEPRESSED AND DISSATISFIED?!
Still depressed and dissatisfied?! You are absolutely right to be depressed and dissatisfied, because everything around us is feeding our mind with concepts! We have two obstacles: one is that we do not know our true nature, and the other … Continue reading
SIMPLE BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM PART ONE
Simple Beginners’ Buddhism. Part One: The first Noble Truth – recognising Suffering … Continue reading
