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- THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER… October 16, 2017
- HOW CAN I BE HAPPY? October 16, 2017
- THE DHARMA IS LIKE A NEW COLOUR… October 14, 2017
- BODHISATTVA October 12, 2017
- IT TAKES TIME TO REALISE OUR REALITY October 11, 2017
- GURUS AND OLD PRACTITIONERS October 10, 2017
- THE MIND REACTS; IT’S PROGRAMMED THAT WAY October 8, 2017
- WE DESPERATELY NEED TO TUNE INTO OUR CONSCIOUSNESS… October 6, 2017
- CAN WE CHANGE OUR BRAIN? October 5, 2017
- DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH? October 4, 2017
- DHARMAKAYA, SAMBHOGAKAYA AND NIRMANAKAYA? October 2, 2017
- THE DARK AGE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING October 1, 2017
- WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF TWO IGNORANCES October 1, 2017
- TOGAL = FIVE LIGHTS OR RAYS September 27, 2017
- BUDDHISM IS SELF INVESTIGATION September 23, 2017
- IS HUMANITY STUPID, EVIL OR JUST GULLIBLE? September 23, 2017
- SIMPLY WATCHING THE BREATH September 20, 2017
- WHATEVER PATH WE FOLLOW September 19, 2017
- OUR CONDUCT IS CONTACT… September 17, 2017
- ALPHA AND OMEGA September 16, 2017
- SEEING AND THE SEEN ARE INSEPARABLE September 14, 2017
- WHAT IS TOGAL? September 12, 2017
- REGRET, BUT DON’T KEEP REGRETTING September 9, 2017
- MIND THE CRACK! September 8, 2017
- DHARMA CHAT September 7, 2017
- LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS September 5, 2017
- WHEN A SPIRITUAL TEACHER CALLS STUDENTS LAZY September 3, 2017
- WE NEED TO KNOW September 2, 2017
- NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T September 1, 2017
- FREE SPEECH August 27, 2017
- INNER CIVIL WAR August 27, 2017
- WE NEED TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE August 24, 2017
- THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SPIRITUAL PATHS August 24, 2017
- WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE OUR MIND August 23, 2017
- IS EVIL THE CATALYST FOR ENLIGHTENMENT? August 21, 2017
- WHAT IF OUR SUFFERING WAS A BUSINESS MODEL? August 20, 2017
- GROSS MEDITATION, SUBTLE MEDITATION, VERY SUBTLE MEDITATION August 17, 2017
- THIS MAY SURPRISE YOU August 16, 2017
- “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT ‘TIL IT’S GONE” August 16, 2017
- DHARMAKAYA, SAMBHOGAKAYA, NIRMANAKAYA August 16, 2017
- THE SUBTLE TRAUMA OF RELIGION August 14, 2017
- THERE IS NO SELF, THERE IS NO GOD, THERE IS NO BUDDHISM August 13, 2017
- “ORDER OUT OF CHAOS” August 13, 2017
- REALISING YOU ARE CRAP! August 11, 2017
- WHEN WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW August 10, 2017
- THE ANTAGONIST AND THE PROTAGONIST August 9, 2017
- WHY ARE PEOPLE SO DISAPPOINTING? August 8, 2017
- HOW MUCH CONTROL DO WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES? August 6, 2017
- TRUTH IS ALWAYS THE SAME August 5, 2017
- IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY August 4, 2017
Tag Archives: Suffering
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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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
