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- THEORISTS AVOID ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 9, 2023
- GOODNESS IS SEEING CLEARLY June 9, 2023
- WHAT IS GOODNESS? June 8, 2023
- LIBERATION FROM OUR HISTORY June 8, 2023
- PURE CONSCIOUSNESS CANNOT BE WRONG June 8, 2023
- DETAILS ARE MEANT TO OBSCURE THE COMPLETE PICTURE June 7, 2023
- IT’S ALL FAKE – AN ILLUSION June 6, 2023
- THE TRUE CURRENCY OF LIFE June 5, 2023
- CAN CONSCIOUSNESS SUFFER? June 5, 2023
- OUR BRAIN IS OUR JAILER June 5, 2023
- MAGIC – OR MAGICK – IS JUST BELIEF June 4, 2023
- BEING NEVER CHANGES June 4, 2023
- DON’T BE A FOLLOWER, BE AN ARRIVER June 4, 2023
- WHAT DO A.I. AND BELIEF HAVE IN COMMON? June 3, 2023
- ALIENS MAY NOT KNOW THEY ARE ALIENS June 3, 2023
- HOW TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR SELF June 2, 2023
- ENLIGHTENMENT: WAITING TO BE RECOGNISED June 1, 2023
- WHY IS THIS A CRAZY WORLD? May 31, 2023
- AWARENESS IS NEVER CHANGED BY CIRCUMSTANCES May 31, 2023
- THE WISDOM OF SILENCE May 30, 2023
- MONOPOLISING CONSCIOUSNESS May 28, 2023
- THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO US May 28, 2023
- YOUR KARMA IS UNIQUE May 28, 2023
- DO NOT FOLLOW THE DHARMA; FLY WITH IT! May 27, 2023
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WANTING AND NEEDING May 27, 2023
- FILLING OUR MIND WITH ELABORATIONS May 26, 2023
- WHEN HUMANS CANNOT UNDERSTAND REALITY … May 25, 2023
- MERE INFORMATION SEPARATES US May 25, 2023
- CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE IN THE MIND May 24, 2023
- WE ANSWER OUR OWN QUESTIONS May 23, 2023
- HOW DID WE GET HERE? May 23, 2023
- DELAY CAUSES CHAOS AND SUFFERING May 22, 2023
- BY DEFINITION, MAGICIANS LIE May 22, 2023
- THE CONNECTION: BRAIN, MIND, CONSCIOUSNESS May 21, 2023
- ROOT GURU – A STICKY RELATIONSHIP May 20, 2023
- BEFORE AN ‘OBSERVER’ May 19, 2023
- FORGIVE THEM AS THEY CANNOT CONTROL THEIR SELF May 18, 2023
- “I DON’T BELONG TO GROUPS” May 18, 2023
- HOW CONSPIRACIES WORK May 18, 2023
- “THE GREAT RESET” IS ABOUT REDEFINING WORDS May 18, 2023
- ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL May 17, 2023
- CONTROLLING EVENTS May 17, 2023
- WE GET STUCK BECAUSE WE COPY May 16, 2023
- ATTACHMENT TO ANCESTRY IS AN ILLUSION May 16, 2023
- LETTING GO May 16, 2023
- WORDS CONFUSE May 16, 2023
- WHY WE LOSE FRIENDS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT May 15, 2023
- THERE ARE OTHER WAYS May 14, 2023
- PEOPLE WITH FIXATED IDEAS May 13, 2023
- IDEALISM: GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES = THEORIES May 13, 2023
Tag Archives: The Buddha
GOODNESS IS SEEING CLEARLY
Goodness Is Seeing Clearly Goodness is seeing clearly; pure consciousness. When we see clearly, we know what to do and, by definition, we know what not to do – and therefore, only goodness will come from that. The Buddha said, … Continue reading
WHY I KEEP REPEATING THE BUDDHA’S WORDS
Why I Keep Repeating The Buddha’s Words … …“Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself.” If we merely reiterate words and offer no explanation, we are only repeating sounds, rather than addressing the context of … Continue reading
CONFUSION: SEWING WITH A TWO-HEADED NEEDLE
Confusion: Sewing With A Two-Headed Needle Confusion: From Latin confundere ‘mingle together’. To make (someone) bewildered or perplexed; to identify wrongly; to mistake. Adopting two or more concepts (such as enlightenment and salvation) confuses our mind, as these are mixed metaphors that we are trying to bring … Continue reading
WHAT IF OUR ‘NORMAL’ IS MADNESS?
What If Our ‘Normal’ Is Madness? Madness: The state of having a serious mental illness … we don’t know what we are. Extremely foolish behaviour … we think we know. A state of wild or chaotic activity … we follow the crowd. We are brain-washed to function at a very basic … Continue reading
GRASPING AT STRAWS
Grasping At Straws A drowning person will grab at any flimsy reed, or idea. If we don’t know what life is about, we will cling to beliefs. Ignorant of our true reality, we hold on to a flimsy idea of … Continue reading
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THE BUDDHA WAS AN EXPERT BUT …
The Buddha Was An Expert But … The Buddha was an expert, but he said, “Don’t take my word for the truth; test it for yourself”. If he said that, then don’t take any expert’s word for it. If we … Continue reading
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OUR MINDS ARE TAMPERED WITH
Our Minds Are Tampered With Our minds are tampered with, and we are fooled into not recognising truth. The truth of our reality is pure consciousness. When we investigate (rather then being told), this truth cannot be denied. Everything we … Continue reading
AN EXAMPLE OF MY CONFUSED THINKING
An Example Of My Confused Thinking I had to drop going to teachings, as my reliance was creating doubts. On 11th January 2014, I wrote the post,“Thoughts ‘R’ Us” (it’s at the bottom of this page). You can see that … Continue reading
GAIN CONFIDENCE OR LOSE CONFIDENCE
Gain Confidence Or Lose Confidence When we have a firm foundation, there is no stopping us. When we have no firm foundation, we dither and doubt. This doubt comes from dealing with others. Do we fit in or not? And … Continue reading
WHY I WRITE A BLOG
Why I Write A Blog Life is about getting to the point of why we are here, staying with that point, and seeing how that point refines through experience. We cannot assume that, by just reading or hearing teaching, we … Continue reading
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EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST?
What Or Whom To Trust? If the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it … ”, then we shouldn’t trust anyone’s word, because their life is based on trusting others. Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Belief: an acceptance that something exists … Continue reading
ACKNOWLEDGING CONDITIONING
Acknowledging Conditioning Conditioning: the process of accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances. We are conditioned by others who are conditioned. Being conditioned, we do not have free-will, and so we suffer. Acknowledging this suffering is the … Continue reading
LIFE IS GREAT THE WAY IT IS
Life Is Great The Way It Is That’s a strange thing to say, when the world view is not based on truth, but on beliefs. Truth is like space; many things can happen within it, but space remains exactly the … Continue reading
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BUDDHISM FOR TODAY
Buddhism For Today The quality of Buddhism is tested through compassion in our relationships. How empathetic are we? This is this age of conflict, and conflict requires people. Buddhism today is about compassion, or rather, the lack of it. Merely … Continue reading
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THE ENABLERS OF GOOD AND EVIL
The Enablers Of Good And Evil That’s us. 😀 Enabler: a person or thing that makes something possible. Enabling has a positive aspect of empowering individuals, but it also has a negative aspect of encouraging dysfunctional behaviour which has become our … Continue reading
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THE TWO IGNORANCES
The Two Ignorances Ignorance of our true nature, and maintenance of that ignorance: the origin and maintenance of sin. It may be hard to accept that exaggeration about our self turns into a life of lies. The two ignorances – … Continue reading
INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
BUDDHISM HAS NO BELIEFS
Buddhism Has No Beliefs When we believe, we consent to go along with a version of the truthwhich turns us aside from the truth. People are mistakenly believing that there is something wrong with them.Buddhism is about knowing that we are truth. In the early … Continue reading
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NOT TOO DRY, AND NOT TOO WET
Not Too Dry, And Not Too Wet The Buddha said, “Not too tight, and not too loose.” The following can equally apply; “Not too dry, and not too wet.” There are cycles of expression in the teachings – there are … Continue reading
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
GIVE UP THE DHARMA TO REALISE THE DHARMA
Give Up The Dharma To Realise The Dharma We will never realise the Dharma by listening or reading about the Dharma. “But I want the original, authentic teaching!” This is why the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it; … Continue reading
I AM DISGUSTED!
I Am Disgusted! And in my disgust, I have to find compassion. Tricky. But is it doable? In general, humans are governed by desire, which is caused by ignorance of our desire-less nature. Because of this, we dash around, engaging … Continue reading
WHAT IS REAL SELF?
What Is Real Self? The simple answer: in the stillness of mind, the real self is that which is aware of the question, “What is the real self?” This real self is not just aware; the awareness rests in its … Continue reading
DO GOOD, DO NO HARM, TAME THE MIND
Do Good, Do No Harm, Tame The Mind The Buddha Said, “Do Good, Do No Harm, Tame The Mind”. How do we do this? Simply choose a prayer or mantra such as ‘Om Mani Padme Hung’ which, as the mantra … Continue reading
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CONTROLLING THE FLOCK
Controlling The Flock Fear = Panic = Chaos = Confusion = Conflict = More Fear This is how people are controlled Our personal suffering is maintained by joining – and therefore becoming part of – collective confusion. Experience “reaction in … Continue reading
PROOF THAT THE BUDDHA WAS RIGHT
Proof That The Buddha Was Right The Buddha tells us that which we already know; that we are pure cognisance. This is our true nature. How do we know this? Because it is pure cognisance that is recognising. Re-cognising: Latin … Continue reading
THE MIDDLE WAY OF THE MIDDLE WAY
The Middle Way Of The Middle Way We have to discover what the Buddha discovered. The Buddha discovered pure awareness: “Not too tight and not too loose.” Not too rigid and not too easygoing. Not too supercilious (Old Age) and … Continue reading
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS – A CAN OF WORMS!
Students and Teachers – A Little Can Of Worms! It needn’t be. This is mainly about Tibetan Buddhism, but it appertains to all spiritual groups and traditions. All spiritual ideals have been acquired from another culture, apart from indigenous people … Continue reading
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WHY WE SHOULD MEDITATE FOR OUR SELVES
Why We Should Meditate For Our Selves The Meditation Scientist Scientists and meditators use the same instrument: the microscope. For a scientist, this is a physical object, and for a meditator, it is the nature of mind looking at the … Continue reading
CAN THE BUDDHA BE INSULTED?
Can the Buddha be insulted? Can the Buddha be disrespected? Can the Buddha be made fun of? Yes, if you want. The Buddha can be insulted, disrespected and made fun of. However this does not affect the Buddha; the Buddha … Continue reading
THE COMPLETE DHARMA IS WITHIN US ALL
The Complete Dharma is Within Us All Even though the teachings of the Buddha and the ancient masters are fully comprehensive and elaborate, they are all within us. We know everything there is to know; we merely have to take … Continue reading
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WHAT THE BUDDHA MEANT TO SAY
What the Buddha meant to say. You are fake. Your reaction is fake. Your pure awareness of that fake reaction is real. 🙂 .
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