Tag Archives: The four enlightened activities

MARA’S SPIRITUALITY

Posted on January 8, 2026 by tony

Mara’s Spirituality The piggy on our back – spiritual materialism. Every time we talk or write about spirituality, we have to be aware that Mara isn’t influencing us, in the sense of “Believe me”. Mara, or demonic mind, is especially … Continue reading →

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THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED, COMPASSIONATE ACTIVITIES IN ONE

Posted on July 14, 2023 by tony

The Four Enlightened, Compassionate Activities In One Pacifying, enriching, magnetising and destroying: just listen. Ego is consciousness attached to ideas which smother every occasion. Listening with a kind heart opens up the atmosphere. Intuition does the rest. We don’t have … Continue reading →

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COMPASSION – DOES IT WORK?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tony

Compassion – Does It Work? Well, we are not going to change the world – not in its current mindset of over reaction and aggression. So what’s compassion all about, then? It’s all about remaining tranquil within one’s own mind, … Continue reading →

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HOW DO WE FOCUS ON OUR TRUE NATURE?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by tony

How Do We Focus On Our True Nature? We can’t, because that would be a duality. We can only Love. When we focus on others and not on ourselves, then our true nature is naturally revealed. This is emptiness (empty … Continue reading →

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THE FOUR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITIES

Posted on February 21, 2015 by tony

The Four Enlightened Activities Sometimes in the dharma, it isn’t always possible to find an exact meaning of a text, such as those describing – in practical terms – the four enlightened activities of Pacifying, Enriching, Magnetising and Destroying. There … Continue reading →

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THE DISTORTION OF EVIL

Posted on May 19, 2014 by tony

The Distortion of Evil (Mundane reality)(actually, evil has no reality!)(but still there is reality within the non-reality!)(This is the Buddhainthedirtyenergy!) Our essential nature – what we truly are – has wisdom qualities: the three kayas, the five wisdoms and the … Continue reading →

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