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- EVIL IS SUBTLE June 19, 2018
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- “THAT’S TOO DEEP FOR ME!” June 13, 2018
- WHY I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT TOGAL June 12, 2018
- THE DUALISTS June 10, 2018
- DOUBT June 7, 2018
- WHY DON’T WE WAKE UP? June 6, 2018
- CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE GO-BETWEEN June 5, 2018
- HUMANITY’S MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
- OUR MENTAL HEALTH June 5, 2018
- TREKCHO June 4, 2018
- LIVING NATURALLY IS A THREAT… June 3, 2018
- “I FORGOT” June 3, 2018
- COMMUNION June 3, 2018
- THE REALITY and THE MERRY-GO-ROUND June 2, 2018
- TRIVIA IN OUR MIND May 30, 2018
- YOUR MIND IS NOT YOUR CHOICE May 30, 2018
- DOES ENLIGHTENMENT HAPPEN GRADUALLY, OR WITH A BIG BANG? May 30, 2018
- THE CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING NO GOAL TO REACH May 28, 2018
- THERE IS NO GOAL TO REACH May 27, 2018
- MAKE DO AND MEND = DHARMA May 26, 2018
- BEYOND BOUNDARIES May 25, 2018
- IN PURE CONSCIOUSNESS, THERE IS NO MYSTERY May 24, 2018
- STOP LOOKING, AND SEE May 23, 2018
- THE PROMISED LAND May 23, 2018
- Abraham, The Vedas and Dzogchen May 21, 2018
- HOW IS ATMAN, BRAHMA? May 19, 2018
- THE ESSENCE OF REALISATION May 18, 2018
- THE INVASION OF OUR MINDS May 17, 2018
- THE AGE OF CHAOS May 16, 2018
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPIRITUALITY May 14, 2018
- THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CURE FOR ABSOLUTE LOVE May 14, 2018
- MUNDANE AND SUPRAMUNDANE LIFE May 14, 2018
- BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM AND ADVANCED BUDDHISM May 11, 2018
- WHAT’S BENEATH THE MUD? May 9, 2018
- HOW ARE YOU WIRED? May 8, 2018
- THE REAL PROBLEM WITH CONFORMITY May 7, 2018
- THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES, THE BUDDHA, THE CHRIST, THE TULKU AND YOU … May 5, 2018
- THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL TEACHING…EVER! May 3, 2018
- ATTACKED BY EVIL SPIRITS May 2, 2018
- WHAT IS EVIL? April 30, 2018
- UNCONSCIOUS CONFORMITY April 27, 2018
- THE CLEARER THE MIND, THE CLEARER WE ARE April 23, 2018
- THE VERY DELICATE MATTER OF FEELINGS April 22, 2018
- HOW TO BECOME KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING April 21, 2018
- WHY I’M CRITICAL OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS April 21, 2018
- OUTRAGED OVER ABSOLUTELY NOTHING April 21, 2018
- THE THIRD EYE April 21, 2018
- I AM A MIRACLE! April 21, 2018
Tag Archives: The four noble truths
RELIGION IS WATERED-DOWN SPIRITUALITY
Religion Is Watered-Down Spirituality It is acting, instead of being. Religion is the act of walking the path. Spirituality is realising that there is no path. This morning, my wife said, “I’m not sure if I’m Buddhist”, in the light … Continue reading
NORMAL OR ABNORMAL MENTAL HEALTH
Normal Or Abnormal Mental Health What happens before the first noble truth is acknowledged? There are four noble truths: The truth of suffering. The truth of the cause of suffering. The truth of the cessation of suffering. The truth of … Continue reading
PURIFYING ANGER
Purifying Anger Anger is either destructive (on a relative level) or focuses attention (which destroys on an ultimate level). There are injustices in the world – deliberate lies, false assumptions, ignorant gossip. Anger is a moralistic emotion where we feel fully justified, … Continue reading
GENUINE INNER PEACE
Genuine Inner Peace Genuine inner peace is available at any moment. Not a temporary affair, but the real thing. This blogger cannot claim to have genuine peace at every moment, but merely an understanding that it is accessible. The obstacles … Continue reading
THE PROOF OF THE TRUTH
The Proof Of The Truth Is In The Proving Of The Truth It’s in the actual experience, and not in the words The Buddha’s teachings can be described in one word – recognition (…or awareness…or perception…or consciousness…or seeing…they’re all the … Continue reading
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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
‘BEING’ LOCKED IN THE MIND
‘Being’ locked in the mind This is our essential being imprisoned in our thoughts, thus creating a totally neurotic world. Can’t possibly happen? It is precisely what is happening. This is the confused state in which we live. … Continue reading
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
The Four Noble Truths. 1.Recognise dissatisfaction. 2. Recognise the cause for that dissatisfaction. 3. Recognise the principles that untie dissatisfaction. 4. Having recognised the principles, watch the snake untie itself. The Four Noble Truths, in more detail. 1. … Continue reading
