Tag Archives: The Mind

THE MIND ISN’T A BAD THING

The Mind Isn’t A Bad Thing It’s holding on to the thoughts in the mind that makes us fixated, addicted and in conflict with others. When we do this, we cannot think or act clearly.

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THE MIND CAN BE A WONDERFUL THING

The Mind Can Be A Wonderful Thing The mind is a wonderful thing,if we use it properly. The essence of mind is pure consciousness or empty cognisance. Memories are stored there, and therefore we (consciousness) can scan this library for … Continue reading

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WHAT ARE ‘ESOTERIC’ AND ‘EXOTERIC’?

What Are ‘Esoteric’ And ‘Exoteric’? The esoteric is understood by the few who are practiced. The exoteric is understood by the many who do not practice. The esoteric is pure experience of pure awareness. The exoteric is knowing about pure … Continue reading

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LIVING IN THE MIND

Living In the Mind When we live just in our mind, we live on memories, which are a simulation of reality. Thoughts are imagination, and have no direct reality; they merely colour everything that we see. This is the source … Continue reading

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WE CANNOT BE WHAT WE SEE

We Cannot Be What We See We see things, and we see the mind commenting on these things, so we are therefore neither this mind nor our things. We are the empty essence of mind, the clear space of clarity, … Continue reading

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THE MIND IS OUR TOOL

The Mind Is Our Tool The mind is our tool – for better or for worse. 🙂 The mind is our tool that expresses consciousness’s reality. This mind may be sharp or dull, adapting or adopting, improvising or rehearsed. The … Continue reading

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WHY DO I WRITE EVERY DAY?

Why Do I Write Every Day? Is there too much on my mind? No; it’s the same as everyone else’s. The mind merely responds to whatever karma presents and, if karma is our teacher, there is much to see. Every … Continue reading

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ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

Advice for Beginners Advice for beginners and advanced alike. Realisation can only come about when we truly value instruction. Advice for Beginners by Künkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché  All activities within saṃsāra are pointless and hollow— Unreliable and fleeting, like lightning’s streaking … Continue reading

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WHAT ARE DEMONS?

What Are Demons? A demon – Mara in Sanskrit – is a troubled mind.  Demonic attacks do not come from outside;they’re a residue in our own mind. When we stop our habitual patterning,we stop feeding the habitual patterning of others. … Continue reading

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SENSITIVE MINDS

Sensitive minds.  Our minds are filters between our Pure Empty Essence and the outer world. The mind is a sensitive tool, as it can reflect, analyse, perceive, store memories and discern. It can join up the dots…that’s if we have … Continue reading

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