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- 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
- DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE? August 3, 2017
- WHEN WE STOP BEING NAIVE July 31, 2017
- WHAT ABOUT ‘ME’? July 30, 2017
- STIRRING UP EGO July 29, 2017
- BELIEVING IN GOD IS A DISTRACTION FROM GOD CONSCIOUSNESS July 29, 2017
- DOES SPIRITUAL PROGRESS REALLY MATTER? July 29, 2017
- COMPASSION – DOES IT WORK? July 27, 2017
- “BE HAPPY!” WHAT’S HAPPINESS? July 25, 2017
- SOUND IN SILENCE July 24, 2017
- OTHERS FEEL THE SAME WAY July 22, 2017
- THE WORLD IS A SETUP TO UPSET July 22, 2017
- TRUTH SEEKERS AND TRUTH FINDERS July 21, 2017
- “I’M RELUCTANT TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE ‘SPIRITUAL’ PEOPLE” July 19, 2017
- FEEDBACK July 18, 2017
- MAINTAINING TRANQUILLITY July 17, 2017
- THE MOTIVATION FOR COMPASSION July 16, 2017
- PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT TO TALK TO July 13, 2017
- THERE ARE A LOT OF GURUS OUT THERE July 12, 2017
- REALISATION IS LIBERATION July 11, 2017
- ENLIGHTENMENT IS REMEMBERING NEVER TO FORGET July 10, 2017
- THE DEVIL = EGO = CLINGING = ENSLAVEMENT July 9, 2017
- SWITCHING THE ‘LIGHT’ ON! July 8, 2017
- THE DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATING July 6, 2017
- WHAT CAN WE TRUST? July 4, 2017
- IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT July 3, 2017
- REVERENCE FOR OUR OWN SANITY July 2, 2017
- THE DEVIL IS A PICTURE OF OUR SELF July 2, 2017
- THE KABBALAH AND DZOGCHEN July 1, 2017
- AS BUDDHIST, CAN WE BE FUNDAMENTALISTS? June 30, 2017
- ADOPTING A TRADITION June 30, 2017
- WE ALL PRACTISE SOMETHING June 29, 2017
- THERE ARE NO NEW TEACHINGS June 28, 2017
- THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING June 28, 2017
- PURIFYING ANGER June 27, 2017
Tag Archives: The Nature of Mind
WHAT ABOUT ‘ME’?
What About ‘Me’? We are not automata. We have a side to us, a temperament, a peculiar personality. We are definitely animals, and not vegetables ;D and we do not have to keep feeling guilty for having a ‘me’. Once … Continue reading
STOP MEDITATING
Stop Meditating Once you have resolved that the nature of mind is empty essence, then stop meditating. Breaking the meditation is essential for meditation. We still sit with a straight, relaxed back, relaxed jaw, relaxed eyes – open but not … Continue reading
ENLIGHTENMENT OR SUPER ENLIGHTENMENT …
Enlightenment or Super Enlightenment … … that is the question. To ‘enlighten’ is to shed light on something. ‘Enlightenment’ is to attain spiritual knowledge and insight that awakens awareness, freeing us from the cycle of rebirth – of doing it … Continue reading
“I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOGNISE THE NATURE OF MIND!”
“I Find It Impossible To Recognise The Nature Of Mind!” It is the nature of mind that recognises the mind saying, “It is impossible to recognise the nature of mind.” When a thought or emotion arises it is the nature … Continue reading
CAN’T FIND THE NATURE OF MIND?
Can’t Find The Nature Of Mind? Can’t find yourself. Whatever takes place and appears in the mind, simply note, be aware and relax. That is the nature of mind exactly! Whatever takes place, takes space. Whether it is confusion, pride, … Continue reading
TRANQUILITY
Tranquility Words can have a synchronicity and energy. Suddenly, the synapses wire up and we get it! Of course, we first we have to have been looking, which means practising of some sort, asking an inner question. This seems to … Continue reading
FROM “FLIGHT OF THE GARUDA” BY SHABKAR LAMA
From “Flight of the Garuda” By Shabkar LamaTranslated by Keith Dowman The nature of mind in its purityis like a stainless crystal:it’s essence is emptiness, it’s nature is clarity,and it’s responsiveness is a continuum. In no way whatever is the … Continue reading
SIMPLY WOW
Simply wow. Direct recognition of the nature of mind is for those who do not want to meditate. However, our vessel (mind) has to be un-contaminated, and not cracked or upside down, in order to receive such teachings. We have … Continue reading
