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- FOUR OPIUMS OF THE PEOPLE June 6, 2026
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- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
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- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
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- BUDDHAS IN BANALITY May 21, 2026
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Tag Archives: the truth of our reality
LOOKING AT ALL SIDES
Looking At All Sides To be open-minded, we need to look at all sides, all views. Are the people who hold these views open or closed? Can they communicate, or do they just talk? To know the truth of our … Continue reading
THE SADNESS OF WISDOM
The Sadness Of Wisdom Once we realise our true reality, we want to help others to realise this as well. It’s quite simple; we are the spirit of pure awareness, pure consciousness, dwelling in a temporary body. Realising this answers … Continue reading
THE APPEARANCE OF TRUTH
The Appearance Of Truth Whatever appears to be the truth is never the truth. We live in a conflict of interests; nothing ‘out there’ or ‘in the mind’ is the truth of our reality. We make a grave mistake when … Continue reading
WHY IS REALISATION A SHOCK?
Why Is Realisation A Shock? If we’re a smoker and we give it up, we find smoking disgusting, and wonder why we ever started. In the same way, suddenly realising the truth of our reality is a shock after a … Continue reading
YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE – LET GO
You’ve Heard It All Before – Let Go Let go, let go, let go … If we hold on to any idea, we suffer. As we get older, we realise that we’ve heard it all before. Life on earth isn’t … Continue reading
KNOWING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
Knowing The World We Live In Knowing the world we live in, and why we really have to wake up. Whatever is presented to us has the opposite effect and is meant to; this was the key to George Orwell’s … Continue reading
DO YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE FEELING WORRIED?
Do You Spend Your Life Feeling Worried? I do. Reasoning, however, tells us that there is nothing we can do about worldliness that worries us. The world is in a very dark place brought about by decisions that favour a … Continue reading
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