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- AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CONVENIENCE February 20, 2019
- PSYCHOLOGICAL VIRUSES February 19, 2019
- THE ‘VERY ADVANCED’ PRACTICE OF ONE TASTE February 18, 2019
- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING THOUGHTS February 17, 2019
- ONENESS ISN’T TWONESS February 17, 2019
- REALISING OUR ULTIMATE BEING February 17, 2019
- SO WE THINK WE HAVE FREE WILL? February 17, 2019
- A DEITY IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ULTIMATE BEING February 17, 2019
- SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS SHOULD BE FREE February 17, 2019
- IS ‘TRUTH’ JUST ANOTHER IDEA? February 16, 2019
- THE AGE OF FAST SPIRITUAL PROGRESS February 14, 2019
- THE VERY DELICATE MATTER OF INSPIRATION February 12, 2019
- WORDS ARE NOT THE TRUTH February 11, 2019
- WE GO THROUGH HELL TO GET TO HEAVEN February 9, 2019
- FOMO – FEAR OF MISSING OUT February 7, 2019
- REALISING SPIRIT February 4, 2019
- IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE WAKE UP… February 4, 2019
- WHEN WE KNOW, THEN WE CANNOT NOT KNOW February 4, 2019
- WHEN SIMPLICITY BECOMES COMPLEXITY February 2, 2019
- THE TWO FEATURES OF THOUGHTS February 2, 2019
- UNITY DOES NOT MEAN UNIFORMITY February 2, 2019
- THE WEAKNESS OF EVIL IS ARROGANCE February 2, 2019
- WE ALL NEED A FEELING OF SUCCESS February 2, 2019
- WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS AND WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? January 30, 2019
- OTHERS’ SPIRITUAL WAYS January 30, 2019
- REINCARNATION; IS IT WORTH THE GAMBLE? January 28, 2019
- THE GREAT IMPARTIALITY January 26, 2019
- CONFIDENCE AND DOUBT January 25, 2019
- GOOD AND EVIL ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF INDIFFERENCE January 24, 2019
- “ORDER OUT OF CHAOS” January 22, 2019
- BE ORIGINAL; DON’T BE ANGRY January 21, 2019
- TRUTH IS BEYOND BELIEF January 19, 2019
- PLUMBING WITHOUT A PLUMBER January 18, 2019
- EGO: FRIEND AND TEACHER January 17, 2019
- ESOTERIC TEACHINGS January 15, 2019
- WE ARE NEVER SEPARATE FROM TRUTH January 13, 2019
- SHORT CUT TO THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS January 8, 2019
- THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION ON THE NATURE OF MIND January 5, 2019
- REINCARNATION OR NO REINCARNATION? January 2, 2019
- REALITY IS ORDINARY January 1, 2019
- WE DON’T NEED TO EVOLVE December 31, 2018
- DIRECT TEACHINGS December 30, 2018
- THE NEW BANNER December 28, 2018
- THE SUBTLE CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS December 27, 2018
- “CONFUSION DAWNS AS WISDOM” December 25, 2018
- THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING REALITY December 24, 2018
- IT’S GOOD TO KNOW December 23, 2018
- THE MEANING OF LIFE December 23, 2018
- YOU CAN’T ENLIGHTEN BELIEF December 23, 2018
- GENUINE HAPPINESS IS SELF-REALISATION December 20, 2018
Tag Archives: The Two Truths
THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM AND ADVANCED BUDDHISM
Beginners’ Buddhism and Advanced Buddhism These are the same teaching, and you don’t have to be Buddhist to realise these teachings: the Buddha wasn’t! It is obvious that the Buddha must have been aware of the Vedic tradition, which expressed … Continue reading
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THE ESSENCE OF DZOGCHEN
The Essence of Dzogchen Dzogchen is a Tibetan word for ‘the great perfection’, and the ‘great perfection’ is simply pure consciousness/empty awareness. In Sanskrit’ it is called Maha Ati. If any more is said about this, it will just sound … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS …
Buddhism Is … … recognition … and the realisation of that recognition. All appearances are temporary occurrences in the churning-mind-machine. Consciousness recognises these appearances, and realises that are they recognised by virtue of consciousness itself. We are that consciousness. Through … Continue reading
CARELESS MINDS
Careless Minds Our mind wanders: it collects ideas, replays and projects. In this state, it is a mischief maker, a gossip, an intruder. It entertains … but whom? The watcher. Contagious mind distracts our enlightened nature. These ideas become a problem … Continue reading
THE UNITY OF OPPOSITES
The Unity Of Opposites Although our being is pure, divine essence, we don’t notice what we are because of ignorance. As a result of this lack of awareness, we took embodiment in a physical body. However, it is precisely … Continue reading
TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Tibetan Buddhism To practice Tibetan Buddhism is to realise our true nature of pure awareness, to recognise the obstacles that prevent the realisation of that true nature, and to acknowledge that these very same obstacles are the path to realising … Continue reading
FIRST THERE IS A MOUNTAIN
First there is a mountain. First there is a mountain. Then there is no mountain. Then there is. This illustrates the two truths. First, we see a beautiful mountain: that is relative truth. Then we study, and realise … Continue reading
THE TWO TRUTHS
The Two Truths. To understand the Dharma – and our existence – we must understand our two sides: relative and ultimate. If it helps to see this a body/mind and spirit, that’s fine. Westerners come some sort of theistic or … Continue reading
