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NOTING HOW EASILY WE BECOME DISTRACTED

Posted on March 24, 2024 by tony

Noting How Easily We Become Distracted Counting the breath 10, 21, or 108 times in meditation helps us to stabilise and train our mind, or at least become aware how much we are not in control. It’s quite a shock … Continue reading →

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OUR THOUGHTS ARE SAMSARA

Posted on February 19, 2024 by tony

Our Thoughts Are Samsara Samsara: a Sanskrit word for the vicious cycle of existence, in which we chase our tails to find happiness. All our thoughts are an expression of Samsara. To understand Samsara, we first have to see that … Continue reading →

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THOUGHTS AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

Posted on October 9, 2022 by tony

Thoughts & Pure Consciousness When thoughts are present in the mind, so is pure consciousness, because consciousness is the very essence of mind. The moment when pure consciousness is recognised, thoughts are obliterated. What usually happens, however, is that the … Continue reading →

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THEY ARE PLAYING WITH YOUR MIND

Posted on October 9, 2021 by tony

They Are Playing With Your Mind They are playing with your mind. Who are ‘they’?Thoughts. Where did those thoughts come from? That’s a good question,and you already know the answer.

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THINKING AND THOUGHTS

Posted on August 11, 2021 by tony

Thinking And Thoughts Thinking is tool, such as a hammer. We use it for that moment, and then put it away in the tool box so that we can find it when it’s next needed. Thinking is what we do … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING THOUGHTS

Posted on February 17, 2019 by tony

There Is Nothing Wrong With Having Thoughts There is nothing wrong with having thoughts. It is clinging to those thoughts that creates a fixed personality that controls our behaviour – and our life. Life then become one long repetition. Being … Continue reading →

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TURNING EMOTIONS INTO WISDOM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Posted on April 6, 2018 by tony

Turning Emotions Into Wisdom: A Practical Guide Literally ‘being free in the moment of seeing’ In the moment of seeing a thought or emotion (which is a strong thought), a gap occurs – and we are free of that thought … Continue reading →

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THE ART OF THINKING

Posted on April 25, 2013 by tony

The Art of Thinking.  Thoughts and thinking are not the same. Thinking is analysing or reasoning in the present, whereas thoughts are products of past thinking or programming, which are stored in the mind.  Thinking can either open the mind, … Continue reading →

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