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- A DEVIATION FROM BUDDHISM, BUT NOT THE BUDDHA January 31, 2026
- WHO IS RIGHT? January 30, 2026
- THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS DARKNESS January 29, 2026
- AI CANNOT TALK FROM EXPERIENCE January 29, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION …continued and continude January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION continued January 28, 2026
- INTERNET AI MODE DEFINITION January 28, 2026
- IT’S CREEPY – LITERALLY January 27, 2026
- COMPASSION IS HONOURING ANOTHER’S JOURNEY January 26, 2026
- BEINGS PUT TO SLEEP January 26, 2026
- KNOWING AND AWARENESS January 25, 2026
- CREATING ARTIFICAL PEOPLE January 25, 2026
- BELIEF IS THE WEAPON OF EVIL January 24, 2026
- THERE ARE TWO PATHS: ACADEMIC AND DIRECT January 23, 2026
- PEACEFUL AND WRATHFUL January 23, 2026
- EMPATHY IS NOT WEAKNESS January 23, 2026
- A TWO-TIER SYSTEM IS MEANT TO DIVIDE January 22, 2026
- DEPENDENT ARISING January 22, 2026
- TRUE AWAKENING CANNOT BE STOPPED January 21, 2026
- DOES IT DEPEND ON WHO SAYS IT? January 20, 2026
- HUMANS ARE BOUND BY THEIR MINDS January 20, 2026
- KNOWING RIGHT FROM WRONG January 20, 2026
- MARA IS OUR TEACHER January 19, 2026
- FRUSTRATION IS PART OF THE PATH January 18, 2026
- THE UNITY OF THE APPARENT AND THE REAL January 17, 2026
- THERE’S A LOT OF ‘SPIRIUTALITY’ ABOUT January 16, 2026
- WE ARE ALREADY IN THE AFTER-LIFE January 15, 2026
- THE PROMOTION OF THE UNINTELLIGIBLE January 15, 2026
- TROUBLED SOULS January 14, 2026
- STOP CARRYING THE PAST January 13, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 13, 2026
- GURUS AREN’T REAL January 12, 2026
- OUR REALITY IS BEYOND TEACHINGS January 12, 2026
- HUMAN CONDITIONING January 11, 2026
- WORDS CAN BE TWISTED January 11, 2026
- DIVERSITY DIVIDES January 11, 2026
- MARA’S SPECIALITY January 11, 2026
- WE ALL THINK THERE’S MORE TO US January 11, 2026
- DEALING WITH THE ABUSE, NOT THE ABUSER January 10, 2026
- A FALSE I IS A REACTIVE I January 9, 2026
- “MAY CONFUSION DAWN AS WISDOM” January 9, 2026
- MARA’S SPIRITUALITY January 8, 2026
- THE WHIFF OF CONSCIOUSNESS January 8, 2026
- REALISATION IS PERSONAL January 7, 2026
- THEISM, ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM AND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS January 7, 2026
- REALISATION STRINKS THE NEED FOR MANY WORDS January 6, 2026
- THE REALITY OF LISTENING January 6, 2026
- THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THREE WISDOMS AND THE THREE POISONS January 5, 2026
- SPIRITUAL DECEPTION January 5, 2026
- THE BEGINNERS AND THE ADVANCED January 5, 2026
Tag Archives: Trauma
LETTING GO OF DOUBT
Letting Go Of Doubt The light that dispels darkness. Whenever we doubt – “Do I know enough?” “Is that it?” “I’m not sure of this” – these are all judgements in the mind observed by consciousness. Whenever there’s doubt, never … Continue reading
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Tagged clarity, consiousness, corruption and distress, Doubt, indecisive and needy, just seeing, pure consciousness, the bigger picture, the essence of mind, transcending basic principles of desire and aversion, Trauma, vulnerable, we're not good enough, wisdom
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WHEN WOUNDS GET WORSE
When Wounds Get Worse In meditation, thoughts seem to get worse; they’re not – we are only noticing more. Everyone has wounds or traumas due to early experiences that influence our later life. These traumas are either hurtful events, or … Continue reading
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Tagged don't blame others, early experiences, facing it, realsiation, the nature of reality, Trauma, wounds
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EXPERIENCING TRAUMA MAKES US EMPATHETIC
Experiencing Trauma Makes Us Empathetic Experiencing trauma makes us empathetic; it’s our intuitive human magic. All experiences, whether positive or negative, build our understanding of the world in which we live. Everyone exaggerates, fluffs themselves up, wants to be special … Continue reading
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Tagged EMPATHY, intuitive human magic, real confidence, the great confidence tricjk, the magic begins, Trauma
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HUMANITY = MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO
Humanity = Monkey See, Monkey Do ‘Monkey-mind’ is a Buddhist term meaning a mind that jumps all over the place, and is restless, fanciful, inconstant, confused, uncontrollable. How did we get this way? Aristotle said, “Give me a child until he is … Continue reading
NON-STICK PANS & MEMORY FOAM MATTRESSES
Non-Stick Pans & Memory Foam Mattresses When we get involved with someone or something, it leaves a mark, an experience, a ‘wound’, a little trauma, whether pleasant or unpleasant … a memory. All too often, we hear Tibetan lamas laugh … Continue reading
STUCK IN A MIND LOOP
Stuck In a Mind Loop Ever feel like you’re treading water, responding to life in the same way all the time? Instead of remaining in pure perception, consciousness becomes corrupted or distracted and, via the senses, information goes straight to … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, individual confusion, judgement, KARMA, memory, our individual path, PURE PERCEPTION, religion, Trauma, trauma is our teacher
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LAUGH IN THE FACE OF YOUR DEVIL
Laugh In The Face Of Your Devil Laughing at the things that are getting you down – your pet likes and dislikes – is freeing. In the moment now, our immediate fancies do not bind us. Problems for us and … Continue reading
EXPOSING THE TRUTH
Exposing The Truth Exposing the truth is a matter of exposing this pretentious self whichattempts to impress by affecting greater importance than it actually possesses. The truth is exposed in the moment of seeing our unconscious corruption. We are not what … Continue reading
THE REASON WE ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED
The Reason We Are Not Enlightened – we miss the obvious When awareness is obsessed, the view of pure awareness is clouded. It misses the obvious – its self. This pure awareness is empty essence. When awareness relaxes, so does … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Memories in the subtle body, The Reason We Are Not Enlightened, Trauma
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