Tag Archives: Trauma

WANT A GOOD READ?

Want A Good Read? If we only read others’ stories,we’ll think they’re our stories. Want a good read?Then read your own mind.  It’s full of stories, beliefs, deceptions and traumas, all of which affect the way we see life.  It’s also … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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