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Tag Archives: Trust
WHO DO WE TRUST?
Who Do We Trust? Trust: belief in someone or something: acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation. So trust is synonymous with belief. In this world, we accept a situation because others do, reassigning responsibility for our life to others. Even the Buddha said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Buddhism is about knowing, insight, the Bussha, the proof of our experience, Trust
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WHO CAN WE TRUST?
Who Can We Trust? We are all beings whose essence is enlightened, so there’s nothing special about this, but we doubt it – and that doubting makes it seem ‘special’. Some people have more experience than others in certain fields, … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, compassionate wholeness, Gurus, information overload, respect, The Buddha, Trust
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STARTING WITH FAITH AND TRUST … REALLY?
Starting With Faith And Trust … Really? Being told to have faith and trust suggest intimidation. Why would you start with ‘faith’ and ‘trust’? There has to be a reason to have faith and trust in the first place, so … Continue reading
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Tagged cult mentality, ENLIGHTENMENT, experience, faith, nothing to practise, realisation, reason, Trust, understanding
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WHAT OR WHOM TO TRUST?
What Or Whom To Trust? If the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it … ”, then we shouldn’t trust anyone’s word, because their life is based on trusting others. Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Belief: an acceptance that something exists … Continue reading
DOUBT
Doubt A feeling of uncertainty. Doubt everything. Gain confidence in the doubt. Until the moment of enlightenment, we will have doubt. 😀 It is in the awareness of the doubt that we can trust. We cannot doubt awareness. . .
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WHAT CAN I TRUST?
What Can I Trust? We may experience doubts, cynicism and fears, and even forget names but, all the while, these occurrences are being experienced by consciousness. Experiences come and go, but consciousness is constant. We may think that we know … Continue reading
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Tagged a good heart, compassionate, Doubt, empathetic, expectations, fear, knowing consciousness, mental occurrences, Trust
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WANDERING PRACTITIONERS
Wandering Practitioners These are spiritual practitioners who give up everything and go out into the world to meditate, accepting whatever comes their way: heat/cold, food/no food, cave/doorway… they trust whatever arises, and rely on what people give them. It is … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE MAGIC IN SPONTANEOUS PRESENCE?
What Is The Magic In Spontaneous Presence? It’s in trust! Trust is acceptance of the truth of a statement, without evidence or investigation. Through a thorough understanding of theory and implied inferences, we can freely take the leap into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eureka moments, The Magic In Spontaneous Presence, Trust
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