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WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS?

Posted on July 31, 2026 by tony

What Is Pure Consciousness? It is the pure essence of mind, uncontaminated by concepts and memory-programming. It has many names: Rigpa, Zen, Tao, Turiya, Dzogchen, Self, Atman … God. The pure essence of mind isn’t something external; it is that … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING IS HAPPINESS

Posted on November 25, 2025 by tony

Understanding Is Happiness Understanding is direct experience of how something works. Even better understanding lies in knowing how it all works. Everything is created by attraction and repulsion. Our lives are held together by our likes and dislikes which have … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING AND NOT UNDERSTANDING

Posted on May 13, 2025 by tony

Understanding And Not Understanding Understanding isn’t accepting and repeating a set of words and beliefs that saturate the mind. Understanding comes from raw practice, and direct insight into the nature of mind; without this, we’re guessing. Hearsay is gossip – … Continue reading →

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HAS INNER AWARENESS CHANGED OUR ATTITUDE?

Posted on July 28, 2024 by tony

Has Inner Awareness Changed Our Attitude? Has our practice of being aware of our state of mind improved our behaviour and attitude towards others? Are we less judgmental, less standoffish, less reactive, less emotional? Are we more understanding of how … Continue reading →

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FROM INFORMATION TO A FIRM FOUNDATION

Posted on May 28, 2024 by tony

From Information To A Firm Foundation Information is something we receive, but have not experienced as we are still looking for the conclusion of this information. The result is little or no empathetic understanding, as we haven’t had the experience … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NO GOOD OR EVIL

Posted on September 26, 2023 by tony

There Is No Good Or Evil … There is no good or evil … just levels of understanding and misunderstanding. As we saw in the previous article, “Why do we think differently from others?”, there are levels of experience, all … Continue reading →

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STARTING WITH FAITH AND TRUST … REALLY?

Posted on July 29, 2023 by tony

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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WHAT ARE THE LEVELS … OF GOODNESS?

Posted on July 18, 2023 by tony

What Are The Levels … Of Goodness? What is goodness? Well, it isn’t something holy, so that’s a relief. This is where we’ve been going wrong, by believing in mystery and intercessors. Goodness is caring. Caring comes from understanding; understanding … Continue reading →

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GONE, GONE, GONE BEYOND

Posted on July 7, 2023 by tony

Gone, Gone, Gone Beyond “Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha”. This is the ending of the Heart Sutra. What does it mean? It means pure consciousness, beyond any intellectualisation of emptiness, and any wishful hoping for emptiness. ‘Gone beyond’ is … Continue reading →

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WELL-BEING IS ACCEPTANCE

Posted on November 23, 2022 by tony

Well-Being Is Acceptance Well-being isn’t about change for something better. It’s about understanding and refining what is actually already present. Being angry for change merely brings about more anger. We are not going to change the world; we merely have … Continue reading →

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VERIFICATION

Posted on June 11, 2022 by tony

Verification We may wonder, “Am I doing the right thing?”. If we wait for verification from someone else, we become reliant on their judgement, and that isn’t verification. Who are we trying to impress? There is something in life/the universe/karma … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUALITY ISN’T ABOUT LOOKING GOOD

Posted on November 18, 2020 by tony

Spirituality Isn’t About Looking Good Spirituality isn’t about looking – or sounding – good. Looking good and sounding good is what we do to entertain ourselves. Spirituality is about understanding and empathising with others’ plight of living in muddy water. It is … Continue reading →

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WHY DO WE DOUBT OUR ENLIGHTENED REALITY?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by tony

Why Do We Doubt Our Enlightened Reality? Why do we doubt our enlightened reality? The answer is that we were – and are – misguided. Our practice is to “Act the part” of being enlightened, becoming familiar with both understanding … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUAL MERIT

Posted on March 16, 2020 by tony

Spiritual Merit The more that we engage in spiritual practices of understanding, empathy, compassion, generosity and so forth … the more we attract good fortune. The more selfish we are, the more we attract misfortune. A happy mind or an … Continue reading →

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