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- THE DILEMMA OF TALKING DHARMA August 13, 2026
- HELL: GATEWAY TO HEAVEN August 12, 2026
- WHEN WE THINK, WE ARE DREAMING August 11, 2026
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- GURU MEANS TEACHER August 9, 2026
- THE RIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM August 9, 2026
- TOO MUCH FORMALITY August 9, 2026
- AS SEEKERS, WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF POLITICS August 9, 2026
- WHY HUMANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE August 8, 2026
- PRACTICAL ONENESS August 7, 2026
- THE GREATEST ACT OF COMPASSION August 7, 2026
- WE ARE THE CREATOR OF OUR LIFE August 7, 2026
- THE HIGHEST TEACHING August 6, 2026
- FAKE DHARMA – REAL DHARMA August 5, 2026
- WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? August 4, 2026
- NOT TRUSTING ANYONE? August 3, 2026
- WHEN WE ADHERE TO WORDS, WE FEEL SAFE August 3, 2026
- NO SENSE OF HUMOUR August 3, 2026
- WHAT IS HAPPINESS August 3, 2026
- WE ARE REMANTS OF THE PAST August 2, 2026
- ONCE WE KNOW, WE CANNOT UN-KNOW August 2, 2026
- LACKING COMPASSION = NARCISSISM August 2, 2026
- WE LIVE IN AN OXYMORON August 1, 2026
- BEING IN TWO MINDS August 1, 2026
- WHAT IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? July 31, 2026
- CONFUSED – SO WE JOIN A GROUP July 30, 2026
- THE RATCHET EFFECT July 30, 2026
- REALISATION IS CONFIDENCE July 29, 2026
- EVIL IS AN EXAGGERATED ‘I’ July 29, 2026
- VULNERABLE TO CORRUPTION July 28, 2026
- HOW DO WE KNOW WE AREN’T BRAINWASHED? July 26, 2026
- THE FINAL ANSWER IS KNOWING NOTHING July 25, 2026
- BARELY BEING AWARE July 24, 2026
- LABELS ARE DOGMA/OPINIONS July 24, 2026
- TEACHINGS ARE EASY TO COME BY July 23, 2026
- EVIL IS IGNORANCE July 23, 2026
- WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUFFERING July 23, 2026
- FROM BIRTH, WE’RE FLOODED IN TRIVIALITY July 22, 2026
- A PASSED-ON THOUGHT IS REINCARNATION July 21, 2026
- MARA’S VERY PRESENCE IS ITS DEMISE July 20, 2026
- THE PERFECT PRACTICAL PRACTICE July 19, 2026
- EGO IS THE DEVIL INCARNATED July 18, 2026
- THE EGO ISN’T REAL July 18, 2026
- TRAPPED IN EGO IS LIVING IN HELL July 18, 2026
- WE ARE FED JUNK July 18, 2026
- PRACTISING THE PRACTICE July 17, 2026
- NO MORE QUESTIONS July 17, 2026
- INVERT THE PYRAMID July 17, 2026
- ACADEMIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC DISTRACTIONS July 16, 2026
- WHEN CONDUCT FORGETS THE VIEW July 16, 2026
Tag Archives: Upanishads
THE BUDDHA STUDIED THE UPANISHADS AND VEDAS
The Buddha Studied The Upanishads And Vedas The Buddha wasn’t Buddhist. The texts he read were the teachings of the Upanishads and Vedas, but books are only the beginning. Our journey starts by being open, inquisitive and skeptical towards whatever we … Continue reading
JUDGEMENTAL OR DISCERNING
Judgemental Or Discerning Judgemental: having or displaying an overly critical point of view. Discerning: able to judge well. Our suffering is caused by our being judgemental due to holding on to our likes, dislikes and indifference; this maintains a self-image, and determines our attitude to life. … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
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