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Tag Archives: waking up
HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE ARE AWAKE OR NOT?
How Do We Know If We Are Awake Or Not? Asking that question is a good start.🙂 When we are in repeat mode, we are living in the mind’s dogma, and function on a mechanical level, following a dream; certain people … Continue reading
THE MYTH OF ENTITLEMENT
The Myth Of Entitlement The narcissistic view of the world. There are two-dimensional, three-dimensional and four-dimensional people. As in a book, so in life. ‘Two-dimensional people’ refers to inferior cardboard characters in a story, who don’t appear to have lives beyond … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS SIMPLE; STAYING AWAKE ISN’T
Waking-Up Is Simple; Staying Awake Isn’t Staying awake is Buddhahood. Whatever we are doing, pure consciousness is present. We don’t have to do anything to achieve this as pure consciousness is doing the seeing right now; it is being aware. … Continue reading
WHAT IS IT THAT WAKES US UP … MAKES US CONSCIOUS?
What Is It That Wakes Us Up … Makes Us Conscious? It is a simple realisation and recognition … “Is that all?” What sounded complicated is now simple. Words make realisation complicated. The moment when I received the pointing out … Continue reading
EVERYTHING HAS A CAUSE
Everything Has A Cause Things don’t just happen; everything has a cause. There is a reason why we are asleep, but appear to be awake. What does ‘waking up’ mean? We wake up when we become aware of the mechanics … Continue reading
DON’T WAKE UP THE HARD WAY
Don’t Wake Up The Hard Way There is more to being human:Don’t ignore your intuition.Follow your instincts. Conversely, if you leave it too late,life will suddenly slap you in the face,and you may wake up for a moment …but you … Continue reading
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IF WE THINK WE ARE AWAKE, WE’RE NOT
If We Think We Are Awake, We’re Not Here’s why. Being awake involves the spontaneous present moment of pure consciousness. It is timeless, as there is nothing else going on in that moment. It is observation without observer to comment. … Continue reading
THE MOST PRECIOUS TIME IN MODERN HISTORY
The Most Precious Time In Modern History This is the most precious time in modern history, as more and more people are not just believing what they are told. The internet has made this possible. The message to “Know thy … Continue reading
SUBCONSCIOUS SUBSTITUTE DEPENDENCY
Subconscious Substitute Dependency “We know not what we do.”🙂 We grow up believing that our parents and teachers know everything and, in this way, we all learn to be dependent. There will come a time when we see that this … Continue reading
ONCE WE REALISE THE THREE KAYAS
Once We Realise The Three Kayas Once we realise the three Kayas, we understand everything. These three principles have a positive and negative aspect. They become negative when we ignore the positive. Positive: Dharmakaya = Emptiness Sambhogakaya = Consciousness Nirmanakaya … Continue reading
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THE WISDOM OF IGNORANCE
The Wisdom Of Ignorance Ignorance is partial truth. Wisdom is impartial truth. Wisdom is impartial to ignorance, and sees it as an equal. 😀 The moment we see that we are ignoring something is the moment of realisation. We are … Continue reading
METHODS AND AWAKENING
Methods and Awakening There are two approaches to the realisation of our essential nature: we can either approach it through mindful methods, or realise that we are already awake – and if we forget that we are already awake, we … Continue reading
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INSPIRATION IS BOTH MAGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
Inspiration Is Both Magical And Psychological Inspiration can seem magical, in the sense of seeming to come out of the blue, but it is actually a reminder of something we always knew: “Why didn’t I see that before?!” We didn’t … Continue reading
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ENLIGHTENMENT IS REMEMBERING NEVER TO FORGET
Enlightenment Is Remembering Never To Forget Simple, but not easy. A Buddha never ever forgets what they are, which is pure conscious awareness that has completely purified all effects of karma/attitude. It is not a matter of remembering the moment … Continue reading
DON’T BELIEVE THE DHARMA
Don’t Believe The Dharma Don’t believe in emptiness Don’t believe in reincarnation And don’t be confused! 😀 If we merely hear teachings and accept them, then we are no better than anyone else at being persuaded to believe without evidence. … Continue reading
HOW DO WE WAKE UP, AND STAY AWAKE?
How Do We Wake Up, And Stay Awake? Staying awake is enlightenment! The very moment we come to our senses and rest in pure perception – which is pure awareness in that spontaneous present moment now – we are awake. … Continue reading
SOMETIMES, WE FEEL WE ARE WRONG
Sometimes, We Feel We Are Wrong Sometimes, we experience doubt, worry and anxiety taking place in our mind. We might equally experience joy, happiness and confidence. Either way, we might feel wrong, confused, or even guilty. How wonderful! How wonderful? … Continue reading
WAKING UP IS DISCONCERTING
Waking Up Is Disconcerting No longer connected to the hive where people are busily occupied, we become an outcast, a reject. “Hmm…Do I have to be an outcast…?” In the face of rejection from others, we just have to remain … Continue reading
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