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- GIVING UP GUILT June 2, 2026
- TESTING MARA AND GURU June 1, 2026
- THE BUDDHA. JESUS, SOCRATES AND OTHERS WERE REBELS June 1, 2026
- ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS REALISED BY ABSOLUTE TRUTH June 1, 2026
- FINDING WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR May 31, 2026
- WE ALL LIVE IN DIFFERENT ECHO CHAMBERS May 31, 2026
- A HARD LESSON TO LEARN May 31, 2026
- BUDDHIST FORUMS CREATE CONFLICT May 31, 2026
- ONE MIND, OR MANY MINDS? May 30, 2026
- SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MATERIALISM May 30, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS THE ONLY REALITY May 29, 2026
- REALITY IS BEYOND WORDS May 28, 2026
- HUMANITY: SEEKING VALIDATION OF A SELF May 28, 2026
- DISPELLING THE GURU May 27, 2026
- EVERY DAY I THINK, “I COULD BE WRONG” May 27, 2026
- THE DARK AND UNSETTLING ASPECT OF EXISTENCE May 26, 2026
- ‘JUDGING’ FROM A DZOGCHEN POINT OF VIEW May 25, 2026
- WE BECOME THE COMPANY WE KEEP May 24, 2026
- WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES May 24, 2026
- BECOMING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON May 24, 2026
- DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE OF MIND May 23, 2026
- WHEN WE BELIEVE, WE WORSHIP THE DEVIL/MARA May 23, 2026
- DESTROY CLARITY, DESTROY THE WORLD May 23, 2026
- EVIL HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT May 23, 2026
- THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS TO LEARN May 22, 2026
- THE CLEVER BLIND SPOT May 21, 2026
- BUDDHAS IN BANALITY May 21, 2026
- TWO PATHS OF CRITICAL MASS May 20, 2026
- GENUINELY SEEKING TRUTH May 20, 2026
- STAYING ON OUR PATH May 20, 2026
- VALUING AWARENESS May 19, 2026
- THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF WORDS May 18, 2026
- EMPATHY IS THE POWER OF THE SURVIVOR May 17, 2026
- EVERYONE DISPLAYS May 16, 2026
- GURUS ARE HUMAN May 16, 2026
- WHAT EXPERIENCES? May 16, 2026
- WHEN DAMAGE NO LONGER CONTROLS OUR LIFE May 16, 2026
- LOVING KNIDNESS IS NOT WHAT WE THINK May 16, 2026
- SPONTANEITY IS REALITY May 15, 2026
- BEING BOUND TO WORDS May 15, 2026
- WE’RE A MISMATCH May 15, 2026
- THE SECOND COMING May 14, 2026
- THE TENDER TRAP May 14, 2026
- SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE May 14, 2026
- TIMELESS TIME May 13, 2026
- IS MEDITATION ENOUGH? May 13, 2026
- EARTH: THE HISTORY OF EVIL May 12, 2026
- THE BUDDHA WAS A WEIRD ONE May 11, 2026
- PATHOS IS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTEMENT May 10, 2026
- IS PREDICTION POSSIBLE? May 9, 2026
Tag Archives: wisdom.
WHY IS BUDDHISM SO COMPLICATED?
Why Is Buddhism So Complicated? Why is Buddhism so complicated? The word ‘dukkha’ means unsatisfactory. Over thousands of year of adaptions and additions, teachings have themselves become increasingly complex – which is, in itself, unsatisfactory. It’s become mind-boggling as opposed … Continue reading
WERE WE WISER?
Were We Wiser? Humans may be very clever now, but are we wiser than we were thousands of years ago? We can manipulate DNA, create nano technology, stare at screens, believe what we see to be real … but are … Continue reading
INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM
Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Information is words. Knowledge is experience of the words. Wisdom is how experience is applied. Knowledge can be used for good or evil. We have to decide which is which, and that isn’t at all easy. Evil … Continue reading
THE WISDOM OF TRANSFORMING OUR EMOTIONS
The Wisdom Of Transforming Our Emotions Our emotions, such as pride, anger, jealousy, desire, indifference, or just plain annoyance, control our lives. We can transform our emotions through reasoning, and direct first-hand experience. Our emotions protect our idea of self … Continue reading
INFORMATION AND WISDOM
Information And Wisdom Information is the repetition of this and that. Wisdom is the knowingness of when to apply information. Information is knowing words. Wisdom is knowing the meaning of words. Wisdom is choosing the right moment, or rather, the … Continue reading
INFORMATION EVERYWHERE … AND WISDOM?
Information Everywhere … And Wisdom? It is only when we question information that we start to sift out the knowledge gained through personal experience. We test it, and then we know. If we go further into the stillness of the … Continue reading
WHAT EVIL WANTS
What Evil Wants All evil wants is to make us emotional. When we are controlled by our emotions, we lose our sanity and perspective, and we separate ourselves. It’s that simple. It’s that easily done. The greatest danger for evil … Continue reading
THE LAW OF KARMA
The Law Of Karma We are responsible for our own thoughts, actions, and inactions, i.e. what happens to us. Whatever we do, say and think has consequences in the future. Whatever we did, said and thought has consequences now. We … Continue reading
LIVING KNOWLEDGE
Living Knowledge Living knowledge is the opposite to book knowledge, or to being told something. It is empirical experience perceived through the senses, and then reflected upon. Instead of our projecting on to a situation, the situation is telling ussomething … Continue reading
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