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- RIDING THE WAVE OF A COLLAPSING SYSTEM November 27, 2021
- INSIGHT November 26, 2021
- MEDITATE LIKE A FLY ON THE WALL November 24, 2021
- PROGRAMMED TO BE IGNORANT November 23, 2021
- CAN A BUDDHIST EVER BE OFFENDED? November 22, 2021
- HOW THE TRUTH BECOMES A LIE November 22, 2021
- THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP November 20, 2021
- IT’S EASIER TO FOOL SOMEONE THAN … November 19, 2021
- YOU WILL NEVER FIND PURE CONSCIOUSNESS November 19, 2021
- FEELING WOBBLY? November 19, 2021
- WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR November 19, 2021
- WE DON’T HAVE TO BEN EXPERT TO KNOW November 19, 2021
- WHY DO I WRITE EVERY DAY? November 18, 2021
- ONCE WE CONFORM, WE GO ON CONFORMING November 17, 2021
- STUPIDITY = BEING OUT OF BALANCE November 17, 2021
- WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER November 16, 2021
- CHOOSING THE FACTS WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR November 15, 2021
- RAPE OF THE MIND November 15, 2021
- NONSENSE SUSTAINS MY PRACTICE November 14, 2021
- LIVING IN OTHERS’ FANTASIES MAKES US STUPID November 13, 2021
- BUYER’S REMORSE November 13, 2021
- IT’S SO EASY TO CONFORM November 10, 2021
- ILLUMINATI MENTALITY = SAMSARIC GODS November 8, 2021
- WE ARE ALL DEFAULTERS November 5, 2021
- DO WE LIVE IN TRUTH OR JUDGEMENT? November 5, 2021
- LIFE IS LEVELS OF APPRENTICESHIP November 4, 2021
- MEDITATING, AND NOTHING HAPPENS? November 2, 2021
- NOBODY CAN GIVE US FREEDOM October 30, 2021
- ANSWERING YOUR OWN QUESTIONS October 29, 2021
- ARE THEY INEFFICIENT? October 29, 2021
- THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MIND October 29, 2021
- SWITCHING FROM MATERIALISTIC TO SPIRITUAL October 27, 2021
- SOPHISTICATED THINKING October 27, 2021
- WHEN DO WE DRAW THE LINE? October 26, 2021
- WHERE DOES MORALITY COME FROM? October 26, 2021
- DECODING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR MIND October 26, 2021
- FEELING NESCIENT? October 24, 2021
- WE RECOGNISE THE TRUTH October 24, 2021
- DESIRE CREATES EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY October 24, 2021
- THIS ISN’T THE AGE OF TRUTH October 23, 2021
- WHAT IF THE WHOLE WORLD WAS ATLANTIS? October 22, 2021
- THERE ARE NO OBSTACLES October 22, 2021
- IT IS NONSENSE TO BELIEVE IN SPIRITUALITY October 22, 2021
- IF WE KNOW THE TRUTH October 20, 2021
- BE A CONSPIRATOR ANALYST … October 19, 2021
- THINKING, AND THINKING THOUGHTS October 19, 2021
- THE KEY TO REALISATION October 19, 2021
- SOUND IN SILENCE October 19, 2021
- DAMNED BY DISTRACTIONS October 17, 2021
- JUDGING AND BEING JUDGEMENTAL October 16, 2021
Tag Archives: wisdom
INSIGHT
Insight Nothing just happens; everything comes about due to a cause. A misunderstanding of this puts insight to sleep. Insight is recognition, and starts with a feeling that something is ‘not quite right’ – a tell-tale sign, a sound in … Continue reading
WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
Why We Need One Another We need one another to put both the Dharma (teachings on ultimate reality) and our mind to the test. There are many reasons to hear others’ views, as these have a part to play in … Continue reading
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THIS ISN’T THE AGE OF TRUTH
This Isn’t The Age Of Truth At this time, few have experience of truth. Reading or hearing spiritual texts on truth isn’t knowing the truth of our reality. It is we who have to put the text into practice, accompanied … Continue reading
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF LIFE
There Are Two Ways Of Life There are two ways of life:one is based on materialism and the other is based on wisdom. The way of materialism is to identify with everything we see as being real, and look no … Continue reading
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Tagged beyond the material world, materialsim, the material world, wisdom
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TURNING PRIDE INTO WISDOM
Turning Pride Into Wisdom Pride is the wisdom of equality. In the very first moment of recognition, each negative emotion has a quality of wisdom. This needs to be experienced through practice. Recognition comes from equanimity; a trained, clear mind … Continue reading
POWER WITHOUT CLARITY
Power Without Clarity Power without clarity;clarity without emptiness;emptiness without wisdom;wisdom without kindness. All this is futile (from Latin: futilis – ‘leaky’). Wisdom-kindness is the real power(from Latin: posse -‘be able’). Wanting power in the material world is a gross level of existence,and way, way, way … Continue reading
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Tagged all is futile, clarity, emptiness, KINDNESS, power, the material world, the real power, wisdom, wisdom-kindness
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INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
WE AREN’T COMPLETE PEOPLE … YET
We Aren’t Complete People … Yet We are partial: existing only in part; incomplete.We are body, mind and consciousness. As long as we don’t recognise consciousness, we will continue to live a limited, materialistic existence within certain boundaries. Becoming aware of consciousness is … Continue reading
CLONE OR ORIGINAL?
Clone Or Original? A clone is a replica = like. Original is not dependent = is. Buddha isn’t a clone. Christ isn’t a clone. Shiva isn’t a clone. We may clone teachings into ourself, but they will never be original … Continue reading
WISDOM AND POWER
Wisdom And Power Wisdom is silent awareness. Power is talkative awareness. Wisdom is ultimate power. For power to become ultimate power, it must surrender power. The Buddha had to make this choice; any Buddha has to make this choice. Mara … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, compassion, Mara, power, silence, surrender power, ultimate power, wisdom
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OH NO, NOT “HAPPINESS IS WITHIN” … AGAIN!
Oh No, Not “Happiness Is Within” … Again! We have heard this time and time again, but still we search for contentment. Why? Because it’s too simple, too ordinary. Our true being is ordinary, without special or distinctive features. It … Continue reading
DEALING WITH OUR ANGER
Dealing With Our Anger We all get angry at some time about some thing, but in truth, we experience each emotion at some time. All the emotions are wisdom; anger is mirror-like wisdom. This is subtle stuff. 😀 We first … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, emotions, mirror-like wisdom, Pure consciousness. Tulku Urgyen., wisdom
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DON’T MISTAKE INFORMATION FOR INTELLIGENCE
Don’t Mistake Information For Intelligence Likewise, don’t mistake teachings on consciousness for realisation. We act on information: intelligence sees the act. We do not become wise through information. We become wise through the experience of testing and, to test, we … Continue reading
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Tagged clear seeing, compassion, empathetic experience, information, intelligence, JOY, programming, realisation, testing, the senses, Thinking, wisdom
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PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY / PRACTICAL WISDOM
Practical Philosophy / Practical Wisdom Practical philosophy is doing something mindfully. Practical wisdom is understanding the emptiness of everything with perfect awareness. . . .
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Tagged Awareness, emptiness, mindulfness, Perfect awareness., PHILOSOPHY, practical philosophy, practical wisdom., wisdom
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SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS?
Should We Talk About Such Things? Is our intelligence merely received information? The more we investigate, the more potent the observation. Intelligence: the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. If our intelligence is just received information, then we are programmed through … Continue reading
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
FEELING SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR
Feeling Superior Or Inferior There are those whom we think are superior; we will one day realise what they realise. There are those whom we think are inferior; they will one day realise what we realise. It is only a … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Awareness, desire, Effortless effort, Ignorance, jealousy, Meditation, negative emotions, Pride, Pure Awareness, wisdom, wise beyond compare
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THE SIMPLE WAY TO DEAL WITH CONFUSION
The Simple Way To Deal With Confusion We deal with confusion by simply being aware of that which is aware of the confusion. That which is aware is pure consciousness, and this has never been confused. “But I’m still confused!” … Continue reading
OUR HIDDEN ASPECT
Our Hidden Aspect It is sometimes difficult to discuss ‘spirit’ or pure consciousness with others as this is something they have either not have considered, or have a vague idea about. Our spiritual aspect – pure consciousness – may seem … Continue reading
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Tagged PHILOSOPHY, Pure Consciousness., REALITY, spirit, wisdom
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BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
“Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder” On a conventional, relative level, this refers to our individual taste, which is formed by our individual understanding and opinion, and will be limited. On an ultimate level, beauty is seen as … Continue reading
BODHICITTA, PARAMITAS, OM MANI PEME HUM …
Bodhicitta, Paramitas, Om mani peme hum … … all mean the same thing. Bodhicitta, the paramitas, om mani peme hum are all the six perfections: generosity, patience, conscience, perseverance, meditation/concentration, and wisdom There is: Relative and ultimate bodhicitta. Relative and … Continue reading
NO ONE BECAME ENLIGHTENED BY MEDITATING
No One Became Enlightened By Meditating “No one became enlightened by meditating: they became enlightened by dropping the meditation.” Meditation is the method to come to stillness in the mind, to arrive at empty essence, to realise the non-duality that … Continue reading
HUMANITY’S MENTAL HEALTH
Humanity’s Mental Health A war on humanity Good mental health is the number one priority for humanity: with this we can cope with anything. But when we look around, we see that our minds are constantly being bombarded to create … Continue reading
ATTACKED BY EVIL SPIRITS
Attacked By Evil Spirits This seems to happen to spiritual practitioners in particular: when we start to meditate, our mind seems to be getting worse. It’s not – we’re just noticing more. This is merely a conflict with old, cluttered … Continue reading
HAVING THE ABILITY TO SUFFER
Having The Ability To Suffer In that, we are not alone We, as sentient beings, suffer. Recognising this, we seek knowledge and wisdom to alleviate that suffering: we meditate, by sitting quietly, watching the breath and noting thoughts and emotions … Continue reading
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Tagged bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Mind training, sentient beings, wisdom
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BUDDHISM IN ACTION
Buddhism In Action Wisdom in confusion.
CAN I TRUST THIS BLOG?
Can I Trust This Blog? There are two elements to this question: one is directed at the blogger, and the other at reader. Can we trust this blog? 😉 We may have questions, and the mind can bring up an answer … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural traditions, don't take my word for it, intelligence, questions, rituals, wisdom
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LIFE IS CHALLENGING, THANK GOODNESS!
Life Is Challenging, Thank Goodness! Being generous, tolerant, moral, disciplined, tenacious, focused, caring, compassionate is challenging. It is challenging until we realise what wisdom is. This list refers to our actions on a conventional level – and it’s hard work! … Continue reading
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I CAN’T MEDITATE
I Can’t Meditate I want to meditate, but can’t. I don’t see the point of meditation; it seems so complicated. There are many responses to meditation, and sometimes the reasons for meditating are not clearly explained. We may be wary … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, formula, Knowledge, lateral thinking, Meditation, vertical thinking, wisdom
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THE WISDOM OF UNCERTAINTY
The Wisdom Of Uncertainty Life is about change: everything is impermanent. When we believe things to be solid and lasting, we restrict our ability to deal with change. We suffer because we are holding on to ‘how it was,’ or … Continue reading
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Tagged dealing with change, emptiness, impermanence, uncertainty, wisdom
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MATERIAL WEALTH AND SPIRITUAL WEALTH
Material Wealth And Spiritual Wealth We are told that material wealth filters down. It doesn’t; it filters up! It is knowledge that filters down. Unfortunately, knowledge may be used to illuminate or to confuse. When used to benefit self in … Continue reading
RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DARK
Recognising the Importance of the Dark Although this is a dark period on Earth, we remain positive.It is a dark period. In the dark periods, we can make the fastest progress.Identifying the dark side actually helps us on the … Continue reading
DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR, BIRTH OF THE NEW
Death of the old year, birth of the new We are coming up to the end of the year. How are you? Is there a looseness in the ego? Is the ego clinging less to fixated ideas.Do you feel more … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, KARMA, Pure Essence. Pure Awareness, wisdom
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BEING INFORMED IS NOT BEING ENLIGHTENED
Being informed is not being enlightened. There is a problem in our language.The dictionary explains the word enlightened to mean informed.Many feel that if they are informed that they are enlightened.…and that’s it. Being informed is merely the first … Continue reading
WHY COMPASSION IS SO IMPORTANT
Why Compassion is so important. Compassion cuts through all our negative emotions: pride, jealousy, anger, fear, and especially ignorance. It cuts through all our wrong doings. Compassion is ultimate intelligence. Compassion is ultimate sanity. The emotions only seem to flare … Continue reading
PRIDE
Pride. Pride is a two-edged sword. Ordinary pride is a feeling of being better than others. The funny thing is, everyone feels the same way! Whatever we achieve, so can others. It’s just a matter of time. … Continue reading
ANGELS & DEMONS R’US!
Angels & Demons R’us! When humans first appeared on Earth, so did angels and demons. Wisdom and evil. There are two forces in this universe – enlightened and unenlightened. So where do sentient beings stand? We have the potential nature … Continue reading
THE MERIT OF MERIT
The merit of merit. The two accumulations are merit and wisdom. To progress we need the best of intentions. The accumulation of merit produces a life that is beneficial for practice – good karma. Because of good merit the mind … Continue reading
BUDDHA IN THE MUD. There are two truths: the real and the seemingly real. Their connection is the negative emotions. There is a secret life to the emotions; they can liberate us. 