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Continue reading →: “Peace”
“PEACE” When we acknowledge and accept the facts as they are, we find peace within. ࿓࿓࿓࿓࿓ We, who are identified with the mind, are fed up with the ego’s selfishness and fight against it, trying to control it. And by condemning those who cannot control their egos as childish adults,…
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Continue reading →: “To concentrate is to let go.”
“TO CONCENTRATE IS TO LET GO.” Having a lot of spiritual knowledge and experience is almost completely not contributed to spiritual awakening, but on the contrary, it more often causes us to have a smug image/concept of spiritual awakening and pride in that knowledge and experience, which further strengthens our…
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Continue reading →: “Ambivalence”
“AMBIVALENCE” Ego is always ambivalent. It wants to be special, but on the other hand it is afraid of being isolated from that specialness, or it wants to be successful, but it is afraid of taking on the various responsibilities that come with that success. Ultimately, while asserting the individual…
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Continue reading →: “When you put your energy into your ego.”
“WHEN YOU PUT YOUR ENERGY INTO YOUR EGO.” When you turn your attention outward, such to who said or did what, you are abandoning the precious ‘now’ and pouring all of your own energy into the ego.In doing so, the ego gains more and more power, whispering to you about…
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Continue reading →: “The world as the mind sees it and the world as the Consciousness observes it.”
“THE WORLD AS THE MIND SEES IT AND THE WORLD AS THE CONSCIOUSNESS OBSERVES IT.” The world that Mind sees and lives in is duality. Superiority or inferiority, good or evil. It is always measured and questioned which is better or more appropriate on the basis of comparison. This means,…
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Continue reading →: “Leave the rest to the unknown universe – there’s nothing to rush into.”
“LEAVE THE REST TO THE UNKNOWN UNIVERSE – there’s nothing to rush into.” For instance, suppose you have an appointment with someone on a day when you suddenly have another errand that needs to be taken care of. Many people think that they should hurry up and get that thing…
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Continue reading →: “The meaning of ‘carpe diem’ here.”
“THE MEANING OF ‘CARPE DIEM’ HERE.” Regardless of what was intended when ‘carpe diem’ was first used, when it is used here, it means “Cherish and carefully savor the eternal moment called ‘now’ with pure joy.” It never means that we should have fun with indulging our ego’s desires and…
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Continue reading →: “Afterwards”
“AFTERWARDS” We, as the Consciousness itself, will no longer sleep as before, but inside us, the ego may still react to many things. It is common to encounter such ego reactions after awakening and be surprised though, however, this fact just provides clearly that the mind has expected in specific…
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Continue reading →: “At that moment”
“AT THAT MOMENT” After sincere self-inquiry, when you have come to realize the limits of effort and will-power (valid only in the dual world), and have surrendered all will and as well as effort to awaken, and have become left from any intention and all impatience, without any expectation or…
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Continue reading →: “When suffering is born and when it disappears.”
“WHEN SUFFERING IS BORN AND WHEN IT DISAPPEARS.” Suffering is born when we cannot accept facts as they are. When we live a mind-centered life instead of the heart-centered, we lose the ‘now’ by predicting, expecting, and fantasizing about the future, and thereby become even more fixated on predictions, expectations,…







