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Moksha is the point of ALL of Religion ? 3

Oct

2019

Oh, this video is an excerpt taken from one of Swami Sarvapriyananda’s longer talks (here) in which he uses the Analogy of the Washerman’s Donkey as an explanation for what ALL of Religion is really about ! Now, naturally it comes from the Advaita Vendanta perspective but I’d suggest that you could also consider it ...

You didn’t forget “it” did you ? 4

Oct

2019

Ah, now contrary to the current popular seemingly dominant scientific model of “Reality”, I would like to remind “readers” that without the Conscious Cognitive Functioning of your Mind you would merely be like a mind-less Zombie, or perhaps, more or less resembling a Corpse eh ? 😉 The notion of an observer necessarily implies the ...

On the The Snake / Rope Analogy 1

Oct

2019

Oh, now, I am writing this post as I hope it will perhaps illuminate for you why the “Emptiness” teachings are of paramount importance with regards to Buddhism … especially the “emptiness of self” which, probably, from a conventional “western” POV sounds totally implausible or simply Crazy eh ? LOL !!! 😀 It may even ...

On Morality and the Freedom of Will ?

Oct

2019

Now, the following excerpt is from B. Alan Wallace’s “Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic“, which, I suggest, gives a practical insight into what the Buddhist ideal of Freedom is, as opposed to what, say, you may consider is the “Western” ideal of Freedom eh ? 🤔 The cultivation of focused attention has a direct and ...

Thoughts but no Thinker ! 2

Oct

2019

Oh, AFAIK it’s easy to say this, but haven’t “you” heard : YOU are NOT your Thoughts ? Now, believe it or not, to verify the Truth of such a statement is actually very very simple : Just Look At One’s Own Mind eh ? 😉 When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you ...

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Ah, but is there really no self ? Who says so ? What's the direct evidence and what would it mean eh ? #WhoAreYou

Simon Lock @s1monlock ·

30 Nov

Um, perhaps nowadays with our nervous systems potentially in a state of continuous arousal due to 24/7 online consumption, I suppose "life" in the absence of such stimulation may seem quite boring & dull eh ? #WhoFeelsTriggered #SuggestiveImagery #ItsSubconscious 😉 ❤️ 🙏

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Simon Lock @s1monlock ·

28 Nov

Ah, now, all it takes is to switch on the TV or pick up your smartphone & within seconds it's likely you'll feel "triggered" eh ? But what are such sensations & Who is Aware of all of them eh ? Must you react blindly as if there's no other "choice" possible eh ? #WhoAreYou 🧐 🙏

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Simon Lock @s1monlock ·

21 Nov

Ah, now, I'd say such a sentiment as pictured is no longer realistically viable eh ? Yet, I contend, what is possible is one's own Heart-Centered Peace wherein you sort of "Hold the World in a Loving Embrace" after discarding petty selfish egoistic desires eh ? #ItsAnInnerFreedom

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