You can know or see
the mind through various functions – knowing, thinking, experiencing, feeling,
wanting, focusing.
We have
to work to be aware, to remain aware, but we mustn’t use the awareness to
change the experience.
You
either have feelings, or they have you.
By simple
observation with a calm and aware mind, we will soon see the mind as nature,
not “I”, not self, not personal.
Objects are just
objects, not personal, just nature.
Think of
our experiences as nature. Nature is not
personal. Nature is just a process of cause and effect.
Don’t be
a gong-following yogi; look at your motivations and attitudes and ask the
question “Why am I doing this?” Be alive to your being, your own experience.
Remember
that every experience is fine. Nothing
is actually wrong; nothing is a disturbance.
Mindfulness
meditation is not about stopping a process that is happening; it is about
understanding the reality or truth of the process.
Remember
that it doesn’t matter how many times the mind thinks, wanders off, or gets
annoyed about something, it is ok, just as long as you can become aware of this
.
If greed
arises, just recognize “this is greed”, every time it arises. Your job is not
to prevent greed.
Delusion
is the defilement that tells us “this is fearful” or “this is hateful” or “this
is beautiful”.
Delusion
does two things: first it camouflages reality, and then it gives us the
illusion to take as reality what we are thinking reality is. It hides what is real and then throws up an
illusion for us to see and fools us into believing that is the reality.
Look at
consequence and the sequence of events leading up to what is happening right
now.
[Karma]
is not a reward or punishment dished out by a higher authority; it is not
stamped into our destiny; it is not fate. It is our own actions acting out on
our selves.
Greed will always be
there wanting you to have a better experience.
Because our bodies
are bound by nature, we are always going to experience aches, pains, sickness,
and disease. How our mind reacts to
these afflictions determines whether we have cause or suffer or not.
When we
start bringing awareness to the way we live, it soon becomes apparent that we
really have little understanding of ourselves or the environment we live in; we
are facing a constant battle just to maintain a little happiness in our lives.
The
problems that we create out of fear, boredom, loneliness, routine, despair, and
repetition (to name just a few) are the reality we face.
It is
only a quiet, dedicated, and meditative mind that can penetrate and find true
understanding into these difficulties that we create in our lives, and from
this see through the confusion and chaos that can dominate our lives.
Do not
limit yourself. Always leave the door
open for new and deeper understandings.
No matter how experience you are or how much more knowledge you have
than everyone else, never be satisfied with the understandings or depth of
insight you have experienced. Wisdom is
limitless. There is always room for
more.
The
innate nature of our mind is wakefulness, where nothing is created; there are
no conditions, just bare awareness.
Your work
is to keep the mindfulness continuous.
Let any
experience arise.
