When you sit down to meditate, the first thing to check is not the object but the attitude of the mind. What does the mind want? Calm, results, or simply to know?
Nothing needs to be created. Awareness is already present; our only job is to remember to know, and then let that knowing continue with a light mind, without pushing.
When thoughts arise, there is no need to chase them away. Just know that the mind is thinking. That knowing takes no side; it simply notes what is happening, and this noting without judgement is what lets the mind soften.
Just enough effort is like tuning an instrument. Too tight and the string breaks; too loose and it makes no sound. Notice how much energy you are using to be aware, then adjust it gently from moment to moment.
Defilements are not enemies to defeat. Greed, aversion and delusion come and go according to conditions. Looked at with interest instead of blame, they show us how the mind works.
In daily life every small task is a chance to practise: washing dishes, walking, talking with family. What matters is not what you are doing but whether the mind knows that it is doing it.
When you sit down to meditate, the first thing to check is not the object but the attitude of the mind. What does the mind want? Calm, results, or simply to know?
Nothing needs to be created. Awareness is already present; our only job is to remember to know, and then let that knowing continue with a light mind, without pushing.
When thoughts arise, there is no need to chase them away. Just know that the mind is thinking. That knowing takes no side; it simply notes what is happening, and this noting without judgement is what lets the mind soften.
Just enough effort is like tuning an instrument. Too tight and the string breaks; too loose and it makes no sound. Notice how much energy you are using to be aware, then adjust it gently from moment to moment.
Defilements are not enemies to defeat. Greed, aversion and delusion come and go according to conditions. Looked at with interest instead of blame, they show us how the mind works.
In daily life every small task is a chance to practise: washing dishes, walking, talking with family. What matters is not what you are doing but whether the mind knows that it is doing it.
When you sit down to meditate, the first thing to check is not the object but the attitude of the mind. What does the mind want? Calm, results, or simply to know?
Nothing needs to be created. Awareness is already present; our only job is to remember to know, and then let that knowing continue with a light mind, without pushing.
When thoughts arise, there is no need to chase them away. Just know that the mind is thinking. That knowing takes no side; it simply notes what is happening, and this noting without judgement is what lets the mind soften.
Just enough effort is like tuning an instrument. Too tight and the string breaks; too loose and it makes no sound. Notice how much energy you are using to be aware, then adjust it gently from moment to moment.
Defilements are not enemies to defeat. Greed, aversion and delusion come and go according to conditions. Looked at with interest instead of blame, they show us how the mind works.
In daily life every small task is a chance to practise: washing dishes, walking, talking with family. What matters is not what you are doing but whether the mind knows that it is doing it.
When you sit down to meditate, the first thing to check is not the object but the attitude of the mind. What does the mind want? Calm, results, or simply to know?
Nothing needs to be created. Awareness is already present; our only job is to remember to know, and then let that knowing continue with a light mind, without pushing.
When thoughts arise, there is no need to chase them away. Just know that the mind is thinking. That knowing takes no side; it simply notes what is happening, and this noting without judgement is what lets the mind soften.
Just enough effort is like tuning an instrument. Too tight and the string breaks; too loose and it makes no sound. Notice how much energy you are using to be aware, then adjust it gently from moment to moment.
Defilements are not enemies to defeat. Greed, aversion and delusion come and go according to conditions. Looked at with interest instead of blame, they show us how the mind works.
In daily life every small task is a chance to practise: washing dishes, walking, talking with family. What matters is not what you are doing but whether the mind knows that it is doing it.
When you sit down to meditate, the first thing to check is not the object but the attitude of the mind. What does the mind want? Calm, results, or simply to know?
Nothing needs to be created. Awareness is already present; our only job is to remember to know, and then let that knowing continue with a light mind, without pushing.
When thoughts arise, there is no need to chase them away. Just know that the mind is thinking. That knowing takes no side; it simply notes what is happening, and this noting without judgement is what lets the mind soften.
Just enough effort is like tuning an instrument. Too tight and the string breaks; too loose and it makes no sound. Notice how much energy you are using to be aware, then adjust it gently from moment to moment.
Defilements are not enemies to defeat.