07-04-2014, 08:48 PM
if the mind is distracted, it's worth asking why.
Buddha's explanation of "Dependent Origination" aims to demonstrate that all thoughts come from somewhere, no matter how deep and hidden the roots may be in time.
Given enough observation ("mindfulness") and investigation ("asking questions regards catalyst") you can eventually find the 'cause' of almost all distracting behaviour that takes us out of the moment.
Enlightenment is not about having 'no thoughts', and 'no mind'; or trying to force such a state of being completely present, without distraction.
It's more about balancing and harmonising all the thoughts that have previously been thought and set into motion, so that the lake may be still once more, without having the karmic return of rocks and pebbles being thrown into that lake on an almost constant basis.
Buddha's explanation of "Dependent Origination" aims to demonstrate that all thoughts come from somewhere, no matter how deep and hidden the roots may be in time.
Given enough observation ("mindfulness") and investigation ("asking questions regards catalyst") you can eventually find the 'cause' of almost all distracting behaviour that takes us out of the moment.
Enlightenment is not about having 'no thoughts', and 'no mind'; or trying to force such a state of being completely present, without distraction.
It's more about balancing and harmonising all the thoughts that have previously been thought and set into motion, so that the lake may be still once more, without having the karmic return of rocks and pebbles being thrown into that lake on an almost constant basis.
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