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A Mind That Is Seeking Inevitably Encounters Fear

by Cico (Chonghe Zhang)

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**Note: Truth does not always sound pleasant. If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY and with HUMILITY. Listening to this talk is meditation. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without being stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, no agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

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Transcript

The mind keeps accumulating all kinds of things.

As the mind becomes older,

The mind is trapped in all kinds of burdens.

The burden comes from the reaction to the thoughts,

Which are being accumulated all the time.

The mind is seeking,

Is achieving,

Is wanting.

And this is most people's mental activities,

Even when still living.

The media propaganda is for all kinds of success stories.

To be successful,

To be famous,

To be more respectable.

This mind is being influenced by all kinds of influences.

From the media,

From the books,

From the cashotokas of the neighbors.

From your own viewpoints,

Conclusions created by yourself,

Based on your own experience.

Mixed with all kinds of subtle influences from other places.

Such a living is totally confusing.

A mind that keeps accumulating must encounter all kinds of contradictions,

Conflicts.

Therefore,

It must be confused.

A mind that is being influenced by all kinds of influences.

To be successful,

To be famous,

To be respectable.

It's constantly cultivating this urge from the mind.

So the mind is always seeking.

A mind that is seeking is trapped in fear,

Wanting to be successful.

So there's a fear of not being successful.

Wanting to be respected.

There's a fear of not being respected.

Wanting to achieve this,

The mind has a fear of not achieving,

Not reaching,

Not becoming.

So a mind that is seeking,

In fact,

Encounters fear.

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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