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Being Alone Mentally, The Mind Sees The Essence Of Living

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. This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already a meditation practice.

TruthPeaceEmotionsMindfulnessMeditationSelf InquirySolitudeEgoFreedomSimplicityNon Judgmental ObservationPresent Moment AwarenessEgo DissolutionFreedom From Past And FutureSimple Living

Transcript

When we feel it's normal,

We accept it is what it is.

But is it really what it is?

To look at ourselves,

Honestly,

Objectively,

We have to be alone.

Being alone does not mean that nobody is around you,

But mentally,

One is alone.

The word alone means all one.

When the mind is very egocentric,

The ego creates all kinds of nonsense,

Opinions,

Conclusions,

Pre-assumptions.

When the mind is trapped in those nonsense,

The mind cannot touch upon the essence of life.

When the mind is trapped in all those nonsense,

The mind is never alone.

The mind is always being influenced by those stuff.

The ideas,

The ideology,

The opinion,

The conclusion all belong to the past.

A mind which is being influenced by those is also living in the past.

Such a mind is not alone.

A mind that is alone is free from any inferences.

So the mind can really inquire by a simple look,

Not through the conclusions,

Pre-assumptions,

Views,

Ideas.

So that's why we need to meditate to empathy the thoughts,

Verse,

Images,

Symbols,

To really look.

Look through nothing,

Just look.

By a simple look,

One begins to understand why the life has become so complicated.

By such a simple look,

One begins to find out how to live a simple life.

What when really lasts?

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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