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Being Personal Is Being Subjective, The Mind Is Confused

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. This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting 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

To observe life objectively,

The mind objectively,

The world objectively,

Is meditation.

But this objectivity never comes easy.

Where there is me,

There is no objectivity.

Everything becomes so subjective.

Look at this world,

All kinds of opinions,

Views,

Ideas,

Incessant discussion,

Argument.

Almost everybody is so personal.

Being personal means being subjective.

Almost everyone is trapped in their own world,

Subjective world.

But to understand is to observe objectively.

And in this individualistic world,

Being objective is more and more difficult than ever.

The mind is confused.

Because everything is so personal,

So individual,

So subjective,

So judgmental,

Creating all kinds of contradicting views,

Which borders on nonsense.

But it keeps being spread all over the place.

The mind is confused,

Deeply confused,

With all kinds of sufferings,

Uncertainty,

Anxiety,

Fear,

Anger,

Loneliness,

All kinds of things,

Due to this confusion.

To clear the confusion is not to resort to new theories,

Ideas,

Or philosophies.

That is futile.

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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