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Influences Are Everywhere, More Than Meets The Eye

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, do not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already a meditation practice.

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Our opinions,

Ideas,

Dreams are also the consequence of the influences.

Even the feeling of being individual is also the consequence of the influence from the politics,

From the culture.

So we all feel,

In this way,

Individual,

Personal.

So that's why our life,

Which consists of all kinds of behaviors,

Is very mechanical.

Because of these behaviors,

Thoughts are the consequence of the influences.

And in the individual world,

People want to be unique,

Want to be different from others.

This idea is also found in the influence,

The ideology of the society.

When the mind is purely conditioned on this,

Over thoughts,

Ideas,

Behaviors are becoming automatic.

We all think in similar ways,

Though the content of the thinking can be very different.

Our thinking in terms of the direction is the same.

When we are doing the same,

We don't realize these things are operating us.

We are conditioned.

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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