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Living In Images, The Mind Seeks Pleasure & 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. 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 a meditation practice.

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Transcript

The mind relies on the images to function and such a way of functioning must bring about numerous mental challenges To understand ourselves is to observe this in ourselves deeply Understand such a life is very passive It's being influenced because the mind reacts to the verse and such a mind is open to exploitation The verse can pass the influence to one from the media,

From the internet,

From the education,

From audiology And such a life is a second hand,

Isn't it?

Full of all kinds of influences,

Confused with its incessant issues,

Problems The pleasure as the reaction to thoughts that the mind loses the guard against this problem the very seeking pleasure crafts the mind Because the pleasure,

The mind doesn't want to face this fact Those which can bring about pressure are also giving the problem at the same time The fear,

The anxiety,

The all kinds conflict Pleasure and fear are two sides of the same coin Because the attraction to one side of the coin which is pleasure the mind is trapped in fear So such a life is a battlefield The mind therefore wants to seek more pleasure at the same time creating more issues,

Fear,

Anxiety and therefore the mind seeks more and more pleasure in order to get this immediate satisfaction So the mind goes faster and faster and this world is becoming more and more efficient ultimately But inwardly the mind is becoming more and more chaotic

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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