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Seeking Being Understood Via Words Creates The Oppression

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.

TruthMindPeaceEmotionsReactionsListeningHumilityMeditationSilenceSelf ExaminationNon JudgmentMonkey MindSelf ExpressionLonelinessConflictLanguage LimitationsCauses Of ConflictLanguages

Transcript

What mind is trapped in narratives separated from the actualities?

And therefore such a life becomes meaningless.

It has no meaning in the actuality at all.

To understand this,

It's also to deeply aware of,

Deeply observe the chattering mind,

The monkey mind,

Which keeps talking,

Even the mouth is closed.

The mind is still talking loudly,

In the daytime,

Even in the dreams.

Why the mind is trapped in such a tremendous amount of consciousness activities?

It's all kinds of thinking,

Speculating,

Analyzing,

Evaluating,

Comparing,

Imagining.

Why do these things become the most part of life?

Obviously,

They have no meaning.

When the thoughts take over the life,

The words become extremely important.

Words become the authority.

In the Western civilization,

All kinds of regulations,

Rules,

Laws are written by verse.

Even the Bible are also in verse.

People worship this verse,

Follow this verse,

But the verse are not a thing.

Verse are naturally imperfect.

How can we rely on verse as the authority?

How can we mistake the verse as a thing?

Look at the usage of the language in our daily life.

Almost everybody identify themselves with the verse.

So all this kind of self-expression is everywhere,

Assuming that the verse can represent the mind.

Is that really so?

If one looks closely,

Most of our mind activities can't be expressed at all.

Even one wants to express it,

The other one will get it differently.

The very seeking expression brings about a sense of loneliness.

Oh,

Nobody understands me.

No matter what I say,

People will understand it differently,

I feel isolated.

But if one looks carefully,

Understands that's the limitation of the language.

Why do I seek being understood by verse by other people?

Why do I seek this impossibility,

Which only bring about more confusion and conflict?

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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