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Self-Inquiry Is Gathering Energy To Understand

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, not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

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Transcript

This moment,

Let's meet truly together to inquire,

To understand.

The mind is always busy because life is always in dynamics.

So this moment,

Let's gather all the energy together,

Also alone.

The energy can be easily wasted in all kinds of thoughts,

Ideas,

Fantasies.

To inquire is to gather all the energy.

So we can use energy immediately to understand ourselves.

Or else the energy is being wasted all the time on all kinds of superficialities,

All kinds of meaningless things.

The mind is chattering,

The life is restless,

Very shaky because thoughts are never stable.

This self-inquiry is very serious.

It is not an entertainment.

It matters most to the core being.

How to live life properly.

How to live a daily life moment by moment.

How to live a beautiful life in this chaotic world.

A world full of self-deception.

All kinds of nonsensical content.

All kinds of absurdities.

Can I live a life free of all that?

That very inquiry with the intensity to understand,

To inquire that eagerness is the very gathering the energy.

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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