As Long As The Mind Conforms To Patterns, It Suffers

**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.

Transcript

When the mind is functioning mechanically,

It must suffer.

Because this being mechanical correspond to the pattern of the mind.

But this whole neural system is always alive,

Is always full of dynamics.

Therefore there must be a conflict between the dynamics and this fixed pattern.

So as long as the mind conform to a pattern,

As long as the mind functions in such a mechanical way,

There must be conflict,

There must be issues manifested in different forms.

Without understanding life,

Understanding this mechanical way of life,

Life is inevitably trapped in this pattern.

With all the issues there,

And the mind is confused,

Always looking for solutions,

But without really carefully thoroughly examining the mind,

This very mechanical way of living.

To understand,

To see clearly this mechanical way of living,

We have to understand,

We have to see clearly in our life all kinds of influences.

This current living is the consequence of all kinds of influences from the culture,

From tradition,

From the social-mental construct,

From the education.

When we are young,

We know nothing,

So we just accept it,

We follow it,

We conform to it until the mind can't bear it.

So to examine life,

We have to be doubtful about everything.

Of course,

In a healthy way,

To question it,

Never accept without any examination.