Being Personal, The Mind Has No Relationship At All

**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. Listening to 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, and just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

Transcript

This journey of self-inquiry,

Of this deeply understanding of ourselves,

Is to establish a relationship.

When both of us understand ourselves actually,

Completely,

Totally,

The mind is no longer trapped in thoughts,

In illusions,

In its own egocentric,

Egotistic end,

Which means that the mind is no longer oscillated by itself,

Then we have a relationship.

It's a human relationship beyond any labels.

So we can meet truly at this moment.

We can talk over the real issues about living,

To look at the issues together,

To think together,

To find out what is true in the living,

What is the force in the living.

And such a relationship is based on humanity,

Based on the truth.

It is never personal.

As long as one is personal,

There is no relationship at all.

You may call the personal relationship as families,

Friends or whatever,

But actually,

When one is being personal,

One has no relationship.

Because being personal means that the mind is trapped in its own projections,

Illusions,

Thoughts,

Full of its own preference,

Liking,

Disliking,

Judgment,

Condemnation,

Hatred,

Ambition,

Greed,

Desire,

Wanting,

Craving.

The mind is totally trapped and oscillated and as a matter of fact,

It has no relationship at all.

So this self-inquiry is to establish a true human relationship.

So the mind is no longer personal,

No longer petty,

No longer egotistic.

So this requires one to observe,

Learn tremendously,

Diligently,

To see the danger of being personal.