Can One Live A Life Without Any Mental Dependence?

**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

To end this depending is to never yield to any attraction and distraction.

The mind stands alone.

A mind that stands alone has no attachment at all.

But look at this whole civilization.

Look at these consciousness activities.

From the verse,

To images,

To videos,

To all kinds of verbal expressions,

Thoughts,

Ideas,

To products.

They are all cultivating this dependence.

Business model in this commercial world is to cultivate this dependence.

In other words,

It is evil.

But these evil things have been justified in this commercial world.

This egoism is also born out of this dependence.

It is funny,

This whole civilization boosts this individualism,

Self-reliance,

Self-dependence.

But actually,

This individualism is based on this utter mental dependence.

Superficially,

There is a clear boundary between different selves,

The egoism,

The individualism.

But beneath this,

The mind is so dependent on all kinds of things.

And this content of this civilization is merely commercialism and consumerism.

And such a world,

Which is full of dependence,

Is also cultivating dependence.

It amply creates such a mess,

Such confusion about living.

So can one live a life without any mental dependence?

It is not a theoretical question.

It is a very practical question.

Down to earth,

It can only be answered by you,

By living,

To find out whether you can live in that way.

Such a living might not be easy,

But it is authentic.

It has no issues at all inwardly.

Therefore,

Such a mind,

Which is free from all the inner issues,

Is capable of handling any external issues.

And this is the truth of living,

Or simply speaking,

Truth,

Which you must find out for yourself.