Meditation Is Collaboration With Full Attention

**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.

Transcript

In silence,

We are watching ourselves.

In watching ourselves,

The mind becomes silent.

No matter how the speaker speaks,

Everyone has to go beyond the verse to make sense.

If the mind is caught up in verse,

The mind merely agrees or disagrees,

Which is meaningless.

In that trapping,

The mind stops learning and turning inward.

This examination requires our attention,

Full attention,

To go beyond the verse,

To be aware of our reactions to the verse.

We need to look at ourselves,

To look at the mind in person,

Not following any authority,

Including what the speaker says.

When the mind sees it,

The mind gets the point.

In that scene,

The clarity comes.

So to explore this part,

We need to collaborate,

Truly collaborate.

We all give attention to it.

We all pay attention to the reactions.

We all go beyond the verbal statement.

And if we are all doing so together,

This whole journey itself is already meditation.