Mind Is Quiet When Me Is Totally Absent

**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 a meditation practice.

Transcript

When the me is there,

The mind is so restless.

Thoughts are all over the place,

All kinds of wanting,

Craving,

Resistance,

Fear.

But when the mind observes this mischief created by itself,

The me,

The mind becomes quiet.

It's not a theory,

It's not a statement,

Simply made by the speaker.

It's the fact each of us need to verify in person,

To test it out.

When the mind is quiet,

Which means that the me is totally absent,

The peace arrives naturally.

In that state,

The mind is fully open,

There's no resistance.

The mind could appreciate the beautiful sky,

The tranquil river,

Water,

The green leaves,

The beauty of the flower,

The sound of birds.

Because in that state,

There's no internal or external state,

It is one.

The mind is no longer trapped by the narratives.

And when the outside and inside is the same,

The mind is empty.

That's the total life.

And only in that total life,

Everything can be placed in the right place.

Knowledge,

Language,

The things you're doing can be placed in the right place.

Or else if the mind is trapped by thoughts,

By the fragments,

The mind always over-focus on one thing,

And identify itself with the thing.

Look around the society,

There are so many big egos which are associated with their functions as whatever,

Which bring about tremendous suffering and issues to himself and others.