Seeking Psychological Security Brings Numerous Attachments

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

Transcript

Physically,

The body,

The mind,

Which is one,

Must have this absolute security,

This physical security.

So the mind,

The neuro system can function healthily,

Sanely,

Which means that one must have enough food to eat,

Have the shelter,

Have clothes to keep warm.

And this is the fundamental thing of all the human beings.

But when the mind,

When the body have this physical security,

This inner world,

This psyche keeps going.

Physically,

One needs security.

But why,

Psychologically,

Does one still want security?

How does the demand for physical security become the craving for the psychological security?

It looks similar,

But actually,

They are very different.

Without physical security,

Everything goes around securing the physical security.

And such living is violent.

That's why we're all working hard to avoid this,

Make sure everybody has this absolute physical security.

But why does one still crave security psychologically?

As one sees through one's life,

This craving for the psychological security is a bottomless who?

It can be filled in.

This demand from this craving is so strong.

And the mind which is trapped in this pattern of seeking security psychologically,

The mind is destroying itself,

Destroying the physical security.

When the mind is craving this psychological security,

The mind is always wanting to rely on something to get a sense of security.

In that doing so,

Numerous attachments have been created.

In that seeking of the psychological security,

The mind is being attached to numerous things.

But the mind still feels insecure.

The mind still wants more,

To be attached more.

And the existing attachment keeps creating issues.

So the mind is also getting rid of it.

Can one observe this in one's life?

By attachment,

There's temporary psychological security,

Fulfillment.

But the attachment is making troubles,

It's creating issues.

So the mind is looking for new attachment to maintain that fulfillment which is called security.

And this mind is always struggling in doing so.