Standing Alone Is Shedding All The Burdens To Be Practical

**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

Freedom and understanding always go hand in hand.

The mind is free,

Free to inquire.

The mind has no fear when the mind is free.

When the mind is afraid,

There's no freedom.

And there's only fear when the mind is burdened by the past.

To live a life without fear is to live life with freedom,

Truly.

That's also to live a life without any burden.

This life without burden is not a spiritual life,

Nor an ordinary life.

It is life.

A life not bound by knowledge,

Bound by thoughts.

Everything stays in the right place.

And such life is very practical,

Extremely practical.

Extremely down to earth.

But this life won't come easy.

It requires tremendous amount of observation,

Diligence.

Most people just want an easy life.

The mind keeps following,

Keeps conforming,

Imitating.

And such a mind is lost.

And such a mind keeps seeking,

Seeking solutions,

Hoping to make this impractical life practical.

And you see,

All can struggle,

All can disappear,

Dejection.

And to have this me here,

This self,

The ego here,

Is rather easy.

But to meditate is to find out how to live.

It is a very practical question,

How to live a life practically.

The self keeps creating all kinds of illusions,

Deceptions,

All kinds of struggle,

Confusion.

The life is never practical.

And wanting to make this life practical is another illusion.

So to meditate is to see this clearly.

See how impractical such life is.

See this urgency to change,

To transform myself from the bottom of the heart.

Can I stop imitating?

Can I stop conforming?

Me is the world.

The world is me.

Can I stand alone to understand all those?

I don't need to follow anybody.

Can I stand alone to learn and understand this world?

The very standing alone is shedding all the burdens away.

Else the mind keeps imitating,

Conforming,

Only picking up more and more burdens.