The Whole Civilization Is Merely A Thought Product

**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 understand the burden of life is to understand the total structure of thoughts.

Our life is burdened with numerous thoughts.

This whole civilization is full of all kinds of thoughts,

Ideas.

Look at the culture,

The commercialism,

The consumerism,

Is dominating this culture.

The consumerism and commercialism are merely some ideas,

Thoughts,

Concepts based on you and me.

The self,

Which is another entity,

Concept.

Living such a life implies that mind can be easily burdened with excessive thoughts,

Ideas,

Fantasies.

To understand the burden is to see clearly how the mind,

How the life is shaped,

Influenced by all of those thoughts,

Ideas,

Concepts.

And all of those become the content of the consciousness,

Which is me.

And the mind is burdened by such a consciousness.

And this consciousness never ends,

Never stops,

Never empties.

It continues because this society,

This culture keeps cultivating,

Keeps stimulating,

And this consciousness becomes disordered.

The self-centered activities is being perpetuated,

And life is heavily burdened.