Through Language, The Mind Is Influenced

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.

**Note: If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, be aware of the emotions or reactions.

For most people, words are the mind, the mind is the words, therefore influence is inevitable.

Transcript

Look at the world around us.

This world is full of verbs.

To most people,

The mind is words.

The verbs are the mind.

The mind has been so attached to the verbal expression,

Verbal statements.

We tend to take the literal meanings of the verse without examining the way we give meanings to the verse.

Because of this,

Most people are following the general sense of the use of the language,

And the mind is fully attached to the verse.

It is no wonder such a mind is so easily influenced by the propaganda,

By the media,

By all kind of things.

And such a mind is not only superficial,

But also confused about everything.

A mind that is easy to be influenced is a confused mind.

The deeper meaning of meditation is to think inward,

To understand why the mind is so easily influenced.

Can we cut off the influence immediately?

Let's do empty the mind immediately,

The consciousness immediately,

The verbs immediately,

Everything immediately.

So the mind is free of the attachment,

The attachment to verbs.

And then such a mind becomes immovable.

Because the mind is clear,

Very clear about everything,

The life,

The existence.

No ill influence can take it down.

That state of the mind,

Clear,

Lucid,

Is impregnable.

This all points to a word,

Alone.

Be alone mentally.

No matter how many people are around you,

Can you be alone mentally?

In that aluminance,

Everything is clear.