To End The Seeking Totally Not Partially Is True Meditation

**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.

Listening to this talk is meditation. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without being stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, no agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

Transcript

If the mind is merely dealing with seeking success,

Then it's not serious at all.

Because success is only a small part of the content of the thoughts.

But the mind must be dealing with the seeking itself.

Stop any seeking.

When the mind becomes hesitant,

It doesn't mean that the mind can't do it.

Or the mind has fear,

Because all one's existing living is based on all kinds of pleasure,

Which is also out of the seeking activities.

And the mind doesn't want to let go of the pleasure.

So that's why the mind can't really end the seeking totally,

Because of this vested interest,

Pleasure.

So that's why this self-inquiry is so challenging,

Not because it is difficult,

But the mind doesn't want to let go of the pleasure.

Because the pleasure is also out of these seeking activities,

The mental seeking.

And such a mind has never tested what is life like without pleasure seeking.

So the mind only knows its own pleasure and holds onto the known,

The very limited known,

The knowledge it has about itself.

And the mind won't let go of the knowledge to really find out what it's like when the mind does not seek pleasure whatsoever.

So the mind generates a new image about this scenario,

Which brings about the fear of losing the pleasure.

Still,

The mind is seeking security.

So the seeking is still there.

The pattern is still there.

So that's why if one is merely dealing with the seeking partially,

One is not dealing at all.

Partially means that the mind is making a choice,

It's calculating,

Evaluating,

And it is still seeking.

Only a seeking mind is doing things partially,

Either the issue can be totally solved or the issue is there.

Being partial is just part of this self-deception,

Which doesn't lead to any result.

So can one live a life without any seeking whatsoever?

Which also means that can one live a life that ends this self-centered way of living,

Which is full of all kinds of seeking?

To answer this question is not to use verbs,

But to find doubt for yourself,

To live in truth,

To live a life without any seeking,

To see what will happen to the mind,

To the life.

Taking such shared action is the beginning of the true meditation.