Music Dings knowing this is always there.
Buddha knew that I was unconscious.
Yes.
Yes.
So knowing this is there.
He wanted to train his mind's attention also so that it was a teaching for Ananda because Ananda was not at that level to even understand knowing this.
So he is training Ananda that first you train your mind.
Your mind's attention becomes sharp and slowly I will take you to the higher step where you know,
Oh the lower already knows the mind.
First you at least start recognizing the activity of the mind.
When you're in,
When we are ignorant,
Okay,
We don't even realize that we have control on the mind.
We feel in its control when we are ignorant.
Then when we come onto the spiritual path,
We are taught that no,
No,
We can control the mind.
Okay.
And see you can focus on it through the breath.
You can focus on it through the mantra.
You can become more aware.
You can increase the mind's attention.
So it's a subtle way of showing the disciple from absolutely no control.
I move towards yes,
Yes,
I can control the mind.
So it's like an encouragement for the sadhaka.
And then when he is like really polished,
When Buddha will see that Ananda has reached that state,
Now he'll tell him look one step further.
There is a lower,
The knowingness.
Buddha called it the field of Shunyata.
There is a Shunyata which is actually knowing everything and everything is arising in the Shunyata.
Everything dissolves in the Shunyata.
It has always been there.
But he's taking baby steps.
Every teacher has given stories,
Teachings specific to that person's level of maturity on the path.
God Bless!
