forgetting the past

emptiness and sorrow

Sacred fire

Considering all experiences and memories sacred, the mind should consign them to the holy fire of emptiness, from where they originated. From emptiness to emptiness, the journey of the creations of the mind is completed.

humbling experience

Humbling experiences should be used to teach the mind the follies of overt and hidden egotism.
A truly humble mind is a vessel in which truth comes pouring in.

Attachment

Attachment is a way of resisting change. The fact is behind the curtains of seemingly normal activity, differential changes happen continuously. Sometimes, these changes manifest themselves in a big event, and our lives gets shaken up. After experiencing sorrow, the mind settles down in its normal routine. The mind has to learn when shaken up by attachment. It has to realize the ever changing and impermanent nature of the manifest world ( both inner and outer). This deepening awareness has a stilling effect on the mind, a loss of disturbances. Only then can we feel the dynamic, non causal happiness that is the part of creation.

Let me merge with my attachment,
my ever lasting pain, my continuous restlessness.
Let me merge with my pleasures and rising elation,
my victories, my revenge
Separation always breeds sorrow
let me merge with my loved one
for there may not be tomorrow.

resolving psychological issues

All psychological problems should be approached in a friendly manner. Making them an enemy, makes the mind stiff and divided. The problems must dissolve, like sugar in heated water. An attempt to crack them open will lead to further distortions.

Harmony

The harmony in consciousness is necessary for individual and world peace. The fragmentary movement of thought, with one end rooted in the thinker, obstructing complete perception is the root cause of disharmony. Object of meditation is the unification of consciousness.

weighed down

Our consciousness is weighed down by memories of pleasures, pains and identities which belong to yesterday. If we leave those behind and dive in the sea of life, becoming utterly unknown and therefore humble, our being will soar like strong unfettered balloon.

memory

How many memories do we have? If we have many memories, then why don't we feel as many persons ? If we feel an a single person, are the memories connected together ? What connects them ? another memory ? If it is not another memory, it must have a part of it as memory. But than it is many. There are contradictions in whatever way you argue

spontaneous happiness

Desire is the seeking of pleasure, continuation of sensation by thought. In the shadow of desire there can be no spontaneous happiness. The process of desire is time. There is a tremendous amount of energy caught in desire. When we realize that desire is destroying the present, there is a release of energy, which is spontaneous happiness. In that release, the sense organs become more active, natural enjoyment increases manifold. Our education system does not teach us to be free of time, it only cultivates the paths to pleasure.

language

Language is based on fragmentation of reality. Braking up produces one and from there on- two, three, many etc. Because of this, language can only be a hint to truth. Play of language is a hindrance in the spiritual path

the folly of opinions

Opinions heat up the mind. It is the substance with which the mind surrounds itself and derives illusory security and pleasure. If you drop many ideas, you will see yourself becoming quieter and more peaceful.

morning meditations: reaction

Reactions bind us to the earthly existence. Devoid of reactions, the mind lift towards freedom, like a free floating balloon moving towards heavens. In this state only can you experience spontaneous happiness (there is no other).

questions

the question you have not asked yourself, hearing their answer, is quite useless.

wandering mind

Mind has the habit of wandering. Various methods are used to stop this (why?) The following contains some of the known processes. In my view one should do what feels most natural, and requires least effort at any given time (which may change).

1. Mantra: When the mantra is repeated for a long period of time, the mind becomes quieter. The mind may start resonating with mantra sound. Each sound may interact with various parts of the body and cleanse them. This method is somewhat unnatural, it is not my preferred way except for a short period of time.
2. Breath: As the mind moves, it effects breath. Almost all erratic states of mind will negatively effect breathing. Watching the process of inhalation and exhalation can make oneself aware of disturbances in the mind. It also it deepens the process of breathing and makes the mind calmer.
3. Immersion into the five senses: In this process, we can deeply see or hear (other senses do not have as great effect on the states of mind). This can be done in a sorrounding, where there is a lot of natural beauty. This is a very natural way of meditation, and in my view does not have any side effects. Since nature is always changing, the likely-hood of boredom is absent (unless the mind is really agitated, in that state it may not seem purposeless)
4.Focusing on visual images:When done for a long time,I find that this has side effects on the eyes. This is not my preferred way.
5. Focusing on internal visual image: This process seems to require lot of effort, I do not think that our minds are really constructed to do this. This is recommended in many meditation practises, but I find this to be very unnatural.

laws of thought

1.thought always wants to be in motion. without motion thought has no existence
2. Hearing, smelling, breathing, seeing touching and tasting are antidote to this motion.
3. thoughts can be with a theme or without a theme.
4. Any effort to resist a thought, creates another thought
5. thought and disturbances of the mind follow each other. Each disturbance creates thoughts
and thought creates further disturbances.
6.Thoughts inhibit deeper states of mind.

stray thinking makes the mind dull. silence brings back life and diminishes the need for entertainment

when the moving mind contracts, silent minds expands. Happiness is the natural outcome.