Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The world = The object of our mind = The projection of our mind

Watch deeply the following Thay's Dharma talk from 1:31 to 2:14.


The following is the excerpt from the video.

Quote:
So, mindfulness, you can define it as the kind of energy that allows us to be aware of what is happening in the here and the now, in our body, in our feelings, in our mind, and in the world which is the object of our mind. In the Buddhist tradition, we always try to remember that the world is the object of our mind. Our mind and the world form a perception, subject of a perception and object of a perception
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(Commentary)
The world is the object of our mind. So, the world depends on the state of our mind. David Bohm said, "The way we see depends on the way we think". There are two kinds of the world, namely the outside world and the inside world. If our mind is not calm and clear, we see illusory world through the projection of mind. Only if our mind is calm and clear, the realistic world is reflected on our mind.

< Outside world >
non-calm mind (wavy water) ⇒ can't reflect the outside reality  see illusions (projection of mind)
calm mind (still water: mirror) ⇒ can reflect the outside  reality ⇒ attain insight

The outside world is the illusion if our mind is not calm. That's because our mind can't reflect the outside reality as it is. It's like wavy water in the pond.
The outside world is the reality if our mind is calm. That's because our mind can reflect the outside reality as it is. It's like still water in the pond, or a mirror.

< Inside world >
non-clear mind (dirty water) ⇒ can't see through the inside reality  see illusions (projection of mind)
clear mind (clear water) ⇒ can see through the inside reality ⇒ attain insight

The inside world is the illusion if our mind is not clear. That's because we can't see through the inside reality as it is. Our mind is like dirty water in the pond.
The inside world is the reality if our mind is clear. That's because we can see through the inside reality as it is. Our mind is like clear water in the pond.

Therefore, we need to have clear and calm mind in order to touch the true nature of reality. The method to have clear and calm mind is mindfulness, concentration and insight taught by the Buddha and Thay. 

(Cf.) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014NYEP04

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