To know correctly

When you are free, don’t just let your mind wander freely. You can breathe mindfully, or keep repeating Bhuddo. Don’t waste your breath by doing nothing. Though there are only 5 minutes or 10 minutes, just keep practicing. At this temple, there are many fruit flies in the summer. I didn’t know it before moving …

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The Mind’s Refuge

When you’re doing a sitting meditation, don’t alter your mind. Almost all practitioners alter their minds to make them more still and dull. Instead, sit with mindfulness. If the mind doesn’t struggle, it will be peaceful. When you alter the mind, the mind needs to work; it can’t rest. So, the restful type of Samadhi …

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