A. To meditate shouldn’t be to attempt to take away rambling ideas, illusions however be to attempt to see them as they’re. The tougher you attempt to eliminate them the extra you can be troubled by them as a result of attempting to take away them is including one more thought. They seem like illusions and bother you as a result of you may’t see them as they’re. Attempt to see them as they’re by tracing them again to the foundation. When you may see them as they’re, you’ll take pleasure in happiness you’ve by no means skilled earlier than. Let me introduce an historic Zen poem.
Don’t keep away from illusions. They’re the Buddha you might be searching for.
Don’t observe the Buddha. It’s the phantasm that you’re attempting to keep away from.
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