Insight 8: Mind at Rest and Mind Moving

Verse 17

When one looks again and again at the mind that is not a thing to be seen,
And sees vividly for what it is the meaning of not seeing,
Doubts about the meaning of “is” and “isn’t” are erased.
Without confusion, may my own face know itself.

Instructions

Experiencing thoughts and sensations while allowing the quiet times to support the experience.

Meditation

  • Let your mind rest open and awake. 
  • Look at the mind that rests. Can you recognize it?
  • Allow a thought or sensation to arise. Can you recognize the mind that is now moving? 
  • Rest with the moving mind.  
  • Do you have an awareness of the mind that rests and the mind that moves? 
  • Is there a familiarity with a mind at rest and a mind that is moving? 
  • Look at the mind free of making any stories. 
  • How is the mind that experiences a thought or a sensation different from the mind that experiences the mind at rest? 
  • Look at what is aware of the mind at rest and the mind moving. 
  • Can you separate the mind at rest from the mind moving? 
  • Rest the mind naturally.

After Meditation

  • Were you able to resist altering your experience of the mind that rests and the mind that moves?
  • What happened when you looked at what is aware?
  • Was there a desire to find something, or could you rest in not finding anything concrete?

During the Day

Several times a day take brief moments to be familiar with a calm mind and a moving mind free of getting caught up with any content or judgement.