Verse 18
Look at objects and there is no object: one sees mind;
Look at mind and there is no mind: it is empty of nature;
Look at both of these and dualistic clinging subsides on its own.
May I know sheer clarity, the way mind is.
Meditation
- Let the mind open up to the totality of space.
- Rest free and easy.
- Remain awake, resting free of thinking about anything.
- Rest the mind free from labeling anything. It doesn’t matter what you are experiencing.
- Rest in thoughts appearing.
- Rest in thoughts moving.
- Rest in thoughts changing.
- Recognize the moment of experience and rest there.
- Be open to all experience neither grasping nor pushing away.
- Rest in recognizing the nature of the mind.
- Be mindful of the nature of the mind.
After Meditation
- What happened when you were asked to recognize the moment of experiencing and rest there?
- Is there any concern with being hooked by experience?
- Were you able to recognize the nature of the mind?
During the Day
Recognize how you react when you are hooked by experience. Do you notice a change in how thoughts vie for your attention? Familiarize with recognizing the nature of mind.