Someone asked if constantly striving to focus on the present, as a way of controlling the wandering mind, is unnatural, and I’d say, oh, it definitely is! When we force our minds to stick to the present, we’re actually fighting … Continue reading Letting go of the Now
To be liberated, there needs to be an understanding of the nature of the mind and a deep insight into its workings. By seeing through and understanding the mind, one can transcend the dependence on the conditioning, beliefs, and perspectives … Continue reading Effortless Awareness – The first and last freedom
Questioner: Dear Ly, when I have intentions, I create karma. So I try not to do anything with intentions and goals. This is also an intention. I have a question here. Because I find myself doing almost everything with a … Continue reading Will or no will..
Ask: Dear Ly, can I ask if Vipassana meditation (specifically, the practice of “observing” the breath and sensations) supports or contradicts the practice of awareness? In my personal experience, when I practice meditation by observing my breathing and feeling, there … Continue reading Concentration vs Natural Witnessing
the point is seeing or not seeing – knowing or not knowing – but not achieving anything. Enlightenment is seeing the truth, liberation is getting rid of illusions about self, about the world, about the so-called Great Self, God, Buddha nature, Immortal Soul, Ultimate Bliss or Nirvana or something. . Continue reading It’s better to see clearly that you are pooping..
Exerp from Eliott mind observation blog Day 87 – I can witness how i am more aware and in phase with others’s emotions. Especially with Ly’s and Leo’s. I recall the sensations as i believed something was wrong:-feeling of emptiness … Continue reading Peace
☘️Hello, what’s your name?-My name is Nguyen Hoai Anh. ☘️Have you attended the Nhu Khong (Suchness) course? -I attended the Nhu Khong course on June 6-12 held in Nha Trang. ☘️Before participating in Nhu Khong, did you practice Mindfulness Observation? … Continue reading Nhu Khong – Suchness
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