Ninth Karmapa, Wanchuk Dorje’s Ocean of Certainty by Kyabgon Traleg

Author:Kyabgon, Traleg [Kyabgon, Traleg]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: INgrooves
Published: 2012-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

If you try to control the mind, it will only get claustrophobic and your agitation will increase, just as silkworms produce the very fibers they become entangled in. The mind should be relaxed but not distracted; there has to be that balance. When you are spinning thread, you should not spin it too taut or it will break and you should not spin it too lose or it will unravel. There should be that same kind of balance in the mind.

In mahamudra, the criterion by which we judge whether we are meditating, is not whether we are exercising control over the mind but whether awareness is present or not. Awareness is more important than controlling the mind. You actually have to learn to relax the mind.

This criterion should to be applied every time you meditate or use any kind of meditation object. Do not regard disturbing thoughts and emotions as something that upsets meditation. Allow them to arise, be aware of them, and let them go. It is possible to meditate on disturbing thoughts themselves with this approach.

There are other methods or ways to cultivate concentration. Gampopa says:

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