Dear,
Thought is separation. Thought means that there is ‘me’ and the ‘other’. And the other needs to be thought of. “We are not one, but two. And the second is the function of the first.” The art of living lies in harmonizing the second, so that it lives in accordance with the first, in submission to the first, in surrender to the first. So let thought come, and let it quickly make way for attention. Let it not hang around.
Have you seen that when an important man is to arrive, his attendants come first? And they ensure that the things are properly laid out. Attendants are needed only till the time the dignitary has not arrived. Once he has come, then the attendant should vacate the area. If the attendants still hang around, then what will happen? They are an unnecessary impediment.
Imagine the leader is speaking from the stage, and the mike attendant, and the tea vendor are hanging around the stage. Now what will happen? Are they needed anymore? Is thought needed anymore?
Thought is good only as long as it makes way for attention. A good thought is one which quickly subsides. So that now there is only the vacant space, in which understanding can take place.
In fact the sutra, states what should be the life of the thought.
“He indeed has his recollections of worldly life extinguished – who becomes void-minded spontaneously.“
So thought arises, and then it extinguishes in no time. Spontaneously it goes away. Like a flash it comes, and like a flash it goes away. That should be the life of the thought. It should not stay there. It should not become a compulsive state of mind.
To read more of it and various other questions I invite you to: www.prashantadvait.com
To view the session:
Q&A:
http://www.querynanswer.com/question/anytime-i-have-so-many-thoughts-in-my-mind-my-mind-is-full-of-thoughts-all-the-time-can-there-be-any-method-to-empty-my-head/
Thought is separation. Thought means that there is ‘me’ and the ‘other’. And the other needs to be thought of. “We are not one, but two. And the second is the function of the first.” The art of living lies in harmonizing the second, so that it lives in accordance with the first, in submission to the first, in surrender to the first. So let thought come, and let it quickly make way for attention. Let it not hang around.
Have you seen that when an important man is to arrive, his attendants come first? And they ensure that the things are properly laid out. Attendants are needed only till the time the dignitary has not arrived. Once he has come, then the attendant should vacate the area. If the attendants still hang around, then what will happen? They are an unnecessary impediment.
Imagine the leader is speaking from the stage, and the mike attendant, and the tea vendor are hanging around the stage. Now what will happen? Are they needed anymore? Is thought needed anymore?
Thought is good only as long as it makes way for attention. A good thought is one which quickly subsides. So that now there is only the vacant space, in which understanding can take place.
In fact the sutra, states what should be the life of the thought.
“He indeed has his recollections of worldly life extinguished – who becomes void-minded spontaneously.“
So thought arises, and then it extinguishes in no time. Spontaneously it goes away. Like a flash it comes, and like a flash it goes away. That should be the life of the thought. It should not stay there. It should not become a compulsive state of mind.
To read more of it and various other questions I invite you to: www.prashantadvait.com
To view the session:
Q&A:
http://www.querynanswer.com/question/anytime-i-have-so-many-thoughts-in-my-mind-my-mind-is-full-of-thoughts-all-the-time-can-there-be-any-method-to-empty-my-head/
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