tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post1364061836036807172..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Why Thoughts Matter So MuchMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-79047837439262377272011-07-24T06:59:18.101-07:002011-07-24T06:59:18.101-07:00Thank you Chris for helping see the movie in our m...Thank you Chris for helping see the movie in our mind in slow motion . . . yes, small invisible thoughts with potentially huge consequences, for ourselves, and the world.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-31370938466676223902011-07-23T07:59:04.754-07:002011-07-23T07:59:04.754-07:00Without thoughts there are no actions. Every actio...Without thoughts there are no actions. Every action begins with a habitual conceptualization. We automatically identify Self and Object, make some arbitrary assessment of like, dislike or indifference, then decide how to act. This all happens in a fraction of an instant, a moment that lasts no time at all. In this way, we create our reality moment by moment. That is how powerful and important thoughts are. Alas...how tragic (and comic) samsara is!Chris Lemighttp://www.thenarrowwaybook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-61233853083846778842011-07-23T06:57:19.402-07:002011-07-23T06:57:19.402-07:00Was Once, I agree with you. I find guarding the mi...Was Once, I agree with you. I find guarding the mind quite a task. The old ways keep on creeping in . . . Hence the need for sustained practice! That mind of ours is so sneaky!Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-46651327020929089972011-07-23T06:55:27.448-07:002011-07-23T06:55:27.448-07:00Yes, David there are two ways to deal with this. U...Yes, David there are two ways to deal with this. Unhinge oneself from thinking mind, and also willfully purify the mind, replacing unwholesome thoughts with wholesome ones. The latter, especially good when faced with hindrances. Cognitive therapy is only a canned version of a small part of 2500 year old teachings :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-15605053957950304562011-07-22T13:53:28.780-07:002011-07-22T13:53:28.780-07:00Attitude is everything, a beginning to a purified ...Attitude is everything, a beginning to a purified mind which often sounds impossible. Start small... like you said, first wake with love for yourself, later when driving, dealing with phone representatives or with family bring kindness. That's I am trying to do, but one falls off. So I take 5 and collect.Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787588883235992471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-43642334065984489912011-07-22T07:44:28.311-07:002011-07-22T07:44:28.311-07:00I completely agree. Thoughts are actions when we ...I completely agree. Thoughts are actions when we "think" them but perhaps less so when they drift into our mind and we allow them to drift out again, as in zazen. Brings to mind the native story about two dogs fighting inside me. Which one wins? The one I feed. I need to keep practicing releasing unhelpful thoughts before they latch onto me or I latch onto them.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.com