The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
15 April 2024
“It all comes down to mindfulness (sati). Maintain your mindfulness with ‘Buddho’ or any of the meditation subjects to ground your mind.”
When you first begin to practise, there will be many trials and errors. Sometimes you do something right and manage to calm your mind, but you don’t really know how you managed to do it. So when you want to do it again the next time, you automatically expect that it will be as calm as the last time. So you keep thinking about the result and become obsessed with it.
It all comes down to mindfulness (sati). Maintain your mindfulness with ‘Buddho’ or any of the meditation subjects to ground your mind. Your surroundings need to be quiet without any interference.
Your state of mind also needs to be carefree—no problems with other people or any hindrance.
These conditions all come into play and bring about the calm. If you happen to have a quarrel with someone or any issues, it will be impossible to calm your mind. Even if you do it the right way, you won’t be able to meditate because of all the lingering issues.
It’s just like listening to the radio. On certain days the reception is really clear when there is no interference. And there are days when a roll of thunder and other sounds just keep interfering.
By Ajaan Suchart Abhijāto
Youtube: Dhamma in English
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_BnRZmNgECsJGS31F495g
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