THE WAY IT IS
Chapter: EVERYTHING THAT ARISES PASSES AWAY
VEN. AJAHN SUMEDHO
“What is a condition? The body that we're with, the emotions and feelings, the perceptions of the mind, conceptions and consciousness through the sense - these are conditions. A condition is something that is added, compounded, something that arises and passes away; it's not the uncreated, unborn, unoriginated ultimate reality… that concept and whatever you conceive, is a condition that arises and passes away. Any time you try to conceive yourself, any concept or memory of yourself as this or that is only a condition of your mind. It's not what you are - you're not a condition of your mind. So, sorrow, despair, love and happiness, are all conditions of mind and they are not all not-self.”
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“What is a condition? The body with which we are, the emotions and feelings, the mind's perceptions, conceptions and consciousness through sense - these are conditions. A condition is something that is added, composed, something that arises and passes; it is not the Uncreated, Unborn, Unoriginated, Ultimate Reality... But this concept and everything you conceive, is a condition that comes and goes.
Whenever you try to conceive yourself, any concept or memory of yourself as this or that, is just a condition of your mind. You are not what you are – you are not a condition of your mind. Thus, sadness, despair, love, and happiness, are all conditions of the mind and THEY ARE ALL NOT-ME. "
Source: The Way It Is, Cap. What comes, comes.
VEN. AJAHN SUMEDHO
25 March 2023
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