Showing posts with label observer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label observer. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Mind changes when we try to observe it

Dhp. 1. Mind precedes all mental states. [Mind is the forerunner of all conditions.] Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made (wrought). If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts, suffering follows one like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.

2. Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows one like one's never-departing shadow.

3. "That person abused me, struck me, overpowered me, robbed me!" Those who harbor such thoughts will not still their hatred.... More

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Alan Watts: Get out of the mind once a day