The strength to think otherwise ???????? - a podcast by 贤二机器僧

Thestrength to think otherwise

 There are two ways of thinking, one iscalled “wise attention”, the other is “unwise attention”. The former is tothink with the wisdom of Dharma, and it can bring us strength and ease. Thelatter is to think in line with afflictions, it will bring us pain andconfusion. It is up to us to choose the way of thinking, from which springs ourpain or happiness.

 

Our mind always changes with conditions,lingering on what we are seeing and hearing. Besides, it is much easier for ourmind to answer the call of afflictions than for it to reflect on the BuddhaDharma. Therefore, we need to frequent peaceful places of the Three Gems, tolisten to Dharma talks, to get close to virtuous friends, and to immerseourselves in an environment of Dharma. What’s more, we need to recall theteachings and bear them in mind.

 

We need to frequently deliberate on theteachings we’ve heard, so as to replace the unwise attention our mind hasfocused. Even though we are armed with the Dharma, we often “don’t know what todo”. Why? That is because we have never really reflected on and habituated our mindwith the teachings that could actually deal with our afflictions. What’s more,we repeat our old way of thinking again and again. This is like not taking thepills prescribed by the doctor but wining about “what shall I do”.

 

Little by little, we need to cultivate thehabit of paying “wise attention”. We must give us a bonus when one out of tentimes we made it. After all, it is not easy for the train of thought to changeits direction. The strength to think otherwise builds up slowly.

 

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