Zen

Q. How should I tame this restless mind to reach the state of enlightenment?

A. Don’t try to tame your mind. Instead, try to see what your mind is. The reason why you feel your mind is restless is that you don’t know what your mind is.

You always have a hard time trying in vain to tame your mind because you are struggling to tame what you don’t know. The state of enlightenment you are keen to reach is no other than seeing the mind.

©Boo Ahm

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