There is a well-known saying that we shouldn’t try to find mind with mind. The core of the Buddhist teaching is non-duality, Oneness. Don’t try to find something that is different and separate from what you see and hear. Reaching something, or somewhere means connecting yourself with the thing, or the place that is separate from you.
Remember that when you find yourself groping for the true-Self with your thoughts, your thoughts are no other than the function of the true-Self that you are struggling to reach. This is why ancient masters would say, “Why do you ask me where the food is that you are chewing in your mouth?”.
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