We see that we are that very irritation in the present moment. Thanks to this approach, we no longer need to make an effort to oppose, expel, or destroy the irritation. When we practice observation meditation, we do not set up barriers between good and bad in ourselves and transform ourselves into a battlefield. That is the main thing Buddhism seek

The fourteenth method allows us to see that every dharma is already in the process of disintegrating, so that we are no longer possessed by the idea of holding onto any dharma as a separate entity, even the physiological and psychological elements in ourselves. The fifteenth allows us to arrive at the awareness of a great joy, the joy of emancipati

If we live our daily life in moderation, keeping our body in good health, we can diminish painful feelings which originate in the body. By observing each thing clearly and opening the boundaries of our understanding, we can diminish painful feelings originating from perception. To observe a feeling in order to illuminate it is to recognize the mult

“When the practitioner can abide in meditative stability without being distracted and can investigate every dharma, every object of mind that arises, then the second Factor of Awakening will be born and developed in him, the factor of investigating dharmas. When this factor is developed, it will come to perfection. “When the practitioner can observ

The eighth method aims at the transformation of the energy of feelings. By observing the true nature of any feeling, we can transform its energy into the energy of peace and joy. When we understand someone, we can accept and love him. Once we have accepted him, there is no longer any feeling of reproach or irritation against him. The energy of the

All physiological phenomena, such as the breath, the nervous system, the sense organs; all psychological phenomena, such as feelings, thought, consciousness; and all physical phenomena, such as the earth, water, grass, trees, mountains, and rivers; all are objects of mind and therefore all are mind. All of them can be called “dharmas.”

Only because we imprison ourselves in the idea of a small self do we create a state of darkness, narrowness, anxiety, and sorrow. According to our narrow view of a truly existing self, life is just my body, my house, my spouse, my children, and my riches. But if we can extend beyond every limit we have created for ourselves, we will see that our li

Under the light of awareness, the energy of irritation can be transformed into an energy which nourishes.

You can pass half your life seeking riches and fame without ever holding your little toe between your fingers in awakened awareness.