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Writing a Practice on the Mindfulness Trainings, Deportment, and Ideals
Our mind has two layers: le mental – the conscious mind, and le tréfonds (store consciousness) – tàng thức. Like a computer, the screen only displays, while the hard drive stores wisdom. When we work on an assignment, we:
- Receive the topic and transmit it to the store consciousness
- Practice walking meditation, breathing, letting go of all thinking
- Return, sit down, and write, allowing the store consciousness to respond
The topic “I Have Gone in Search of the World-Honored One” is a journey of seeking the ultimate concern, our deepest aspiration – the seed of:
- great understanding (bodhi)
-
great love (bodhicitta)
by reflecting on our life, illuminating:
- The Sangha
- The precepts
- Mindfulness trainings
- The ideal
-
Joy
in order to recognize the ultimate meaning and not waste a human life.