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Dissolving Consciousness This consciousness isn’t some stable entity that flows through everything. It’s constantly dissolving and reforming. Pema Chödrön, “What Goes Through the Bardos?” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

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RIGHT ACTION Reflecting Upon Mental Action However the seed is planted, in that way the fruit is gathered. Good things come from doing good deeds; bad things come from doing bad deeds. (SN 11.10) What is the purpose of a mirror? For the purpose of reflection. So too mental action is to be done with repeated reflection. (MN 61) When you are doing an action with the mind, reflect on that same mental action thus: "Does this action I am doing with the mind lead to my own affliction?" If, on reflection, you know that it does, then stop doing it; if you know that it does not, then continue. (MN 61)

Reflection The body has a natural capacity for proprioception, for knowing what it is doing as it is doing it. What about the mind? How often do we know what we are thinking as we are thinking it? Not often, it appears. Mindfulness of the body is being aware of the body while breathing, for example. Mindfulness of mind is being aware of the activities of the mind as they are unfolding. This takes some getting used to, but it can be done. Daily Practice This particular text is encouraging us to notice the ethical quality of our mental activity and in particular whether it contributes to some sort of self-harm. Sometimes we are our own worst critic, our own most undermining voice, our own adversary. When we pay close attention to what the mind is doing, we can catch it in the act of hurting us and gently let go of that in order to point the mind in a more positive direction. Tomorrow: Abstaining from Misbehaving Among Sensual Pleasures One week from today: Reflecting upon Social Action Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Day 8 If you're not yet subscribed to Tricycle, subscribe here » Welcome to week 2 of Meditation Month with Haemin Sunim.   Watch the video and follow the practice prompt below. Remember that if you're a Tricycle subscriber, you also get weekly live meditations over Zoom every Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET with Haemin Sunim (sign up here!). If you're not already a subscriber, consider subscribing to Tricycle today.

WEEK 2 GUIDED VIDEO Boundless Freedom In this video, the second of four we’ll share this month, Haemin Sunim invites us into the realm of the unknown with the koan, “What is it that is not a thing, not the mind, not the Buddha? What is it?” In embracing the don’t-know mind, instead of surrendering to the mind’s inclination to answer questions, we uncover a state of unconditional freedom. Watch the video » PRACTICE PROMPT What is it that is not a thing, not the mind, not the Buddha?   Whatever answer appears, that is not it. Any answer has a boundary and carries the quality of the known; therefore, it becomes an object. The koan invites you into boundless freedom, the state before the split between subject and object. So what is it? If you can remain in wonder, curiosity, and unconditional openness, you are already touching your true nature. Let the question open a door rather than close one. Do not seek a conceptual landing place. Instead, sense the spaciousness that appears when the mind stops grasping for certainty.

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