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We often hear our teachers tell us to "cut off all thinking."
This does not mean to suppress thinking or strive for a quiet mind. Rather, it
means to stop paying attention to your thoughts.
Recently on a canal tour in Bangkok, I saw, from a distance, some tourists on a dock throwing food to the fish that live in the canal. The water around the dock was alive with the thrashing, hungry fish. I thought, " That is exactly how my mind looks sometimes No wonder it is so hard to meditate."
A bit later that day, walking along another canal, I took some pictures of the fish to share with you. You can see so clearly what happens when the children offer food and what happens when there is no more food.
So the next time you think, “my mind is too busy to meditate today” ask yourself, “who keeps feeding these fish”?
Recently on a canal tour in Bangkok, I saw, from a distance, some tourists on a dock throwing food to the fish that live in the canal. The water around the dock was alive with the thrashing, hungry fish. I thought, " That is exactly how my mind looks sometimes No wonder it is so hard to meditate."
A bit later that day, walking along another canal, I took some pictures of the fish to share with you. You can see so clearly what happens when the children offer food and what happens when there is no more food.
So the next time you think, “my mind is too busy to meditate today” ask yourself, “who keeps feeding these fish”?
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