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[♪♫ gong]
[clearing throats]
[clearing throats]
Meditation practice is a way of knowing oneself
rather than shielding oneself from one's neurosis.
So therefore, it is not particularly regarded as pleasurable.
But on the other hand, this does not mean a way of inflicting pain on ourselves either.
And it is a way of preventing further karmic seed sowing in our being
that any activity, generally any activity in that we are involved have a tendency to
increase further activities, sowing seed for further activities.
And in this case this gives sitting meditation practice is doing nothing
and relating with oneself. Particularly if you have a whole day of practice, like this,
you find there will be less hassle because one doesn't have to plan out
what you're going to do after a certain fixed time of sitting
when you have a whole day by yourself.
And the idea is trying to find a way of dissolving the sitting and non-sitting stage,
the boundary of becomes fuzzy and so non-sitting practice also becomes sitting somewhat.
And also such as like a lot of people are engaged in going to retreat
or intensive several days or months, and also is a similar idea that
dissolving the boundary between the sitting and not sitting.
Often, many cases sitting meditation brings irritation
and all kinds of replaying one's experience; of pain or pleasure,
or memories of pain and pleasure; events of yesterday, or what will be tomorrow;
and resentment as to why you're sitting and inflicting discomfort to yourself here;
all kinds of questions: who am I? What am I doing here?
And those things are regarded as natural things to come up
rather than something that we should avoid.
One wouldn't expect a complete state without thoughts in a meditation practice in any case.
The idea is being that thoughts would become transparent and they become livable.
They become a natural part of the pattern rather than they are heavy-handed,
outstanding, they are overcrowding. So the idea is to accommodate all the thoughts,
and the thoughts become somewhat transparent and neutral.
And also there are some disciplines that you might be rather good for you to observe today -
is trying to minimize unnecessary chatter,
and also if you have a tendency to quit later, try to stick. The day is not all that long.
And it would be good to throw ourselves back again and again to ourselves.
The whole thing is not particularly designed to develop a special kind of awareness,
but the whole thing should be a natural intelligence pervading all the time,
rather than being aware of some particular thing.
So it would be good to be present rather than watching oneself.
And I hope this sitting practice will inspire anyone who hasn't done before
further sitting practice which you might take part in with other friends,
or by yourself, it would be good to repeat again.
I wish you good luck.
[people rise - VCTR leaves]