Q3-20131009-Larry_Rosenberg-CIMC-dharma_talk-24524

Talk: 2013-10_09 Dharma Talk.json Start_time: 01:03:09 Display_question: How do you practice appamada, seeing clearly? Keyword_search: appamāda, seeing clearly, mind, observing, mindfulness, remembering, attention, alertness, sensitivity, instant learning, love, compassion, stillness of the heart, death, energy, nature, Krishnamurti, Buddha, Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now Question_content: Questioner: So, you said you were talking about seeing things clearly and I don't remember the word. Larry: Oh appamāda Questioner: Correct, yes. And that… Larry: Appamāda is seeing accurately. Questioner: Yes. Without the interference of the mind. And about your previous judgments. Larry: Exactly. Questioner: Experiences. So how do you do that? Observing. How do you do that? Larry: Start practicing. What do you want, I don't have a pill for you, sorry. In other words, that's what it's all about, is learning how to do that. In other words, developing this art of… that's what… mindfulness is really accompanied by, in the technical language, mindfulness just means remembering to turn to what you have in mind. Let's say, if you've set for yourself to be mindful of the breathing, it's to remember, because the mind will wander away. Oh, so mindfulness remembers to come back to what you've set for yourself, to keep in mind. If you've set for yourself, you're doing the dishes, and you say be mindful of doing the dishes. Mindfulness will remind you. And then there are other concepts. I don't want to load you down with a lot of concepts, but it amounts to attention, that has alertness, sensitivity, and instant learning. When it really takes off, there's a lot of love in it, but you're not cultivating it. It's affectionate because it's you, learning about yourself. Questioner: So, in a way it’s being compassionate. Larry: What? Questioner: Is compassion something to do with it? Larry: Love and compassion. Look, finally, this form of meditation is, an explosion of that, but it doesn't come from cultivating compassion or love, from the outside. That can be helpful, but it's limited, in my opinion. Not everyone would agree with me. When the mind gets very, very still, what you discover in the stillness of the heart, is all the compassion and love you could ever want. That isn't sort of the romantic love of… love you, honey, we love everything. Love you, love you, unless you look at someone else, and I'll kill you. That's conditional love. But real love is, as powerful, as death. It's a real energy in the universe, and we don't cultivate that. We come by cleansing until you get to that, which is before all the constructions, that the mind makes up, which it's gotten from the particular culture, and so forth. Now, how do you get that kind of mind. That's what we do here. Questioner: That's the point. Larry: Yeah, that's what we're learning how to do here. But there are methods, and techniques, which will help you. And then at a certain point, you don't really need a method, or technique, because you'll find that awareness, is part of your nature. It's here right now. But to begin with, it feels like you're doing it, at a certain point…next time. But words are just going to give you more to give yourself a migraine. Just do it. Are you new to this? Relatively? Questioner: I’ve been….this place, yes, and I go to others too. Larry: Yeah, but then don't they have methods and techniques to help you be aware? Questioner: Yeah. For example, right now I'm listening to Eckhart Tolle. Larry: Who? Questioner: I'm listening the Power of Now, the book. Larry: Oh yeah, Tolle. Questioner: He talks about observing the mind. Larry: Do it. Questioner: Yeah, very helpful. Larry: Yes, do it. He also spent some time with Buddhist teachers, and with my main teacher, Krishnamurti. Yeah. He didn't spend time with him, but he feels very indebted to him. But what he's teaching is, a much more accessible version of this. A lot of what he's saying, he doesn't offer as much help, as the Buddha does. But the Buddha, if you don't need it, he drops it. Buddha is very skillful teacher. If you read all of his sermons or they're really dialogues. No, he's good. Keep reading him, and do it. End_time: 01:07:46