When we sit in a quiet forest when there’s no wind, the leaves are still.
When the wind blows, the leaves flutter.

The mind is the same sort of thing as leaves. When it makes contact with an
object, it vibrates in line with its nature.

The less you know of the Dhamma, the
more the mind vibrates. When it feels pleasure, it dies with the pleasure. When it feels pain, it dies with the pain.

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Wenn wir in einem stillen Wald sitzen und kein Wind weht, sind die Blätter ruhig. Wenn der Wind bläst, flattern die Blätter.

Der Geist ist von derselben Sorte wie die Blätter. Wenn er in Kontakt mit einem Objekt kommt, beginnt er, seiner Natur gemäß, zu vibrieren.

Je weniger du vom Dhamma verstehst, umso mehr vibriert dein Geist. Wenn er Vergnügen verspürt, stirbt er im Vergnügen. Wenn er Schmerz verspürt, stirbt er im Schmerz.

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Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives

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The Four Noble Truths interpreted by Ajahn Dune Atulo:

“The mind sent outside
is the origination of suffering.

The result of the mind sent outside
is suffering.

The mind seeing the mind
is the path.

The result of the mind seeing the mind
is the cessation of suffering."

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Fight greed, fight aversion, fight delusion... these are the enemy. In the practice of Buddhism, the path of the Buddha, we fight with Dhamma, using patient endurance. We fight by resisting our countless moods.

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"Are such supernormal powers helpful to our awakening? Might they bring us supernormal problems?"

Fun & Games: Psychic Powers in the Wilderness - Lions Roar

Buddhist monk and scholar Thanissaro Bhikkhu reflects on encounters with his dharma teacher, who “could obviously read my mind and anticipate future events.”
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