Handelen vanuit vrijheid
Acting in freedomMeditatie en uitwisseling in "de Schatkamer"
Maandag 17 Augustus, 2026 (English below)
Dierbare Sangha,
Als er geklopt wordt doe je dan open?
Als de telefoon gaat neem je dan op?
Je ziet iets in de etalage, ga je naar binnen?
Als je iets lekkers ruikt eet je dat gelijk op?
Er is een liedje op de radio dat je niet leuk vind, zet je de radio uit?
Onze mind krijgt voortdurend zintuig informatie.
Sommige prikkels krijgen onze aandacht, krijgen betekenis en sturen ons handelen. Vaak uit gewoonte en niet uit bewuste keuze.
En als je handelt is dat dan een automatische reactie of een antwoord, een passende handeling.
De conditionering van onze mind maakt het zien van de realiteit van het moment lastig. Onze observatie wordt vertroebeld door onze ervaring.
In zijn nieuwste boek : At Peace Filled with joy, schrijft Cuong Lu:
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Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening. Dear Sangha, When there is a knock on the door, do you open? When the phone rings, do you answer? You see something in the shop-window, do you enter? When you smell something nice, do you eat it immediately? There is a song on the radio you don't like, do you turn it off? Our mind gets sensory information constantly. Some inputs get our attention, get meaning and direct our actions. Often from habit and not by conscious choice. More simply put: Can you slow down, take a pause, look again, take a breath. Can you stay with your stability, stay at your source, can you keep the clarity of your mind or restore it. Do you have enough space to let your heart speak. Certainly when a situation hits you emotionally or brings you out of balance Above are two pages from the new book by Cuong Lu : At Peace Filled with Joy In this fragment, Cuong describes that the conditioning of our mind is forming habits that can be so strong that we even do not recognize them any more as a 'habit'. Your mind is so eager to chase the thoughts, that it looks almost impossible to stay at rest. Observing the 'disturbances' and the 'grabbing' by the mind, helps you to observe that there is an empty and silent space. Cuong reminds us that we have 'agency' that we have the freedom and the capability to act free from our conditioning. You can smile to the thoughts and and the mental constructs. Learn to see and recognize that you, yourself are OK. That you are that silent and stable space. Your breath, your loving non-judgmental attention and compassion form a bedding, a safe space. It is as if you put the marble in the hollow side of the spoon. There are disturbances, you observe them, smile and return. Use the space, the stability and the wisdom that is already in you. Monday evening we will meditate and share together. I wish you a peaceful weekend, full of discovery and connectedness, Heartfelt regards, Hans NB the Sanskit terms are: Contact -- Sparsa Attention -- Manaskara Feeling -- Vedana Conceptualisation - Samnja Will - Cetana |
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