500 образов для медитации на шагах пути к просветлению, занятие 18

[Speaker 1]
Okay, third classic problem. Stanley, what could you say about the second one and the third one that's similar to something you already said? Good.

It's impossible to have meditation problem number three if you never put your mind on the object. Well, I guess it is possible. I'm looking at Kramer.

He always finds a... It's true. But anyway, when you get the object in your mind, okay, you're focusing on the teacher.

Then we talk about quality. What's the quality of your meditation? Is it sharp?

Is it bright? What's the classic DCI example of a good state of meditation is compared to... Huh?

Making out is good. Kissing your girlfriend. But I like to say a movie.

Yeah, okay. You go to the movies. In America, it's two things.

You're watching a movie and you're eating, which Americans do with everything. So popcorn is a big part of a movie for an American. So all during the movie you can see people.

A lot of people, like me, they're like... And then the guy meets the girl about 10 minutes into the movie, and they don't like each other, right? They hate each other.

And then, you know, they get stuck in a spaceship together and they're going to die. And then they start to like each other. And then they do the kiss thing.

The music goes up like... And they're going... The two heads are coming together.

Then everyone in the theater, the popcorn's here. That's meditation, okay? That's real meditation.

That's what you want. That feeling at that moment. Nobody's like this.

Everyone's like perfect viral chana meditation ape posture, you know? Because they're interested. So real meditation mind is interested.

And this is sexy. This is wow. Then you're meditating.

It's not like this. That's not meditation. Like this.

That's just drugged out. That's like you're having jet lag from Guangzhou. This is meditation.

Or you're listening to your favorite rock and roll song. Or you're reading your favorite book. Or you're making out with your boyfriend.

You're not like, have any other object in your mind at that moment? I hope. So anyway, busy mind or sleepy mind, you don't have.

That's the third problem. Busy mind, basically thinking about something else during meditation. Sleepy mind, you could be on the object but you're dull.

It's not clear. The mind is gray. Okay?

Got it? Third enemy of meditation.