Fri, 13 Jun 2008
What Do You Get?
Someone asked the question, "what do you get out of your practice?" The question is an interesting one, because, as I learned back in my college philosophy class, every question is also a statement. The statement here is that practice is about gain and loss. You practice in order to get something, peace of mind or whatever. But gain and loss are samsara. Practice is watching the mind, always obsessed with seeking gain and avoiding loss. Peace of mind is giving up your obsession with gain and loss. Practice is like drinking water. Water is plain and no one wants to drink it. They would rather drink something sweeter and juicier. But water is what satisfies in every drink, no matter what it is.
