Too Much Talk

And yes, too much write!

A hypnotist talks to distract the audience, so be aware of those who talk too much, as they are drawing your attention away.

When we follow others’ thoughts, even a Buddha’s, we live in a duality of entertainment, of being occupied, mostly by the past and the future. When the Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth …” he was saying, don’t follow thoughts as you’ll become hypnotised. That’s what happens in meditation.

Hypnosis is a dream-like state, half aware. Watching TV or films does that, with invasive advertisements piggybacking onto this dream-like effect, planting a hidden agenda in the mind. Have you noticed how every family in every advert is now is multicultural?! The hidden effect is that you are supposed to notice this, which creates a subtle reaction.

When we stop following thoughts and being entertained, we start understanding what is happening in our mind, and no longer need to ask, “Do I know?” We know.

When we know, we don’t have to talk.

If we ask someone, they will tell you their version,
and it may not be complete.

Tibetan Buddhism is wonderful in its wisdom, display and reminders,
but it is also maintaining its culture.

We have to make up our own mind
in the way that our mind is made up.
🙂