Tag: perception
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The Art of Observing The Mind
The (untrained) mind constantly wanders from time to time. If the mind is not focused on a single object, it tends to drift to something else. For example, when we are eating, we might think about work, vacations, and other things. It is not easy to keep our focus on eating consciously. By saying “consciously,”…
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No self?
What’s the purpose of routines and all our activities? What true meaning do they bring to make life worthwhile? Personally, I’m not fond of the idea of living just by repeating the things we love and avoiding the unpleasant ones. It feels like invisible handcuffs preventing us from being free of suffering. If you continue…
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Existence.
Lots of human have this question in mind: who is the first human on earth? Well, this post will not discuss the answer to that question, but discussing more on the wisdom behind it. The nature of all things is arising and passing away. Even the itchy feeling, it arises by several factors, then you…
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Impermanence
Nothing in this universe is permanent unless the impermanence itself. Everything is constantly changing. Even mountain we saw ten minutes ago is never the same as it is now. The sun that looks the same long ago loses millions of tons of mass every single second. But why does our mind play tricks in the…
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Perception
Perceptions arise by contacts through the senses. The information carried by the senses then processed by the brain to interpret the information into perceptions. Past experiences also might influence with the output (perceptions). Though, there are nothing wrong with perception A, B, or C which all perceptions might valid in certain contexts, but having (specific)…