Thoughts flow through the mind like an endless river. As new ones join the current, the untrained mind is pulled in and transported downstream. The disciplined mind doesn’t stop this flow of thoughts, it just locates its center of gravity outside the river. It notices the thoughts as they join the stream and watches them without jumping in. Training your awareness in this way puts you outside the tumultuous and sometimes frenetic activity of uncontrolled thinking and connects you with your essential self, which witnesses it all with…
Freedom and calmness.
