Samaneri Jayasara
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You don't need to argue with thoughts.
Just don't continue them.
Let them pass like clouds moving through the sky.
And at whatever point in the meditation, you notice a second arrow forming.
Wherever you see the mental layering start up.
This is terrible.
I don't want this.
Whatever comes up in the mind,
within the emotional reaction.
Silently label it, second arrow.
No judgment, just recognition.
This practice is not about suppressing emotions or pretending things don't hurt.
And neither is it about tolerating harmful situations or causing yourself to add physical injury.
So you have to be sensible
You have to know what you can tolerate, what you can bear with.
But what we're trying to do is to see clearly what we're adding on top of reality.
So if you can, let the sensation be exactly as it is.
No pushing away, no tightening against it.
As if you're making space around it or even within it.
Let it move if it moves.