from the Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. Thich Nhat Hanh
Dvanchatvarimshat Khanda Stutra (Sutra of 42 Chapters). Taisho 789
stopping, calming, resting, healing.
vipashyana- looking deeply. insights.
shamatha- 1. stopping, calming, resting.
We can stop by practicing Mindful: breathing, walking, smiling, deep reflection, in order to understand. Recognize habits as they come up, as you uncover and shine light on them, they weaken, they lose their dominant position on us. what unfolds is understanding, acceptance (... love and desire to relieve suffering, bring joy)
Vashana: habit energies. (and breaking the the habit energies, by stopping calming, resting and healing, we can to live in the present, with awareness, acceptance and ultimately with a love and desire to bring joy and relieve suffering). Doing things and saying things we don't want to. Forgetfulness comes up like we drink a cup of tea, but we don't know we are drinking a cup of tea. We sit with a loved one, but we don't know that they are there; or we talk and can't remember what we said.
Calming: breathe, stop the activity, calm the emotions.
"we are at war with ourselves, and we can easily start a war with others." Due to: that we struggle with ourselves, we cannot stop moving.
art of stopping: our thinking, our habit energies, our forgetfulness, strong emotions that rule us (**? really?) state of agitation, restlessness.
"1. Recognizion: when we are angry we say, "i know that the anger is in me". (Recognize habits)
2. Acceptance: " " We do not deny it. We accept what is present.
3. Embracing: We hold it like a mother embracing a crying baby.
4. Looking deeply: when we are calm enough, we can look at what causes this discomfort, what has brought the emotion to be. Understanding the many causes and conditions, primary and secondary, shed light on the self and exterior circumstances that may have led to this emotion.
5. Insight: By reflecting on the reasons, on what has caused our suffering, we know what to do and what not to do to change the situation.
After calming is Resting. through sitting meditation. Sink into the position, "like a pebble thrown into a stream, without effort allows itself to sink slowly to the bottom, where it rests allowing the river water to bass by."
"We have to learn the art of resting. Allowing our body and mind to rest. If we have wounds in our body or mind, we have to rest so they can heal themselves."
"if an animal get wounded, they find a quiet place and stop. they rest for days on end, lose sight of food, and let the healing powers wash over them. Then they resume life, back to health and vigor. We need to learn and know how to rest. To truly sink into those spaces, where the body shuts off autopilot and is allowed to idle in the healing soothing waters of time. Same goes for the mind. A calming, meditative state, where there is no need to attain anything. No struggle. Just being."
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