Like Waves in the Ocean: A Deeper Truth About Your Thoughts - Lama Dawa's Commentary

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"Just as waves arise and fall in the ocean, so too do our thoughts arise and fade within the mind." -The Buddha

Lama Dawa's Commentary:
This is an extremely important statement by the Buddha and something that has been commented on for centuries by Buddhist masters and yogis and meditators.

The analogy here is that our thoughts come and go.

They come into our awareness, they get attention and then they get fade away.

And this is very similar to how ocean waves rise and fall back into the ocean.

Where do the waves come from?

Are they separate from the ocean?

These are very important thoughts to ponder.

Waves are not separate from the ocean.

They come out of the ocean and fall back into the ocean.

Perhaps we can learn something about our thoughts by comparing ourselves in this way.

Our thoughts come from the mind.

When they dissolve or fade away, where do they go?

Do they go back into the mind?

These are things that we can look and observe.

in our lives, and in particular even during meditation sessions.

In this way, we can develop a true understanding of our mind's nature and its relationship to our thinking process.

This is the path of Buddhist meditation and the cultivation of wisdom and insight into how our minds work.

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