The heart of meditation is the mind / Venerable Pramote Pamojjo

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The heart of the practice is the mind.
Thus, practice meditation on an object, any object, regardless of whether it’s calm or not, and keep being aware of our own mind. Restless mind is the mind that wanders to mental objects, such as wandering to think, wandering to sink in the object of meditation, and then the mind becomes dull and stays like that– that is, the mind isn’t truly calm. At the moment we recognize that the mind has wandered off, calmness will arise briefly – for only one mind moment. Practice often, until self-awareness arises in high frequency. I teach this method, because we can’t do Jhāna. Most people can’t do Jhāna, so they need to use the method I teach. Keep growing the momentarily Samādhi. Once the mind has become powerful enough, it will become rooted in awareness and luminous. It’ll feel like the mind that is in Upacāra Samādhi (Access Concentration), that is, being rooted in awareness and luminous. From small beginnings, it’s like to keep dripping water into a jar, drop after drop; eventually, the jar will be full. In the same way, the mind will become powerful, rooted in awareness, and luminous. At this stage, we can use this mind to cultivate wisdom. If the mind isn’t rooted in awareness, don’t talk about wisdom cultivation – it can’t be done. If the mind still wanders back and forth, or feeble – it won’t work. Thus, don’t neglect what I teach. Every day, practice meditation, and be aware of our own mind. When the mind wanders to think, recognize it. When the mind wanders to focus, recognize it. Eventually, we will attain the mind with the right Samādhi.
Luangpu Pramote Pamojjo
Wat Suansantidham
22 October 2022