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**wiweimeli** · 02-06-2011, 07:01 PM

I've been spending time recently, during meditation, contemplating where my thoughts come from, and don't seem to have an answer yet, they just seem to appear in my head.

I wondered if anyone else had considered this?

During a meditation session we need to be mindful of distractions -even the thoughts which seem important to us - and return to the breath again.

Always return to the breath and recognise the activity of the mind as distraction.

Absolutely.

...and the Buddha gave the following advice to his son Rahula :

[quote]
"Rahula, develop meditation that is like space; for when you develop meditation that is like space, arisen agreeable and disagreeable contacts will not invade your mind and remain.

Just as space is not established anywhere, so too, Rahula, develop meditation that is like space; for when you develop meditation that is like space, agreeable and disagreeable contacts will not invade your mind and remain."

MN 62 (from Bhikkhu Bodhi translation)

Bhikkhu Thanissaro translation here:http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit....062.than.html

02-06-2011, 07:01 PM	#33
wiweimeli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 588 Senior Member	I've been spending time recently, during meditation, contemplating where my thoughts come from, and don't seem to have an answer yet, they just seem to appear in my head. I wondered if anyone else had considered this? During a meditation session we need to be mindful of distractions -even the thoughts which seem important to us - and return to the breath again. Always return to the breath and recognise the activity of the mind as distraction. Absolutely. ...and the Buddha gave the following advice to his son Rahula : [quote] "Rahula, develop meditation that is like space; for when you develop meditation that is like space, arisen agreeable and disagreeable contacts will not invade your mind and remain. Just as space is not established anywhere, so too, Rahula, develop meditation that is like space; for when you develop meditation that is like space, agreeable and disagreeable contacts will not invade your mind and remain." MN 62 (from Bhikkhu Bodhi translation) Bhikkhu Thanissaro translation here:http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit....062.than.html
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