Page 10 - Extinguishment of Self

not want to to to be be stressed we we we wish for serenity As we we we begin to to to practice dhamma we we we think about how how to to to to make our mind serene quickly how how not to to to be be interrupted by thoughts This is is a a a a a a a a a a kind of desire or want However when we we we are just beginning to to to practice dhamma we we we probably cannot be be totally free from thoughts This is is especially so if we have never practiced dhamma or practice practice seldomly When there are are various natural conditions (arammana) that arise and disturb us us when there are are many matters emerging within our our lives—We wish wish to to meditate meditate we we we wish wish to to make our our mind serene serene But as we we we sit and meditate meditate we we we cannot be be serene serene because those various matters that came into our our everyday lives remain still in in in in our our mind They have not not yet been completely resolved hence thoughts thoughts naturally arise arise As thoughts thoughts arise arise we we we try try to to control control and and quell quell them—the more more more we we we try try to to control control and and quell quell them them the the the the the more more more more stifled stifled we we we we we we feel feel The more more more more stifled stifled we we we we we feel feel the the the more more more more we we we we we believe that we we we we we can no longer meditate No more more This is is is is is an an example In fact when we we we we we wish to to practice dhamma to to make our mind serene—this is is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a good desire However the the the important (obstacle) is is is is is is the the the the control—this here is is is is is is the the the the reason why we we are not serene serene It is is is is the the the urge: The urge urge to be serene serene immediately 2
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