Listen "Fighting with the Mirror Image | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri"
Episode Synopsis
One of our retreatants noticed a crow attacking its mirror image in the glass sliding door. He doesn't reckognize that the image it actually himself. Instead, he thinks it's another crow intruding into his territory. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses this as a metaphor for unskilful effort in meditation. In particular, we can't overcome the delusion of self by fighting it. If we take it for real, and fight it, it will only 'fight back' harder. The successful approach is to wisely observe it, analyse it, and reckognize it as an illusion. WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#mirror #self #sakkayaditthi #entityview #buddhism #dhamma.
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