Sukihotu,
I was reading a book by Ajahn Chah "Every Thing is Teaching Us". At one part he described the experience of meditation in layman language. Which I thought is interesting to share it here with you.
Here is the excerpt
I've often taught that tranquillity is stillness, flowing is wisdom. We practice meditation to calm the mind and make it still, then it can flow.
In the beginning what still water is like and what flowing water is like. After practising for a while we will see how these two support each other. We have to make the mind calm, like still water. Then it flows. Both being still and flowing, this is not easy to contemplate.
We can understand that flowing water isn't still. But when we practice we take hold of both of these. The mind of a true practitioner is like still water that flows, or flowing water that's still. Whatever takes place in the mind of the Dhamma practitioner is like flowing water that is still. To say that it is only flowing is not correct. Only still is not correct. But ordinarily, still water is still and flowing water flows. But when we have experience of practice, our minds will be in this condition of flowing water that is still.
This is something we have never seen. When we see flowing water it is just flowing along. When we see still water, it doesn't flow. But within our minds, it will really be like this, like flowing water that is still. In our Dhamma practice we have samadhi, or tranquillity, and wisdom mixed together.
Then whenever we sit the mind is still and it flows. Still, flowing water. With meditative stability and wisdom, tranquillity and insight, it's like this. The Dhamma is like this. If you have reached the Dhamma, then at all times you will have this experience. Being tranquil and having wisdom, flowing yet still. Still yet flowing.
When this occurs in the mind of one who practice, it is something different and strange, it is different from the ordinary mind that one has known all along. Before when it was flowing, it flowed. When is was still, it didn't flow, but was only still- entered a condition that is like flowing water being still. Whether flows yet still. Making our mind our minds like this there is both tranquillity and wisdom
This is so insightful for me. Priceless piece of tips.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
Mettacittena
Bugs Tan
5th Nov 2011
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