"So it is said that the arahant is one far from the mental afflictions. Actually, he or she does not go anywhere far away. She doesn't flee from the afflictions, and the afflictions do not flee from her. It's like a lotus leaf in the water. The lotus leaf exists in the water and lives nourished by the water. The water is in contact with the lotus, but cannot penetrate or submerge it.
The afflictions are the water. The mind of the practitioner is the lotus leaf. They contact each other - the lotus leaf doesn't need to avoid the water - but they reamain separate. The mind of the yogin is like this. It does not flee or escape to anywhere. When good comes, it is aware; when bad comes, it is aware. When there is happiness or suffering, like or dislike, the mind is aware; it is aware of everything that occurs. But it merely recognizes these states. They cannot penetrate the mind. This means there is no grasping and no attachment to things."
- Ajahn Chah, Being Dharma, sidan 159
Bekräftar min uppfattning jag fått från annat håll!
Först nu inser att jag att när buddhismen pratar om att vi antingen griper efter det vi gillar och tycker om, eller försöker bli av med det vi inte gillar, så innefattar det även mentala tillstånd och känslor. Vi griper efter glädje eller försöker bli av med ilska, precis som när vi griper efter eller stöter bort materiella ting.
Att jag nu inser detta, sätter saken i ett helt nytt och underbart perspektiv!
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