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@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ After the Buddha grew up, he tried to run away from the palace. He became a monk
Many teachers at that time had great psychic power. The Buddha tried to learn wisdom from them - but all taught only Samatha or power from concentration, which can't destroy defilemens. No one could teach him how to develop wisdom to get enlightenment. That's why, finally, he practiced by himself, observing: "Why did my teacher say I'm enlightened? Why do I still have doubt? How come I'm still confused. I don't understand anything correctly. What can I do?
Many teachers at that time had great psychic power. The Buddha tried to learn wisdom from them - but all taught only Samatha or power from concentration, which can't destroy defilemens. No one could teach him how to develop wisdom to get enlightenment. That's why, finally, he practiced by himself, observing: "Why did my teacher say I'm enlightened? Why do I still have doubt? How come I'm still confused. I don't understand anything correctly. What can I do?
Only bring emotion, confusion and doubt in his own mind to become the object. He used mindfulness to observe to see: this is the object and the one who knows the object. They become moment to moment. He brought intention to observe the doubt itself - after that, it was less.
Only bring emotion, confusion and doubt in his own mind to become the object. He used mindfulness to observe to see: this is the object and the one who knows the object. They become moment to moment. He brought intention to observe the doubt itself - after that, it was less.
When confusion appeared, he brought intention to observe it. The confusion disappeared. He was surprised.
> Before that, I thought confusion, doubt or emotion were permanent. Now, as soon as I observe anything, it disappears.
