Oh yea, that was an amazing post. :) I just realized it’s basically the same (or very similar) concept, yea.
It’s funny how the stuff we’ve said or thought about long time ago is not really gone, isn’t it? It’s all with us. In relation to this I had an idea that when we meditate, it’s not just the current person that meditates, but all our past thoughts and deeds meditate when we meditate (and the same is true for contemplation too). I don’t want to say the past is the center of power here (which would make it sound like we’re trapped in our past or something, and I don’t mean that), but definitely my cognition of my own past, even if I am not consciously aware of it, is always participating in whatever I am doing.
The above is a comforting thought whenever I get worried about forgetting what I now know, especially when this body has to pass away at some point. As I consider this, I don’t worry about forgetting the good stuff as much.
Originally commented by u/mindseal on 2018-08-13 09:29:41 (e432cq6)
Oh yea, that was an amazing post. :) I just realized it’s basically the same (or very similar) concept, yea.
It’s funny how the stuff we’ve said or thought about long time ago is not really gone, isn’t it? It’s all with us. In relation to this I had an idea that when we meditate, it’s not just the current person that meditates, but all our past thoughts and deeds meditate when we meditate (and the same is true for contemplation too). I don’t want to say the past is the center of power here (which would make it sound like we’re trapped in our past or something, and I don’t mean that), but definitely my cognition of my own past, even if I am not consciously aware of it, is always participating in whatever I am doing.
The above is a comforting thought whenever I get worried about forgetting what I now know, especially when this body has to pass away at some point. As I consider this, I don’t worry about forgetting the good stuff as much.
Originally commented by u/mindseal on 2018-08-13 09:29:41 (e432cq6)