"There is this (mental) dwelling discovered by the Tathāgata where, not attending to any themes, he enters & remains in internal emptiness." Mahāsuññata Sutta
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Slept on this Is it that the thoughts subside or that, that aspect which observes disconnects from the machinery responsible for thought? The mind is not a whole but the sum of the parts. The seeds "bija" are an energetic phenomena and in large part what we experience as thought
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In my experience, thoughts subside through no longer identifying with them. They are insubstantial, so how can they be grasped? It's like watching a dream melt before my eyes—not an absolute negation or obliteration of the dream, but a process of cultivating lucidity toward it.
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Stillness seems unsatisfying to me not to be critical in any way. Understanding the nature of attachment and identification nearly the holy grail. Time for stillness after my task is completed.
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In my experience, stillness is [merely] what remains after thoughts and other such movements have all run their course. It's simply a place of rest, requiring no striving, naturally a part of the flowing process.

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