The masters tell us that there is an aspect of our minds that is its fundamental basis, a state called “the ground of the ordinary mind.” It functions like a storehouse, in which the imprints of past actions caused by our negative emotions are all stored like seeds. When the right conditions arise, they germinate and manifest as circumstances and situations in our lives.
If we have a habit of thinking in a particular pattern, positive or negative, then these tendencies will be triggered and provoked very easily, and recur and go on recurring. With constant repetition our inclinations and habits become steadily more entrenched, and continue increasing and gathering power, even when we sleep. This is how they come to determine our life, our death, and our rebirth.
– Sogyal Rinpoche
pic; taken today from my mountain bike ride along Durango’s latest addition to our sattvic web of world-class trails; the Twin Buttes. of course, growing up here, us kids knew the Twin Buttes by another, less politically correct name referring to a female’s dorsal anatomy… 😉
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right message. right day. right time. How do we break the pattern of thinking.
should we deter or avoid these tendencies?
what “constant repetition” should we exercise to avoid them gathering power?
curious dine’
Warrior Leaf!
feeble ilg TAF’s that Rinpoche is simply describing such mind states/tendencies/patterns to encourage us to cultivate Awareness of such states. just by bringing Awareness toward them, invites Transformation.
Rinpoche was describing the nature of the tendencies when saying, ‘constant repetition.’ ilg like your involution however, and ilg’s response would be; Mantra and/or just keep brining Awareness toward them and Trust that through that Awareness, Clarity will ease confusion on Appropriate Action…
head bowed,
ec
thank you