If yes, can we stop thinking at any time we want ?
If not, can we still say we are the thinker of the mind ?
Just like driving car, we can start or brake the car at anytime we want, can we drive the mind like this ?
Can we start or stop the thoughts in the mind anytime we want ?
If not, can we still say we are in control of it ?
If something not within our control, can we still say we are the controller of it ?
We can easily delete a data from computer memory.
can we delete a thought from our mind whenever we want ?
Or at least does it take time to do so ?
That means we have been conditioned by time ?
When we have been conditioned, do we have freedom to do anything on it ?
If we don’t have freedom to do anything on it, can we still say we are in full control of it ?
Since if things are ultimately in our control, we should have ultimate control over it right ? or wrong ?
When we go holiday, we feel happy, can we retain these feeling of happiness after the holiday end ?
That means our mind have to be dependent on something to cause it to be happy ?
That means we can’t be happy without something causing it ?
That means we cannot create feeling of happiness independently ?
If we cannot create happy feeling independently or without a cause, can we still say happy feeling is the one that we create ?
Or does it rather something has to cause it ?
After these questions, are we really the thinker of the mind ?

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Either we control the mind, or
The mind control us

Either we tell the mind what to do, or
The mind tell us what to do

Either we be the master of the mind, or
We be the slave of the mind

Either we drift by the ocean without direction, or
We point the direction and move towards it

Either we live today by the same day of yesterday, or
We make today a little better than yesterday

Either we take no action and whine for the bad consequences, or
We take action and feel the good rewards

Either we be the product of the circumstances, or
We be the manufacturer of circumstances

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First, understand this simple law which used to be taken for granted because of its simplicity.

Cause Effect
When there is a cause, there is an effect
When there is no cause, there is no effect
Multiple causes create condition and give rise to an effect

When anxiety arise,
Such as “I am anxious what will be the outcome”
What are the components that involve to cause the “anxious” (anxiety) to arise ?
First, is “the outcome” in the future
Second, is the “I” that anxious of the outcome.

So there are multiple causes ( “the outcome”, “I”) that create a condition that give rise to the effect of “anxious” (anxiety)

“The outcome” and “I” cause “anxiety”

If, only “I” exist and no “the outcome” then there will be no anxiety. Since there cannot be
anxiety without something to be anxious about. *1

If, only “the outcome” exist and no “I” then will be no anxiety too. Since the anxiety will not happen/exist without a subject “I” to anxious on.

Hence,
when “I” is let go. No anxiety will come.
when “I” is made thinner, anxiety become thinner.
when “I” is made thicker, anxiety become thicker.

So goes the same for fear, shyness and others

*1 – An exception though, which is a person with anxiety disorder, which is caused by mental/physiological disorder who can get anxious without something(problem) to cause the anxiety.

“May I become at all times, both now and forever
A protector for those without protection
A guide for those who have lost their way
A ship for those with oceans to cross
A bridge for those with rivers to cross
A sanctuary for those in danger
A lamp for those without light
A place of refuge for those who lack shelter
And a servant to all in need.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

The lotus flower is higher than the stem and root
The lotus flower is more beautiful than the stem and root

But the lotus flower needs the stem to carry the water for it to be alive

The stem is higher than the root
But the stem needs the root to absorb the water for it to be alive
The root also needs the seed to provide nutrition for it to grow at the first place,

This is known as interdependence of life.

Now relate the lotus flower as one that is in high status in social position
Now relate the stem and root as those that are in low status in social position

In truth, just like lotus flower depend on stem and root, so does
those in high status in social position need those in low status in social position to live or to be in high position.

Such as a factory owner (high status) needs the worker (low status) to run the factory.

This is known as interdependence of life.

The cause of less poverty effect more able to get food, shelter, health care, education
The cause of more able to get food, shelter, health care, education effect more happy one
The cause of more happy one effect less thief, fighting and killing
The cause of less thief, fighting and killing effect more peacefulness in outer environment
The cause of more peacefulness in outer environment effect more happiness on the rich one
The cause of more peacefulness in outer environment effect also the rich one more able to obtain more wealth
The cause of the rich one more able to obtain more wealth effect even more wealth to the rich one
The cause of even more wealth to the rich one effect even more happiness to the rich one

Hence,

Less poverty on the poor = More wealth and happiness on the rich one

The generation that destroy the environment is usually not the generation that pays the price – An African environmentalist woman interviewed by Aljazeera English

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The cause of mind effect inner thoughts
The cause of inner thoughts effect ideas
the cause of ideas effect outer environment

The cause of bad inner thoughts effect bad ideas
The cause of bad ideas effect bad outer environment
The cause of bad outer environment effect bad outer condition
The cause of bad outer condition effect bad life
The cause of bad life effect bad mood
The cause of bad mood effect unhappiness
The cause of unhappiness effect crime
This is known as the chain of causes and effects

The cause of good inner thoughts effect good ideas
The cause of good ideas effect good outer environment
The cause of good outer environment effect good outer condition
The cause of good outer condition effect good life
The cause of good life effect good mood
The cause of good mood effect happiness
The cause of happiness effect love
The cause of love effect caring

This is known as the chain of causes and effects

To have good inner thoughts, practice detachment meditation

Brain = Biological machine of causes and effects

We breath out carbon dioxide
Plants breath in carbon dioxide

Plants breath out oxygen
We breath in oxygen

This is interdependence of life

In reality, we still keep cutting plants down

a flower needs the stem to carry the water for him to live
a stem needs the root to absorb the water for him to live
a root needs the seed/soil to provide nutrients for him to live

This is interdependence of life

In theory,

There is first cause, middle cause, middle effect, final effect.

A middle effect can become the middle cause for the next effect.

If the final effect is achieved, a phenomena for the whole chain of causes and effects will arise.

“A picture worth a thousand words”

So does an example,

In example,

Cause and Effect plant

We Are All One

We are all the leaves of one tree
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the leaves of one tree

We are all the waves of one sea
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the waves of one sea

We are all the star of one universe
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the stars of one universe

We are all the leaves of one tree
We are all the waves of one sea
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the stars of one universe

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Zen Garden Meditation

Metta – Loving-Kindness

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A picture worth a thousand words

A video worth countless of words

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Don’t seek for darkness, but eradicate the light
Don’t seek for coldness, but eradicate the heat
Don’t seek for happiness, but eradicate the unhappiness
Don’t seek for confidence, but eradicate the emotional attachment to the self
Don’t seek for courage, but eradicate the fear
Don’t seek for success, but be sincere doing the work
Don’t seek for wisdom, but let go of emotional attachment to the 5 aggregates

1. Body
2. Perception
3. Thoughts
4. Feeling
5. Consciousness

Because darkness do not exist by itself
Because coldness do not exist by itself
Because happiness do not exist by itself
Because confidence do not exist by itself
Because courage do not exist by itself
Because success comes when one is sincere
Because wisdom do not exist by itself

The true nature of earth is dark
The true nature of earth is cold
The true nature of human is happy
The true nature of human is confident
The true nature of human is courageous
The true nature of human usually brings success
The true nature of human is wise

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Leadership by ...

“To lead people, walk beside them… As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate… When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves!’” – Lao Tzu
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cause of giving effect abundance in mind
cause of abundance in mind effect abundance in reality
cause of abundance in reality effect the happiness in mind

cause of stealing/cheating effect lacking in mind
cause of lacking in mind effect lacking in reality
cause of lacking in reality effect the unhappiness in mind

Priority:  giving the self moderately first has to be done before giving to any else

Truth

In happiness context, it simply means, one that potentially brings happiness
its contrary is untruth, it simply means, one that potentially brings unhappiness

Truthful

In happiness context, it simply means, one that practice the truth
its contrary is untruthful, it simply means, one that practice the untruth

Truthfulness

In happiness context, it simply means, the degree of being truthful
its contrary is untruthfulness, it simply means, the degree of being untruthful

Hence,

Truthful = Happy

Hence,

Truthfulness = Happiness
Happiness is directly proportional to truthfulness
The more one is truthful the more happiness one will get