http://warriorsway.com Warriors Way Blog Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://warriorsway.com/the-mind-comes-forth/ http://warriorsway.com/the-mind-comes-forth/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:46:51 +0000 Arno http://warriorsway.com/?p=638 This lesson addresses the natural tendency of our minds to be active. - These lessons are emailed in more detail to our eList subscribers. Please sign up to receive these lessons.]]> “Out of nowhere, the mind comes forth.”
–Buddhist Diamond Sutra
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What is the meaning of this sutra? It seems to indicate that the mind exerts and expresses itself without warning. “Mind” is defined by Daniel Siegel in The Developing Mind as: the activity of the brain. One of the main tasks of our brain is to think. That thinking creates the mind.
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It can seem that our minds are constantly thinking. We get get lost in thought. Thoughts come and go, emerge continually, and randomly. This I believe is a beginning to understanding this sutra.
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Obviously if we cannot control our mental activity we can become victims of it. Thoughts can carry our attention away from our chosen task. Becoming aware of our minds “coming forth” can help us stop giving in to thought distractions.

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