The root problem of all problems

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If one sees naught when staring into space; if with the mind one then observes

the mind, one destroys distinctions and reaches buddhahood.

 

The clouds that wander through the sky have no roots, no home; nor do the

distinctive thoughts floating through the mind. Once the self-mind is seen,

discrimination stops.

 

In space shapes and colors form, but neither by black nor white is space tinged.

>From the self-mind all things emerge, the mind by virtues and by vices is not

stained.

 

The root problem of all problems is mind itself. The first thing to be

understood is what this mind is, of what stuff it is made; whether it is an

entity or just a process; whether it is substantial, or just dreamlike. And

unless you know the nature of the mind, you will not be able to solve any

problems of your life.

 

You may try hard, but if you try to solve single, individual problems, you are

bound to be a failure -- that is absolutely certain -- because in fact no

individual problem exists: mind is the problem. If you solve this problem or

that, it won't help because the root remains untouched.

 

It is just like cutting branches of a tree, pruning the leaves, and not

uprooting it. New leaves will come, new branches will sprout -- even more than

before; pruning helps a tree to become thicker. Unless you know how to uproot

it, your fight is baseless, it is foolish. You will destroy yourself, not the

tree.

 

In fighting you will waste your energy, time, life, and the tree will go on

becoming more and more strong, far thicker and dense. And you will be surprised

what is happening: you are doing so much hard work, trying to solve this problem

and that, and they go on growing, increasing. Even if one problem is solved,

suddenly ten problems take its place.

 

Don't try to solve individual, single problems -- there are none: mind itself is

the problem. But mind is hidden underground; that's why I call it the root, it

is not apparent. Whenever you come across a problem the problem is above ground,

you can see it -- that's why you are deceived by it.

 

Always remember, the visible is never the root; the root always remains

invisible, the root is always hidden. Never fight with the visible; otherwise

you will fight with shadows. You may waste yourself, but there cannot be any

transformation in your life, the same problems will crop up again and again and

again. You can observe your own life and you will see what I mean. I am not

talking about any theory about the mind, just the "facticity" of it. This is the

fact: mind has to be solved.

 

People come to me and they ask: "How to attain a peaceful mind?" I say to them:

"There exists nothing like that: a peaceful mind. Never heard of it."

 

Mind is never peaceful -- no-mind is peace. Mind itself can never be peaceful,

silent. The very nature of the mind is to be tense, to be in confusion. Mind can

never be clear, it cannot have clarity, because mind is by nature confusion,

cloudiness. Clarity is possible without mind, peace is possible without mind,

silence is possible without mind -- so never try to attain a silent mind. If you

do, from the very beginning you are moving in an impossible dimension.

 

Osho: Tantra: The Supreme Understanding, Chapter 2

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"Mind is never peaceful -- no-mind is peace. Mind itself can

never be

peaceful, silent. The very nature of the mind is to be tense, to be

in confusion. Mind can never be clear, it cannot have clarity,

because mind is by nature confusion, cloudiness. Clarity is possible

without mind, peace is possible without mind, silence is possible

without mind -- so never try to attain a silent mind. If you do, from

the very beginning you are moving in an impossible dimension"

 

I am not sure weather to agree or to disagree with this statement.

But personally I believe, one of the ways even before we talk about

merging with DEVI, our mind must be at peace. Peace with ourselves

and those around us and I believe this is possible.

 

Why do our minds are so unsettled or easily agitated? IS there an

unresolved issues that bugs us. The underlying trauma that

have "hurt" us physically/emotionally/psychologically. Most

will

say "Nah! Ive overcome it" but did we? Or we cover it up

with other

emotions so as not to show that we are indeed hurt and still hurting.

Its like the wound. The wound need to be healed. Even if the wound

did heal, it still leaves scars and to some extend pain. Not severe

but dull irritating pain. Once we try to stretch our selves, the pain

get severe, and it hurts us. That is why perhaps to some it is the

trigger point. You touch the point, they go berserk and into

uncontrolled rage.

 

We need to resolve that pain before we talk about healing altogether.

Personally I believe Healing is the first step to any spiritual

progress. So one way of solving this root problem I think is to

address this issue of pain and healing.

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, Supraath<supraath> wrote:

> If one sees naught when staring into space; if with the

> mind one then observes the mind, one destroys distinctions

> and reaches buddhahood.

>

> The clouds that wander through the sky have no roots, no

> home; nor do the distinctive thoughts floating through the mind.

> Once the self-mind is seen, discrimination stops.

 

I don't know if this is true.

 

In art there is a place where the artist throws off the heavy coats of

ego, of mind, and of self. Then they create. In the creation while

there is no-self, there are still distinctions going on between choice

of color, shape of stone, or placement of line and shadow. There is

no mind but all these things are done. If you are truly in your ken,

you are like a mirror.

 

When the painting is done, the old clothes go on. You do life.

 

Eric