Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Friends: How does Restlessness & Regret Agitate Mind? A Brahmin Priest once asked the Blessed Buddha:Master Gotama, what is the cause of being unable to remember even something that has been memorized over a long period and also that which has not been memorized?Brahmin, when mind is agitated by restlessness & regret, stressed, troubled & tyrannized by restlessness & regret, and one does not understand any actual safe escape from this arisen restlessness & regret, in that moment, one can neither see nor understand any ofwhat is advantageous, neither for oneself, nor for others, nor for both oneself & others.Then, consequently, even texts, that have been long memorized, cannot be remembered…Why is this neglect so? Imagine a bowl of water with the surface stirred up by the windinto ripples, undulations and small wavelets. If a man with good eye-sight were to inspectthe reflection of his own face in it, he would neither see nor recognize it, as it really is! So too, brahmin, when mind is distracted by restlessness & regret, excited, perturbed & upset by restlessness & regret, on any such occasion even texts long memorized do not recur to the mind, not to speak of those texts, events & information, that have not been memorized at all… On how to prevent Restlessness & Regret (curable anxiety), details & calming inspiration: 1: Systematic and Frequent Attention to the calm of both Bodily and Mental Tranquillity! Tranquil ease: Forest Bliss: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/Forest_Bliss.htm Hindrance - Nivarana: http://www.what-buddha-said.org/Canon/Sutta/AN/AN.I.3-4.htm Therapy and Comments: http://www.what-buddha-said.org/Canon/Sutta/AN/AN.I.3-4c.htm Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book [V:123] section 46: The Links. 55: To Sangarava... PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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