remove the pot

“The solution is not to suppress our thoughts and desires,

 for this would be impossible;

it would be like trying to keep a pot of water from boiling

by pressing down tightly on the lid.

The only sensible approach is to train ourselves to observe our thoughts

without following them.

This deprives them of their compulsive energy & is therefore

like removing the pot of boiling water from the fire.”

-Lama Thubten Yeshi

 

I need a lot more practice at this!

I tend to follow my thoughts wherever they want to lead-

and it’s usually not to where I should go.