1 ◦ JUST THIS MUCH IS ENOUGH
| Switzerland Retreat 2016 - 2016-05/22 D1 Group Interview (1:44:35-1:45:14)
When you’re already tense and tired, it is harder to go back and being relaxed. So, start when you’re relaxed; and then, don’t put in too much effort. Take it easy.
Instead of paying attention, which can be too energetic, ask questions ‘Is the mind aware?’, ‘What is the mind aware of?’
Be easy about how much the mind knows. Just this much – enough; just this much – enough.
2 ◦ STRENGTH COMES FROM REPETITION, NOT FOCUSING
| Switzerland Retreat 2016 - 2016-05/21 C1 Group Interview (02:20-3:33)
If you find that when you don’t focus, it feels like you don’t know the objects clearly, never mind. All you have to do is to continuously know blurrily. And if you keep on repeating that, slowly over 1 or 2 days, it will become clearer by itself.
Then, you’ll see the nature of the mind in action, how when you do something repeatedly, it helps to strengthen that quality; you’ll see that happening by itself. Particularly if you’re used to focusing on one object, when you stop focusing, it can become blur; and you find that uncomfortable. Let it be; trust the process.