Quote from A Beautiful Way of Living the Meditation Teachings of Godwin Samararatne
A Beautiful Way of Living: the Meditation Teachings of Godwin Samararatne Edited and compiled by Dennis Candy and Sampath Dissanayake, with a foreword by Bhikkhu Bodhi Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2011. 192 pages. Being Gentle Retreatant: I do not have a question but I would like to tell you about an experience. I wanted to do my "homework," so I wanted to examine where my ideas come from. I found it takes a long time for a thought to come. A thought only came when I stopped trying to examine the process. Godwin: A very interesting experience. I would like to say something, because it brings out a very important principle. When we do not want thoughts to come, when we are focussing on breathing what happens? They come and come and come. And when we say, "Now let any thoughts come," they do not come! Why is the mind functioning in opposition to us? When a child is disobedient we say he is obstinate. Why are our minds so very obstinate?...
