If mindfulness and concentration were cats in my mind, mindfulness is just a friendly garden cat which walks around checking things out, while concentration is a bobcat that appears when conditions are just so.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Cats
Sayadaw says on Page Fifty-Three that concentration and wisdom are necessary for Jhana, and that mindfulness is necessary under all circumstances. He feels that it balances everything. I have certainly found that to be true, and it is a hallmark of Vipassana practice, throughout investigation and concentration.
If mindfulness and concentration were cats in my mind, mindfulness is just a friendly garden cat which walks around checking things out, while concentration is a bobcat that appears when conditions are just so.
If mindfulness and concentration were cats in my mind, mindfulness is just a friendly garden cat which walks around checking things out, while concentration is a bobcat that appears when conditions are just so.
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