There are many moments during each day where our mind brings up
thoughts of resentment, greed, fear, or doubt. These thoughts can seem wildly random, coming from nowhere at all; what can we do?
But the teachings tell us that these experiences are lawful: there is always a cause and effect. Buddhist practice is about observing the mind, noticing the unpleasant effects of unskillful mind states, and
discerning the seeds that gave rise to them.
So too, is it about noticing pleasant states of mind and discerning those seeds. We can then choose to not water the seeds of unwholesome thoughts and only tend to the wholesome.
Mark Nunberg gave a talk in 2023 about taking responsibility for watering the seeds we want in our lives. Payton played this talk and guideed the Sangha’s discussion on the topic this Sunday.
You can hear Mark’s full talk here:
