Samatha-Vipassanā
When you see there’s high stress…
(And, this is like:
the stress in your mind
is also in your body,
and to be aware of that connection)
…that mental stress
comes with bodily stress also.
There’s bound to be tension in your body
with any kind of mental stress
and any kind of unwholesome states of mind.
As you learn to see this,
that’s what we call discernment
or Wisdom.
You see what is unwholesome.
You see the tension that is there,
and then you can let it go.
You just relax.
You release the cause of that stress.
Well of course, it’s your job (your work life)
but then, if it’s making you very agitated
and stressed out,
well, I don’t think there’s anything
that’s worth being a bundle of stress…
So, you can just relax
and really let that go.
Then awareness is
just going to open up naturally
as you do this,
and energy also.
Because, that’s what happens
when we let go of craving
which manifests as tension
and tightness in the body
and in the mind, is that:
We don’t notice how much energy
we spend on holding on to things!
That is the tension right there,
and that amount of energy is tremendous.
But, when that’s our default operating system,
we don’t notice it anymore so much.
That’s why the meditation practice
is very helpful
because it helps us
going layer after layer,
deeper into seeing:
“Oh!” what we’re holding on to.
As we learn to open up,
and let go of any tension,
any tightness,
there’s a really clean
and bright kind of energy
that naturally comes out,
along with awareness.