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The Mind is Everything.

To think differently requires a lot more than someone could imagine. The world includes a couple of different types of life: plants, animals, insects and human beings. The exterior appearance should not limit the variety of types. Every being is accompanied by an individual mind. The mind is like a fuse box, which guarantees that the mind and behavior won't get out of control1. If our mind loses the control, the fuses will be blown1. The following verses explain it as follows2:

Mind precedes all mental states.

Mind is their chief;

they are all mind-wrought.

If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts,

suffering follows him like

the Wheel that follows the foot of the ox.

Mind precedes all mental states.

Mind is their chief;

They are all mind-wrought.

If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts,

happiness follows him like

his never departing shadow.

The Green Tara painted by Peter Iseli

Establishing an identity is not what this page is about. Human beings have been known to have a preference for preserving their knowledge through writing diaries, blogging, filming, and keeping up with the news. Preservation is a pleasant term. Preservation can be a result of attachment, which is often the case. In fact, everything is impermanent.

There is nothing that is permanent in this world. Being is always faced with change. Life is change, death is changing, being is changed.

Just like everything, this page is not permanent and is constantly evolving. There is no objective that needs to be accomplished. The point of view of a typical individual is highlighted on this page.

This page has been under construction since 2009. No specific goal was planned and no end was achieved. Started as an alternative to a diary, the first contents used to be some articles of good friends from the east and a childish blog of a child’s first visit to India around that time.

What’s coming next?

It is not known yet. What is meant to be sure, is the rebirth of the Blog page. This page is just a recollection of personal researches and thoughts. If there's anything that's not okay, don't hesitate to get in touch and we'll find the best solution for you.

Travels, Experiences and hopefully some photos will be published soon!

With gratitude, I hope you have a pleasant visit to my page.

Sincerely,

Photo Credit: © Peter Iseli, in: fpmt.org

1Geshe, Rabten: Practical Meditation, Daily life applications, Mont Pelerin, Edition Rabten, 2007.

2Dhammapada I, Verse 1 & 2.