This is a follow on episode from last week- Two Sorts of Thinking – Part 1. Last week I discussed what is thought, why and how thought arise, free will, consciousness and the constructionist thoery of the brain as it relates to how we operate.

This week I will talk more on why it is beneficial to develop a mindfulness practice. When we become more mindful and aware we can seperate ourselves from the random thoughts that fire off rather then being dragged along with them.

We will become better able through our daily activities to dicern between thoughts of sensutality, thoughts of ill-will and thoughts of harm compared to thoughts of renunciation, thoughts on none ill-will and thoughts on harmlessness.

The buddha said that those thoughts that consume our mind, those thoughts that we ponder on the most often are the thoughts that lead to specific behaviours.

When we are able to dicern thoughts that are more beneficial to our life and the life of others over those that cause an affliction of some sort may we become better at abandoning less purposeful thought, regardless of how purposeful we may inititally think them to be. Life begins with awareness.

I’d love it if you could have a listen and share your thoughts.

From my blog – Two Sorts of Thinking – Part 1 and Part 2 

If you are interested in having a read of a translation of this discourse check out this link – Dvedhavitakka Sutta.