thoughtvoke.

a thought to share

“Well I think that is just a waste of time.” “Well what is time for then?” A small back and forth dialogue in between two characters in A Brave New World. This simply dialogue within the context of the entire plot-line (I already have a vague understanding of the overall plot) really caused me to delve into the meaning behind my own choices recently. So just to frame this, I have currently been delving into Buddhism quite seriously. It requires you actually develop a moderately dece [...continue reading]

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This post is going to be just me writing down my thoughts in regards to exploring what knowledge I've recently refined. I personally think systematically structuring and organizing these thoughts is a very important task. Firstly, doing this helps refine and fortify my memory of the information, secondly I want to share it as well.

So what does the word impermanence mean? A state or fact only lasting for a limited period of time. This is a prominent word in Buddhism for articulating [...continue reading]

right mindfulness

So to start, we will look at the word seti. Seti means to recollect, to bring forth a memory, or to not forget. The process of not forgetting also means not allowing judgement to enter our mind. Because judgement is a mode of forgetting or not being fixated upon the memory brought forth. So, mindfulness practice is also quite contrary to creativity or activating ones spontaneous imagination. This is why practicing mindfulness is something that must be practiced and is considered hard work f [...continue reading]