Resting in Seeing

《止于观》

The Diamond Sutra teaches:
Cease with observation.
When you see your afflictions, you need not act; seeing is enough.
Seeing is wisdom.
Attachment is suffering.

At the heart of this teaching lies one simple truth:
Care for your thoughts gently.
Every thought, every intention—nurture them with mindful awareness.
According to Buddhist teachings,
a single thought can contain 84,000 afflictions

When I see my anger arise, the storm is already over.
Action is not the solution; seeing is.
When you observe your suffering, it dissolves.

I once believed I had to fight, to resist.
But how can I, standing in the river, hold back the rushing waters of emotion?
Now, I understand—there is no need to struggle.
I simply cross the river, and that is enough.
Many of life’s troubles are not meant to be solved; they pass on their own.

I have seen my anger, my sorrow,
and in that moment of seeing, it ends.
I am freed.
The attachment has lifted.
It is as though I have built a small boat,
floating on the river of emotions,
and I have already crossed to the other side.

Every problem in life is a crossing,
a lesson in learning how to build that boat.
To cross is not to conquer, but to let go.

In this world, nothing holds a permanent conclusion.

What is past,
simply passes.

2013