"When one meditates on the ocean, the waves are also the ocean, as are the thoughts of the ocean mind. The waves are like a manifestation of the ocean like mind, they are not separate from the ocean-mind. So in the same way, thoughts are like the appearance or manifestation. They don't transcend the nature… Continue reading LIKE AN ANT ON A LEAF ON WATER, CALMLY REST THE MIND WHEREVER IT GOES: Instructions on Calm-Abiding, Superior Insight and Carrying Thoughts Onto the Path, 8th Karmapa’s Instructions on Gyalwang Yangonpa’s Seven Points, and Gampopa’s nephew’s advice on Mahamudra (17th Karmapa teaching, Day Two)