The common worldly empowerment towards all kinds of personal and group attachment and identification

Renunciation and the observation of silence (Mauna), is the basic essential teaching, observation, and practice of yoga and/or buddhism,

- To renounce or let go all kinds of worldly egoistic personal and group physical/mental/emotional attachment and identification,

- To move away from the engagement in restless worldly egoistic cultural/spiritual/religious/communal/family/national/political/commercial/philosophical/traditional/non-traditional/new age ideas, beliefs, values, practices, rituals, ways of living, aspirations, affairs, ties and connections, communications, activities, and interactions,

- To be restraining, minimizing, and cutting-off all kinds of worldly egoistic conscious/semi-conscious/unconscious boundless inputs and outputs completely or as much as possible, to practically and effectively purify and quiet the conditional restless egoistic impure modification of the mind physically/mentally/emotionally,

- To turn the common outgoing tendency of the mind inward, to withdraw the senses from the objects of the senses, to focus within,

- To develop self-introspection to know what is going on in the selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary existence and function of the physical body that comes with the perceptive thinking mind under different states of consciousness, to know Thyself, that leads towards self-inquiry and self-realization towards the truth of everything, 

- To develop and empower and attain mental and emotional independence through non-grasping and letting go, not being determined by all kinds of duality, or the perception of sight, smell, taste, sensation, feeling/emotion, thought, remembrance towards past experiences, and wild imaginations, or all kinds of experience/affair/ties and connection/relationship/interaction/condition/situation that are pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable, desirable and undesirable, or enjoyable and non-enjoyable or even painful.

- To change the conditional restless egoistic impure thinking and behavior pattern that is being conditioned by internal genetic inheritance and external conditions and ceaseless inputs that are being empowered by ceaseless outputs/reactions under the influence of ignorance, either consciously, or semi-consciously, or unconsciously,

- To annihilate the veil of ignorance that is naturally manifested or formed under the presence of the ego or the idea of 'I' (conscious and semi-conscious self awareness or self acknowledgement under the presence of conscious and semi-conscious awareness) that gives rise to the natural by-products of egoism of attachment/identification/craving and aversion/comparison/judgment/expectation which also feed and empower the idea of 'I', all kinds of impurities, and restlessness (restless modification/thought current/thought process/state of the mind a.k.a the veil of ignorance, where the veil of ignorance vanished upon silence or cessation of the restless egoistic impure modification of the mind, or upon the state of clarity), upon the activation of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional function/mechanism/modification of the perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional self-acknowledging thinking and acting mind under the different states of consciousness, that is existing and functioning being part of the many different components/systems/mechanisms of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional physical body, where all that is non-self, where the momentary finite existence and function of the mortal body and mind doesn't even belong to the body and mind itself, not to say, nothing belong to anyone or anything,

- To perform self-inquiry to be inquiring towards the truth of everything, particularly what is the 'I' that the mind perceives/thinks/believes/acknowledges/identifies as its own infinite permanent independent self existence as an immortal individual being/identity/consciousness/soul/spirit that is permanent and independent (that doesn't exist at all), that belongs to itself, residing in the mortal finite physical body,

- To attain direct realization towards the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, and non-self,

- To realize unconditional peace,

- To have clarity of thinking and correct understanding (absolute knowledge or wisdom),

- To cease harming oneself and others and the surrounding environment (unconditional indiscriminate kindness),

- To perform selfless actions, including certain existing worldly duties and responsibilities towards looking after oneself and others and the surrounding environment, that benefit oneself and others and the surrounding environment that doesn't belong to anyone or anything, out of compassion - the selfless indiscriminate power of creation/action/activity, that can be constructive or destructive, depending on the different states of mind under different intentions and understanding.

Meanwhile, the yoga and/or buddhism practitioner that encounters some obstacles or difficulties on the path of yoga and/or buddhism while observing renunciation and silence in solitude and seclusion away from the distractive worldly passionate egoistic impure ambitious restless minds (Kutsanga - ignorant company that empowers ignorance, that inflicts unnecessary problematic disturbance, affairs, situations, and conditions unto oneself and others), may seek the advice or guidance from Satsanga (wise company that empowers wisdom), where it is

- Not only about the coming in contact with the dispassionate minds that have either attained direct self realization towards the truth of Selflessness, Impermanence, Limitation, Conditional, and Non-self, that are resting upon unconditional peace, or the dispassionate minds that haven't yet attained direct realization towards the truth of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary existence of all kinds of names and forms, but have been established firmly in the basic essential observation and practice of dispassion and renunciation, solitude and seclusion, and silence, that have attained certain degrees of correct understanding and mental and emotional independence, that have intense yearning towards liberation from ignorance and suffering, that have immovable determination and perseverance on the path of self-inquiry and self-realization, that can guide the yoga and/or buddhism practitioner towards the direction of self-realization.

- But also, the coming in contact with or the engagement in beneficial uplifting inputs/conditions/influences/physical and mental activities, such as regular yoga asana and pranayama practice, energy consumption choices and regulation (that might be different for the different bodies and minds, depending on the current predominant energy field (Gunas) - Rajas/Tamas/Sattva), concentration and meditation practice, studying the uncontaminated genuine scriptures/teachings/dhamma, balance in between activity and inactivity/work and rest/eating and fasting/awake and asleep/physical and mental activity (the middle path), and etc, that are conducive and supportive towards the activation of the conscious mind evolution process, of changing/modifying/conquering the hard-wired conditional egoistic impure restless thinking and behavior pattern, towards the thinning-out and annihilating the veil of ignorance, a.k.a. the idea of 'I' (the ego), egoism, impurities, restlessness, and all kinds of disturbance, or affliction, or violence deriving from all that, and not towards the empowerment and stimulation of all that.

All these teachings and observation or practice appeared to be 'opposing', 'detrimental', and/or 'destructive' towards all kinds of worldly passionate restless egoistic cultural/spiritual/religious/communal/family/national/political/commercial/philosophical/traditional/non-traditional/new age ideas, affairs, activities, ways of living, ways of conduct, connections, and relationships, and hence, it is common and normal that the worldly restless egoistic minds don't like and don't agree with and have intense rejection and aversion against all these basic essential teachings and observation or practice of yoga and/or buddhism, that the passionate egoistic minds perceive/recognize/categorize as a form of destructive intimidation and threat towards the existence and empowerment of their particular passionate egoistic inherited/adopted/created traditional or non-traditional ideas, beliefs, values, practices, desires, aspirations, ambitions, and visions of building a family, or community, or a world that they desire it to be.

Yoga and/or buddhism teachings and practices is not at all about building a world to be in certain way and not in certain way, even if it is about promoting peace and harmony in oneself that would also naturally contributing peace and harmony into the world. There is no control or expectation towards the others or the world of many diversities that doesn't belong to anyone or anything, has to be in certain way or not in certain way, or it has to be all perfect, peaceful, and harmony without any imperfection, unrest, and disharmony. That is not the same as the many different minds/individuals/communities having different visions, or ambitions, or aspirations, or ambitions, to control/possess/influence/change/build a world that is in accordance to the different desires of the many different minds/individuals/communities under many different ideas, beliefs, values, practices, desires, aspirations, ambitions, and visions.

What is wholesome and unwholesome, or what is constructive and destructive, is different for the minds (most minds) that are being ignorant towards the veil of ignorance in oneself, that are functioning under the influence of the ego/egoism/impurities/restlessness, while wittingly and unwittingly empowering the ego/egoism/impurities/restlessness in oneself and others, and the minds that are aware of the existence of the veil of ignorance in oneself, that are aware of the destructive and harmful side-effects of the ego/egoism/impurities/restlessness, and have intense yearning towards thinning-out and annihilating the ego/egoism/impurities/restlessness in oneself, while initiate and promote such awareness to all the other minds in the surrounding environment, to also be free from the influence of the ego/egoism/impurities/restlessness, to promote more peace and harmony among the many diversities in the world that doesn't belong to anyone or anything, to have less minds that ceaselessly and ignorantly generating destructive hurtful and impactful behavior/action/reaction/activity that hurt oneself and others and the surrounding environment repetitively, out of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance, either intentionally or unintentionally, wittingly or unwittingly, deliberately or randomly, consciously or unconsciously.

The empowerment of all kinds of egoistic attachment and identification towards all kinds of worldly egoistic cultural/spiritual/religious/communal/family/national/political/commercial/philosophical/traditional/non-traditional/new age ideas, beliefs, values, practices, rituals, ways of living, aspirations, visions, affairs, ties and connections, communications, activities, and interactions, is being seen as a form of good and righteous thing/action/activity to be promoting patriotism, prosperity, and higher quality of living (economic growth and wealth accumulation to attain easier and enjoyable living condition) by empowering all kinds of personal and communal/social/national/political/commercial/philosophical/cultural/spiritual/religious/traditional/non-traditional/new age attachments and identities, that gives rise to and empowers boundless desires/ambitions/aspirations/visions towards building a world that each and every different community/group desires differently, either to be achieving and possessing endless power of control and manipulation, achievements, possessions, and pleasurable enjoyments, or the complete opposite of that (extremism/dualism/the opposite of one another) for the many minds that are being conditioned to think and believe, evaluate and aspire in certain way and not in certain way, which only gives rise to momentary fleeting sense of satisfaction, goodness, righteousness, and meaningfulness for oneself and/or one's particular family and community under a particular way of thinking, belief, values, practices, desires, aspirations, and visions, selfishly and possessively, but then that would also gives rise to many unnecessary evitable destructive harmful side-effects that impact oneself/one's particular family and community, and the others and the surrounding environment for a prolonged duration.

Under the influence of ignorance, some minds might argue that "Respect nature while not going against nature," is about allowing as well as empowering all kinds of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance to be there as they are, as ignorance is also part of nature, or a natural manifestation in all minds, and hence, none should be doing anything to be eliminating ignorance and the consequences of ignorance in anyone or anything, even if they are the root cause of many destructive hurtful behaviors/actions/reactions/ideas/desires/affairs/ties and connections/activities that give rise to many unnecessary evitable painful suffering in the world of many diversities that doesn't belong to anyone or anything. It is like saying, one shouldn't do anything constructive and beneficial even if it is possible, in order to promote and improve over-all physical and mental well-being and better living condition while generate less evitable problematic affair, activity, interaction, relationship, condition, and situation in anyone or anything or anywhere, under the presence of correct understanding and absolute knowledge.

Many minds also argue that "To practice non-attachment, non-identification, non-craving, non-aversion, non-judgment, non-expectation, silence, and respecting the nature's law of cause and effect, being undetermined and undisturbed by all kinds of unpleasantness, undesirableness, disagreeableness, and non-enjoyable painful suffering/conditions/situations/hardships/difficulties/ties and connections/relationships," is about needless to do anything (to learn, to know, to understand, to find solution, to improve, to be happy, to have peace, to have less evitable illness and injury, to avoid any kind of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance, to avoid preventable accidents or direct impact from natural disasters, to seek available medical help if needed, and so on), just wake up, eat, drink, shit, pee, generate rubbish, procreate, sleep, and repeat, until the body rots and dies, where all and everyone should silently accept all kinds of ignorant violent hurtful bullying ill-treatments/behaviors from anyone, where none should be learning and improving about anything consciously.

Many minds would also think and believe that if all kinds ancient traditional ideas, beliefs, values, desires, aspirations, visions, and practices are not necessarily all true and beneficial, then naturally, any kinds of non-traditional or new age ideas, beliefs, values, desires, aspirations, visions, and practices that are different from all those previous old ones must be well-improved and more true and beneficial. Or, any non-traditional/new age/newer ideas, beliefs, values, and practices are inauthentic, and must be less good, or less efficient, or inferior than the ancient traditional or older ideas, beliefs, values, and practices, that are authentic, and are better, more efficient, and superior than any newer ones. Or, if one is older and has been accumulating more experiences than the others that are younger and has less experience than oneself, then the older one must be more wise and efficient than the younger one. Many minds would also relate and categorize the existence of yoga and buddhism as non-traditional/new age/newer ideas, beliefs, values, and practices to rebel towards or go against the ancient traditional older cultural/spiritual/religious ideas, beliefs, values, and practices. But all those understanding are not necessarily correct.

Such is the thinking, reasoning, and understanding in the mind that is functioning under the influence of ignorance.

The yoga and/or buddhism teachings and practices is not about being different from, or going against, or being improvised from the ancient traditional ideas, beliefs, values, and practices. It is about going beyond or transcending all kinds of ancient traditional egoistic ideas, beliefs, values, and practices as well as all kinds of non-traditional/new age/newer egoistic ideas, beliefs, values, and practices that were/are being created to go against or rebel towards the ancient traditional older ones, where both traditional and new age are also the creations of the minds that are functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance, that are ingrained in dualism and that feeds or powers duality.

Yoga and/or buddhism is not part of any worldly egoistic cultural/spiritual/religious/communal/national/regional/political/commercial/philosophical/traditional/non-traditional/new age ideas and practices that were/are being created by the egoistic minds for their respective propaganda/agenda/purposes, but it is the direct realization by the conscious perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional thinking and acting minds and any minds from any era of any background and condition (that had/have been being conditioned by any ancient traditional or new non-traditional ideas/beliefs/values/practices to think and live life in certain ways or not in certain ways) towards the all time universal dhamma, a.k.a. the truth or the science of what things are, as they are, where all are selfless, impermanent, limited, conditional, and non-self, regardless of who, what, how, where and when, regardless of what type of thinking and behavior pattern.

Inquire the truth of everything.

Floating objects and the ocean of ignorance and suffering

Why is that all kinds of worldly egoistic cultural/spiritual/religious/communal/political/national/commercial ideas, beliefs, values, practices, and rituals are neither good nor bad, even if they are the by-products deriving from egoism and that empowering egoism, that give rise to many unnecessary hurtful destructive actions/reactions/activities/affairs in the world of many diversities that doesn't belong to anyone or anything, which is the opposite of the thinning-out and elimination of egoism, that leads towards the realization of the truth of selflessness and non-self, that gives rise to peace from within that also illuminate into the surrounding environment?

There is nothing wrong, or bad, or negative, or inferiority in the presence of the veil of ignorance in the mind. It is a natural manifestation due to the nature of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional function/modification/mechanism of the conscious perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional thinking and acting faculty of the living organisms.

The natural manifestation or formation of the veil of ignorance (the idea of 'I'/the ego/self acknowledgement, egoism, impurities, and restlessness under the presence of conscious awareness) upon the selfless initiation/activation of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional function/modification/mechanism of the mind under the selfless support and influence of the supportive influential energy and elements/conditions, is not the fault or responsibility of anyone or anything, for the mind being what it is (egoistic, impure, and restless - violent, destructive, and hurtful).

It is not bad karma, it is not sin, it is not punishable, or it is not punishment/condemn/shame/humiliation deserving, even if the presence of the veil of ignorance gives rise to many unpleasant destructive hurtful side-effects/behaviors inflicting unto oneself and all and everything in the surrounding environment.

All minds (except the minds that had attained direct realization towards the truth of selflessness and non-self), are functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance (the ego/the idea of 'I', egoism, impurities, restlessness, and the by-products of all that - all kinds of evitable suffering, desperation, unrest, disturbance, and violent destructive hurtful behavior/action/reaction/activity/affair inflicting unto oneself and others and the surrounding environment), and hence, there is the initial need of seeking any kind of momentary and/or lasting refuge, or comfort, or relief, or escape, or rest, or hope, or direction, or guidance, or motivation, or encouragement, or praise and compliment, or friendship and companionship, or love and attention, or acknowledgement and recognition, or agreement and support, and so on, from someone or something for anything and everything.

The physical body needs some rest in between ceaseless physical activities under a shelter that is sheltered from harsh weather and predators, so that it doesn't get to the point of over-exhaustion or suffered from unnecessary irreversible illness or injury. Similarly, the mind also needs some rest in between restless mental activities under a mental shelter/refuge/resting point amid all kinds of ignorance and disturbance or suffering, so that it doesn't get to the point of over-exhaustion or suffered from unnecessary irreversible illness or injury.

All kinds of worldly egoistic ideas, beliefs, values, practices, and rituals served such purposes like a floating object for the mind to hold onto while drifting on the ocean of ignorance and suffering in searching for a shore to land on, and not to be drowned in the ocean due to extreme exhaustion from trying to stay afloat, before the mind sees and reaches the shore where the mind can get out from the ocean of ignorance and suffering while leaving the ocean and the floating object behind, and let all the others that are still drifting and/or drowning in the ocean of ignorance and suffering, that are also in need of a floating object for them to hang onto to stay afloat in the ocean until they reach a shore to land on. It is needless to be continuously carrying the floating object that served a particular momentary purpose, after getting out of the ocean and standing on the dry land.

One shows gratitude to the floating object, and let it go.

It is like the stepping stones that form a path for anyone to walk away from where one is that is full of unpleasant 'rubbish' and painful 'diseases', in order to reach somewhere that is devoid of 'rubbish' or 'diseases'. Upon walking, not to say, upon reaching the destination, one doesn't keep picking up every stone that one walked on, and keeps accumulating and carrying all the stones with oneself throughout the journey in searching for a space that is devoid of 'rubbish' and 'disease', not to say, after reaching such space, but one leaves all the stones where they are (non-grasping/non-attachment/non-identification/non-possessiveness/non-clinging).

All the stepping stones, are all kinds of pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable, desirable and undesirable, or enjoyable and painful experiences/conditions/situations/affairs/relationships/ties and connections/gain and loss/success and failure/happiness and unhappiness/achievement and non-achievement, and etc, that reflect the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, and non-self, as it is, where they all are the teachers, the teachings, the practices, and the realization.

One shows gratitude to the stones, and let them go.

However, due to ignorance, there are many minds misused the floating objects for certain destructive hurtful purposes or activities. Similarly, there are many minds misused the stepping stones for certain destructive hurtful purposes or activities. It is not the fault or responsibility of the floating objects on the ocean or the stepping stones on the path. Just as a knife served certain purposes, and it doesn't have the intention to be constructive or destructive, but it depends on the user of the knife using the knife under what type of intention and understanding.

More importantly, the floating object itself doesn't bring the mind to any shore, and the existing current (existing intentionless conditions) might move the floating object away from any shore. But, it depends on the continuous effort of the mind, to make use of the floating object (momentary refuge) to stay afloat as much as possible, and more importantly, to use something or anything that is available that can maneuver the floating object that carries oneself towards the direction of a shore (self-contemplation/self-reflection/self-introspection/self-investigation/self-control/self-discipline), or even abandoning the floating object that is seriously broken/faulty, to just make use of one's own body, arms, and legs to swim towards the shore (renunciation, dispassion, solitude, seclusion, purification, meditation, self-inquiry, and self-realization), even if it is going against the existing current (all kinds of internal conscious and unconscious conditional thinking and behavior pattern/genetic inherited conditions, and external obstacles and distractions), that ceaselessly pull the floating object that the mind hanging onto (or one's own body without hanging onto any floating object) towards the middle of the ocean of ignorance and suffering.

The existence of 'the floating object' is selfless, impermanent, limited, and conditional, and doesn't belong to anyone or anything, and it doesn't has the intention to be what it is, as it is.

The existence of 'the one that is drifting on the ocean', and the existence of 'the ocean and the shore', are all selfless, impermanent, limited, and conditional.

Beyond all THAT that are selfless, impermanent, limited, and conditional, that exists momentarily for a short duration, there is neither the existence of 'the ocean, the floating object, and the shore' nor the existence of 'the one that is drifting on the ocean, hanging onto a floating object, and getting out from the ocean and landing on a shore'.

Upon the direct realization towards the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, and non-self in all and everything, the selfless perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional thinking and acting mind is devoid of doubt or any kind of impurities, unrest, disturbance, or suffering.

The mind that is devoid of doubt and impurities, unrest, disturbance, or suffering, there is needless to seek refuge, or comfort, or relief, or escape, or rest, or hope, or direction, or guidance, or motivation, or encouragement, or praise and compliment, or friendship and companionship, or love and attention, or acknowledgement and recognition, or agreement and support, and so on, from anyone or anything for anything.

The ocean, the floating objects, and the shore ceased existing, upon the ego (the one that is drifting on the ocean) ceased existing, or upon the annihilation of the veil of ignorance.

The mind that embarks on the journey towards the truth of everything, doesn't go anywhere. It is always where it is. It is merely a selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary journey within the mind.

The journey begins and ends in the mind.

The destination is in the mind itself.

The ignorance, the doubts, the corruptions, the problems, the hardships, the suffering, are all in the mind itself.

The realization, the knowledge, the truth, the answers, the liberation, the peace, are all in the mind itself.

All the different realms (the different states of mind) are all within the mind itself. The realms are not something or somewhere existing without/outside the mind. All realms ceased manifesting/existing upon Silence/Samadhi, or the annihilation/cessation of the restless modification of the mind.

And above all, this mind is selfless, impermanent, limited, conditional, and non-self, only existing and functioning momentarily for a fleeting duration.

Inquire the truth of everything, and be free.

It is absolutely possible to be free.

May all be free, be peaceful, be happy.

Selfless conscious actions and the nature's law of cause and effect

There are many minds that think and believe and identify themselves as yoga and/or buddhism followers/disciples/practitioners/enthusiasts would use the term of 'cause and effect' that they have been referring as 'karma' (因果報應/因果循環) to warn/threaten/intimidate/bully/manipulate/influence/exploit/lure/oppress/control the others to behave in certain way and not in certain way, which is not what yoga and/or buddhism teachings and practice is about.

Inquire towards the truth of everything.

 

Cause and effect is like object and the shadow.

Effect is the shadow of cause.

Each object has its own shadow. 

Each cause has its own effect.

Without such cause, there is no such effect.

Without such object, there is no such shadow.

But more importantly,

Without light, there is no shadow of any object. 

Cause (object) is fixed. The cause doesn't change into something else. It is what it is.

Shadow (effect) is not fixed, having countless possibility of manifestations, depending on the condition and position of light and/or the object, manifesting under different shapes and sizes.

The supportive elements/conditions that are influencing the effects being in certain way or not in certain way, is like the light that influence the shadow being what it is.

Without proper supportive elements/conditions, the cause doesn't give rise to effect. It is like a seed that doesn't grow into a plant, or a plant that doesn't give flowers and/or fruits under the absence of proper supportive elements/conditions.

Just like all kinds of names and forms, the nature's law of cause and effect is neither good nor bad, neither positive nor negative, neither constructive nor destructive, neither meaningful nor meaningless, and that neither gives rise to enjoyment nor suffering. 

The nature's law of cause and effect is just what it is. It is part of the intentionless indiscriminate power of nature that governs/influences/directs the selfless impermanent limited and conditional finite momentary existence, changes of regeneration/decay/disintegration, and ceased existence of all and everything.

Just like all kinds of names and forms, the nature's law of cause and effect is also limited and conditional.

All kinds of actions/activities give rise to respective causes that will turn into effects (consequences of actions/activities).

And hence, actions/activities are more powerful/dominant than the nature's law of cause and effect.

By understanding this, one will know that it is the boundless selfless conscious/semi-conscious/non-conscious actions/activities (the selfless power of creation) that are determining the different types of causes and effects ceaselessly, either wittingly or unwittingly, intentionally or unintentionally, constructively or destructively.

No doubt that causes are what they are, but the selfless impermanent limited and conditional effects can be influenced/determined/dominated by the ceaseless actions/activities, particularly the selfless conscious actions/activities that are being generated under the presence of conscious awareness, and more importantly, under the presence or absence of correct understanding and/or incorrect understanding.

A non-living object doesn't have the organs of perception/cognition or the organs of action. Such as a rock.

The rock under different shapes and sizes and consistencies has no intention of being constructive or destructive, or it has no power of construction or destruction. It is just being what it is. It is also subject to selfless impermanent changes under the presence or absence of certain limited conditions, internally and externally.

It can be transformed or mobilized involuntarily either by nature (such as the impact of sunlight, heat, humidity, volcanic activity, wind, water, rain, lightning strike, current, river, ocean, gravity, and movements of the earth), or by the living organisms that come with the organs of perception/cognition and the organs of action for something constructive or destructive, regardless of whether consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, deliberately or autonomously, wittingly or unwittingly, intentionally or unintentionally.

It can be used to build shelter, or path, or bridge, or ornament, or tool that cut something, or tool that break/crack open something, or for any constructive purposes.

It can also be used as a weapon to cause damages or injuries unto the physical structures of anyone or anything, or for any destructive purposes.

The different effects, or changes, or transformations, as well as the constructive or destructive possibility/purpose/utilization of the rock are influenced by both internal and external actions/activities involuntarily.

For example, there is a sharp object being there on the path. It doesn't have any intention to be something constructive or destructive for being what it is, where it is, and how it is.

Some conscious living organisms under the presence of conscious awareness/perception/cognition might be aware of it or see it, while some living organisms might not be aware of it or don't see it.

The conscious living organisms that are aware of it, might or might not avoid stepping/leaning on it, might or might not reflect upon the many possible effects of a sharp object being on the path, might or might not pick up or move the sharp object out of the path, and might or might not utilize/transform the sharp object for any purposes, under the presence or absence of different experiences, knowledge, understanding, and intentions.

Under the presence of conscious awareness being aware of the presence of a sharp object being on the path, and under the presence of reflection under the presence of certain experiences, knowledge, and correct understanding, some living organisms would move the sharp object away from the path to avoid any unnecessary damages or injuries unto oneself and/or others, or the tyres of some vehicles, and even many other possible side-effects that might arise from that.

Some living organisms might not have such similar reflection and action taking of avoiding unnecessary evitable damages or injuries unto oneself or others or anything, but they might have the similar desire, intention, and understanding of utilizing/transforming the sharp object for different purposes, and vice versa.

The conscious and unconscious power of creation/action/activity that exist in all and everything, regardless of living organisms that come with the conscious/semi-conscious/unconscious perception/cognition/the presence and absence of freewill and the organs of action/activity/mobility (inputs - thought processing - outputs/responds, consciously/voluntarily or unconsciously/involuntarily), or non-living objects that don't have conscious perception/cognition/freewill and with or without components for action/activity/mobility (non-living objects such as the creations/inventions of clock/all kinds of machine/vehicle/computer/TV/AI programming/robot/toy, and etc, have no conscious perception/cognition/freewill, but there are certain components/functions that enable certain involuntary mechanical action/activity/mobility), is influencing the effects or impermanent changes of the existing causes, while the conscious power of creation/action/activity can be more dominant than the unconscious power of creation/action/activity, and vice versa.

And more importantly, the presence and absence of the clarity, calmness, and efficiency (wisdom/absolute knowledge and precise functionality) or the murkiness, restlessness, and inefficiency (ignorance/corrupted knowledge and faulty functionality) of the selfless functions of the conscious perception/cognition/intellectual reasoning/understanding/desire/behavior/action/activity in the conscious living organisms that are functioning under the presence of conscious awareness, under the state of consciousness/semi-consciousness, has the influencing power that can be influencing/determining what type of conscious creations/actions/activities, that is also conditioning/influencing/determining whether the conscious or unconscious creations/actions/activities is being more dominant, that is influencing the conscious/semi-conscious and unconscious changes/effects of the existing causes in certain way or not in certain way, up to a certain extend, where there is certain inevitable limitation in all and everything.

Such as all and everything has limited duration of existence and function that need constant maintenance under the availability of the selfless supportive energy and different elements/conditions, while all and everything are subject to decay and disintegration.

By understanding this, one will know that under the presence of conscious and semi-conscious awareness during the state of consciousness and semi-consciousness, there is conscious/semi-conscious freewill to influence/determine the states of mind throughout the different states of consciousness, that also influences/conditions/determines the conscious/semi-conscious/unconscious creations/actions/activities (The process of conscious mind evolution and conquest - what yoga and buddhism teachings, observations, and practices is all about), although it takes ceaseless perseverance and determination or continuous effort, not just to attain but also to maintain the clarity and efficiency of the mind under the different states of consciousness, that is selfless, impermanent, limited, conditional, and non-self, even after the direct glimpse or realization towards the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, and non-self in all kinds of names and forms, until Silence/Samadhi, or the complete annihilation of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional modification of the mind takes place, but more importantly as well as upmost liberating, is that, all THAT (Ignorance/Restlessness/The conscious and unconscious power of creation/action/activity and The annihilation of ignorance/restlessness, or Silence/Samadhi - The absorption/non-activation of MAYA, the power of creation/action/activity) are non-self.

It is absolutely possible to be free from ignorance and the by-products of ignorance.

It is absolutely possible to change and/or conquer the conditional restless egoistic impure thinking and behavior pattern of oneself throughout the different states of consciousness, that hurts oneself and others and the surrounding environment, either wittingly or unwittingly, intentionally or unintentionally, even if all and everything are selfless and impermanent, that only exist and function momentarily for a limited duration.

The mind just need to initiate the conscious evolution process under the presence of conscious awareness, out of its own conscious perception/cognition towards the restlessness/impurities/doubts/suffering and fleeting impermanent changes in itself and of everything that it perceives, under its own conscious freewill, desire, yearning, effort, perseverance, and determination to be free from all that, even if it is just the rise of a fleeting conscious/semi-conscious/unconscious thought, or idea, or desire (planting a seed wittingly/consciously or unwittingly/unconsciously, that requires ceaseless effort/action for nurturing) to be free, to be happy, to be peaceful, to know and understand, to be suffering free, to stop hurting oneself and others, or to be liberated from ignorance, under the presence of any kind of impurities, unrest, fear, insecurity, doubt, dissatisfaction, disappointment, hurt, pain, sorrow, violence, suffering, or the notion/idea of "I am not free".

The cause (any seed), whether being nurtured to becoming a matured plant that bears flowers and fruits, or not, is also subject to selfless impermanent changes of growth/transformation or decay and disintegration. Just as a seed that isn't being nurtured into becoming a plant, is rotting/decaying at its own pace, and will eventually disintegrated/decomposed, not to say, the seed isn't a seed anymore, upon the initial moment of being nurtured that turns into a shoot, that might or might not eventually becoming a matured plant, that might or might not give rise to flowers, that might or might not turn into fruits, that might or might not be consumed by something or someone.

Sankalpa - The initiation/planting of the seed of wisdom/liberation/peace consciously and unconsciously, has been widely misused by the yoga practitioners/teachers/enthusiasts in the yoga practice or in the beginning and/or the end of the yoga class, as 'the mystical super mind power' to make all kinds of wishes/desires/dreams come true, which not only doesn't thin-out and eliminate the veil of ignorance, the idea of 'I', egoism of attachment and identification, desire of craving and aversion, longing, clinging, expectation, duality, passion, greed, and restlessness, but instead, it is augmenting and empowering all that.

The yoga teachers tell the yoga students in the yoga class to think about something or anything that they want to do and achieve or have, and that by thinking of that particular desire/goal (those many different desires/goals) consciously under intense focus, and all their desires/wishes/goals/dreams will come true or be materialized. It doesn't. It is the ceaseless physical effort/action/activity under the presence of specific or respective knowledge and understanding, under the presence of possibility and opportunity, and under the availability of the selfless supportive energy and elements/conditions, on top of immovable perseverance and determination, that determines whether one will be successful doing and achieving something that oneself wanted to do and achieve, up to certain extend under certain limitation.

If it is merely a thought/desire arising in the mind, but if there is no prompted follow-up continuous physical effort/activity to materialize the thought/desire, or it doesn't turn into physical action/expression/speech, then it is just a selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary thought that arising and passing away (a seed that doesn't turn into a plant), regardless of whether the thought is something pure or impure, positive or negative, good or bad, constructive or destructive, wholesome or unwholesome, and etc.

While most of the minds are still functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance, what the minds (being conditioned and influenced to) think and believe and understand, or reason and evaluate and discriminate, or judge and recognize towards what is good or gad, what is right or wrong, what is positive or negative, or what is constructive or destructive, or what is wholesome or unwholesome, and etc, are not necessarily the truth of what things are.

And hence, the highly importance of the practical and efficient initial mental observation/practice of non-grasping, non-attachment, non-identification, non-craving, non-aversion, non-judgment, and non-expectation towards the rise of any kind of thoughts/desires, to be observing or aware of the ceaseless thoughts/desires arising and passing away, without generating any physical effort/activity/action being prompted by the selfless impermanent limited and conditional fleeting thoughts/desires, the presence of countless seeds don't turn into any plant (the arising and passing away of countless causes doesn't lead to effect).

Upon the annihilation of the veil of ignorance, or upon the presence of clarity, absolute knowledge, and correct understanding, the mind can choose whether to perform or not performing certain action/activity that are beneficial for oneself and others and the surrounding environment, selflessly, indiscriminately and unconditionally.

Without thinking about or focusing towards achieving anything specifically, but just by performing certain actions/activities under the presence of specific knowledge and understanding, possibility and opportunity, perseverance and determination, and the availability of the selfless support of energy and elements/conditions, and one might achieve good health, good fortune, unlimited wealth, happiness, everything desirable and nothing undesirable, youthfulness, and longevity, and even so, it still doesn't change the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, non-self, and the inevitable decay and disintegration, or mortality in all and everything.

Just by ceaselessly 'thinking' about or 'focusing' towards 'being at the mountain top', it doesn't transport oneself physically and practically to be on the mountain top, it is the continuous physical effort of physical movements/actions/activities internally and externally that bring oneself to be at the mountain top physically and practically, eventually.

The Sankalpa that is stated in the teachings of yoga and/or buddhism, is merely about the seed of dhamma that might or might not lead to the liberation from all that depending on the presence and absence of effort/action taking, where it is not even "I want to be free, be happy, be peaceful, be liberated," under the presence of the idea of 'I' and egoism, but it is, "May all be free, be happy, be peaceful, be liberated," indiscriminately and unconditionally, dropping of the idea of 'I' and egoism, devoid of the sense of separateness/duality of 'I' and 'not I' or 'others', and without egoism of grasping, attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, comparison, judgment, or expectation, but only through ceaseless effort, action, activity, observation, or practice, under intense perseverance and determination, one will eventually attain direct self realization towards the truth of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional finite momentary existence and function of all and everything, that are non-self, and be free, be happy, be peaceful unconditionally.

Such as, without telling/asking/guiding/instructing the yoga students to deliberately setting any kind of intention before/during/after the yoga class/yoga practice, but just by indiscriminately disseminating the dhamma, or the teachings of yoga and/or buddhism as it is, in the yoga class, regardless of whether the yoga students are paying attention (receiving inputs consciously) or don't pay attention (receiving inputs unconsciously) onto the dhamma dissemination, whether they understand or don't understand, agree or disagree, like or dislike, desire or don't desire, and practice or don't practice the dhamma/the teachings as it is, but that is already what Sankalpa is about. An intentionless seed of wisdom is being randomly planted into the minds of the yoga students either consciously or unconsciously (the gift of dhamma). But then it is up to the effort of the yoga students whether to embark onto the journey of self-inquiry and attain self realization, or not, a.k.a. whether to continuously nurture the seed until it becomes a matured plant that bears flowers and fruits, or not.

That is also why the highly importance of the observation of renunciation, solitude, and seclusion to not just mentally but also physically move away from all kinds of conditional highly influential worldly egoistic conscious and unconscious inputs/influences/ideas/affairs/beliefs/values/practices/rituals/behaviors/activities/interactions/communications/ties and connections, that is absolutely practical and efficient for the minds that genuinely and eagerly want to attain direct self realization towards knowing Thyself, or knowing the truth of selflessness, impermanence, limitation, conditional, and non-self in all and everything.

Conscious and/or unconscious thought/intention/desire (Sankalpa) is nothing or powerless, if without continuous physical effort/action/activity (which includes mental activity, that is also part of the physical activity. Without the physical structure and activity, there is no mental activity) under the presence of respective knowledge and understanding, possibility and opportunity, perseverance and determination, and the selfless support of the supportive energy and elements/conditions.

There is nothing super extraordinary, or mystical, or transcendental, or miraculous in the teachings, observations, practices, and realization of yoga and/or buddhism. It is merely the truth of everything, as it is. However, under the influence of the veil of ignorance, it is common and natural that there are many existing 'teachings, observations, practices, transcriptions, translations, and understanding' of yoga and/or buddhism have been contaminated by the many different worldly egoistic ideas, beliefs, values, and practices. And hence, the highly importance of "Inquiring the truth of everything to attain direct self realization," as stated in both the teachings of yoga and/or buddhism.

One doesn't necessarily need to learn, read, hear, study, know, or memorize about many teachings of yoga and/or buddhism, but only need to know and inquire about, "Silencing and withdrawing the restless outgoing mind and performing self-inquiry to be inquiring towards the truth of everything to attain direct self realization." One needs to inquire why is that highly important, what is and how to silence and withdraw the restless outgoing mind, what is/why and how to perform self-inquiry to be inquiring towards the truth of everything to attain direct self realization?

The mind that knows this, is free from all kinds of worldly egoistic superstitious mystical spiritual/religious/cultural beliefs, values, and practices, as well as the unnecessary fear and many obstacles or inconveniences deriving from all that. Such mind cannot be threatened/intimidated/bullied/manipulated/influenced/lured/exploited/disturbed/offended/hurt by anyone and anything.

Yoga and/or buddhism is the science of the mind.

Inquire the truth of everything.

Inquire towards public servant and public service

Many minds that are functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance would interpret 'public servant' and 'public service' as the public servants are the servants that are obliged to serve the public that 'deserve' all kinds of public services, and hence, the public can take the public servants and the public services for granted without showing respect or gratitude.

No doubt that public servants are holding the 'job' or 'duty' to be 'providing all kinds of public services to the public', and there shouldn't be any sense of superiority, but there also shouldn't be any sense of inferiority as well for being 'the public servants' that 'provide all kinds of public services to the public'.

Just as there is neither superiority nor inferiority in those who show kindness to others and those who receive kindness from others.

Just as none are obligated to be kind to one another, while none are obligated to be 'public servant' to 'provide public service' to anyone.

One can be kind to one another, out of freewill, generosity, and correct understanding, similarly, one can be engaging in a 'job' or 'duty' as a 'public servant' to provide 'public service' to the public, out of freewill, generosity, and correct understanding.

Any kind of action, that is being performed either for oneself or for others, regardless of whether the others are one's family and friends or not one's family and friends, and regardless of whether the others are from one's particular community or from the vast diverse communities, regardless of locally or globally, and regardless of it's doing a job being employed by some others or it's running a business that employs some others, or it's a charitable volunteer work for humanity/animals/environment/underprivileged community/discriminated community/exploited community/oppressed community/ill-treated community and so on, all actions are being performed out of one's own freewill, generosity, and correct understanding. There is neither superiority nor inferiority. There is neither more priority nor less priority. There is neither deserving nor non-deserving. There is neither personal nor non-personal.

By looking after the over-all well-being of oneself and performing one's personal duty and responsibility independently and effectively, is also simultaneously contributing and promoting conducive condition/peace and harmony into the surrounding environment that will benefit all and everyone and everything naturally or intentionlessly, and vice versa.

It is not about the public 'deserves' to be receiving 'public service' from anyone.

It is not about, "These are the 'public servants' that 'provide public services' to the public, and hence, they are more superior, and they deserved respect and gratitude from the public."

And it is definitely not about, "They are the 'public servants' that provide 'public services' to the public, and hence, they are merely some inferior 'servants' of the public to 'serve' the public, where the 'public servants' work for the public, where the public pay tax to employ the 'public servants' to provide 'public services' to 'serve' the public, and it is their obligated 'job' or 'duty' to serve the public, and hence, they don't deserve any respect or gratitude for performing their 'job' or 'duty'. They are 'obligated' to 'serve' the public, and the public is their boss/employer, and hence, the public is more superior than the public servants."

That is common incorrect interpretation or understanding deriving from ignorance, particularly due to the wording of 'public servant and public service' instead of 'public facilitator and public facilitation'.

Out of the conscious freewill, generosity, and correct understanding of oneself, each and everyone respect one another as they are indiscriminately and unconditionally, and are being grateful and thankful that there are some people are willingly to serve the community by taking up the job or duty to be 'the public servants' that perform or carryout the job/responsibility of 'facilitating all kinds of public services and conveniences to the public', regardless of with or without taking fixed amount of salary or fees.

Above all, the public service administration from the top managements to the many different departments and operations need to be free from the influence of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance ('corrupted public servants' and 'all kinds of corruptions'), to be supporting and facilitating constructive activities and progress in the world of many diversities that doesn't belong to anyone or anything.

Inquire the truth of everything, and be free.

Upon direct realization towards selflessness and timelessness

Upon the direct realization towards selflessness, that also simultaneously gives rise to the realization towards timelessness, as well as spontaneously without any intention to know or understand this or that, the mind transcends all kinds of worldly egoistic beliefs, values, and practices created and practiced by the minds that were/are functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance.

The realization towards selflessness, where there is no permanent independent infinite immortal self existence of an individual consciousness/soul/spirit/'I' existing in any living organisms that resides in or belongs to each respective living organism, not to say, in any non-living objects, to be undergoing the ceaseless selfless impermanent limited and conditional changes (formation/decay/disintegration) of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional existence and function of the body and mind, that is non-self, that doesn't even belong to the body and mind itself.

The realization towards timelessness, where time is merely the reflection of ceaseless selfless impermanent changes in NOW, of the ceaseless conscious and unconscious physical and mental activities during the different states of consciousness, of the ceaseless process of decaying and disintegrating in between coming into existence and ceased existence in NOW, where there is neither past nor future, upon Silence, or the annihilation/subjugation of the restless modification of the mind, where the notion/idea of past and future arise upon the selfless perceptive mind under the presence of conscious/semi-conscious awareness is being aware of the selfless impermanent restless thought activities of perceiving, knowing, thinking, reasoning, recognizing, understanding, sensing, feeling, desiring, acting, reacting, remembering, and imagining/anticipating/scheduling/planning this or that, as well as sleeping and dreaming, in NOW.

Under the absence of conscious/semi-conscious awareness in the state of unconsciousness/deep sleep, there is no idea of 'I' or self acknowledgement, not to say, acknowledgment towards the selfless impermanent limited and conditional existence and function of the body and mind, the state of unconsciousness, and the surrounding environment, even though there are ceaseless autonomous selfless bodily activities for life maintenance/impermanent changes/decaying process/rehabilitation process/inputs processing that ceaselessly happening throughout the different states of consciousness, in NOW.

The selfless impermanent autonomous growing/ceased growing/aging/decaying process and the autonomous rehabilitation/regeneration or deterioration process of the existing damage, wound, illness, or injury is also happening ceaselessly throughout the different states of consciousness in NOW, where the damage, wound, illness, or injury are getting better or worse, regardless of under the presence or absence of conscious awareness, in NOW.

Even though the natural process of the ceaseless selfless impermanent changes of growth/rehabilitation/regeneration/deterioration/decay/aging/disintegration is an autonomous process that is happening throughout the different states of consciousness, but the conscious activities of knowledge learning and accumulating/actions taking/problems solving/habits changing during the state of consciousness under the presence of conscious awareness on top of the presence of clarity of thinking and correct understanding, as well as under the accessibility, availability, and possibility of essential healthy living environment/condition, proper nourishment, proper health and fitness activity, and specific medical treatment, or under the absence of all that, it can influence the selfless impermanent changes in certain way up to a certain extend (either slow down or speed up the selfless impermanent changes constructively or destructively) throughout the different states of consciousness, even though such conscious interference doesn't change the truth of decay and disintegration, or mortality, or ceased function and ceased existence in all kinds of names and forms (living organisms and non-living objects).

One can maintain the best condition of everything as much as possible, and extend the life span and functionality of everything as much as possible, but all and everything will eventually and naturally ceased functioning and ceased existing. No matter how good or bad is anyone or anything, and no matter how intelligent, creative, talented, skillful, successful, accomplished, wealthy, healthy, happy, fit, and strong is anyone, all and everyone and everything will come to an end of function and existence. For most minds that are functioning under the influence of the veil of ignorance, this ultimate truth is something negative and meaningless for them, but for the minds that are free from the influence of ignorance, this is nether positive nor negative, neither meaningful nor meaningless, but they can make use of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary function and existence of the body and mind to be performing conscious activities/actions to benefit all and everyone indiscriminately and unconditionally, without grasping.

Similarly, short-lived and mortality (finite momentary existence) is something inauspicious, bad, negative, painful sorrow, or suffering, while longevity or immortality (infinite endless existence) is something auspicious, good, positive, joyful, or pleasurable enjoyment for the minds that are functioning under the influence of ignorance. But, it isn't so for the minds that are devoid of ignorance.

Under the absence of conscious awareness or acknowledgement, under the state of unconsciousness, it doesn't mean that there is no ceaseless conscious and unconscious inputs/impacts/influences/imprints of the ceaseless conscious and unconscious activities/impermanent changes/causes and effects throughout the different states of consciousness. Most of the time, the mind has no awareness/acknowledgment towards many kinds of internal and external activities/impermanent changes/causes and effects that are ceaselessly happening under the state of consciousness and semi-consciousness, not to say, under the absence of conscious awareness/acknowledgement in the state of unconsciousness, but the ceaseless inputs/impacts/influences/imprints of everything are still there as they are, even if all these are also impermanent.

That is how extremely restless the thought current is (The natural formation of the veil of ignorance in all minds).

That is why the highly importance of the inevitable renunciation and the observation of silence (mauna) in solitude and seclusion, for a prolonged duration of at least 5 - 6 years and maybe longer for certain extremely restless minds, to cut off unnecessary worldly passionate egoistic ties and connections, contacts, communications, interactions, affairs, activities, actions, and reactions, to withdraw the senses from the objects of the senses, to turn the outgoing tendency of the mind inward, to refrain from news/magazines/TV programs/movies/books/novels/stories/musics/songs/theater performances/social medias/political, commercial, spiritual, religious, or cultural related inputs/activities watching/reading/hearing/engaging, as well as specific food/fuel/energy consumption that stimulate or agitate the states of mind, to refrain from worldly egoistic habits of socializing/chit-chatting/commenting/discussing/debating/arguing/gossiping/vain talking/boasting/glorifying/admiring/criticizing/condemning/back-biting/slandering/justifying/story making and telling/lying/day dreaming/aspiring and etc, to practically reduce and restraint the restlessness of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional modification of the mind throughout the different states of consciousness, in order to quiet the restless thought current effectively.

Upon the annihilation of the veil of ignorance or the restless impure egoistic modification of the mind, or upon the presence of clarity of thinking and correct understanding, the mind can live and mix freely among the worldly minds, without being determined or influenced by all kinds of worldly egoistic inputs and outputs, to be performing selfless service to serve the world of many diversities that doesn't belong to anyone or anything, selflessly, indiscriminately, and unconditionally.

This direct realization towards selflessness and timelessness, brings along the absolute knowledge/understanding towards the truth of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary finite existence of all kinds of names and forms, that are ceaselessly changing governed by the nature's law of cause and effect that is also impermanent, limited, and conditional, that is influencing or directing the impermanent changes (causes turning into effects) being what they are, ceaselessly changing under the existing causes that turn into effects that have countless possibilities, under the presence/influence of the existing impermanent limitations and conditions in NOW, where the effects/changes are not fixed, even if the causes are fixed, being what they are, as they are.

This realization/knowledge towards selflessness, timelessness, and the nature's law of cause and effect also gives rise to the knowledge of there is not an infinite loop of good/bad/neutral/neither good nor bad karma that powers the infinite wheel of ceaseless reincarnation, of endless cycles of births and deaths of a permanent independent infinite immortal self existence of an individual consciousness/soul/spirit (that is non-existing, that doesn't exist) undergoing countless separate different existences under different timing, ceaselessly reincarnating from the beginningless past (previous beginningless countless existences) into NOW (this specific existence) that will be continuously reincarnating into the endless future (endless existences after this specific existence in NOW) in accordance to certain worldly cultural/spiritual/religious beliefs, values, and practices.

The existence of all kinds of names and forms that had ceased existing/are existing in NOW under different qualities and impermanent changes, were/are merely a selfless impermanent limited and conditional dot ( . ) that keeps changing (selfless impermanent changes governed by the existing causes that turn into effects of countless possibilities under the influence of the existing impermanent limitations and conditions in NOW), and it is not even a finite line ( - or l or s) that begins from a dot and that will come to an end of the line, not to say, there is not an infinite beginningless and endless continuous line, or a stream of multiple dots that form a continuous line that turns into an infinite loop that is beginningless and endless, or a wheel that has no beginning or ending ( O ).

Meanwhile, this selfless impermanent limited and conditional dot (any kind of names and forms - living organisms or non-living objects) that is existing in NOW, has a beginning of existence (coming into existence under an existing cause) and has an end of existence (the end of impermanent changes), and is ceaselessly changing/decaying/disintegrating during its selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary existence under the influence of the existing internal and external causes that are turning into effects under the influence of the existing impermanent limitations and conditions, in NOW.

Most of the causes and effects might be inter-related to one another, where one cause gives rise to another cause that also gives rise to another cause, and so on, especially if the mind keeps reacting wittingly and unwittingly in certain way being conditioned by the specific conditional thinking and behavior pattern under the absence of correct understanding, or under the influence of the veil of ignorance. - Never ending of "I hurt you and you hurt me back, or vice versa, and repeat," under the absence of correct understanding.

The different causes and effects don't necessary related to one another, upon the mind performs effortless actions in accordance to the existing limitations and conditions (possibility and impossibility) that are impermanent, under the presence of correct understanding, or under the absence of the veil of ignorance, without the idea of 'I', without grasping, or without egoism of attachment, identification, craving and aversion, comparison, judgment, or expectation.  - "You hurt me (under the influence of ignorance), I can but I don't necessarily have to hurt you back, or vice versa, even if there are inevitable consequences of actions that are what they are, or there are inevitable damages that cannot be undone, and there is respective responsibility or accountability, regardless of intentional or unintentional activities/actions/reactions," under the presence of correct understanding.

There is conscious/semi-conscious freewill under the presence of conscious/semi-conscious awareness and cognition, to choose what type of activities/actions/reactions to be generated, under the presence of correct understanding.

It is up to the dot, that comes with the organs of perception and organs of action under the presence of conscious awareness, to consciously generate what kind of causes/actions that are being nurtured under what type of impermanent limitations and conditions, that influence the effects/consequences of actions being in certain way or not in certain way, in NOW.

Live in NOW, without attachment, or grasping, or clinging unto NOW regardless of pleasant or unpleasant/desirable or undesirable/agreeable or disagreeable, that is always changing, that is limited and conditional, but also comes with unlimited possibilities simultaneously.

There is no fear in such mind under the presence of absolute knowledge.

Inquire the truth of everything, including all that is here.