Online Class Notes (Jesse) [28.5]

Vocabulary

confronting – it makes you look at your weaknesses and is difficult
eg. it’s a really confronting situation
confront
eg. If i confront my fears and weaknesses, I can improve

it cames out – it turns out / it ended up that…

probation period – the first 3 months of employment

objective – fact based
subjective – opinion based

not debatable 

some states in america

fasting – not eating for a period

breakfast – the first meal of the day that breaks your night time fast

Grammar

one people – one person

I write down some notes in Chinese

when I write down – when I write it down

i write down the information which I think it is important

Nature of the mind is emptiness.
Mind has four functions, to know, to think, to be aware and to have clarity.
To know is totally automatic and without thinking, such as, you see a flower, and you know it’s a flower.
To think is thinking information about it which isn’t present performance, because if it shows you will know.
To be aware, which is not automatic, even we need to strive for it. To be aware that you know, and you’re thinking, and then you might be aware the clarity.

to know, and to be aware are different,
to know is automatic,
and to be aware is nonautomatic,
only know that the thought came,
not helpful for the practice,
cause it’s automatic,
you knew it came,
and you were aware it too,
but without thinking about it,
it will pass,
like the sound,
like the smell,
like the wind,
just passed.

The nature of the mind is emptiness.
The mind has four functions, to know, to think, to be aware and to have clarity.
To know is totally automatic and without thinking, such as, you see a flower, and you know it’s a flower.
To think is thinking information about it which isn’t present performance / which isn’t apparent, because if it shows it you will know.
To be aware / Awareness is not automatic, and we even need to actively do it / and we may even need to strive for it. To be aware that you know and that you’re thinking (S) might be (V) helpful for you to be aware of the clarify.

to know, and to be aware are different,
to know is automatic,
and to be aware is nonautomatic,
only knowing that the thought came,
is not helpful for the practice,
cause it’s automatic,
you knew it came,
and you were aware of it too,
but without thinking about it,
it will pass,
like the sound,
like the smell,
like the wind,
just passes.

“Go home!” – instruction, so no subject.