The Five Observations
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- 1. Observing Habitual-Patterns
- 2. Observing Transformation
- 3. Observing Present Influences
- 4. Observation and Analysis
- 5. Observing the Interdependence of Thoughts
- 1. Observing Habitual-Patterns
Observing how our habit-patterns work.
Our habit-patterns arise only when insecurity or fear arises in us.
- 2. Observing Transformation
Being aware when the old habit-pattern arises and actively changing it.
- 3. Observing Present Influences
Observing present influences and the effect the five senses have on us in the present moment.
- 4. Observation and Analyzation
Observing phenomena then using the Buddhist logic to analyze. By our own experience and knowledge we understand phenomena in a new way.
- 5. Observing the Interdependence of Thoughts
Observing how thoughts build upon one and other creating an impulse for the next.
Having the freedom to decide whether or not to act upon an impulse in an wholesome or unwholesome way.