自在聆听|晨读原著：T70: Discipline-Comfortable with Uncertainty

70 Discipline DISSOLVING THE CAUSES of aggression takes discipline, gentle yet precise discipline. Without the paramita of discipline, we simply don’t have the support we need to evolve. At the outer level, we could think of discipline as a structure, like a thirty minute meditation period or a two-hour class on the dharma. Probably the best example is the meditation technique. We sit down in a certain position and are as faithful to the technique as possible. We simply put light attention on the out-breath over and over through mood swings, through memories, through dramas and boredom. This simple repetitive process is like inviting that basic richness into our lives. So we follow the instruction just as centuries of meditators have done before. Within this structure, we proceed with compassion. On the inner level, the discipline is to return to gentleness, to honesty, to letting go. The discipline is to find the balance between not too tight and not too loose—between not too laid-back and not too rigid. Discipline provides us with the support to slow down enough and to be present enough so that we can live our lives without making a mess. It provides the encouragement to step further into groundlessness. We are disciplining any form of potential escape from reality. Discipline allows us to be right here and connect with the richness of the moment.