Astronomy For The Mind
Meditation has been compared to astronomy for the mind. You gaze into the darkness of the mind using meditation as your telescope. When doing this, there is illumination. Everything is in harmony. You see the stars, the moon, and the sun. The entire universe of the mind comes into a crystal clear focus.
You may even see things that you did not know were there or were so small that you had forgotten about them. Yet, they still silently orbit the mind. Some things may frighten you at first, but as long as you see them clearly, you can see them for what they really are, thus the fear withers.
Disharmony results when we ignore this truth seeking activity, and seek instead to placate our sensual desires. This type of wrong view causes our telescope to become unfocused and dusty from lack of use. As a result, we lose sight of our inner universe and what can make us progress peacefully along our path.
