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extreme attention?
I've come across this "quote" of the Buddha:
"Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind." - Buddha
Does anybody know what is meant with "extreme attention"? Perhaps "obsessed", but wouldn't "obsessive attention" be a better translation then? If indeed it has been said by the Buddha maybe someone knows the Pali quote?
I just found it strange because I thought paying attention to feelings and thoughts was a big part of mindfulness.
I put "'s around the word quote because I realise there's quite some quotes floating out there that are wrongly contributed to the Buddha.
Thanks in advance.
"Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind." - Buddha
Does anybody know what is meant with "extreme attention"? Perhaps "obsessed", but wouldn't "obsessive attention" be a better translation then? If indeed it has been said by the Buddha maybe someone knows the Pali quote?
I just found it strange because I thought paying attention to feelings and thoughts was a big part of mindfulness.
I put "'s around the word quote because I realise there's quite some quotes floating out there that are wrongly contributed to the Buddha.
Thanks in advance.
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