Everything that normally and effortlessly takes place in your mind, is what keeps you from realizing what is going on. The thoughts about life that constantly pass through you are like smoke that continually clouds your view, and any additional thoughts you throw into the mix only increases the smoke. This definitely includes any ideas about stopping the smoke – MOST definitely.
For those determined to see this matter through, all additional information is additional ignorance; all thinking is non-thinking, and all knowing – is not knowing.
There is nothing you can learn that will change your mind and consciousness from one state to another; what you do is give up your imaginary mental interests in the illusionary things that make up your present state.||
It is not nearly as difficult as giving up Big Macs, or sitting cross legged for hours, yet is so much simpler as to remain unseen by most minds that ever walk this earth.
In one genuine sense: there is nothing to do – only a bunch of stuff NOT to do – and even then; all that stuff doesn’t actually exist anyway.
J.