The stakes are high – the truly Heedless mind is never ‘here and now’.
Many novices have an entirely erroneous idea of what Heedlessness actually is. They think it is enough to trip over furniture and objects scattered around the flat until they eventually crack their skull open, then post a selfie from the A&E and wait for likes and comments from concerned friends, family and followers:
Today we shall look at the often forgotten, quite problematic, or even embarrassing matter that is other people and their notorious existence. Once they get on the right path, each novice can clearly see how great an obstacle to self-development those around us are. Once this dreadful truth reaches our consciousness, we immediately ask ourselves: How was I able to live among all these inveterates until now? How am I supposed to treat them? How do I talk to them?
Many adepts try to solve this problem in the spirit of Heedlessness. They try to somewhat diffuse it, that is, care deeply about what others say and do, and then fully ignore it – alternately, in chaotic, irregular cycles – until these two extremes merge into one master–slave, coherently incoherent approach. Even those who have not yet entered the path toward heedless self-development often intuitively chose this method. And it is a rather good method. But a better one can still be proposed.
