“Thoughts are like clouds passing through a spacious blue sky. All your life, you’ve been convinced that this succession of clouds comprises a stable, enduring identity — a “self.” But Buddhists believe this self this is an illusion that causes unnecessary suffering as you inevitably face change, loss, disease, old age, and death. One aim of practice is to reveal the gaps or discontinuities — the glimpses of blue sky — between the thoughts, so you’re not so taken in by the illusion, but instead learn to identify with the panoramic awareness in which the clouds arise and disappear.”
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Attribution:
Steve Silberman. (2011). What Kind of Buddhist was Steve Jobs, Really?. Available from: http://blogs.plos.org. [Accessed: 3/10/2011].[/symple_box]