Wisdom of SR

Just as the ocean has waves, and the sun has rays, so the mind’s own radiance is 
its thoughts and emotions. The ocean has waves, yet the ocean is not 
particularly disturbed by them. The waves are the very nature of the ocean. 
Waves will rise, but where do they go? Back into the ocean. And where do the 
waves come from? The ocean.
In the same manner, thoughts and emotions are the radiance and expression of 
the very nature of the mind. They rise from the mind, but where do they 
dissolve? Back into the mind. Whatever rises, do not see it as a particular 
problem. If you do not impulsively react, if you are only patient, it will once 
again settle into its essential nature.
When you have this understanding, then rising thoughts only enhance your 
practice. But when you do not understand what they intrinsically are—the 
radiance of the nature of your mind—then your thoughts become the seed of 
confusion. So have a spacious, open, and compassionate attitude toward your 
thoughts and emotions, because in fact your thoughts are your family, the family 
of your mind.: “Be like an old wise man, watching a child play.”

SR