The surface of the pond, when not disturbed by the whimsical nature of ripples, reflects the clouds, sky, and trees perfectly. This is the nature of ultimate reality. That which reflects without possessing, containing, or controlling the objects that are reflected must be free of all tension, all concern, all misery, all antipathy, all duality, all creation, all destruction, and everything and anything whatsoever. This is the moksha waters of supreme, transcendental reality. The true nature of the mind can only be this quiescent pond that reflects but doesn't contain.
All efforts to pacify, appease, or control the ripple-replete mind--the mind we interminably deal with on a daily basis--only supports the generation and fecundity of ripples. This is to say that we can't kill the activity of the mind by involving ourselves in mental activity. Saying, "I am going to become liberated," is a thought ripple that disturbs the mind-pond. Saying, "I am liberated," is equally as culpable in perfectly disturbing the calm waters of absolute mind. This is why we can only allow things to happen without mental interference. This doesn't mean we don't help people when they're in need of our help. This means that we don't internally interfere with the Tao that moves such ripples without being moved itself. We stand at the precipice of a paradox, lift one foot off the ground, and balance ourselves for an eternity, in other words.
We can also be completely lost in the blitzkrieg of ripples as well. No one ever died as a result of "too many thoughts".
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