Q: I can observe anger and work with greed, but how does one observe delusion?
A: You're riding a horse and asking "Where's the horse?" Pay attention.
-Ajahn Chah
In this quote by the Buddhist monk Ajahn Chah, the horse refers to the fettered mind, full of delusion.
For the purpose of meditation is to relieve the mind of spiritual delusion, leaving it unfettered.
Thus, the question - "How does one observe delusion?" - shows inattention.
Like a rider on a horse,
I ride in control of my mind.
I rise above anger, greed, and delusion
with attentive concentration.
Like a rider on a horse,
I ride in control of my mind.
Free of fetters, the mind cares
for the body to become as one.
Like a rider on a horse,
I ride in control of my mind.
In taking care of the body,
the mind discovers unconditional love.
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