Question: Buddha talks of becoming have a cause, is dependent on something other. Like Lamp's flame and light, shadow and real object, The sun and it's aura, object and mirage.
The dependent origination generates the false 'I' which is nothing but the becoming.

Then can one conclude the cessation of becoming is also carried out by reversal of dependent origination I.e Dependent Cessation? I think that's the way!

Shadow can be ceased only when the real object is perceived, if not the shadow thinks it as real, even though it's unreal or non existing thing! Previously perceived snake was actually the rope, when the wisdom dawns upon.
This shadow is false 'I', the illusion, the non-existant thing. But only when one sees it with eyes of wisdom! Can we say that?

Some quotes of Saints have this testimony in common,

√ Cure for Pain is in Pain!\_ Rumi

√ Samudayadhamma(origination) = nirodhadhamma(cessation)\_ Buddha

I believe the becoming and cessation are two opposite sides of the same coin!

What do others have to say about this? Please don't bring here quotes of scriptures. Do we have here the seekers which can see with eyes of wisdom?
I am asking them! Others please don't bother!

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There is no one who can govern. There are only realities which causing others.

So, the purification of understanding in realities is the only way to specify the using of "govern" word whether wrong or right using.

It's ok to say "governed by the mind" if the speaker realizing in every moment weather "there are only realities depending on other realities, nothing controllable itself".

It's wrong if the speaker don't realize even one moment, although the speaker avoid to say the word "govern".

**And that ability required proficient Jhana and Abhidhammic detail. The proficient Jhana let the practitioner see ultimate realities in very advance, abhidhammic detail. The abhidhammic detail are seeing the smallest reality more than atom, fastest arising&vanishing more than the light speed, more than trillion time in a second.**

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The ultimate reality is every where either thinking or not. The mind can know only a reality or a concept per arising, however it's conascence-wisdom can understand both of them at the same moment.

So, the thought is the opposite of only Jhana.

However, the unwholesome is the opposite of the insight-meditation as well, so it is important to do Jhana for pausing the thought. Jhana is easier than the insight-meditation, less detail, so it is good in short term to stop the unwholesome mind.

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"Curbing thought" is Jhana. Jhana is required but not all the time.

It's important for insight meditation weather "how deep in detail that you can see the realities?".

But it's important for Jhana meditation weather "how long time that you can pause the thought?"

However, both Jhana-meditation and insight-meditation are important to do.
You cannot, not at least until you are enlightened & choose to do so.

What you can do is cease identification with the thought; detach yourself from the one who is doing the thinking. Karma will still play out for you, things happen, situations occur, thoughts arise. You can't really stop this.

The waves still as a consequence of following the path, you cannot willfully curb thought.