Page 101 - Extinguishment of Self
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And if it it it it it only feels uncluttered airy light—without proclaiming itself to be us—then look back at at the the the the physical body that sits within within the the the the unburdeness within within the the the the unclutteredness—does it it it it it it it proclaim itself to to be be us? Or does does does it it it it it it it it just feel like a a a a a a a a a a thing an an object a a a a a a a a a a corporeality that that sits within an an an empty space that that does does not proclaim itself to to to to be be be be us to to be be them to to be be anyone? This kind of of of contemplation is is is the the observation of of of the the phenomena that that truly truly appear There is is is is is is no no no pretense of of of of forgetting or or not paying attention This is is is is the the the characteristics of of of the the the sense that that truly truly emerges If we we are asked whether we we remember remember every one of of us us us can remember remember This This is is is is is because because our own perception (sanna) must do do its duty However why do do do I ask this way? This This is is is is is is because because when the the mind mind and the the the body body are separate: The mind mind that that is is is is uncluttered light does its its duty to to experience experience the the the physical physical body body body that that that that sits sits here—When it it it it it experiences that that that that the the the physical physical body body that that that that sits sits here here does does not not proclaim proclaim itself itself to to to be be us us the the the mind mind that that that is is uncluttered also does does does not not proclaim proclaim itself itself to to to be be us us us Try to to observe this: How does does the the the the mind mind mind feel? Does it it it feel feel good? Is the the the the mindfulness robust? This is is is the the the the thing that that that practitioners should contemplate Why? So that that that we will know that that that these phenomena do 93
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