Page 108 - Extinguishment of Self

heart-base or the the area around the the heart heart is is totally totally totally pierced through it it disappears becomes void totally totally totally empty like a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a cavern—totally uncluttered expansive light This here is is is important because it it it will inform practitioners that that we we we we can can control our our mind mind or or or expand our our mind mind mind If we we we we clearly realize that that we we we we can can do do it it it we we we we should practice doing it it it it repeatedly frequently—Take the the the mind mind to the the the heart-base then expand expand it it it broadly broadly expand expand it it it broadly broadly We should observe in in this way because when when thoughts occur or when when we are impacted (by natural conditions) and sufferings emerge—everyone will feel that there there there is is is heaviness there there there is is is weightiness there there there is is is is tightness around our heart-base Now as as we we we can do do this try to to think think of a a a a a a a a a thought that used to to perturb us—As we we we we think think think about about it it how do do we we feel? Does the the mind feel feel heavy or light? Try to to to think think think think about about it it there is is no no need to to to be be afraid Some people may not wish to to to to think think think think because as we we we we think think think think we we we we feel stressed tired anxious However if we we we we we are not willing to to to think think think about it it while while the the sense of self is is absent then then we we we we we we will will never be able to to resolve it it Now while while we we we we think and then then we we we we feel feel that there is is is some weightiness around the the the the heart-base—observe whether while it feels heavy is is our mind 100
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