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mental sensations that emerge are like a a a a a a a a a a a spot or a a a a a a a a a a a small lump—not as as big as as the the the the body—then we can place place the the the the sense sense of of unburdeness unburdeness over over it straightaway Once the the the the the sense sense of of unburdeness unburdeness is is is placed over over the the heaviness that that is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a sensation sensation that that sensation sensation disintegrates fades away away disappears Whatever is is is is is is is is is murky lightens and dissolves away away becomes void This is is is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a way way way to extinguish extinguish sufferings that is is is is is is is is is called “extinguishing painful sensations of of the the mind ” Extinguishment of of sufferings has three methods: 1) Make the the the the sense sense more expansive than the the the the physical physical body body 2) Take the the the the sense sense of of “us” out of of our physical physical body body 3) If we we feel that that there is is heaviness sufferings within—but their strength is is is is not very potent—then we we can take the the the the the sense that that that is is is is free from self self or the the the the the the the mind that that is is is is unburdened by self self and and place it over (the heaviness the the the the the sufferings) and and extinguish extinguish these mental sensations These are the the the the ways to extinguish extinguish sufferings sufferings Once Once sufferings sufferings completely dissolve what do do we we do? Once Once the sufferings sufferings are extinguished we we must know how our mind is is is is is It feels uncluttered airy light comfortable or or serene—this is is is is is the the the direct result Sufferings are are extinguished but the the the the thing that that remains are are the the the the matters matters surrounding us or the the the matters matters that that we need to consider In
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