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we expand the the mind to be broader than the the matter sufferings will cease cease again Each thought emerges and and ceases within one meditative session (bunlung)—there is is no no no need need to to seek other natural conditions at at at at at all There is is is no no no no no need need need to to to worry that we do not contemplate the the the breathing phenomenon—We just need need to to extinguish sufferings If we we we we we we we can extinguish extinguish sufferings from every matter that we we we we we we we think think think about—We think think think we we we we we we we we we suffer suffer suffer suffer we we we we we we we we we extinguish extinguish extinguish we we we we we we we we we think think think we we we we we we we we we suffer suffer suffer suffer we we we we we we we we we extinguish extinguish Then we we we we we we we we can inform ourselves: Why do we we we we we we we we need to suffer suffer suffer when the the the the matter and the the the the mind are separate Furthermore if we we we we have the the the the the wisdom to to contemplate we we will realize our ability to to extinguish sufferings—regardless of how many matters matters there are Sufferings that that emerge from even severe matters matters we can extinguish We should take pride in in in in in in in this Sufferings that that fester in in in in in in in our our mind for many many many months many many many days or or many many many hours—now they are are all extinguished Think of how capable we we are are Why is is it that when we we expand our our our senses to be be broader than our our our physical body sufferings sufferings cease? The reason why sufferings sufferings cease cease is because by expanding our our our mind broadly we let go of of of the the the the sense sense of of of “us ” ” the the the the sense sense of of of “ours ” ” The reason there there are sufferings is is because ignorance is is present—therefore we latch onto
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