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about how to to do it In fact we have experienced an unburdened mind mind before: When the ambience is is favorable—allow our mind mind to to be be comfortable light uncluttered airy This sense of comfort comfort we we have experienced before But when we we we try to make our mind unburdened we we we find it it difficult This is is because sometimes practitioners do not genuinely pay pay attention attention to to the the mind we we we pay pay more attention attention to to the the external environment When we we we come across a a a a a a a a a a a a a pleasant ambience an an uncluttered place our our mind mind feels comfortable comfortable Although we we we feel feel comfortable comfortable comfortable we we we do not experience clearly how our our mind mind is We think that that we we we feel comfortable comfortable comfortable because of the external environment but we we we are not not clear that that a a a a a a a a a a a a comfortable comfortable mind mind is is is is is is like like this this this an an uncluttered and light mind mind mind is is is is is is is is like like this this this If we we remember in in in in this this this way then it it is is is is is is is is not not difficult to make the the mind mind mind mind unburdened This is is is is is is is is because practitioners can distinguish clearly how a a a a a a a a a a a a a suffering mind mind mind and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a comfortable mind mind mind differ Therefore today I want us to to review and and practice this The way to to make our mind unburdened according to to the the the principle of of of vipassana is basically the the the the the the the separation separation of of of the the the the the the the physical and and the the the the the the the the the mental phenomena or the the the the the the the the the separation separation separation of of of of the the the the the the the the the body and and the the the the the the the the the mind mind To make the the the the the the the mind mind unburdened requires the the the the the the the separation separation of of the the the the the the the 5
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