Page 14 - Extinguishment of Self

physical body and the the mind Now how do do we do do that? Close our eyes eyes relaxingly—there is no no need need to to to be be tense no no need need to to to force ourselves to to to to be be serene Close our our our our our eyes eyes relax relax our our our our our mind mind mind then place our our our our our mind mind mind mind or send our our our our our mind mind mind mind into an empty space approximately one arm’s length in in in in in in in front front of of us us Then observe how how the mind mind mind that is placed in in in in in in in an an an empty empty space in in in in in in in front front of of us us us feels The The phrase “how does it feel” means for us us to observe our mind—the mind mind that is in in in in in an an an empty empty space how does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel Does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel heavy does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel light does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel uncluttered does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel airy does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel unburdened does does does does does does it it it it it it it feel feel feel feel feel stifled? What kind of feeling? We We should observe in in in in this way We We do do not not need need to to search for meanings we we do do not not need need to to construe As I have mentioned just now: When we we we we feel feel feel anxious when when our mind feels heavy when when when when we we we we we feel feel feel feel stifled—How come we we we we we can tell? Similarly when when when when we we we we we go to a a a a a a a a a wide-open space when when when when we we we we we feel feel feel feel comfortable— everyone can tell that whenever we we we feel feel feel feel comfortable comfortable the mind will feel feel feel uncluttered airy light This here is is when when I ask how does it feel feel feel When we we we can can can send our our our mind mind mind outwards in in in in front of us us we we we can can can control our our our mind mind mind we we we can can can position our our our mind mind mind Then it it it will be easier for us us us to contemplate the various natural conditions 6
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