Page 141 - Extinguishment of Self

sense sense of of self or the the sense sense of of “us” will emerge That is it it it cannot be controlled—but we can can loosen loosen it it it steadily loosen loosen it it it make the the mind expand wider wider and and wider wider How wide? Wide enough enough for for us to to feel that the the mental sensations disappear or or or wide wide wide wide enough enough for for the the disquiet to to to to to to to fade to to to to to to lighten to to to to to to declutter to to to to to to clear away to to to to to to vanish totally The mind then feels feels uncluttered feels feels lighter until until we we feel feel feel feel comfortable until until we we feel feel feel feel free This is is is the the way to extinguish sufferings Once we have extinguished sufferings try focusing back at the the the the area area around around the the the the heart heart or or or or the the the the heart-base How does the the the the area area around around our chest feel? Does it feel feel more more more uncluttered more more more airy lighter more more more comfortable—once that sensation sensation has has disappeared? However if the the sensation sensation has has really disappeared disappeared the the the practitioners will instantly feel that it it it is is uncluttered uncluttered airy light—not just around the the the the heart-base— but at at at at the the the physical body body as as well Around the the the body body it it it feels uncluttered uncluttered airy light—This indicates that that practitioners can can extinguish extinguish mental sufferings sufferings And when we we we see that that after we we we can can extinguish extinguish (sufferings) it feels comfortable like this—then we we we should practice practice constantly This is is is is because dhamma practice practice / mind mind cultivation is is is is the the the the training training training of of our our concentration the the the training training training of of our our mindfulness the the the training training training 133