Page 148 - Extinguishment of Self

breathing phenomenon phenomenon that ripples then ceases Have the the the mindfulness to track (the phenomenon) for for a a a a a a a a a a while observe how it it it changes Does it it it disappear or or or does it it it become stronger than before? This is is is one example If practitioners feel that this thought thought has ceased the the the the mind is is uncluttered but there are still thoughts thoughts of other matters—then we we can can practice straightaway Do we we need to to wait for for new new thoughts thoughts to to enter before expanding our mind mind mind anew? We can can expand expand the the mind mind mind to to extinguish sufferings sufferings and and and to to prevent sufferings sufferings Make the the the the mind mind mind lighter than the the the the the matters we think about When the the the the the thoughts are are light light painful sensations of of the the the the the mind will not emerge If there are are are still some matters matters that that we are are afraid of of or that that thinking about about them disquiet us—then try this straightaway Think about about those matters matters but there is is is is is is no no need to to to to to allow disquiet to to to to to emerge for us us us to to to to to suffer suffer again This is is is is is because we already know how how to to to to to extinguish sufferings sufferings how how to to to to to prevent sufferings sufferings We can think about about those matters matters but promptly make the the the the mind more expansive than the the the the matters matters matters matters that that we we worry about about the the the the the the matters matters matters that that we we we fear Then observe whether whether those matters matters matters still still make us us afraid whether whether they still still weigh heavily on us us like before 14400