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mind mind mind feels fulfilled let this sense of fulfillment satiate satiate the the the the unburdened mind—make the the the the the the satiated mind mind mind mind fill fill fill up the the the the the the whole body body then make make it overflow from the the the the the body body We can expand expand the the the the the mind mind mind mind that that is unburdened light—making expansive Then we expand expand that that that satiated mind mind mind even more broadly observe that that our mind mind will be totally fulfilled by by the power of merits by by by by goodness It is is is rare to to find a a a a a a a a a person who who can be be satiated by by by wickedness by by by unwholesomeness This is is is because whenever whenever an unwholesome unwholesome mind emerges that person person will always be be unfulfilled However whenever whenever a a a a a a a person person thinks of goodness the mind will will be be happy—fulfillment and comfort will will emerge Observe what these natural conditions tell us? What is is the the nourishment for for our our our mind? How How can our our our mind mind mind become more more stable more more resilient stronger? How How do we we we make the the mind mind mind fulfilled? It is like when we we we grow a a a a a tree—we need to to give it food food fertilizers for the the tree tree to to be strong Alternatively when we we we eat—what kind kind of of food food should we we we put into our our body body to to make make us healthy? What kind kind of of vitamins that that will make make make our our our our body body body resilient and strong strong And if we we also exercise that that will make make our our our our body body even stronger However what about our our our our mind? How How can can our our our mind mind be satiated fulfilled sturdy and stable—so that it can can fend off mental ailments? 147 147 147 147