Page 16 - Extinguishment of Self

do it if if if if they feel feel feel stifled—observe carefully that when we feel feel feel stifled stifled is the the the the stifling feeling in in in in an empty space in in in in front of us us or or or around around around us us around around around the the the the the hadaya vatthu (heart base) around around around the the the the the corporeality? Sometimes we we we try to to force the the the the the the mind to to exit (the physical body) but it it it does not then we we we we feel feel feel stifled We feel feel feel tightness around the the the the the the heart we we we we feel feel feel discomfort When we we we use the the the the the phrases: “Placing the the the the the mind mind into into an an empty empty space space in in in in in in in in front front of of us” us” or or “Sending the the the mind mind out out into into an an empty empty space space in in in in in front front of of us”—this should be done without compulsion One more observation: For anyone who does not know how to to send their mind forwards How do do do we do do do that? Try to to think think of of something something that that that that is is away away away from from from us us us us think think of of some some some objects that that that that are away away away from from from us us us us Just pay attention to to something something that that that that is is away away away from from from us us us us by around one arm’s length—see whether our our our mind moves to to to that that thing? Or alternatively when we pay attention to to to our our our our our hands hands on on on our our our our our lap does our our our our mind move move to to to the the the the the hands? Does our our our our sense sense move move there? Do Do we we sense sense the the the the the the the hands hands placed on on top of each other? Yes This is is the the the the the the the mind mind mind moving there there there automatically Wherever we we pay attention to to to the the the the the the the the the mind mind mind will go there there there This is is is the the the the the the nature of the the the the the the mind mind mind Therefore there there there is is is no no need to force force Do not force force but pay close attention When we 8
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