Page 20 - Extinguishment of Self

Let us continue slowly Although I speak fast practitioners can practice recurrently Now try to to move the the the the the mind that is light downwards—from the the the the the the the face to to to to the the the the the the the area around the the the the the the the heart from from the the the the the the the neck down down to to to the the the the the the the the xiphoid process to to to the the the the the the the the entire physical body Take the the the the the mind that is uncluttered light and place it around around around the the the the the hadaya vatthu or the the the the the the area area around around around around our our chest around around around around our our heart heart When we use the the the the the the the phrase “the area area around around around the the the the the the the heart heart heart ” ” practitioners will think that the the the the the the the the the heart heart heart is on on on the the the the the the the the the left side only but but the the the the the the the the the word “hadaya vatthu” does not refer refer to to to just the the the the the the the actual heart heart but but refers to to to the the the the the the the area from the the the the the the the neck down to to to to the the the the the the xiphoid process The breadth is approximately as as wide wide as as or slightly wider than the the the the the physical body to to around around the the the the the arms Try it: When we we place the the the the the the sense of lightness around around around the the the the the the heart area how how do do do we we feel? feel? Around the the the the hadaya vatthu around around the the the the chest how how does does it it it feel? feel? Does it it it feel feel feel feel heavy stifled or or does does it it it feel feel feel feel uncluttered airy light light or or (the sense sense of of lightness) pierces through to our back? Does the the the the the shape of of of the the the the the physical body disappear with only the the the the the sense sense of of of of unclutteredness lightness remaining? This here is is is is the the the the the positioning of of of one’s own mind—it is is is the the the practice of of of making our mind mind mind mind light light light uncluttered uncluttered and utilize that uncluttered uncluttered light light mind mind mind mind Here the the mind mind mind mind 12
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