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will will let let go go of of attachments attachments And when the mind mind lets go go of of attachments attachments in in in this this way this this will will make a a a a a a a a wholesome wholesome mind mind consistently more powerful It is is is is is is difficult for unwholesomeness to emerge Why? Because there there there is is is is no no self there there there is is is is no no sense of “us”—there are only mindfulness concentration and wisdom to contemplate various natural conditions that that that emerge This is is is is one thing Another point that that that we we should should observe should should contemplate is: While we we we experience experience that that that that the the the the physical and the the the the mental mental phenomena phenomena are separate while we we experience experience that that these physical and mental mental phenomena phenomena do not not proclaim themselves to to be be us us there there is is no no no no no us us there there is is no no no no no them them nothing claims to to be be anyone Then how do do we we experience all these natural conditions? With what what characteristics with what what senses? How do do we we set the the objectives in in experiencing various various natural natural conditions conditions that that emerge? The study of of of dhamma leads us us us to to experience various various natural natural conditions conditions that that emerge with the sense sense of of of non-self In addition to to to to to having no no sense sense of of of self self we are are are are prepared prepared prepared to to to to experience prepared prepared prepared to to to to learn prepared prepared prepared to to to to comprehend the the the the causes causes and and conditions conditions conditions conditions of of the the the the natural natural conditions conditions conditions conditions that emerge emerge What are the the the the the causes causes causes and and and conditions conditions conditions conditions conditions of of of of the the the the the natural natural conditions conditions conditions conditions conditions that emerge? The causes causes and and conditions conditions conditions of of of the the the perception of of of sound 199
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