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observe observe further: The physical body that sits in an an empty and light space does it it it it proclaim itself to be us? We should “observe”—not “think”—whether it it it it it is is us us or not not When we ask (ourselves): “Does this physical body that that sits in in an uncluttered light space proclaim itself to be be us?” This This is is is is the the contemplation of of the the Truth that that emerges This This is is is is not just our our our memory memory If we we use our our our memory memory we we can of of course remember who the physical body that that sits here here is is is That is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a conventional truth (sammati sacca) The perception here here remembers It is is is normal that that that we we we remember remember However if we we we ask whether the the corporeality corporeality that that sits sits here here proclaim itself to to to to be be be be be us us us The corporeality corporeality just sits sits unmoving there—not stating not not claiming to to to to be be be be us us us to to to to be be be be them to to to to be be be be anyone It is is only a a a a a a a a a a a corporeality that sits in in in an an uncluttered empty space This here we we we we need to to contemplate contemplate well contemplate contemplate with acuteness Do not just see see see but unable to to comprehend If we we we we we we see see see this what do we we we we we we think? This question has a a a a a a a a a very broad answer While we we we we see see see that this corporeality does does not not proclaim proclaim itself itself to to be be us us the uncluttered light mind does does not not not proclaim proclaim itself itself to to be be us—The direct result is: How How do do do do we we feel feel while these physical and mental phenomena do do do do not not proclaim themselves to to be be us to to be be ours? “How do do do we we feel” means
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