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(positive) effect on on on on on on our our our willful contemplation of natural conditions When we we we we elevate our our our our mind mind mind into vipassana if if we we we we can can can position our our our our mind mind mind or if if we we we we can can can move our our our mind mind mind then we we we we can can can willfully contemplate the the the the natural natural condition condition (sabhava dhamma) which is the the the the present natural natural condition condition (arammana) more easily Some people move the the the the the the the mind to to the the the the the the the the area around the the the the the the the the heart heart heart to to the the the the the the the the heart-base and feel light At the the the the the the the the same time they also sense the the the the the the the the beating of the the the the the the the the heart heart heart heart clearly—as though the the the the the the the heart heart beats vigorously rhythmically like a a a a a a a a a a a a a pulse This is is called the the the the the emergence-cessation emergence-cessation phenomenon phenomenon of of the the the the the corporeality the the the the the emergence-cessation emergence-cessation of of the the the the physical phenomenon phenomenon that appears As I have said previously that when we we can make the mind unburdened in in in in in in this way we we should fill fill it it it it it it with with with happiness with with with positive positive feelings feelings I have not yet told you: To fill fill (our mind) with with with positive positive feelings feelings to to to inject happiness into ourselves—how do do do do we we do do do do this? We do do do do this this by humbly thinking of the the the good deeds that that we we we have have done—whether they are merits and wholesomeness that that we we have have diligently cultivated the the the the the giving of of of alms the the the the the maintenance of of of Buddhist precepts the the the the the practice of of of meditation or or our assistance to anyone All the the the the things that that we we have done that that make us feel happy satiated comfortable When we we think 240
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