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occurred in in in our our our lives—then fill them into our our our mind until it is is is is is full This This is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a way way to to to to add power power to to to to ourselves This This is is is is is is is also a a a a a a a a way way to to to to enhance our our our life power power power We can observe this: Whenever our our our mind is is is is is full of of the the power power of of happiness satiation cheerfulness—then we we we we will will have have both sturdiness and and strength we we we will will have have exuberance and and vitality Knowing how to to enhance our our power here is an an an important preliminary step that will enable practitioners to to easily adjust our our sense-faculties sense-faculties (indriya) The five sense-faculties sense-faculties are: Confidence (saddha) effort (viriya) mindfulness (sati) concentration (samadhi) wisdom (panna) Saddha is is the the the confidence confidence in in the the the natural conditions that that emerge the the the the the confidence confidence that that our our dhamma practice can enhance our our power—the power power power of of happiness the the the the power power power of of stability Anyone whose whose mind mind mind is is not not not at at peace—can elevate the the the mind mind mind into an an an emptiness enhancing serenity Anyone whose whose mind mind mind mind is is not not not robust not not not stable— can can elevate the the mind mind mind into an an an an emptiness then he/she can can fill it it it it with robustness stability Anyone whose mindfulness is weak—while practicing dhamma there are blurriness murkiness dimness The mind mind mind is is is not alert alert He/she can fill the the the mind mind mind with alertness This is is is the the the way to to adjust our our sense-faculties or or our our mind mind mind to to make it it more powerful—
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