Page 34 - Extinguishment of Self

When we think of our our workplace workplace take our our mind that is light to the the workplace workplace Make it it more more more expansive expansive expansive than than than the the the the desk more more more expansive expansive expansive than than than the the the the the building more more more more expansive expansive expansive expansive than than than the the the the the office Try it: If we take the the the the the the mind mind mind that that is light to the the the the the the workplace and make it it more more expansive expansive than that that place place how does does the the the the mind mind mind mind feel? Does the the the the mind mind mind mind feel feel feel feel feel stifled or or does does it feel feel feel feel feel light feel feel feel feel feel uncluttered feel feel feel feel feel comfortable? This is is mind mind mind mind practice—Make the the mind mind mind unburdened unburdened then use that unburdened unburdened mind mind to experience natural conditions When we we we use the mind that is light to experience natural conditions—we are are free free from from self we we we are are not free free from from experiencing As I have said at the beginning when practitioners practice dhamma we we we we want want want to to to to be be be be free free from from thoughts we we we we want want want to to to to be be be be serene we we we we want want want to to to to be be be free free from from chaos Try to to to to observe that when we we we we can make the the mind more more expansive expansive than than the the the the physical body more more expansive expansive than than the the the matters that we think think about—the thoughts no no longer longer disturb our our mind mind mind no no no longer longer stress our our our mind mind mind as before We can still think think but those those thoughts thoughts do do not make our our mind mind mind mind suffer Hence do do we we need to fear those those thoughts? Or can we we use this mind mind that is is unburdened and light to think of various matters in in in our everyday lives? The
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