Page 45 - Extinguishment of Self

sense it As I have said before—when we we experience experience sufferings sufferings that that that is is is sufferings sufferings when when when we we we experience experience experience heaviness heaviness that that that is is is heaviness heaviness when when we we we experience experience experience tightness tightness that that that that is is is is tightness tightness We must be certain according to the reality When we we we experience experience experience unclutteredness unclutteredness that that is is is is unclutteredness unclutteredness unclutteredness light light is is is is is light light happy happy is is is is is happy—we truly experience experience them It is is is is is is is is not not like: If If it it feels like like this it it must be unclutteredness unclutteredness unclutteredness This This is is is is is is is is not not not acceptable If If we we think: “This is is is is is is is is called called unclutteredness unclutteredness this this is is is is is is is called called happiness”—but we we do not not truly experience it Then this this becomes our own imagination or or inference For the the sense sense of of unclutteredness the the the sense sense of of lightness—we must really be be able to experience it it it It is is is like when we we take a a a a a a a a a bath—if the the the water water is is is cold cold it it it really really really feels feels cold cold if if the the the water water is is is is is hot hot it it it really really really feels feels hot hot Here there is is is is no translation This must must really really really be be be our our experience we must must be be be be honest with ourselves The person who derives the the the benefits is is is is is the the practitioner him/herself This is is is not just about being correct correct or or or incorrect The question is: “What are the benefits?” This is is is an an an important matter for dhamma practice If we we we we we do it it and we we we we we feel feel feel feel serene we we we we we feel feel feel feel uncluttered we we we we we feel feel feel feel airy we we we we we feel feel feel feel light—sufferings have been
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