Page 58 - Extinguishment of Self

comfortable relaxed—the mind will become serene more easily This is is because when we sit and meditate our physical body does does not not not need need to to move does does not not not need need to to do do do do anything We also do do do do not not not speak What remains is our mind that that still still thinks and and experiences and and the the ears that that that still still still hear sounds Those are are the the natural conditions that that are still still present Talking about making the the mind unburdened I would like to review again for for our our better understanding as it it is the the important foundation for for meditation When we we make our our mind unburdened we we are letting go go of of of the the sense of of of self it it it is is the the preliminary way to let let let go go of of of attachments Therefore it it is is an an important thing Let us us begin let let let us us us review The The way to to to make our our our mind mind mind unburdened—Humbly place our our our mind mind mind into into an an empty empty space space in in in in in in in front front of of us us us or send our our our mind mind mind into into an an an empty empty empty space space space approximately one arm’s length in in in in in in in in in front front front of of of us us us Then observe how how the the mind that is in in in in in an an empty empty space space in in in in in front front of of of us us feel feel feel The question “how does does it it feel” does does not refer to to the the the feeling of of of like like or dislike but it it it it is is is is a a a a way to to observe the the mind that is is is is in in in front of of us how how how it it it is is is is The question how how how does it it it feel: It feels feels feels feels feels feels heavy feels feels feels feels feels feels light feels feels feels feels feels feels uncluttered feels feels feels feels feels feels airy feels feels feels feels feels feels stifled feels feels feels feels feels feels unburdened—how
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