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be be them to to to be be anyone—There is is no no attachment attachment that that latches latches onto onto the the the the the physical body as as ours ours there is is no no attachment attachment that that latches latches onto onto the the the the mind mind as as ours ours Then observe: How does does the the the the mind mind feel? Does it it it suffer does does does it it it feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel airy feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel uncluttered feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel unburdened feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel light feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel gloomy feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel refreshed feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel liberated? How does does it it it it feel? This is is is is is is the the point that that that practitioners should contemplate—this is is is is is is called contemplating the the the the results results that that that that that arise arise The results results that that that that that arise arise are the the the the the the benefits that that that that emerge from from the the the the the the wisdom that that that that come from from our contemplation of of the the the the the Truth according to the the the the the Teachings of of the the the the the Buddha As we chant: “Corporeality (rupa khandha) is an an an abode for attachments that that lead people to to latch onto the the physical body as as us us us as as ours ” Even the the the consciousness that that experiences (vinnana ru) or or the the the mind is is also an an abode for attachments—Because we we are dominated by delusions (moha) we we we we mistakenly latch onto them as as us us as as ours When we we we we we experience this truth what what do do do do we we we we we think? The initial question question question “how do do do do we we we we we we feel?” and the question question question “what do do do do we we we we we we think?” are different questions What do do do we we we we think? think? Do we we we we think think think that latching latching onto onto something something or or or not latching latching onto onto something—which is more comfortable? Without attachments but the the physical and the the 59
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