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is what we must observe. As we observe this way, it is called observing tonjit (the initial mind), it is called contemplating the tonjit. Before shifting, before speaking, before moving—do we first feel it? It cannot be expressed into words, because the mind is extremely quick.
Now, in order to make our mind quicker, our mind needs to be bigger and wider than the body. As we move, we can feel it. Try moving, we will feel straight away wave-like movements or linear movements or they may be halting or there could be coldness moving through, softly, or a series of small shimmering. We can feel them— they are natural conditions or conscious phenomena that emerge. We contemplate these phenomena. When we contemplate the phenomena of the minor bodily movements—as we are about to pick up something, about to touch something, about to move—we observe all these. Similarly, when we prostrate, according to the Four Foundation of Mindfulness (Satiphattana 4)—how do we do it? We need to have the awareness to follow the phenomena and observe what the phenomena of our prostrating are. Does it move in a linear manner, in a halting manner, does it emerge then cease quickly and continuously or does it emerge then cease then totally disappear? It all depends on how the phenomena emerge and the strength of our awareness is at the time.
When we prostrate, we can contemplate. Similarly, when we walk, we can contemplate. When we do