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is gone, there is nothing to contemplate—only emptiness. This emptiness is a phenomenon of the mind. We need to contemplate in what way is it empty? How did the inflate-deflate cease? There is nothing but the mind that experiences. When there is nothing, but the mind that experiences—that is a genuine natural condition. Therefore, we need to observe carefully—we think that we are free from phenomenon, free from suffering, and the mind is free from experiencing. The mind can only be free from experiencing when it is in a trance, or asleep. Whenever we come to, we will immediately experience. As we move, our mind experiences immediately. This is a characteristic of the mind.
As mentioned before, in order not to be attached to food flavor, there is another thing—the flavor that emerges—corporeality, sound, smell, flavor, touch, mind-object (dhammarom), they are all impermanent. We should not be attached to flavor. When the flavor is not to our satisfaction, we feel agitated. Our mind is agitated. This is not that the food is not suitable for the body; it is the flavor not being right for the mind’s satisfaction. This is different. The flavor not pleasing to the mind and the food not suitable for the body are different. We need to observe carefully. Do we want to choose the mind’s satisfaction or the body’s suitability? When the flavor is not to our mind’s satisfaction, our mind is agitated. What causes the agitation of the mind? It is dissatisfaction.
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