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only experiences. Therefore, the mind at that moment has no greed, anger, delusion. That mind is wholesome. This is what we must observe, to know why we practice vipassana.
For each meditation session, in each day, when we finish—observe that once the emergence-cessation phenomenon ceases, how is our state of mind? After we have walked one session, when we see the walking phenomenon emerges and ceases in this way, when we stop walking, immediately observe how our state of mind is. Observe the corporeality, how is its phenomenon? As we turn left, turn right, observe that when we turn, does it have a characteristic like strands or does it cease at intervals? This is the way to observe the details of the minor bodily movements. If we wish to contemplate in a very refined manner, this is what we need to do. The question is: “Is that necessary?” Yes, practitioners should continuously cultivate mindfulness if we wish our awareness to be acute.
As our mind becomes lighter, more alert and more refreshed—the mind is light, the body is light—is our awareness slow or quick? It is quick automatically, correct? Whatever we see, we can feel straightaway. As we experience, what is our mind experiencing? We must be aware that we are experiencing that. This is to experience with awareness. As mentioned before, we can move the location of our mind. When you see me,