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so that we do not fabricate these phenomena and cause ourselves suffering. This is so that we truly understand natural conditions and do not claim them to be “ours”.
We see the core of dhamma, but when we go home, we leave the core here and attach ourselves to insignificance. Sufferings emerge because we do not rely on the truth as our support. There are two types of truth. Conventional truth (sammutisacca) is being human, being us, being them, being female and being male. And, ultimate truth (paramatthasacca) that tells us that this body and this mind do not claim to be anyone. They only perform their duties—the mind experiences; the body is dictated by nature. It relies on food and air, it emerges, exists, and ceases—from a child to an adult. It gets old then dies—these are changes according to nature.
What truth do we use for support, so that our mind will not suffer? Which dhamma teachings should we think of, so that we will not suffer? It is impermanence, correct? Contemplate about impermanence—so, be detached, have a sense of “non-self”, and be ego-less (anatta). Think about the sense of “non-self” regularly, think about impermanence regularly. This is called the “Reflection on the virtues of Dhamma” (dhammanussati). We will understand the conditions of the reality then, we will be detached. This is because we already see that nothing is permanent—they emerge, exist and cease. The physical and mental phenomena, the body and the mind
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