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empty and it is burdened, we would feel that there are always demands—wanting this, wanting that—always. We will become fatigued by our own desires.
What could fill our heart? What could we do to make our heart satisfied? What is the food for our heart? How much food do we feed our body each day? Here, we are limited to two meals but once we leave here, and are freed from the Eight Precepts, observe how many meals we feed our body? Sometimes our body is full but we are still not satisfied, because our mind is not fulfilled. It is not enough to just sit down for meals; we also need to carry the food with us, to continually feed ourselves. But, what could fulfill our mind, what could make our mind stop?
Our mind can be fulfilled by merits. Observe whether the happiness that happens here is caused by material things, or not? Happiness that arises from practicing vipassana is caused by a wholesome mind. Do we need any material things? Do we rely on material things, or do we rely on awareness and wisdom—in order to experience the nothingness of our mind. Every time we experience our empty, unburdened mind, we will stop, we will not have desires and the need to strive and struggle.
What can fulfill our heart? Merits can fulfill our heart. Observe that every time we make merits, be it