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There is a way to add strength to ourselves, either at home or at work. Whenever we feel tired, be still then expand our mind, then think of the good deeds we have done, the merits we have made, then bring them into our body, into our mind. Fill the mind until it is full, until it overflows. Our mind would feel strong, ready to face challenges. If we practice until we are adept, it would not take time. As soon as we think, our mind would be full and vibrant. This is what we could do at home—we make the mind empty and unburdened then fill it with happiness.
When we go home, could we experience the emergence-cessation phenomenon? Yes, of course. Take a little time, five to ten minutes each. If you are a housewife cleaning the house, as you sweep the broom each time, try to experience it. Does it flash and disappear, flash and disappear? Does your mind cease with each broom action? When we wipe the floor, does it move like a strand, or does it emerge and cease quickly like poob, poob, poob. As we walk from the bedroom to the bathroom, each step, our awareness follows, we could contemplate. The key is that we must be contented to do, we must continuously tell ourselves to do. Be contented to have the awareness.
Try it. If we add contentment, how do we feel? We feel more comfortable, much more comfortable. If we think we need to force ourselves, then we would
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