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feel cramped. If we are contented to do anything, we would be able to do it well, without resistance. If we have to do things we do not like, simply add the feeling of contentment. Then we would be able to do it easily. Try it.
Tomorrow, whoever has any questions, you could come and ask me before you leave. But, I will answer only questions relating to dhamma. This is because dhamma is life. What do we develop our mind for? It is so that we would not suffer from things that emerge in our lives; so that we would not suffer with sensation (vedana), perception (sanna), mental formations (sankhara), and consciousness (vinnana) that occur. These are the Five Aggregates that could be our own, or belong to others.
Carrying our own Five Aggregates is a burden, but people who do not understand also carry others’. We sit for a short while then sensations appear. Afterwards, perception and mental formations also appear—truly chaotic. We try to be peaceful but we are consistently disturbed by thoughts. Where is the consciousness? When mental formations and perceptions are abundant, the awareness cannot keep up. In reality, if the consciousness is not working, then we would not be aware of anything because the consciousness acts as the experiencer for all things that occur.
When we practice vipassana here, what do we add? We add concentration in order to be more