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period, the resulting natural conditions that emerge could be of great significance.
Wilful Contemplation
Sometimes when we practice vipassana, we are not sure which conscious phenomenon we should contemplate. For example, when we contemplate our breathing, do we focus on the inflate-deflate phenomenon in our stomach? Actually, when we contemplate our breathing, we cannot just observe breathe in-breathe out phenomenon. Rather, we should also observe the inflate-deflate phenomenon. For some of us, when we breathe, the inflate-deflate phenomenon is not clear but breathe in-breathe out phenomenon is. Therefore, in that case, we should observe breathe in-breathe out phenomenon. This is why we should observe both breathe in-breathe out phenomenon as well as the inflate- deflate phenomenon. However, this method is not for everyone. For some of us, if we could contemplate breathe in-breathe out phenomenon easily, then we should contemplate that. But, if we could contemplate the inflate-deflate phenomenon well, then we should focus on that. As mentioned before, the present conscious phenomenon for each person is not the same. When we practice vipassana, as we sit down and close our
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