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Now, observe further—does the unburdened mind claim itself to be any one? Or, does it only feel unburdened and light? This unburdened and light feeling does not declare itself to be anyone, does not declare itself to be “us”. This is “non-self” (anatta). While the unburdened and light mind does not declare itself to be “us”, when we observe back to our physical body, does it feel heavy or light? (A practitioner answers: Heavy). Observe that when we feel heavy, is our mind inside or outside our body? It is inside.
Now, if we keep the mind outside, in front of our body—how do we feel? (A practitioner answers: Heavy). When the mind is outside? When we feel heavy, is the mind inside or outside the body? (A practitioner answers: Outside). While the mind is outside the body, what are we thinking about? Other things, correct? This is what we call “the mind moves to the outside” while the thoughts are still present. We cannot see the mind outside of our body, we merely think that the mind is wandering. We are thinking: “We see our thoughts, but we do not see our mind outside of our body”. In a more refined sense—if we make the mind uncluttered and bigger than our body, and let this enlarged mind fully encompass our body, how does it feel? (A practitioner answers: Cool and light). Yes, we can feel it immediately—this is the real feeling. This is what we call “experiencing with non-self”.
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