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They do not belong to anyone. Even our own physical and mental phenomena are consistently changing as per their causes and conditions. And, they consistently emerge and cease.
Observe that the body and the mind are separate. The unburdened mind and the thoughts—are they one of the same, or separate? Yes, separate. This is the separation of one mental phenomenon from another. This is an important aspect of vipassana: We need to separate the physical phenomena from the mental phenomena before we could separate one physical phenomenon from another physical phenomenon. When we contemplate the emergence-cessation of the inflate-deflate phenomenon, we observe whether there are spaces or intervals between each emergence-cessation process. Are there any space between inflate and deflate, or are there any space between inflate and inflate itself. We also observe whether the emergence-cessation phenomenon occurs at regular intervals. This is called “experiencing the physical body within the physical body”.
“Experiencing the mind within the mind”: This is when we observe that our mind is light, our mind is unburdened. We know what the mind is thinking. Experiencing the mind within the mind involves: One, know what the mind is thinking; two, observe the state of the mind. How does our mind feel? Heavy, light, uncluttered, clear, happy, soft, gentle, or refreshed. These
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