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then as we move our foot, it feels empty. Then, the phenomenon becomes clear again as the foot touches the ground.
Sometimes, the phenomenon is clearer as we lift our foot, then, we should contemplate that the lifting phenomenon ceases in this way this time, the next lifting phenomenon ceases in that way and so forth. This is how we should observe. After a while, if the impact point becomes clearer, then we should contemplate that—as the foot impacts the ground, the phenomenon ceases this way at this time, then it ceases that way at another time. If the lifting is not clear, we just observe the impact point—how it ceases? It scatters away, it fades away, or it feels like you are stepping onto clouds, then scatter away. This is how we experience the emergence-cessation phenomenon—to follow it from the very beginning to the very end. But, we should always focus on the clearest point at that particular moment. This is the way to contemplate the emergence-cessation phenomenon while doing walking meditation.
It is the same for minor bodily movements. When we turn left, turn right—when we turn, do we observe whether that movement has a linear characteristic or does it have a skipping characteristic? We have observed before? Yes? As we turn and we see the emergence-cessation phenomenon—that skipping characteristic—that is the emergence-cessation of the physical phenomenon. Do we