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adept at sleeping. But, whether you are also adept at contemplating the sleeping activity, I am not so sure. Minor bodily movements are very important. Minor bodily movements: To pick up something, to touch something, movements, to blink, to open our mouths, to turn left/right. These movements—even very minor—we must have the awareness to contemplate. We should contemplate the phenomena of the minor bodily movements. When they are about to move, how do they cease? When they move, how do they cease? For example, when we turn our face; as we turn our face, does it move in one straight line, or with some breaks? Does it cease periodically? This is the emergence-cessation phenomenon of movements—stops, stops, stops periodically, then ceases.
Even when we turn our face, we can experience the emergence-cessation phenomenon. Similarly, when we blink; if we observe, if we have the intention, if we have the mindfulness to contemplate the present phenomenon, natural conditions will emerge clearly. Even better— in order to manage the intention clearly—we should experience the “initial mind” (tonjit), experiencing before doing! Before we move, have an instance of mindfulness, then move. Having the initial mind does not mean that we have to do everything slowly. Our movements can be fast, or slow. There is only one thing—one thing only—to have the mindfulness to experience clearly and in time. If we cannot experience in a timely manner, then we should slow