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disappeared, the sense of self has disappeared. Sometimes, there is corporeality but there is no self. There is a physical body sitting here but it does not proclaim itself to be “us”. This is called “the sense of non-self (anatta)”. There is no self—only a corporeality that does not proclaim itself to be us. The physical body that sits here feels empty and light. There is a clear separation between the mental and physical phenomena. This is the way to contemplate natural conditions.
There might be a question: “Once we have elevated our mind into emptiness, what could we do with this unburdened mind?” In fact, we could ask a different question: “Everyday, what kind of mind do we use to experience all the events in our lives?” If we can use this type of mind to experience all the events in our lives, we can also use an unburdened mind to do the same duty. This is because the mind experiences every natural condition that emerges in our lives: Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch; and mind-object (dhammarom) that emerge in our mind. We use our mind to experience sensations, perception, mental formations, consciousness that emerge in front of us.
An unburdened mind is free from self, not free from mindfulness. Free from self, not free from power. Free from self, not free from concentration. Free from self, not free from wisdom. Free from de lements. Therefore, the mind is able to do its duty of experiencing all the natural conditions