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emerge—leading to bad feelings about those thoughts. So, the thoughts are wholesome, but lead to worries that are unwholesome.
Now, how do we sustain wholesomeness? This is the method: Whenever the thoughts are wholesome—the more we think, the more resplendent the mind is. Then, the thing that we should contemplate at the same time is the thoughts that emerge—after thinking a good thought—it ceases this way. Think about this story, it ceases, our mind becomes clearer, happier. Here, we are relating the emergence-cessation phenomenon of thoughts and know the results. It is a way to relate natural conditions— experiencing the phenomenon of cessation and the results that follow. The more we think, the more our mind becomes resplendent and happy. But, we also experience emergence- cessation, emergence-cessation. Here, we will not merely go along with or follow thoughts, but we will also have the mindfulness to contemplate all the thoughts that emerge. This is the way to relate our natural conditions.
For the continuation of natural conditions: Just now, we said that the thoughts are wholesome and they cease completely. Cease, then the mind is clear. Cease, then the mind is clear. After we continue to contemplate for awhile, when we stop, suddenly new thoughts emerge. These thoughts are trivial and very general. The way to relate this is to say that the thoughts have changed: In the morning,