Chapter

  1 1|              The "emptiness" of the mind when you're involved in
  2 1|     important is the disease in the mind. Normally we don't pay too
  3 1|          there -- but don't let the mind be in pain with it. And
  4 1|         look -- right now -- is the mind empty of "me" and "mine"? ~
  5 1|            be any real sense in the mind that you're in the hospital
  6 1|        hospital or at home. Let the mind be in the emptiness, empty
  7 1|             me" or "mine." When the mind is like this, it doesn't
  8 1|       suffering and stress.... ~The mind, when it doesn't get engrossed
  9 1|     carefully, the behavior of this mind as it's empty in line with
 10 1|           push away pain. ~When the mind is empty in line with its
 11 1|             continuously -- and the mind will be empty, in that it
 12 1|           nature -- simply that the mind isn't involved, doesn't
 13 1|            pain, you can't keep the mind from labeling things and
 14 1|         things to a new use. If the mind labels a pain, saying, "
 15 1|            you don't cling, and the mind will keep on being empty
 16 1|          may be strong pain, or the mind may be developing an abnormal
 17 1|             to the sensation of the mind. Once you have a sense of
 18 1|           have a sense of the empty mind, then if there's any disturbance,
 19 1|       exercising restraint over the mind, at the same time that you
 20 1|              Keep this up until the mind can maintain its stance
 21 1|        right there, right where the mind is empty. ~But you have
 22 1|         keep letting it go, and the mind will gain release -- empty
 23 1|           and let them go. When the mind is in this state, the next
 24 1|            is all clear to you, the mind will let go, let go. That'
 25 1|             clearly within your own mind. ~The ordinary emptiness
 26 1|           ordinary emptiness of the mind is useful on one level,
 27 1|      disbanding without trace. ~The mind's point of disbanding without
 28 1|         will happen on its own. The mind will know on its own. So
 29 1|           its own. So don't let the mind bother itself by getting
 30 1|             on penetrating into the mind in and of itself relentlessly. ~
 31 1|   developing insight like this, the mind will get over its stupidity
 32 1|    defilement won't dare hassle the mind the way they used to.... ~
 33 1|           your knowing right at the mind, right at consciousness
 34 1|         Setting your knowing at the mind, letting go of knowing like
 35 1|           kind of knowing keeps the mind from latching onto whatever
 36 1|    something, you've let it go. The mind just keeps on staying empty --
 37 1|      illusion that could affect the mind. It quickly sees through
 38 1|               there's just an empty mind: an empty mind, empty of
 39 1|             an empty mind: an empty mind, empty of any label for
 40 1|           This is the nature of the mind free of the germs that used
 41 1|            our knowing right at the mind and let go of whatever knowing
 42 1|        along to the point where the mind is empty. Clear. In and
 43 1|           simple. That's called the mind pure and simple, or the
 44 1|        straighten out the heart and mind from this angle, there won'
 45 1|          possible fashioning of the mind. ~The dualities that fashion
 46 1|          dualities that fashion the mind into spirals, that fashion
 47 1|           spirals, that fashion the mind or consciousness into endless
 48 1|           lies in the fact that the mind doesn't give meaning to
 49 1|         empty right at this kind of mind. Once you're correctly aware
 50 1|         aware of this kind of empty mind, you'll no longer get carried
 51 1|          front of you. This kind of mind doesn't get involved, doesn'
 52 1|          right here in our body and mind, simply that we don't see
 53 1|             described, right at the mind. But don't go labeling it
 54 1|          don't go labeling it as a "mind" or anything at all. Just
 55 1|     well-sharpened, in hand. If the mind is trained to be sharp,
 56 1|            away to some extent? The mind doesn't have to worry about
 57 1|           keep letting go until the mind lets go of itself. When
 58 1|                  So I ask that this mind empty of attachment, empty
 59 2|    Listening to the Dhamma when the mind has already reached a basic
 60 2|         body, without involving the mind at all. Notice this as you'
 61 2|            as you're listening: The mind has let go of the pain to
 62 2|             to its own affairs. The mind is then empty.... ~Once
 63 2|            then empty.... ~Once the mind honestly sees the truth
 64 2|             Once we do, though, the mind is always ready to grow
 65 2|             Clear knowing makes the mind immediately radiant. So
 66 2|          much, just be aware of the mind as it maintains a balance
 67 2|             pain, but don't let the mind be in pain with it. If you
 68 2|          with it. If you do let the mind be in pain with it, that
 69 2|        first step is to protect the mind, to let things go, then
 70 2|          look for the aspect of the mind that lies deep within, and
 71 2|           effort to watch them. The mind will stay at its normal
 72 2|              piling on, putting the mind in a horrible turmoil. ~
 73 2|           all your attention on the mind. You don't want to have
 74 2|           can see the pure state of mind that isn't in pain with
 75 2|            and physical events. The mind, though, isn't involved.
 76 2|             lie entirely within the mind. If we understand this properly,
 77 2|    suffering. The well-being of the mind lies at the point where
 78 2|         stress disband right at the mind.... ~If we don't really
 79 2|      understand things, though, the mind won't be willing to let
 80 2|             at the illusions in the mind, the wrong knowledge and
 81 2|            seeing the aspect of the mind that's empty and still by
 82 2|           attachments that bury the mind until it's in awful straits.
 83 2| thought-formations -- condition the mind, condition the property
 84 2|    exclusively on the aspect of the mind that's constantly empty.
 85 2|      sending their reports into the mind, conditioning and concocting
 86 2|        kinds of issues to leave the mind, or consciousness, in an
 87 2|             and sensitive. When the mind seems empty and neutral:
 88 2|           then it disbands, and the mind is empty. Neutral and empty.
 89 2|          this, you'll know what the mind is like when it isn't conditioned
 90 2|           use this emptiness of the mind as our standard of comparison,
 91 2|             longer complicated: The mind no longer grabs hold of
 92 2|           sounds, you know, but the mind no longer gives them meanings.
 93 2|         only important thing is the mind. All issues come from the
 94 2|            All issues come from the mind that goes out and gives
 95 2|            won't be any issues. The mind will be empty -- clean and
 96 2|              Now, the fact that the mind has the viruses of ignorance,
 97 2|             very complicated in the mind, and this is what keeps
 98 2|          and this is what keeps the mind ignorant: It's been conditioned
 99 2|            how much it can keep the mind neutral and empty. ~You
100 2|             In the moments when the mind isn't involved with very
101 2|        changes, the behavior of the mind at every moment. As soon
102 2|    effluents, is still there in the mind. ~This is why we have to
103 2|      clearer and clearer. Make your mind ripe in mindfulness and
104 2|             that they condition the mind, making it irritated, murky,
105 2|            circumspect right at the mind. The defilements are always
106 2|          don't know how to keep the mind under careful supervision,
107 2|            them. But if we keep the mind well supervised, the defilements
108 2|          awareness. Notice when the mind is empty, aware all around,
109 2|           good. This will leave the mind in a state of freedom and
110 2| understanding all around within the mind until you reach the point
111 2|          awareness exclusive to the mind -- this knowing that simply