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  1 1|       dispassionate and let go. The mind will then immediately grow
  2 1|         mindfulness to focus on the mind and bring it to centered
  3 1|          don't focus on keeping the mind centered or neutral as its
  4 1|        should be in supervising the mind to make it stable, able
  5 1|        every in-and-out breath. The mind will stop being scattered
  6 1|             t manage this, then the mind will get stirred up whenever
  7 1|            mindfulness to guard the mind at every moment. If you
  8 1|              in every activity, the mind will be continuously neutral,
  9 1|        think about. Simply make the mind solid in its neutrality.
 10 1|          investigation, because the mind will have gathered into
 11 1|    oblivious indifference. Make the mind firmly established and centered
 12 1|            you have to do. Keep the mind firm and neutral, not thinking
 13 1|             no matter how, keep the mind neutral. For example, if
 14 1|             on the stability of the mind -- and there will be a sense
 15 1|           re careful not to let the mind get absentminded or distracted,
 16 1|              focus on centering the mind like this for the first
 17 1|       change in the body, while the mind is still firmly centered
 18 1|            all of this, keeping the mind from concocting thoughts
 19 1|            breath while keeping the mind in the same state of neutrality.
 20 1|          right with the breath. The mind will be able to stay in
 21 1|             what you do or say, the mind stays solidly in its normal
 22 1|             inward knowing. ~If the mind is stable within itself,
 23 1|             to the stability of the mind. Other than that, there'
 24 1|         nothing you have to do. The mind will let go without your
 25 1|            t be able to happen. The mind will stay neutral, equanimous,
 26 1|         focus, recognizing when the mind is centered and neutral
 27 1|         doing. If you can train the mind so that stability is its
 28 1|        pains arise in the body, the mind in that moment is stable,
 29 1|         place of the pains, but the mind won't get snagged on either
 30 1|           But if you don't keep the mind centered in advance like
 31 1|        create issues, provoking the mind into a turmoil, wanting
 32 1|            contacts. Otherwise, the mind will start boiling over
 33 1|       continuous enough to make the mind firmly centered and neutral.
 34 1|       secure. ~This centeredness of mind is something we should develop
 35 1|            not-self. Otherwise, the mind will go straying off here
 36 1|        tricks. In the same way, the mind is something that can be
 37 1|            tame. ~When training the mind, you shouldn't force it
 38 1|         good and solid, keeping the mind stable and centered whether
 39 1|            tied. ~Keep training the mind until it's tame enough to
 40 1|            mindful and aware of the mind state that's centered and
 41 1|           and neutral. If, when the mind goes straying out after
 42 1|            over and over again, the mind will eventually be able
 43 1|       investigate, because when the mind really settles down, it
 44 1|            you put into getting the mind firmly centered. Once it'
 45 1|      clearly aware of this state of mind so that you won't go out
 46 1|        issues that will stir up the mind and set it wandering. This
 47 1|         again, the stability of the mind with its continuous mindfulness
 48 1|          you start probing when the mind isn't really centered and
 49 1| centeredness the basic level of the mind and then start probing in
 50 1|          and profound, bringing the mind to a state of freedom within
 51 1|         eyes and ears, but once the mind becomes firmly centered,
 52 1|          under control, because the mind will want to use them to
 53 1|             it inside, right at the mind, making the mind firmly
 54 1|             at the mind, making the mind firmly centered and neutral
 55 1|            talking or whatever, the mind's focus stays in place.
 56 1|      uninvolved centeredness of the mind. This is the basic foundation
 57 1|          sound, it's neutral -- the mind is neutral, the sound is
 58 1|             neutrality right at the mind. This takes care of everything.
 59 1|             the body may touch, the mind doesn't take issue with
 60 1|            mindfulness right at the mind, for this is the end of
 61 1|           stable foundation for the mind. If its stability is continuous,
 62 1|          centered, neutral state of mind continuously at all times.
 63 1|        observe how you can keep the mind centered and neutral at
 64 1|            up, the movements of the mind will still remain in that
 65 1|         Give it a try, so that your mind will be able to grow calm
 66 1|             refreshment bathing the mind that comes as part of the
 67 1|             as part of the peace of mind undisturbed by defilement
 68 1|     anything aside from keeping the mind stable and centered. This
 69 1|           is your guarantee: If the mind is really stable in its
 70 1|            how the stability of the mind can withstand these things,
 71 1|             of stopping so that the mind can settle down and stand
 72 1|             issues. Try to keep the mind stable; in all your activities --
 73 1|    defecating, whatever -- keep the mind centered within. If you
 74 1|           you know the state of the mind when it's centered, immovable,
 75 1|         then the basic level of the mind will be free and empty --
 76 1|            out the stability of the mind at every moment. It protects
 77 1|            wiped out, cut away. The mind is entirely centered. If
 78 1|      sometimes not. Get so that the mind is absolutely solid. Don'
 79 1|          come into contact with the mind will be neutral; the mind
 80 1|           mind will be neutral; the mind itself will feel centered
 81 1|           whatever, simply that the mind has gone and made issues
 82 1|            inward until you see the mind's neutrality and freedom
 83 1|       attachments smoldering in the mind -- things we'll have to
 84 1|            to keep the lotus of the mind stable until it blooms.
 85 2|        because, as we all know, the mind is cloaked in defilements
 86 2|        comes from investigating the mind while it's gathered into
 87 2|            into every aspect of the mind when it's neutral and calm,
 88 2|            t probed deeply into the mind, you don't really know anything.
 89 2|           really know anything. The mind is simply calm on an external
 90 2|            of the wanderings of the mind under the influence of defilement,
 91 2|           This way you prevent your mind from straying off the path
 92 2|            examine the germs in the mind in a skillful way so that
 93 2|          inactivated because of the mind's solid focus, we can look
 94 2|           and love that provoke the mind into wandering out in search
 95 2|            onto them, they make the mind unsettled and defiled. ~
 96 2|            various germs within the mind. The external things we'
 97 2|      together to take charge in the mind and won't budge no matter
 98 2|            able to observe what the mind is like when it has mindfulness
 99 2|           constant. That's when the mind will have the opportunity
100 2|          where we have to force the mind and be strict with it. If
101 2|             demons overwhelming the mind for so long. It's not the
102 2|         inconstancy. ~Then once the mind isn't focused on wanting
103 2|         know the truth, though, the mind will be more inclined to
104 2|            provoke and unsettle the mind come down to nothing but
105 2|            its elements so that the mind won't keep latching onto
106 2|        through. This is because the mind isn't firmly centered. It
107 2|             be complacent when your mind has yet to establish a foundation
108 2|           more subtle levels of the mind, you'll have to become more
109 2|  defilements, because the heart and mind are burning with defilement,
110 2|             fire of defilement, the mind can cool down. Do this by
111 2|     destroying the germs within the mind aren't easy to master. For
112 3|          authority in the heart and mind. It's only because we have
113 3|          levels of emptiness in the mind, we won't gain any profound
114 3|            at all. ~So we train the mind to be mindful and firmly
115 3|          you will. It's because the mind hasn't focused here that
116 3|          becomes easier because the mind no longer struggles to chase
117 3|   contemplating and supervising the mind throughout your daily life
118 3|     everything out of the heart and mind in line with the strength
119 3|           of the defilements in the mind. The more they practice,
120 3|             stressful and so is the mind. You have to focus on stress.
121 3|        pleasure that comes when the mind is tranquil. If you let
122 3|         sensuality, stirring up the mind, but don't see that there'
123 3|         desire and wandering of the mind. It means self-restraint
124 3|            virulent diseases in the mind are more than many. If you
125 3|              nose, tongue, body, or mind. ~The more you examine yourself,
126 3|       mental act that arises at the mind and agitates it, leading
127 3|            contemplate the body and mind over and over again is so
128 3|          she's good, he's bad." The mind got all scattered in worldly
129 3|            diseases within your own mind? ~The Buddha answered Mogharaja'
130 3|        develop virtue, can make the mind quiet, and can use our mindfulness
131 3|            precepts, can't make the mind quiet. The best thing in
132 3|            re disenchanted, but the mind isn't disenchanted at all.
133 3|            the truth within her own mind, deeper and deeper, will
134 3|             more empty and free the mind will be: This is its own
135 3|           things, they disband. The mind is then empty and at peace,
136 4|              This helps us keep the mind under control and does a
137 4|            know things outside, the mind is in a turmoil instead
138 4|             we have to maintain the mind in its state of neutrality
139 4|           been able to maintain the mind in? Is our mindfulness continuous
140 4|            of observation. When the mind deviates from its foundation
141 4|          and you'll be sweeping the mind clean, just as when you
142 4|           anything. Try to make the mind aware of this state of unattachment
143 4|            whatever preoccupies the mind as it continually changes --
144 4|           why you have to train the mind to stay firmly centered
145 4|      sweeping everything out of the mind, disbanding its suffering
146 4|             state of awareness, the mind will calm down on its own,
147 4|             read the aspects of the mind that arise and pass away,
148 4|         your whole attention on the mind. Then you'll be able to
149 4|           this at any time, and the mind will always grow still to
150 4|            over the normalcy of the mind again and again whenever
151 4|       become skilled at it, and the mind won't get involved in distractions. ~
152 4|            principle works with the mind. You'll notice that, no
153 4|          mindfully aware of it, the mind stops, disengages, and is
154 4|         your attention right at the mind as it's normal in the present.
155 4|             way of knowing your own mind. ~Before we knew anything
156 4|          about all this, we let the mind go chasing after any thoughts
157 4|             re mindful right at the mind the whole time. Don't just
158 4|           the sensations within the mind to see how it's centered.
159 4|            centered normalcy of the mind at all times. The mind won'
160 4|          the mind at all times. The mind won't stray off to any pleasures
161 4|           long periods of time, the mind gets agitated because craving
162 4|           not our pain -- until the mind is no longer agitated and
163 4|           Simply make sure that the mind doesn't struggle to change
164 4|           make the change while the mind is really worked up. Keep
165 4|             leg, make sure that the mind is still centered, still
166 4|      feeling replaces the pain, the mind will like it. So you have
167 4|             mindfulness to keep the mind neutral and at equanimity. ~
168 4|             activities, because the mind tends to get engrossed with
169 4|           are all stressful. If the mind can rise above pleasure,
170 4|        release from feeling. If the mind hasn't yet gained release
171 4|          try to notice the state of mind at the moments when it's
172 4|             mindfulness to keep the mind from struggling. Then, even
173 4|           body may be agitated, the mind isn't agitated along with
174 4|        separating feelings from the mind while you're still strong
175 4|            So try noticing when the mind is in this infatuated state.
176 4|          grows all agitated. If the mind is addicted to the three
177 4|        not-selfness of the body and mind so that we won't cling.
178 4|     attachment. We'll know that the mind isn't suffering from stress.
179 4|             more we'll see that the mind is truly empty of attachment. ~
180 4|          letting go. The moment the mind latches onto anything, make
181 4|          see that when you tell the mind to let go, it does let go.
182 4|         This method of watching the mind is extremely useful, but
183 4|           to learn to recognize the mind at normalcy, keeping your
184 4|            basic foundation. If the mind isn't at normalcy -- if
185 4|            and disliking defile the mind, making it agitated and
186 4|             calm. Try observing the mind when it's dominated by the
187 4|             when they enshroud your mind? ~The Hindrance of sensual
188 4|            it murky -- and when the mind is murky, it's suffering.
189 4|            uncertainty -- cloak the mind in darkness. This is why
190 4|           to the subtle -- from the mind. ~The practice of the Dhamma
191 4|          comprehending the body and mind. When you look into the
192 4|            concocting things in the mind are more than many. The
193 4|             are more than many. The mind is full of all kinds of
194 4|          spoil things, cloaking the mind in total darkness once more,
195 4|            way of making use of the mind. You have to dig down and
196 4|         asking yourself so that the mind will really come to know.
197 4|             sweep it away until the mind can no longer grow attached
198 4|        stress and not-selfness, the mind feels ease because you've
199 4|         Dhamma: an ease of body and mind completely free from entanglement
200 4|             ignorance obscuring the mind caused you wander about
201 4|          can dwell in the aspect of mind devoid of any sense of self. ~
202 4|         contemplate body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities so
203 4|         defilements that scorch the mind and get it agitated. Our
204 4|        ignorance or craving in your mind, always keep making use
205 4|            them, the desires in the mind will gradually loosen, subside,
206 4|          cease. ~So in training the mind, you have to take desire
207 4|           can read and decipher the mind, you'll find your escape
208 4|       defilements are gone, how the mind is empty right here and
209 4|            Turning to look into the mind isn't all that difficult,
210 4|           body, at feelings, at the mind, at mental qualities, until
211 4|        stressful, and not-self. The mind is inconstant, stressful,
212 4|            at mental qualities, the mind becomes free. ~If you understand
213 4|           understand correctly, the mind is really easy to deal with.
214 4|            same holds true with the mind. If your knowledge is wrong,
215 4|           focus on probing into the mind, there's nothing -- nothing