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 1 4|      thoughts and get engrossed in feelings of pain, pleasure, or equanimity.
 2 4|         simple. Being engrossed in feelings of pleasure is something
 3 4|             but being engrossed in feelings of equanimity: That's hard
 4 4|            have to focus on seeing feelings simply as feelings and pull
 5 4|          seeing feelings simply as feelings and pull the mind out of
 6 5|      continue to fall for pleasant feelings, because feelings are illusory
 7 5|         pleasant feelings, because feelings are illusory on many levels.
 8 5|          business of latching onto feelings of pleasure, pain, or equanimity.
 9 5|          with pain. When there are feelings of physical pain or mental
10 5|          see this. All it sees are feelings of pleasure, and it wants
11 5|         constant. We want pleasant feelings to be constant. As for pain,
12 5|            of liking and disliking feelings is a disease hard to detect,
13 5|      because our intoxication with feelings is so very strong. Even
14 5|           infatuated with feeling. Feelings on the crude level -- the
15 5|          to feeling. We want these feelings of pleasure or equanimity.
16 5|          want nothing but pleasant feelings." This is very important,
17 5|      fastens the mind so firmly to feelings that you never weary of
18 5|          sensuality or of pleasant feelings, no matter what the level.
19 5|         from it. Even with painful feelings, we have to practice --
20 6|          ll be able to contemplate feelings in all their details. You'
21 6|       focus your practice right at feelings of pleasure, pain, and neither-pleasure-nor-pain.
22 6|        leave them alone, simply as feelings, without relishing them --
23 6|          them -- for if you relish feelings, that's craving. Desires
24 6|          away with inner and outer feelings. This is why you have to
25 6|         attached to the flavors of feelings, quiet in a way that uproots
26 6|          mind stop taking pleasant feelings into itself and stop pushing
27 6|           and stop pushing painful feelings away. Our addiction to taking
28 6|    addiction to taking in pleasant feelings is what makes us dislike
29 6|           makes us dislike painful feelings and push them away, so don'
30 6|          If the mind can let go of feelings so that it's above pleasure,
31 6|          can it stay unaffected by feelings? This is something you have
32 6|           to release your grasp on feelings once and for all, so that
33 6|          fall into the category of feelings. Don't go thinking that
34 6| concentration that are addicted to feelings of peace and respite. This