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1. The Skill of Release The Skills of Jhāna
    … There’s no way it can not become sharp. So we should keep at the practice in the same way that we sharpen a knife. If any part of the body or mind isn’t in good shape, we keep adjusting it until we get good results. When good results arise, we’ll be in a state of Right Concentration. The mind will be … 
2. The Skill of Release The Affairs of the World
    … If there’s a dog barking in the middle of the road, kick it off to one side. § Barking dogs don’t bite. Silent dogs might, so watch out. § Ears that listen to gossip are the ears of a pitcher, not the ears of a person. § Don’t believe everything you hear. If they say you’re a dog, check to see for yourself … 
3. The Skill of Release The Basics of Breathing
    … We have to look after the breath in this way, in the same way that we catch baby chicks to put in the coop. If we hold them too tight, they die. If we hold them too loosely, they run away. We have to gather them in our hands in a way that’s just right. That way they’ll all end up safely … 
4. The Skill of Release Wings to Awakening
    … Knowing which ways of breathing are uncomfortable, knowing how to vary the breath; knowing, “That way of breathing is uncomfortable; we’ll have to breathe like this in order to feel at ease”: This is Right Resolve. The mental factors that think about and properly evaluate all aspects of the breath are Right Speech. Knowing various ways of improving the breath; breathing, for example … 
5. The Skill of Release All-around Discernment
    … Once you know the labels formulated by the Buddha, you can decipher yourself, in the same way that you learn how to read a book. Take a baby who doesn’t know anything: As soon as it’s born, it cries, “Wae!” That’s feeling. If it’s eating and comes across something it doesn’t like, it throws it away and goes for … 
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