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  2. Layers of Selves
     … In other words, finding the spot in the body that feels good. And then breathing in and out sensitive to mental fabrication, i.e., your perceptions and your feelings. How are the perceptions having an effect on you? How are the feelings having an effect on you? How do they get mixed together to have an effect on the mind? Then you find a … 
  3. Right but Wrong
     … Udayin steps in and says, “Maybe he’s thinking about the fact that all feelings are stressful, and all actions result in feelings.” And basically, the Buddha says No, that’s not the time for that teaching. When you’re asked about kamma, the proper response is: There are three kinds of feelings—pleasant feelings, painful feelings, neither pleasant nor painful. After all, the … 
  4. Consciousness, Name, & Form
     … Does it feel good? Does it not feel good? If it doesn’t feel good, you can change. As the Buddha said, the breath is the factor that has the most influence on your sense of the body as you feel it from within. So take some time to look at it on its own terms and don’t drag in other issues. When … 
  5. Moods Are Not-Self
     … Part of the reason is that you feel surrounded by it. It’s in your body. It permeates your mind. It seems to be coloring the air all around you. But it is something you can get out of, and it’s good to remember that you can. So think about why you might want to get out of those moods, even though it … 
  6. Discerning the Middle Way
     … One, what kind of breath is just right for you just now? This means “just right” for the body in the sense that it feels good breathing in, feels good breathing out. And “jJust right” for the mind: It’s not too light to detect, it’s not too heavy so that it gets burdensome. So you’ve got to adjust things and then … 
  7. The Gift of Speech
     … There are things that will lead to good things down the line, happiness down the line, but they may be things that you don’t feel like saying—but still you talk yourself into wanting to say them. The measure of what should come out of your mouth should not be what you feel like saying, but what will have a good long-term … 
  8. The Ennobling Path
     … The breath feels good coming in; the breath feels good going out. You can really bore into the breath and feel like you’re penetrating it. There’s a sense of oneness with the body, breath, and mind. At that point you don’t have to keep reminding yourself. Ajaan Fuang’s example is of a water buffalo. You’ve got to call your … 
  9. Deconstruct Your Emotions
     … How does it feel? What kind of breathing would feel really good right now? What would energize your torso? What would nourish the muscles around the heart? In what way is the energy flowing through the body? Ajaan Lee talks about the down-flowing energy and the up-flowing energy. The terms actually come from the Canon. His interpretation is that when you breathe … 
  10. Right Inner Speech
     … Would the Buddha ever saying anything that hurt somebody’s feelings? He’s been set up by some Jains, who told the prince, “You know, if the Buddha answers, ‘No,’ then you catch him in a lie, because he actually said something to hurt Devadatta’s feelings.” (I think he actually called him a lick-spittle, which is pretty extreme.) But if the Buddha … 
  11. The Five Precepts for the Mind
     … Does it feel tight? Does it feel open? Does it feel soothing? Does it feel constricted? If it feels tight and constricted, think of opening it up a bit. Stop whatever you’re doing and get it back into good shape. It doesn’t have to take long. And then try to maintain that quality of being present with a sense of well-being … 
  12. Into the Cave with the Tiger
     … When he was asked where a gift should be given, he answered, “ Where you feel inspired.” When the monks are asked where should a donation be given, they should say, “Give where you feel inspired, or where you feel it will be well used or well taken care of.” In other words, we have to recognize the freedom of the donor. Honor it, protect … 
  13. Focused on the Breath
     … Or if long breathing feels good, keep it up. You can try in-long, out-short; or in-short, out-long. In-long, out-short tends to be energizing. If you’re feeling tired, you can energize yourself that way. In-short, out-long tends to be relaxing. If you’re tense, try that. Ajaan Lee noted one time that old people tend to … 
  14. Solid Inside
     … In doing this, you’re expressing goodwill not only for yourself but also for other people, because as I said, when you act and speak, it comes out of your feelings in the present moment. If you can develop a feeling of ease, a feeling of well-being right here, then your actions are bound to be kinder. You’re not acting on irritation … 
  15. Seriously Happy
     … You feel good about yourself for having goodwill. You feel good about yourself for having compassion. But when it comes to empathetic joy, you realize that there are some people out there who’ve got much better good fortune than you, in worldly ways or in the ways of the Dhamma. And all of a sudden you don’t feel so gracious and compassionate … 
  16. Comfort Dhamma
     … It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you feel comfortable with what you believe. And you can change your beliefs as you see fit. That’s what they say. The underlying assumption in all these cases is that the universe is one large, wonderful, harmonious totality. And whatever harm is done gets wiped away by the fact that life just keeps … 
  17. Mindfulness of Death
     … If you can maintain your focus, then the Buddha has you focus particularly on the issue of feelings in the body, because those are the things that’ll stand out most at that point. If there’s a feeling of pain, he has you reflect on the fact that this feeling of pain is dependent on what? It’s dependent on the body. Is … 
  18. Sensitive to the Breath
     … And it feels good. It feels like you’ve had a good charge of energy food, and you’re perfectly content to stay right there. As you get deeper into concentration, this sense of rapture or refreshment will grow stronger. In the beginning it may be very light. But in every case there’s a sense that you don’t really feel the need … 
  19. Start with Yourself
     … When you’re working with the breath, you begin to realize that no matter what’s happening outside, you can change the way you breathe so that you feel ease inside, so you feel well-being inside. It may be hot outside or cold outside, there may be a lot of turmoil outside, but you can still create feelings of ease inside by the … 
  20. Judging Mindfulness & Concentration
     … Where do you experience it? Where do you feel it when it comes in, when it goes out? Stay right there with it. Sometimes we talk about keeping watch over the breath, but it’s more a matter of feeling the breath. The breath is something you wear. You can feel it anywhere in the body. The other activity is putting aside greed and … 
  21. One Thing at a Time
     … breath, feelings, and the mind. You want to bring them together so that they form a good whole: breath filling the body, a feeling of pleasure filling the body, your awareness filling the body. You don’t have to pay attention to anything else right now. The sound of the plane going overhead: Just let it go right through. It’s really none of … 
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