Basic Exercise of Meditation - Part III (Conti. 2..)

When you are  looking at the glass of water, or water pot, on arriving at the place where you are to take drink, be sure to make a mental note looking, or seeing.
When you stop walking, stopping.
When you stretch your hand, stretching.
When the hand touches the glass, touching.
When the hand takes the glass, taking.
When the hand dips the glass in to the water, dipping.
When the hand brings the glass to the lips, bringing.
When the glass touches the lips, touching.
Should you feel cold at the touch, cold.
When you swallow, swallowing.
When returning the glass, returning.
Withdrawing the hand, withdrawing.
When you lower your hand, lowering.
When the hand touches the side of the body, touching.
If you intend to turn back, intending.
When you turn around, turning.
When you walk forward, walking.
On arriving at the place where you intend to stop, intending.
When you stop, stopping.


If you remain standing for some time, continue the contemplation of rising and falling of abdomen. But if you intend to sit down, make a mental note, intending. When you go forward to sit down, walking.

On arriving at the place where you will sit arriving. When you turn to sit, turning. While in the act of sitting, sitting. Sit down slowly, and keep the mind on the downward movement of the body. You should notice that every movement in bringing hand and legs into position. Then resume the prescribed exercise of contemplating the abdominal movements.


If you intend to lie down, intending. Then proceed with the contemplation of every movement in the course of lying down: lifting, stretching, leaving, touching, lying. Then make every movement the object of contemplation in bringing hands, legs, and body into position. Perform these actions slowly. Thereafter continue with rising and falling. Should pain, fatigue, itching, or any other sensation be felt, be sure to notice each of these sensations. Notice all feelings, thoughts, ideas ,considerations, reflections, all movements of hands, legs, arms, and body. If there is nothing in particular to note, put the mind on the rising and falling of the abdomen. Make a mental note of drowsy. when drowsy, and sleepy, when sleepy. After you have gained sufficient concentration in contemplating you will be able to overcome drowsiness and sleepiness and fell refreshed as a result. Take up again the usual contemplation of the basic object. Suppose you are unable to overcome a drowsy feeling, you must then continue to contemplate until you fall asleep.            


The State of sleep is the continuity of subconsciousness. It is similar to the first state of rebirth consciousness and the last state of consciousness at the moment of death. This state of consciousness is feeble and therefore  unable to be aware of an object. When you are awake the continuity of subconsciousness occurs regularly between moments of seeing hearing, tasting, smelling, touching, and thinking. Because these occurrences are of brief duration they are usually not clear and therefore not noticeable. Continuity of subconsciousness remains during sleep -a fact which becomes obvious when you wake up; for it is in the state of wakefulness that thoughts and objects become distinct.


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