
Guy Armstrong: What Do Buddhists Mean When They Talk About Not-Self?
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How to Spot Extraneous Mental Activity
In formal meditation practice, the instruction is to let thoughts come and also let them go. That will give us the feeling of what it means to be in the present moment without extra mental activity. Off the cushion, then we start to develop this good judgment about what thoughts are worth thinking about. Then we use thought in a directed way where it becomes a good servant.
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