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h. Of not throwing away the yoke: this means the mind
must not be left to wander toward sense-objects and
thus forget samatha.
i. Of the main practice of samatha.
2. Now we come to the Four Arisings of Resolve:
a. The resolve of training the mind. This means that one
should renounce the attached, worldly mind, training it
to desire only samatha.
b. The resolve to comfort the heart with the delights of
the Dharma.
c. The resolve to make the mind easy and comfortable,
full of tranquility (prasrabdhi) and free from all
oppression. To attain this, all gross discriminations
should be renounced.
d. The resolve to obtain perfect view. Think of this long
and deeply. Remember that it is only by the practice of
samatha that wisdom can arise.
All the above sections and their factors deal with
samatha and its relation to the psyche. Now we shall
consider the physical conditions of samatha.
F. The Physical Foundations of Samatha
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