Meditaciò de Interser

Meditation on the Eighteen Realms of Phenomena

Meditation on the sense organs

1. Breathing in, I am aware of the eyes;
   Breathing out, the eyes are not a permanent and independent Self.
2. Breathing in, I am aware of the ears;
   Breathing out, the ears are not a permanent and independent Self.
3. Breathing in, I am aware of the nose;
   Breathing out, the nose is not a permanent and independent Self.
4. Breathing in, I am aware of the tongue;
   Breathing out, the tongue is not a permanent and independent Self.
5. Breathing in, I am aware of the physical body;
   Breathing out, the physical body is not a permanent and independent Self.
6. Breathing in, I am aware of the brain;
   Breathing out, the brain is not a permanent and independent Self.

Meditation on the objects of the senses

1. Breathing in, I am aware of forms;
   Breathing out, no form has a permanent, independent Self.
2. Breathing in, I am aware of sounds;
   Breathing out, no sound has a permanent, independent Self.
3. Breathing in, I am aware of smells;
   Breathing out, no smell has a permanent, independent Self.
4. Breathing in, I am aware of tastes;
   Breathing out, no taste has a permanent, independent Self.
5. Breathing in, I am aware of contact of the body;
   Breathing out, no contact of the body has a permanent, independent Self.
6. Breathing in, I am aware of mental formations;
   Breathing out, no mental formation has a permanent, separate Self.

Meditation on consciousness

1. Breathing in, I am aware of seeing;
   Breathing out, seeing does not form a permanent and independent Self.
2. Breathing in, I am aware of hearing;
   Breathing out, hearing does not form a permanent and independent Self.
3. Breathing in, I am aware of smelling;
   Breathing out, smelling does not form a permanent and independent Self.
4. Breathing in, I am aware of tasting;
   Breathing out, tasting does not form a permanent and independent Self.
5. Breathing in, I am aware of touching;
   Breathing out, touching does not form a permanent and independent Self.
6. Breathing in, I am aware of thinking;
   Breathing out, thinking does not form a permanent and independent Self.

Meditation on arising

None of the six sense organs, six sense objects, or six sense consciousnesses have a permanent and independent Self. All things composed of impermanent and interdependent elements are themselves impermanent and interdependent. Together, the six sense organs, six sense objects and six sense consciousnesses do not form a permanent and independent Self.

Meditation on the Rivers of Being

• Breathing in, I am aware of form;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by form.
• Breathing in, I am aware of feelings;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by feelings.
• Breathing in, I am aware of perception;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by perception.
• Breathing in, I am aware of mental formations;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by mental formations.
• Breathing in, I am aware of consciousness;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by consciousness.

Meditation on the Interbeing of all times

• Breathing in, I am aware of what is past;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by the past.

• Breathing in, I am aware of what is present;
  Breathing out, I not limited by the present.

• Breathing in, I am aware of what is future;
  Breathing out, I am not limited by the future.

• I am aware of the existence of past in present.
  I am aware of the existence of present in future.
  All times coexist with one another.

A wave does not change the nature of water; instead, it is an amplitude of water. The nature of time is not water in motion; instead, it is the existence of waves upon that water. Events of the world are rain upon the surface of a lake; the lake is unchanged, while the ripples of each drop pass in and through one another.