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“More profound than miracles is the quality of His [Neem Karoli Baba's] presence – His unconditional love was so intense that it cut through cynicism, doubt and separation. Imagine a place where someone is living in that presence of unconditional love all the time with everyone – and everyone you see is their Beloved. A fully conscious and realized being is that – there are no conditions and no attachments.”   Source: Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 91 – More Profound than Miracles

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RIGHT MINDFULNESS Establishing Mindfulness of Feeling A person goes to the forest or to the root of a tree or to an empty place and sits down. Having crossed the legs, one sets the body erect. One establishes the presence of mindfulness. (MN 10) One is aware: "Ardent, fully aware, mindful, I am content." (SN 47.10)   When feeling a neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling, one is aware: "Feeling a neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling" … one is just aware, just mindful: "There is feeling." And one abides not clinging to anything in the world. (MN 10)

Reflection Pleasant and painful feelings are apparent enough, but the third kind of feeling, one that is neither pleasant nor painful but neutral, can be harder to detect. Some say most feeling is neutral, and only a few feelings are obviously pleasant or painful. Others say that most feelings are either pleasant or painful, only appearing neutral with insufficient attention, and that with greater discernment they will resolve into pleasant or painful. Try out both points of view and decide for yourself. Daily Practice Feeling tone is a component of every mind moment. While breathing in and out, notice the changing textures of feeling throughout the body. Feelings are fleeting, numerous, and varied. It is against the backdrop of pleasant and painful feelings that you can begin to notice feelings like tingling, perhaps, that don't register as obviously pleasant or unpleasant yet still make up the strands of experience.  RIGHT CONCENTRATION Approaching and Abiding in the Second Phase of Absorption (2nd Jhāna) With the stilling of applied and sustained thought, one enters upon and abides in the second phase of absorption, which has inner clarity and singleness of mind, without applied thought and sustained thought, with joy and the pleasure born of concentration. (MN 4) Reflection Trying to attain these stages as some form of accomplishment is actually antithetical to the states of mind accessed by jhāna. One of the reasons the jhānas have not been emphasized in western meditation circles until recently is precisely because of the danger inherent in the striving or comparing mind. Never mind stage one, two, three, or four—just sit quietly and allow the contentment of the tranquil mind to formlessly arise.  Daily Practice As you sit quietly and your mind becomes increasingly calm and stable, it is natural for the pleasant sensations that arise from the mind being free of the hindrances to gradually morph into the pleasant sensations that come simply from the mind being focused. This unified tranquility is actually a natural state for the mind, which is much more at home in serenity than it is in our hectic, multitasking life. Tomorrow: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of  Suffering One week from today: Establishing Mindfulness of Mind and Abiding in the Third Jhāna Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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In Denmark, we believe that true greatness and strength should be measured by the ability and willingness of the strong to help and empower the weak. In a society like ours, strength isn't about dominating, shouting the loudest, or taking as much as possible for oneself. It’s about the capacity to carry responsibility.

Those who are truly strong don't need to prove anything by trampling on others.

On the contrary: the strong show their character by lifting others up where they fall, and by making room for those who cannot yet stand on their own.

This is precisely what distinguishes raw power from real strength.

And this is perhaps one of the most quintessentially Danish ideas:

That by giving, we don't become lesser—we become greater!

That a society should not be measured by how well its most successful are doing, but by the level of safety and dignity afforded to its most vulnerable.

Because when we empower those who have the least, we ultimately strengthen the community—and in doing so, we strengthen us all

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Day 31 If you're not yet subscribed to Tricycle, subscribe here » Thank you for practicing this meditation with me throughout January 2026. May our practice benefit all sentient beings and bring more kindness and wisdom into this world.   — Haemin Sunim You can revisit the teachings as often as you'd like—Access all four videos here.

PRACTICE PROMPT Nirvana is not a state nor a destination.   It does not exist in time or space. It is what you are when you stop grasping what is not and resisting what is. You discover it when all seeking comes home and rests in the simple knowing that you have never left your true home.

Related Content Birth and Death in Every Moment In his book Reincarnation, the late Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains how nirvana is available here and now. Read more » What Does It Mean to Experience the Unknown? An excerpt from this week’s video reminds us that you can’t uncover unconditional freedom by grasping; you have to realize you’re already there.   Read more » Follow Us

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