Journey to Joy: Achieving Mindfulness through Mantras : หน้า 298/376

Journey to Joy 298 such as "clear and bright, clear and bright, clear and bright". Recite the mantra continuously, whilst thinking of the bright sun, gently and comfortably. Focus your mind and be still at the centre of pure brightness. Maintain your mind by imagining a bright object and at the same. time recite the mantra continuously, softly and comfortably until your mind is still. Once your mind is completely still, it will drop the words, 'Samma Arahang" or "clear and bright” by itself, as if you are forgetting to recite this mantra, or feel that you don't want to recite the mantra anymore; or just want to be still, and the mind is not wandering or thinking about anything, and there is only the picture of the bright sun appearing clearly at the centre of the body. If you feel like this, you do not have to go back to reciting the mantra again. Let your