Training Your Mind to Center in the Body : หน้า 204/232

Training your mind to be at the centre of the body At the moment you close your eyes, temporarily forget the various matters that occupy your mind. Make yourself feel as though your mind is empty of thoughts, clear. Then breathe in and out deeply, gently. You will observe that the physical point at which your breath ends in the centre of your body is the point of greatest comfort and clarity. This point is the starting point for you to discover your mind. In truth, this is the centre of the body which all people possess. Then imagine you have a round, clear, and bright crystal, like a midday sun, a full moon or a nighttime star shining its twinkling light, at the centre of your body or around your stomach. While you are doing this, various thoughts may enter your mind. Remain calm and softly repeat a short mantra, the sound of which will seem to emerge from the bright crystal at the centre of your body. For example, use the short mantra "Samma Arahang" or "Clear and Bright". Repeat the mantra many times until you feel free of these various thoughts, except for the feeling that you are starting to touch the brightness and inner tranquility.