Four Yogas Of Mahamudra:
II. Yoga of Simplicity. Contact.
-4- The conclusion
These teachings are significant for the maintenance of the stability of practice. They are also important to give friendly help to those who are willing to accept it. Anyway, they are useful for understanding the needing mind of a person near by, which in case of the skillfulness and wisdom of compassion may bear a worthy fruit.
For highly perceptible people, exercise in these methods may become the main link of their practice for either an extended or definite period, depending on the peculiarities of their nature.
Being aware that you press with the weight of your body on the ground, sitting is an important part of many different meditation systems. When you work with the "bottom" in such way, don't be confused by prolonged observation and by the awareness of this sensation, as well as of the feeling of sinking after dispersing an ascending current.
The moments before and after sleep or those during the interruption of daily activities for rest are the best moments for studying and practicing the method. At such times, it's easier to investigate our feelings that have accumulated and are coming up in our heart and mind. Besides that, in such situations you are less affected by ordinary judgments.
The main outer attribute of progress in these methods is a penetrating quality to observe, arising while practicing.
The main inner attribute of progress in these methods is a quality of loving warmness, spontaneously arising while contacting other beings.
These methods certainly belong to the highest rank, giving freedom. When considering the liberation in the moment of death, the increased awareness of senses while in contact with outer objects and the awakened awareness of the mental objects (the antidote) merge together in the subtle body, like in a dream.
When considering the liberation as a result of accumulation of good deeds, the next birth has to be auspicious due to the growth of wisdom and kindness (manifesting as a result of realization).
When considering liberation as a mental fact of our present life, the ability of the direct perception of one's own experiences is liberation from emotional suffering.