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Going Beyond Concepts
The details of this discussion focus on the importance of being fully present to truly love, illustrated by the example of an 11-year-old boy whose wealthy father is physically present but mentally absent. Meditation and mindfulness are essential to offer this presence and recognize that of others. Mindfulness transforms neutral sensations into pleasant ones and helps to discern erroneous perceptions that cause suffering. Buddhist psychology describes 51 positive and negative mental formations, and it is crucial to practice selective watering to nurture good seeds such as love and understanding. Meditation reveals that birth and death are illusions, and that nirvana, inherent in all of us, transcends these notions. Mindfulness connects us to our true nature, freeing us from suffering and allowing us to touch the ultimate truth of continuation without birth or death.