Venerable Ajahn Chah

Ah, this is important.

When the perceived continuity of phenomena is cut, the result is peace.

The previous illusion of continuity

transformed into peace of mind.

So I continued to sit, putting effort into the meditation.

The mind at that time was focused solely on the meditation, indifferent to everything else.

Had I stopped meditating at this point,

It would have been merely because it was complete.

I could have taken it easy.

But it wouldn't have been because of laziness, tiredness or feeling annoyed.

Not at all.

These were absent from the heart.

There was only perfect inner balance and equipoise.

Eventually I did take a break, but it was only the posture of sitting that changed.

My heart remained constant, unwavering and unflagging.

I pulled the pillow over, intending to take a rest.

As I reclined, the mind remained just as peaceful as it had been before.

Then, just before my head hit the pillow, the mind's awareness began flowing inwards.

I didn't know where it was headed, but it kept flowing deeper

and deeper within.