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During Vipassana meditation, when sensations arise in the body, a person must choose one of three attitudes toward these sensations: (1) sensation is a boon that must be patiently observed; (2) a pleasant sensation is precisely the good that one wants to experience in one’s body many more times; (3) an unpleasant sensation is an evil that must be avoided.

When a driver sees road signs on the road, he neither admires the signs, «Oh, what a wonderful road sign!», nor feel disgust at the signs, «Oh, what a disgusting road sign!»

Similarly, a trained Vipassana meditator neither admires the sensations that arise in the body nor feels disgust at the sensations that arise. He simply attentively and patiently observes these sensations in a specific part of the body. Sensations arise, sensations disappear, Anicca. With this approach to emerging sensations, the meditator will not develop attachments (sankaras) to pleasant or unpleasant sensations in the body. By repeatedly directing attention to one part of the body and nonjudgmentally and patiently observing the sensations in that part, while maintaining a state of perfect balance in the body and mind, attachments (sankaras) will gradually dissolve. As a result, the person will become free of these attachments (sankaras).

Correctly performed Vipassana meditation leads to healing of the body, the elimination of psychosomatic disorders, and the cleansing of the mind from the impurities of negative thoughts. A person moves from a state of mental suffering to a state of mental conforto and pacification.