Exploring what experience is like when the subject ceases, leaving no-one for experience and phenomena to happen to.
Simple
Play dead, letting anything that occurs happen without response of any kind.
Detailed
- Settle the body into a safe, stable, comfortable and relaxed position.
- Set the wish or resolution to play dead for the duration of the practice period.
- Regardless of what sensations, sights, sounds, thoughts or other mental activity occur over the practice period, simply remain as if dead.
- There is no body to receive the sensations, sights or sounds, there is no mind to move or respond in any way to thoughts, the senses and mental activity.
- If responses with body or mind do occur, simply remember to play dead in relation to everything.
- Notice what all occurs even though nobody is acting on anything. Notice that which knows what is occurring.