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Rest for the mind

No simile for quickness of mind Secondly, a sense object, not just an object in line of sight Instead, the whole lineage from line of sight to the very beginning of the universe And the beginning of the universe, an unthinkable On conjecture upon the birth of insanity Amidst such circumstances, restless of mind, and rebirth of rāga Sleep for rest of body, but not mind What for rest of mind? The meditation Samatha for temporary suppression of kilesās Vipassanā for permanent uprooting of kilesās Also, no Vipassanā without Samatha Samatha, a predecessor to vipassanā But Samatha how? Simply focus or rest of mind on one object Most accurately, without curiosity about or discernment of qualities of substance Otherwise, same pitfalls like a sense object

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