to know when we are distracted.Discursive thought is distraction, but once we recognize the essence of thought,we have arrived at non-thought. A quote from The Rain of Wisdom by JamgonLodro Thaye says, 'Within complexity I discovered dharmakaya; within thought Idiscovered nonthought'. For most of us there is no way around having to remindourselves of the view by being mindful.That which goes astray is simply ourattention. Our mind becomes distracted, and that which brings us back to theview is called 'deliberate mindfulness'. In the same way, if you want the light tocome on in a room, a conscious act is necessary. You must put your finger onthe light-switch and press it; the light doesn't turn itself on.In the same way, the moment we are carried away, we think, 'I have wanderedoff'. By recognizing the identity of who has been distracted, you haveautomatically arrived back in the view. The reminder is nothing more than that.This moment is like pressing the light-switch.Once the light is on, you do not have to keep pressing it. After a while, we forgetagain and are carried away. At that point we must reapply deliberatemindfulness.This is a good example for the famous phrase, 'The artificial leads to the natural'. First apply themethod; then, once you are in the natural state, simply allow its continuity. After awhile our attentionbegins to wander. Having noticed the distraction, apply mindfulness and remainnaturally. The natural state is effortless mindfulness.What is important is a sense of natural ongoingness or continuity. Strike a bell and the sound will continue for some time. In the same way, by deliberate mindfulness you recognize the essence, and that recognition lasts for some time. As it is unnecessary to continually press the light switch in a lit room, likewise,you do not have to keep striking the bell to make the sound last. Whenrecognizing mind essence, you simply let it be. Simply leave it as it is and it willlast for a short time. This is called 'sustaining the continuity'. Nonfabricationmeans not to stray from this continuity.When recognizing, simply leave it, without tampering with or modifying it in anyway; this is called nonfabrication.Losing the continuity is the same as being distracted, which actually meansforgetting.A trained practitioner will notice that the view has been lost. The very moment ofperceiving 'I lost the view; I was carried away', recognize again, and you willimmediately see emptiness. At that point leave it as it is.Awareness is emptiness; its expression is thought. In the recognition =0 D ofmind nature, thought has no power to stand on its own. It simply vanishes. Justas our nature is emptiness, so is the nature of thought.The moment of recognizing the thinking as empty cognizance is like a snowflakemeeting water. This is certainly different from the thought process of an ordinaryperson. Thought activity in a yogi's mind is like writing on the surface of water.The thought arises, the essence is recognized, the thought dissolves.Do not focus you attention on the expression. Rather, recognize the essence,then the expression has no power to remain anywhere. At this point theexpression simply collapses or folds back