Contemplating mind (1)

In a simple way, we use mindfulness to objectively see the arising and ceasing of mental factors and attachments to these mental factors and self - including the "I think", "I am angry", "I am meditating" - to see if they have any solid substances, and if they are real or not.

This is a kind of practice that we do in the forest tradition. The approach is to learn to walk before we learn to run. And when we reach the destination, there is no longer any need for us to walk or run, and at that point we can stop. That is when all the 10 fetters have been eradicated.