Through the repetition of the refrain, the Buddha reminds us again and again what are the essential aspects of the practice: • Contemplating our experience internally, externally, and both; • Contemplating the nature of impermanence—the arising, the passing away, and both the arising and passing away in regard to our experience; • Establishing enough mindfulness to recognize simply what is unfolding moment to moment — without mental commentary—and to remain mindful of what’s happening; • Abiding without clinging to anything that enters our realm of experience.
