Yogi: I appreciate this practice that invites us to be with the ordinary, or else the mind expects the esoteric to happen at some point into the retreat.

Sayadaw: From the beginning of our journey of cultivating awareness, the things that we observe will always remain the same – the feelings, the mind, the thoughts, and the physical sensations.

The objects don’t change, but what changes is our perspective, our understanding of what objects are and how they work – that’s the wisdom that grows.