sn41.6:2.1 Saying “Good, sir,” he asked another question:
sn41.6:2.2 “But sir, why is breathing a physical process? Why are placing the mind and keeping it connected a verbal process? Why are perception and feeling a mental process?”
sn41.6:2.3 “Breathing is physical. It’s tied up with the body, that’s why breathing is a physical process.
sn41.6:2.4 First you place the mind and keep it connected, then you break into speech. That’s why placing the mind and keeping it connected are a verbal process.
sn41.6:2.5 Perception and feeling are mental. They’re tied up with the mind, that’s why perception and feeling are a mental process.”