The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

3. The causes of the dissolution of the five khandhas, whichare the cessation of avijjŒ, taöhŒ, upŒdŒna, saºkhŒrŒ, kamma, etc.4. The arising and passing away of the five khandhas and theircauses.Any person who wishes to attain nibbŒna should pay attention tothis Teaching of the Buddha because it demonstrates the necessityof developing samŒdhi. If however meditators were to meditate withoutdeveloping samŒdhi then because of not possessing samŒdhi,they will:1. Not be able to know correctly the way in which in the threeperiods of time; past, present, and future, resultant dhammas areproduced because of causal dhammas, or the way in which the cessationof these causal dhammas cause the cessation of the resultantdhammas.2. Either not be able to see rèpa kalŒpas, or if they can see them,not be able to analyse them, remove compactness, and discern realparamattha dhammas.3. Not be able to know as they really are the arising and passingaway of the five khandhas and their causes; internally and externally,as well as during the three times of past, present, and future.Therefore, for those who still as yet do not know these things, it isadvisable to respectfully follow the Buddhas advice and developsamadhi. It is in this way, that one will be able to discern completelywith the three understandings (pari––as) the five khandhas and attainnibbŒna. The Buddha has taught in this way, in order that wemay be able to reach the end of dukkha.The Khanika SamŒdhi Of CittavisuddhiThere are some respected teachers who believe that a suddhavipassanŒ yŒnika individual does not need to develop samŒdhi, butw 159