The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 34the 7 ways for matter as impermanent, he then contemplates thatinsight mind as itself being impermanent, then contemplates it aspainful, and then contemplates it as not-self.After seeing with insight all the matter seen in the 7 ways formatter as painful, he then contemplates that insight mind as itselfbeing impermanent, then contemplates it as painful, and thencontemplates it as not-self.After seeing with insight all the matter seen in the 7 ways formatter as not-self, he then contemplates that insight mind as itselfbeing impermanent, then contemplates it as painful, and thencontemplates it as not-self.2. The second way for mentality is by applying the threecharacteristics to mentality by pairs. In this case each time themeditator sees matter in each way of the 7 ways for matter asimpermanent, painful, or not-self , he immediately contemplatesthat insight mind as being itself impermanent, painful, and notself.3. The third way for mentality is by applying the threecharacteristics to mentality by moments. To do this each time themeditator sees matter in each way of the 7 ways for matter asimpermanent, painful, or not-self, he immediately contemplates thatinsight mind itself as impermanent, painful, and not-self, then hein turn contemplates that second insight mind with a third insightmind as impermanent, painful, not self. He then contemplates thatthird insight mind with a fourth insight mind as impermanent,painful, and not-self, and he then contemplates that fourth insightmind with a fifth insight mind as impermanent, painful, and notself.4. The fourth way for mentality is by applying the threecharacteristics to mentality by series. This is similar to the last