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Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

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The Five Methods 295empty before the first moment <strong>of</strong> arising, and are empty after the last moment<strong>of</strong> falling away, because there is no other arising before they arose, and thereis no other falling away after their fall. Therefore the knowledge <strong>of</strong> the riseand fall is the knowledge <strong>of</strong> the discernment <strong>of</strong> all formations.The knowledge <strong>of</strong> rise and fall has ended.REVIEWING OF BREAKING UPThus that yogin enjoys dwelling upon the characteristics <strong>of</strong> arising andpassing away, discerns the formations as subject to breaking up and developsconcentration. Effortlessly he produces intellection and sees the breaking up<strong>of</strong> mind-states. Through the form-object and through the arising and passingaway <strong>of</strong> the mind, he sees the rise and fall <strong>of</strong> the mind-states associated withthat object. In the same way he sees the rise and fall <strong>of</strong> the mind-states whichare associated with these objects, through the perception-object, the formationobject,the consciousness-object and through the rise and fall <strong>of</strong> mind.BREAKING UP THROUGH THREE WAYS—(a) THROUGHASSEMBLAGEAnd again, he sees breaking up through three ways: through assemblage,duality and through understanding.Q. How, through assemblage? A. Through assemblage, he sees thefalling away <strong>of</strong> the postures in their several spheres and the associated mindand the mental properties with them. And again, he grasps form-impermanence,feeling-impermanence, perception-impermanence, formation-impermanenceand consciousness-impermanence. After that he sees the breaking up<strong>of</strong> the mind and the mental properties which are associated with the object<strong>of</strong> impermanence, by way <strong>of</strong> assemblage. In the same way, with the object<strong>of</strong> ill and the object <strong>of</strong> not-self. 1 Thus one should discern through assemblage.(b) THROUGH DUALITYQ. How, through duality? A. Having discerned impermanence <strong>of</strong>form, he arouses the states <strong>of</strong> mind that conform to impermanence and hesees the arising and the passing away <strong>of</strong> the mind. Thus having investigatedthe impermanence <strong>of</strong> feeling, perception, the formations and consciousness,he arouses the state <strong>of</strong> mind that conforms to the object <strong>of</strong> impermanence andJ. Cp. Pts. I, 57-8: ruparammanatd cittam uppajjitva bhijjati, tarn arammanam patisahkhdtassa cittassa hhangam anupassatl.4 AnupassatitV. Katham anupassati? Aniccato anupassati no niccato dukkhatoanupassati no sukhato, anattato anupassati no attato...Vedandrammanatd. . . pe . . . sahhdrammanatd. . . pe . . . sankhdrdrammanatd . . . pe . . .vinndndrammanatd: cakkhum . . . pe . . . jardmarandrammanatd cittam uppajjitva bhijjati,tarn arammanam patisankhd tassa cittassa bhangam anupassati.

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