The Noble Council of Akanittha Brahma Realm was remembered with faith.
The fifth point added in the 07/03/2025 Vyapada meditation was further examined. We learned there, the doctrines of Sorrow 2 (Soka 2) will emerge only in the absence of Sorrow 1 (Soka 1). In Sorrow 1 (Soka 1), what is contacted, what was contacted, in this existence, is requested again. If the perception of the present-self is lost, the doctrines by Sorrow 1 (Soka 1) are removed. However, the doctrines due to permanency caused by previous self are still wandering in the mind. It is appropriate to think that the perceptions of pleasure experienced before like a king lead to these doctrines. Thus, the path indicated as Sorrow 2 (Soka 2) is activated.
Examining diagram 2 given in the 07/03/2025 meditation,
From ‘insistence that this is truth’ (idamsacca), flowing downwards, dhamma that is partaking of merit (puññabhāgiya); ripening in the acquisitions (upadhi). Before that, there is the doctrine of self (atta) to permanence (nicca) lifted by conceit (mana). If it cannot be conceited for the doctrines that is partaking of merit (puññabhāgiya); ripening in the acquisitions(upadhi), then knowing that the bridge from ‘self’ (attā) to ‘permanency’ (nicca) cannot be maintained in some manner, if some effort should be made for it, if it cannot be accomplished, one falls into ill-will (byāpāda). It was learned that if one cannot carry out such a process well through 'stinginess regarding doctrine’ (dhammamacchariya), then a nature of ill-will (byāpāda) arises towards the phenomena related to feelings (vedanā).
Here I remembered the dhamma points of the 03/10/2015 Sakkaya Ditti meditation. By means of a path like the path shown there, that is consciousness, permanence (nicca), volitional formations (samskara), ‘going a bad way through fear’ (bhaya agathi), to feeling (vedana), the notion of ‘exists’ is arrived at. See diagram 1 given.
Diagram 1
After this, ‘going a bad way through fear’, sorrow, ageing occurs and hence ‘lack of clear comprehension’ arises. With the arising of ‘lack of clear comprehension’ this way, it has been discussed that it is craving itself that drives the doctrines. See diagram 2.
Diagram 2
With the rotation of the line ‘ageing, feeling, lack of clear comprehension’, the arising of the doctrines of birth, feeling, and mental volition cannot be prevented. See diagram 3.
Diagram 3
Investigating coming up to birth with the rotation of the line ‘ageing, feeling, lack of clear comprehension’, if we investigate it with the diagram 3 given in the 07/03/2025 meditation, that is, with the Soka 2 diagram, then the occurring of birth, feeling, sorrow is well understood.
Because of what?
1. By now, the process through 'stinginess regarding doctrine’ (dhammamacchariya), has not been able to be properly carried out; ill-will has arisen regarding the doctrines related to feeling.
2. For it to become sorrow itself, having given alms, the perceptions of pleasure and attention previously enjoyed like a king in previous existences, coming from contact, have proceeded very well to feeling.
The doctrines of sorrow (soka dhamma) are created by these two doctrines 1 and 2. The removal of the doctrines of sorrow (soka dhamma) that arose this way can be done by way of the 07/02/2025 and 14/02/2025 Nibbana meditations.
That is meditation.
To add a little more to this,
1. When doing this meditation, contemplating that soka dhamma is created by the two doctrines 1 and 2 above, peaceful, well-liberated mind (Shantha Suvimutta Citta) occurs. (*1)
2. Ageing, feeling, lack of clear comprehension is caused by the proliferation of views (ditti papancha). At this point, it is understood that the proliferation of views (ditti papancha) has arisen in this way, the proliferation of craving (tanha papancha) has arisen (*2).
3. Ageing phenomena of perception, with embedded wrong view of ‘can exist’, flows through via line 5 and it reaches ‘union with what is displeasing’ first. In the meantime, the wrong view flows through via line 6 and it reaches sorrow from sickness. Now the wrong view - ‘can exist’ flows on the top of the wrong view – ‘exists’ and it goes up to ageing. By this meditation, examining the occurrence where the ‘perception of self’ has slipped, as the value of line 5 is very small (*3), and due to the influence of line 6, ‘exists’ is marked next to ageing. See diagram 4.
Diagram 4
In diagram 2, the doctrines of ageing, feeling, lack of clear comprehension have arisen. Before that we went to feeling. Let's examine two points.
3a. Because the influence of line 9 is strong here, it results in occurring of line 11. After that from line 11 'separation from what is pleasing’.
3b. The craving value due to ‘lack of clear comprehension’ is also added to this. The Budu Piya said that craving affects the ‘separation from what is pleasing’. Having separated from what is pleasing, the same thing is being searched. (*4)
The idea ‘exists’ at birth is impregnated by these twofold doctrines, 3a and 3b. So now, the flow of the wrong view ‘can exist’ on the top of wrong view ‘exists’ comes not only to ageing, but also to birth in that way.
Examining in this way, not only is the upper part of the head opened, but the lower part as well. It happens that it opens from both sides. Having felt the liberation of mind by appreciative joy (muditācetovimutti), it opens the lower part as well. (*5)
4. Diagram 2 was examined again. It was examined what causes arising of ‘lack of clear comprehension’ while we have ‘going a bad way through fear’ - sorrow – ageing. Sorrow is due to craving. However, if a view was broken, or if two thoughts were not the same, it was known only after sorrow. It includes not knowing that suffering is due to craving. Thinking like this causes cessation.
That is what needs to be added.
Discussion 29/03/2025
Footnotes added during discussion
(*1) This is something that happened before spiritual power (Iddhi) was used.
(*2) If we were to add a little bit here, then we should think that the ‘proliferation of craving’ is fundamental in 24/01/2025 meditation.
(*3) negligible
(*4) So to add a bit here, we first came to feeling, then came to ageing. Arriving there, the seeking of pleasures that were previously enjoyed like a king, after views being broken, after two thoughts not being equal, is done with ill-will (Byāpāda).
(*5) We have given a diagram there. There you can see the line ‘ageing-feeling- lack of clear comprehension’. By the rotation of it, going from ageing to birth. We have also written a sentence there. Since the influence of line 9 is strong here, it results in the occurring of line 11, and to this craving value resulting from ‘lack of clear comprehension’ is also added. The idea ‘exists’ at birth is impregnated by these twofold doctrines. So, one can write it there, underneath ageing ‘separation from what is pleasing’. It can be written there within brackets, 3a. Next, at the place called ‘lack of clear comprehension’ (asampajāna), you can put a curved arrow above it and write it as craving on the right side. There, you write 3b, then it is very clear. Then, it is seen this way that the idea ’exists’ occurs due to craving.