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Practices    (Patipatti)
Practice Discussion

Relating the Practice to Ariya Sacca (Noble Truths)
            1) Dukkha-Sacca: In each position we see suffering. This is dukkha vedana and sankhara dukkha, which leads to dukkha sacca (rupa and nama are suffering).
            2) Samudaya-Sacca: Tanha is the cause of suffering. While being aware of sitting rupa, etc. (in the present moment), Vipassana wisdom occurs, and one is able to eliminate the wrong view that it is "you" sitting i.e., sakkha-ditthi (vibhavatanha).
            3) Nirodha-Sacca: The more defilement is reduced, the more we reach cessation of suffering (Nirodha). This can be momentary, (tadanganirodha) as in present moment, or permanent, as in full enlightenment (samuched nirodha).
            4) Magga-Sacca: While being mindful of the position as rupa, in the present moment, we are cultivating sila, samadhi, and panna, which is the Eight-Fold Path, or Magga Sacca. The more we realize suffering by wisdom, the more we cultivate the Eight-Fold Path.