Practices    (Patipatti) Questions the Yogi Can Ask Himself   Q:            Sitting rupa, is it permanent or impermanent? A:            It is impermanent.              Q:            How do we know? A:            Because suffering forces rupa to move frequently.              Q:            What is it that we have that causes suffering? A:            We have rupa and nama.              Q:            Nama - is it permanent or impermanent? A:            Impermanent.              Q:           How do we know? A:            It cannot stay on an object indefinitely. Wandering mind will arise.              Q:            Nama suffers or not? A:            It suffers.              Q:            How is suffering in nama demonstrated? A:            It can't stay in one place.                Rupa and nama is always impermanent and suffering. Therefore it is without self; therefore it cannot be controlled; therefore it is not "we". When you realize this, you see dhamma: that dhamma that you see, is dukkha. That leads to dukkha-sacca. Dukkha-sacca is the Noble Truth where you can't remedy suffering in rupa and nama - except temporarily. Both nama and rupa are rapidly rising and falling away, and we can't alter that.   Q:            What is it that is sitting rupa? A:            The complete position, or the way we sit, is sitting rupa.              Q:            What observes the sitting position? A:            "You" do not observe the sitting position. The 3 Nama do.