CONDITIONAL ARISING OF THE PERCEPTION OF BODY

With the coming together of all these functions, a form, in this case the breath, will arise. As long as one perceives some form of hardness, solidity or weight, some form of movement, some form of wateriness, or some form of heat (either warmth or coolness) there will arise with it, the perception of body. In the same way, if one does not perceive any form of hardness or solidity or weight, nor any form of wind or movement, nor any form of wateriness, nor any form of heat, at that time you will perceive no body whatever. You will feel as if you are in space. Without a body. The meditator is bound to experience this in one's practice. What has merely happened is that the four elements have not come together, not arisen and have not been cognised. What does this mean? It means that body arises conditionally.

Knowledge of Conditionality
Now what is the understanding that all this brings about: There is body. This is one extreme, this is wrong view. There is no body. This is the other extreme. This too is wrong view. That body arises with conditions. This is the middle path. This is right view. That which is born of conditions, all that is impermanent. This is the knowledge of conditionality, the knowledge of impermanence. A most vital knowledge in this path of insight wisdom.

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