Page 49 - Because I know, I can let go

Explanation of the pictures,

1. A picture of the brain, which is the seat of saññā and
sankhāra; saññā is on the left, sankhāra on the right

2. In the picture the three nails represent the three kinds of
saññā, of perception of the one who clings (to ‘me’ and ‘mine’).
The first nail represents anapākiyasaññā(sic), the perception
of loss (deterioration), (‘I’ lose), thus: when something comes to
impact the senses phassa, contact, arises, there’s a dissatisfied
feeling, vedanā, and there’s saññā, the perception of loss (‘I’ lose),

then there’s sankhāra, the concocting of desire – to get back, ‘I’want
to get back
The second nail represents titthipākiyasaññā(sic), the
perception of coming out even (‘I’ come out even), thus: when
something comes to impact the senses phassa, contact arises,
there’s vedanā, uncertain feeling, and saññā, perception, of, as yet,
not having gained or lost, and there’s sankhāra, concocting of the
desire to get something, (of I want to get something)
The third nail represents visesapākiyasaññā(sic), the

perception of gain, of (‘I’ am) getting something, thus: when
something comes to impact the senses, there’s phassā, contact,
and feelings of satisfaction, and there’s the perception of getting (‘I’
am getting), there’s sankhāra, concocting of desire, of (‘I’) want to
get more)

3. Regardless of whether it’s ānapākiyasaññā, perception

of loss, titthipākiyāsaññā, perception of coming out even, or
visesapākiyasaññā, the perception of gain, dukkha is made to arise,
because tanhā, craving, hasn’t been put to an end.

4. A painting of a head (brain) with nails in it, which represent
the three saññās, (that of loss, breaking even, and gain) waiting
to hurt, to cause us dukkha. But whenever we have the fourth
saññā, that is, visesapākiyāsaññā, the perception of penetration, of
breaking through, then, the nails waiting to do us harm are pulled

out and any dukkha quenches away
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