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Yes, but perhaps we were not certain hence we did not contemplate the mental conditions. Therefore, we felt that there was nothing. But, in reality, even the brightness in front of us, the clarity, the dimness, or fleeting shadows—these are all phenomena that emerge after the inflate-deflate, or emerging in the emptiness. These are all phenomena that we must contemplate— see how they emerge and cease—and after that see how they change. And, after these phenomena cease, what happens subsequently?
This is the continuity of contemplation. When new conscious phenomenon emerges, we must have the awareness to continuously contemplate. As we become aware that the new phenomenon emerges and ceases consistently, our mind is no longer attached to old phenomena, no longer attached to the past. This is Dhamma Vijaya (Dhamma Investigation). We contemplate how a phenomenon emerges, and how it ceases. This is because all phenomena are governed by the Three Characteristics of Being (Trilaksana): Emergence–existence–cessation. When we are aware of the consistent changes, our attachment to the physical and mental phenomena will gradually cease.
Have we ever noticed that when we contemplate the emergence-cessation of the physical and mental phenomena, be it inflate-deflate or sensation, we will not have to worry about defilements. We do not have to