Look at the wheel of Dependent Origination. What are the two roots? (Avijjā and Taṇhā). In past Samudaya-sacca, who leads? (Avijjā leads). In present Samudaya-sacca, who leads? (Taṇhā leads).
Consider: Doesn't avijjā cause saṅkhāra? Looking at (1), it's avijjā and saṅkhāra. Isn't this worth examining? Due to saṅkhāra, don't viññāṇa, nāma-rūpa, saḷāyatana, phassa, vedanā, and the aggregates arise? These are the resultant dhammas.
In the present moment of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching - these are aggregates arising from sense-bases meeting objects. This is called the present. Is breakfast still present now? What was said and taught this morning has already ceased. Has evening come yet? The future hasn't arrived. We must observe only in the present moment of seeing.
This is called the present. This is called animitta (signless). That's why when we know the Five Aggregates and know them as anicca - whether it's rūpakkhandha, vedanākkhandha, saññākkhandha, saṅkhārakkhandha, or viññāṇakkhandha - when we know them as impermanent...
Don't the wrong views of self as human, deva, or brahma fall away? Doesn't doubt cease? The āsavas of diṭṭhāsava and avijjāsava cease. This happens in the present moment of seeing and hearing.
When we know impermanence, do we still find rūpakkhandha? Do we still find vedanākkhandha? Saññākkhandha? Saṅkhārakkhandha? Viññāṇakkhandha?
What we find isn't the Five Aggregates but anicca. Isn't this knowing taught as Magga? Does taṇhā still come? Does upādāna still come? Does kamma still come? Don't the three types of Paṭiccasamuppāda break? When they break, doesn't the cycle of aggregates end? Isn't this taught as Nirodha-sacca? This is all we can do. Cessation of defilements is primary.
When avijjā ceases, does taṇhā still come? Does upādāna still come? The cycle of defilements has ceased. When the cycle of defilements ceases, does the cycle of kamma continue? If kamma doesn't continue, will new aggregates arise? No new aggregates arise. This is Nirodha - the cessation of defilements and the non-arising of new aggregates. However, we can't do anything about the existing aggregates. Isn't this worth contemplating?
