The Four Pillars → Four Sections (Cause / Effect / Cause / Effect)
What the pillars do
The Mogok wheel is cross-braced by four blue radial lines—explicitly “pillars/supports”—that split the circle into four sections. These sections alternate: (1) Cause, (2) Effect, (3) Cause, (4) Effect—“Cause is paṭicca; Effect is samuppāda.” The same note set clarifies the two circles (outer chain/binding; inner container/vessel) and the downward arrows (upper = axis; middle = exit path), so the cross-like geometry is complete and readable at a glance. In Mogok’s similes: āsavas are like the axis, saṅkhāra like the pillars, jarā-maraṇa like the chain.
Quadrant orientation (locked for this project)
Place the quadrant numbers outside the wheel and keep this orientation every time (clockwise):
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No.1 – Past Cause: top-right (≈ +45°) — kilesa/kamma ignition.
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No.2 – Present Effect: bottom-right (≈ –45°) — vipāka being received now.
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No.3 – Present Cause: bottom-left (≈ –135°) — new kamma forming (e.g., vedanā → taṇhā).
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No.4 – Future Effect: top-left (≈ +135°) — projected resultants.
This implements the “four pillars → four sections” rule exactly as the teaching-aid text states (Cause/Effect alternation) and matches our master placement SOP.
What to say while pointing (VAKT script: 60–90 seconds)
1) Show the pillars (Visual + Auditory).
“See the four blue lines? These are the pillars—they divide the wheel into four sections. We read them as Cause, Effect, Cause, Effect—Cause is paṭicca, Effect is samuppāda.” (Point from center to rim along each pillar.)
2) Locate the hub and rim (Visual).
“Inner small circle = container for the two roots (avijjā, taṇhā). Outer large circle = the chain/binding—jarā-maraṇa. Upper downward arrow is the axis; middle downward arrow is the exit path.” (Tap the hub; trace to rim; touch the two arrows.)
3) Walk the four sections (Kinesthetic: trace with finger).
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“Q1 (Past Cause)—top-right: prior defilement/action sets the stage.”
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“Q2 (Present Effect)—bottom-right: results are being received now; meet them wisely.”
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“Q3 (Present Cause)—bottom-left: here is the live hinge—hold at vedanā so taṇhā doesn’t catch.” (Briefly point across the vedanā → taṇhā span; this is the primary cut.)
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“Q4 (Future Effect)—top-left: what’s seeded becomes result.”
4) Show motion (Visual + Auditory).
“Red double-headed connectors mark the connecting points; the curved pair shows cyclic path vs exit path. We learn to keep both arising and cessation in view.” (Trace the cycle arrow once, then the exit arrow.)
5) Close with the simile (Memory hook).
“Axis = āsavas, pillars = saṅkhāra, container = avijjā/taṇhā, chain = jarā-maraṇa. Our job is to find the exit right where feeling appears.” (Touch each part as you recite.)
Presenter’s checkpoint (for consistency): Pillars drawn in blue; four sections labeled Cause/Effect correctly; quadrant numbers outside; hub/rim and axis/exit arrows present; mention the vedanā → taṇhā cut when you reach Q3
