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.2.Vedanupassan-satipatthna: Mindfulness ofsensations.3.Cittnupassan-satipatthna: Mindfulness ofthoughts or mental process (consciousness).4.Dhammnupassan-satipatthna: Mindfulness ofmind objects.Noting of the rise and fall of the abdomen is kynupassan-satipatthna.Noting of the pain is vedanupassan-satipatthna.Noting of the wandering thoughts is cittnupassansatipatthna.Noting of the sense of hearing, noting of whatever the yogisees while walking is dhammnupassan-satipatthna.Walking MeditationFor the yogi who aims to reach the Path and Fruition, it is veryimportant to practise walking meditation.It contributes a lot tohis sitting meditation, and as much to his general noting.One-Step NotingWhen the yogi is moving his left foot, he notes walking.When he is moving his right foot, he notes walking.Theshape and form of the foot must not be in the mind of thenoting yogi.Shapes and forms are paññatti (conventionaltruths) only.When striving to find the paramattha (absolute56 truth), the yogi must confine his awareness to the sense ofmovement only.Two-Steps NotingWhen the yogi is lifting his foot to move, he notes lifting.The manner of movement of his foot upwards is to be noted.When the yogi puts his foot down, he notes putting down.The manner of downward movement is the only interest ofmeditation to the yogi.Three-Steps NotingWhen the yogi lifts his foot up, the manner of upwardmovement must be noted.When the foot moves forward, henotes the forward motion.Then he notes the gradualdownward press of his foot to the ground.In Vipassan Meditation, conventional names and forms arenot the interest of noting.The yogi should try to see themanner of movement in terms of the four constituent elements(dhtu) in all matter, namely:1.Pathavi-dhtu (element of extension or earth elements)2.po-dhtu (element of cohesion or water element)3.Tejo-dhtu (element of kinetic energy or fire element)4.Vyo-dhtu (element of support of motion, or windelement)When he lifts his right foot, he would notice that it becomeslighter and lighter as it goes up.That is the indication of thepresence of the element of fire and the element of wind.Whenhe puts his foot down to the ground, he would notice that it57 becomes heavier and heavier.That is the indication of thepresence of the element of earth and the element of fluidity.Knowing the four constituent elements is a significant step forthe yogi.Only then can he comprehend paramattha sacca.Theessence of Vipassan Meditation is the ability of the yogi to beaware of all phenomena (1) as it is, and (2) when it happens.Six-Steps NotingThe yogi notes the beginning of the lifting of his foot (heels).Next he notes the end of the lifting of his foot.Third henotes the beginning of the forward movement of his foot.Fourth he notes the end of the forward movement of his foot.Fifth he notes the beginning of the downward movement ofhis foot.Lastly, he notes the end of the downward movementof his foot.If the yogi makes full use of his walking meditation time, inaddition to his sitting meditation time, within the forty-fivedays of his retreat, he is bound to reach the second VipassanÑna (Pacccayapariggaha Ñna).He will find that, becausehe desires to lift his foot, his foot starts to lift.Because hedesires to move forward, the foot actually moves forward.Because he desires to put his foot down, the foot comes down.The desire (nma) arises first to cause the physical behaviour(rkpa) to happen.An alternative six-steps noting is as follows:The yogi notes the starting of the lifting of his foot.Then henotes that he lifts his foot.Third he notes that his foot ismoving forward.Fourth he notes that his foot is going down.Fifth he notes that the foot is touching the ground.Sixth 58 He notices the whole of his weight on that foot, so as to startlifting the other foot.This approach is good for young peoplewho have a lot of wandering thoughts
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