“Investigation of Dhamma”, “effort” and “joy” constitute the 2nd to 4th items of the seven bojjhanga “Factors of Awakening” in the satipaṭṭhāna bhāvanā, “Establishing of Mindfulness meditation”, the methodology specifically formulated by the Buddha as the “one way” or “direct path” (ekāyano maggo) to liberation, namely, Nibbāna. There is probably no more succinct an example than the placing of the three, in their intended logical sequence, that speaks to the interactive process among cognition, praxis and affection. The practitioner begins in the cognitive (investigation of Dhamma), puts the mind into an active mode based in the cognition, thus engaging in praxis (effort), which in turn comes to impact upon the affective (joy). This paper seeks to establish the intricate and complex web of interrelationships between and among the trio cognition, praxis and affection in relation to the total Discourse.
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Abstract 75 1. Introduction 75 2. The Cognitive, Praxic and Affective Process(es) Explored 76 2.1 The First Establishing: Following-through on the Body (kaya) 77 2.2 The Second Establishing: Following-through on Feelings 79 2.3 The Third Establishing: Following Through on Mind (citta) 80 2.4 The Fourth Establishing: Following Through on Dhamma 81 2.5 Cognitive, Praxic and Affective Interaction in the Overall Practice 89 3. Concluding Observations 90 Bibliography 93
