<p>Buddhist practice usually eliminate <em>causes</em>, not consequences. If you eliminated some <em>sankhara</em>, it will naturally re-appear when <em>conditions</em> of its appearance are meet. Unless you destroyed bad <em>sankhara</em> In a way <em>arahants</em> destroy <em>tanha</em>, but that's difference case, I suppose.</p>

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2014-07-26T11:17:39.380Z
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<p>Unless you are fully liberated you create new Sankara. The old Sankara you eliminated through practice Vipassana is Ahosi (or rendered in effective)</p>

<p>NB: This is answered in the context of interpretations of the Ledi Sayadaw lineages as I see the question seams to be from some one looking at it from this perspective.</p>

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<p>There are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetter_(Buddhism)#Lists_of_fetters" rel="noreferrer">ten fetters</a> eliminated in Vipassana meditation. Elimination does not occur before you reach the Sothapanna(stream enterer) state. Until then, fetters are only subdued. Once a fetter is eliminated, it's gone for good. Refer to the table below to know the fetters eliminated at each stage of the path.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9BrCk.png" alt="enter image description here" /></p>
<p>Yes, if you stop doing vipassana short of attaining Sothapanna, your mind can fall back to an ordinary corrupted state again.</p>

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Sankha Kulathantille
<p>When I talk of sankharas, I mean the pattern of the mind and the way in which the sanna recognizes an object. After prolonged Vipassana and remaining equanimous to the body sensations, Many of my thought patterns have changed and I can practically see a link there. But theoretically I am still unaware as to how remaining equanimous to body sensations has anything to do with the deepest habit patterns of the mind. </p>

<p>Now my question is if one stops Vipassana meditation for a sufficient period of time. Is there a way for these sankharas to develop again? </p>

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Sankharas, once eliminated. Do they have a chance of coming back?
# Sankharas, once eliminated. Do they have a chance of coming back?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-25)

When I talk of sankharas, I mean the pattern of the mind and the way in which the sanna recognizes an object. After prolonged Vipassana and remaining equanimous to the body sensations, Many of my thought patterns have changed and I can practically see a link there. But theoretically I am still unaware as to how remaining equanimous to body sensations has anything to do with the deepest habit patterns of the mind.

Now my question is if one stops Vipassana meditation for a sufficient period of time. Is there a way for these sankharas to develop again?

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-07-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

There are [ten fetters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetter_(Buddhism)#Lists_of_fetters) eliminated in Vipassana meditation. Elimination does not occur before you reach the Sothapanna(stream enterer) state. Until then, fetters are only subdued. Once a fetter is eliminated, it's gone for good. Refer to the table below to know the fetters eliminated at each stage of the path.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9BrCk.png)

Yes, if you stop doing vipassana short of attaining Sothapanna, your mind can fall back to an ordinary corrupted state again.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-26. Score: 1

Buddhist practice usually eliminate *causes*, not consequences. If you eliminated some *sankhara*, it will naturally re-appear when *conditions* of its appearance are meet. Unless you destroyed bad *sankhara* In a way *arahants* destroy *tanha*, but that's difference case, I suppose.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-03. Score: 0

Unless you are fully liberated you create new Sankara. The old Sankara you eliminated through practice Vipassana is Ahosi (or rendered in effective)

NB: This is answered in the context of interpretations of the Ledi Sayadaw lineages as I see the question seams to be from some one looking at it from this perspective.


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