If There is Wrong View, Nibbāna Cannot Be Attained

Please understand that if wrong view (diṭṭhi) is present, one cannot reach Nibbāna. Therefore, before starting the work of Vipassanā, one must first strive to separate awareness from wrong view. Why does wrong view persist? It's because one does not understand the process of the aggregates (khandhās). The process of the aggregates is none other than Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda). If one does not understand Dependent Origination, one does not understand the process of the aggregates. If one does not understand the process of the aggregates, wrong view will remain persistently attached. Even if one recites "impermanence, suffering, non-self" (anicca, dukkha, anatta) fluently, if wrong view is attached, one cannot realize Nibbāna. Therefore, the Venerable Mogok Sayadaw often taught that priority should be given to removing wrong view, and the practice of Vipassanā meditation should come later. If wrong view is not removed through correct understanding, one'...