In concluding this paper, a few observations emerge from the
discussion. The first is that each of cognition, praxis and affection of a
given practice or meditative process is to be understood as being only
the primary, and not the exclusive, aspect. Conditioned co-origination
reminds us that conditions occur together, in association with others
(multicausality) and in relation to each other (reciprocity). This is
evident when we consider a concept, e.g., the animal: animality
includes sentience, gender, age, etc.
Another point is that each of the terms cognition, praxis and
affection is used in both a strong and obvious sense, and sometimes in a
loose and obscure sense. Praxis, e.g., is directly evident in magga, being
the path to be traveled on, but in a loose sense in dhammavicaya in the
Factors of Awakening practice.