Emphasizing the mind is most important.If you know your mind then you use the mind to look at your kaya (body) and vedana (feelings). The kaya you know with your mind, the vedana you also know with your mind.
If you get skilful with Cittanupassana then you can do Dhammanupassana.
The basics of Vipassana meditation requires that you know both the body and mind, but the mind is more important. So that is why it is emphasised here.
When we meditate, we use our minds — that is why we should look at our mind. Cittanupassana is part of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness; therefore we should know the mind. When you observe anything, all four foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) are already there anyway.
You must know rupa and you must also know nama — only then you will have an all-rounded view and knowledge. The mind will be able to work smoothly only if you understand the nature of the mind that is working.
When you understand the nature of the sati, the samadhi, the viriya, then you can really ascertain whether they are working properly of not.
Next, the defilements (kilesa) only happen in the mind. If you are not aware of their presence in the mind, you will find you cannot meditate well.
If you don’t know what attitude you are practising with and you are having the wrong attitude, you cannot achieve anything in the Dhamma.
Between the knowing mind and the object, if you don’t know the mind, you cannot see true paramattha. If you know-observe just only the object, you cannot be completely free from concepts.
And whether you are doing kaya or vedananupassana or anything you have to reach the knowing mind because this is how the Path is. There is no other way.
The practice of the Dhamma is such that you must come to this point where you know the knowing mind, awareness; being aware of your awareness.
Every practice must come to this point.
From - Buddhist Meditation - Contemplation of the Mind
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