Citta and Mental Formation (Cetasika)

 Friday, June 15, 2018
Citta and Mental Formation (Cetasika)

 

A Summary

Citta and Mental Formation (Cetasika)
 

1. Akusala
Loba 8
Dosa 2
Moha 2
Total 12

2. Kusala
Loba 8
Kusala/Akusala = Total 20

3. Vipaka
Akusala 7
Kusala   8
Kusala / Akusala Total = 15

4. Kriya
Akusala 3
Kusala 8
Kusala /Akusala Total =11
 

Total 20 + 15 +11= 46

3. Sasankharika Kusala Vipaka Ctita (prompted)
4

4. Asankharika Kusala Vipaka Ctita (spontaneous)
4
Total 46 + 8 = 54

5. Sahetuka Meaning there are antecedent roots
24 (all Kusala)in the Kamavacara World

6. Ahetuka Meaning there are no antecedent roots
7+8+3=18
7 Akusala
8 Kusala
3 Kriya

5. Domanassa
2 under Dosa (I need to be corrected here.

6. Somanassa (only Kusala implied)
Kusala 8
Vipaka 8
Kriya 8
Total 24

7. Jhana
5

Please note Rev Anda Maithriya states 4 but I have found five according to my Dhamma literary search.

8. Magga
4 Four Paths of Knowing the suffering

9. Pala
(that are cultivated by meditation)

Ekaggata- One Pointedness
1. Vitakka
2.Vicara
3. Piti
4. Sukha
5. Sati
6. Passadhi
7. Samadhi
8. Upekkha

What one has to know is as one progresses higher one is left with two states of Samadhi and Upekkha (the highest level)

10. Ultimate Goal is Panna or Wisdom