Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)

by Ashin Janakabhivamsa | 66,666 words

English translation of "Abhidhamma in Daily Life" by Professor Ko Lay. Revised by Sayadaw U Silananda, International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Yangon, 1999...

Giving attention is classified as manasikara, its function is to call something to mind which is here called 'heart'. But it does not mean the actual bringing of outside sense-objects into the mind or heart. It is only because of the attentive power of manasikara that one or the other arammana is constantly present in the mind. So figuratively speaking it is said manasikara brings something to mind.

Seven Mental Factors Accompanying Each Arising of Mind

These seven types of cetasikas ranging from phassa to manasikara are always present in all types of consciousness. Other factors, such as saddha (faith), sati (mindfulness), lobha (greed), dosa (hatred), etc., appear with respect to appropriate objects in addition to the seven mental factors. Vedana cetasika is predominant while memorizing something. When you do a good deed or a bad deed cetana is predominant. When you concentrate on something ekaggata (samádhi) is predominant. The remaining three: cetasikas, phassa, and manasikara are never too prominent.

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