The Abhidhamma has been referenced in a number of previous writings and it resurfaced again in a recent study group as we were exploring ?Consciousness.? I invite you to enter into a body of knowledge that lies within it that I have found of great value over the years, the 52 Mental Factors of Consciousness. …
In Lama Anagarika Govinda?s The Psychological Attitude of Early Buddhist Philosophy, there is a pearl of understanding on page 63 entitled, ?Importance of Joy and Suffering according to the Abhidhamma.? The excerpt that I would like to share is: ?In other words: out of the 121 classes of consciousness which are discussed in Buddhist psychology, …
This morning I read the 2013 Leo New Moon by Dale Osadchuk (reprinted below in its entirety with Dale?s contact information) and thought it would be an opportunity to refer to the 52 mental states/factors as taught in A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Maha Thera, which I mentioned in a post last week. The …