Friends: Phenomena that are Results, Cause Results or Neither: Which are the mental states, that are results ? The results of good and bad mental states, which take effect in the worlds of sense desire, in the planes of fine material form, in the formless realms, and in the supramundane states: That is the cluster of feelings, perceptions, mental constructions & the cluster of types of consciousness... These are the phenomena, which are results!
Which are the mental states, that cause results ? Good and bad states, belonging to the worlds of sense desire, to the planes of fine material form, to the formless realms, and to the supramundane states: That is the cluster of feelings, perceptions, mental constructions and the cluster of kinds of consciousness... These are the phenomena, which cause results! Which are the states, that neither are results nor cause results ? Those mental states governing action, which are neither good nor bad!, nor the results of other prior action, and moreover all form, and finally the unconditioned element of Nibbana... These are the phenomena, which neither are results themselves, nor cause any other results! Source: The 1st canonical Abhidhamma Book: Dhammasanghani: pp 991-993 The Classification of States. The Enumeration of Ultimate Realities. Tr. by U Kyaw Khine. 1999. Sri Satguru Publications. Delhi. ________________________________________________________ PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm Free Bliss !!! http://www.What-Buddha-Said.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buddha-Direct http://groups.yahoo.com/group/What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
