Author: Dhamma Vy

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART XII: ABHIDHARMA IN DAILY LIFE In this last chapter I would like to focus on some

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART XI: THE THIRTY-SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT The thirty-seven factors conducive to enlightenment (bodhipakkhiya dhamma) are important

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART X: ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONALITY The analysis of relations, or conditionality, is as important as the analysis

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART IX: ANALYSIS OF MATTER The Abhidharma is supposed to deal with four ultimate realities — consciousness

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART VII: ANALYSIS OF THOUGHT-PROCESSES In this chapter we will begin to see, in a more specific

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART VII: ANALYSIS OF MENTAL STATES In the Abhidharma, mental states are defined as ‘those factors which

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART VI: SUPRAMUNDANE CONSCIOUSNESS In this chapter, we conclude our review of the analysis of consciousness, which

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART V: THE FORM AND FORMLESS SPHERES In Chapter 3, I introduced several schemes for classifying consciousness

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART IV: ANALYSIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Because of its importance and scope, I will dedicate three chapters to

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART III: METHODOLOGY In this chapter, I will discuss the methods through which the Abhidharma investigates our

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART II: PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY IN THE ABHIDHARMA One of the functions of the Abhidharma is definition.

THE ABHIDHARMA – PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ABHIDHARMA In this series, I will discuss the philosophical and psychological