ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – PREFACE The Buddha’s teachings, contained in the ‘Tipitaka’ (Three Baskets) are: the Vinaya (Book of

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 1: THE FOUR PARAMATTHA DHAMMAS There are two kinds of reality: mental phenomena (nama)

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 2: THE FIVE KHANDHAS The Buddha discovered the truth of all phenomena. He knew

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 3: DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CITTA The Buddha spoke about everything which is real. What

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 4: THE CHARACTERISTIC OF LOBHA Cittas are of different kinds. They can be classified

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 5: DIFFERENT DEGREES OF LOBHA Lobha, attachment, leads to sorrow. When we really understand

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 6: THE CHARACTERISTIC OF DOSA When we are angry with other people we harm

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 7: IGNORANCE We may know when we have akusala cittas rooted in lobha (attachment)

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 8: AHETUKA CITTAS If we want to know ourselves we should not merely know

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 9: THE AHETUKA CITTAS WHICH ARE UNKNOWN IN DAILY LIFE There are eighteen types

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 10: THE FIRST CITTA IN LIFE Time and again there are cittas arising which

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 11: DIFFERENT TYPES OF PATISANDHI-CITTA We see many different beings in this world, men

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 12: THE FUNCTION OF BHAVANGA There are moments when there are no sense-impressions, when

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 13: FUNCTIONS OF CITTA IN THE SENSE-DOOR PROCESS AND IN THE MIND-DOOR PROCESS Each

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 14: THE FUNCTION OF JAVANA When we see, hear, smell, taste, experience an object

ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE – CHAPTER 15: THE FUNCTIONS OF TADARAMMANA AND CUTI An object which impinges on one of