III. Cittanupassana (Contemplation on the Mind) And
how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu dwell perceiving again and again the mind
(citta) as just the mind (not mine, not I, not self but just a phenomenon)? Here
(in this teaching), bhikkhus, when a mind with greed (raga) note55
arises, a bhikkhu knows, "This is a mind with greed"; or when
a mind without greed note56
arises, he knows, "This is a mind without greed"; when a mind
with anger (dosa) note57"
arises, he knows, "This is a mind with anger"; or when a mind
without anger note58
arises, he knows, "This is a mind without anger"; when a mind
with delusion (moha) note59
arises, he knows, "This is a mind with delusion"; or when
a mind without delusion note60
arises, he knows, "This is a mind without delusion"; or when
a lazy, slothful mind (samkhittacitta) note61
arises, he knows, "This is a lazy, slothful mind"; or when
a distracted mind (vikkhittacitta) note62
arises, he knows, "This is a distracted mind"; or when a developed
mind (mahagattacitta) note63
arises, he knows, "This is a developed mind"; or when an undeveloped
mind (amahagattacitta) note64
arises, he knows, "This is an undeveloped mind"; or when an
inferior mind (sauttaracitta) note65
arises, he knows, "This is an inferior mind"; or when a superior
mind (anuttaracitta) note66
arises, he knows, "This is a superior mind"; or when a concentrated
mind (samahitacitta) note67arises,
he knows, "This is a concentrated mind"; or when an unconcentrated
mind (asamahitacitta) note68
arises, he knows, "This is an unconcentrated mind''; or when a
mind temporarily free from defilements (vimutticitta) note69
arises, he knows, "This is a mind temporarily free from defilements";
or when a mind not free from defilements (avimutticitta) arises, he
knows, "This is a mind not free from defilements". Thus
he dwells perceiving again and again the mind as just the mind (not
mine, not I, not self but just a phenomenon) in himself; or he dwells
perceiving again and again the mind as just the mind in others; or he
dwells perceiving again and again the mind as just the mind in both
himself and in others. He dwells perceiving again and again the cause
and the actual appearing of the mind; or he dwells perceiving again
and again the cause and the actual dissolution of the mind; or he dwells
perceiving again and again both the actual appearing and dissolution
of the mind with their causes.
note70 To summarize, he is firmly mindful of the fact that
only the mind exists (not a soul, self or I). That mindfulness is just
for gaining insight (vipassana) and mindfulness progressively. Being
detached from craving and wrong views he dwells without clinging to
anything in the world. Thus, bhikkhus, in this way a bhikkhu dwells
perceiving again and again the mind as just the mind. |