Which Mental
States are Advantageous?
Cut Short:
Mental states not mixed with any
diluted form of Hate are
Advantageous!
Mental states
not mixed with any diluted form of
Greed are
Advantageous!
Mental states
not mixed with any diluted form of
Ignorance are
Advantageous!
In Detail:
At whatever moment any advantageous thinking pertaining to this sense
sphere is joined
with gladness and associated with knowledge, directed to any sense
object, such as a visible
form, a sound, a smell, a taste, a touch, or a mental
object, and there arises momentarily a form
of contact, feeling, perception, intention, directed thought, sustained thinking, joy, happiness,
one-pointedness of the mind, the
ability of faith, energy, awareness, momentary concentration,
understanding, the ability of mind &
gladness, the ability of vitality, right view, right motivation,
right effort, right
awareness, and right concentration! There arise the powers of conviction,
enthusiasm, acute
awareness, focused concentration, and understanding. There arise the powers
of shame, of
fear of consequences of wrong action! There arises non-greed, non-hatred, and
non-confusion,
and non-possessiveness! There arises no ill will, but right view, shame and fear
of
wrongdoing! There is then bodily calmness and serene tranquillity of mind. Then emerges
then mental and bodily readiness, facile mental and bodily adaptability, and rational
rectitude
of mind! There is then present: Awareness, clear comprehension, mental tranquillity,
insight,
energy, and non-distraction! These and whatever formless
mental states these causally
produce:
These are the -Advantageous-
mental states...
Comments:
Diluted forms of Greed
are:
Desire, lust, yearning, longing, craving, hoping, and wanting...
Diluted forms of
Hate are: Anger, rage,
irritation, resentment, opposition & stubbornness...
Diluted forms of
Ignorance are: Confusion,
uncertainty, doubt, perplexity, and hesitation...
More on
Advantageous
States (Kusala Dhammā):
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Seed_of_Good.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Clever_Action.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/g_m/kusala.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/What_is_Advantageous.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/What_is_Disadvantageous.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Accumulation_of_Advantage.htm
Source:
The Classification of States:
The Dhammasanganī.
The 1st of the 7 Abhidhamma Books.
Translated by C.A.F. Rhys Davids as "Buddhist Psychological
Ethics":
https://store.pariyatti.org/Buddhist-Psychological-Ethics_p_1447.html
