What
are the 12 Detrimental Kinds of Consciousness?
Rooted in Greed (Lobha):
1: Unprompted consciousness joined with joy and
false view.
Example: Greedy and careless one spontaneously enjoys sense
pleasure.
2: Prompted consciousness joined with joy and false view.
Ex:
Greedy and careless one urged by others enjoys sense
pleasure.
3: Unprompted consciousness with
joy, but not with false view.
Ex: Greedy, yet not careless, one spontaneously enjoys
sense pleasure.
4: Prompted consciousness joined
with joy, but not with false view.
Ex: Greedy, though not careless,
one incited enjoys sense
pleasure.
5: Unprompted consciousness with equanimity and false view.
Ex:
Greedy and careless one spontaneously and indifferent
takes pleasure.
6: Prompted consciousness joined with equanimity and false view.
Ex:
Greedy and careless one, urged on, still indifferent
takes pleasure.
7: Unprompted consciousness with
equanimity, but not with false view.
Ex: Greedy, yet not careless, one spontaneously
and bored
takes pleasure.
8: Prompted consciousness with
equanimity, but not with false view.
Ex: Greedy, yet not careless, one urged on takes pleasure
indifferently.
The common false view is here:
There is no danger in sense pleasure!
Addicted to sensing beings have
been drawn back into birth and death
billions of times and thus killed by this sense pleasure billions of times!
Therefore is this clinging to sense pleasure as detrimental as
it comes...
Rooted in Hate
(Dosa):
9: Unprompted consciousness joined with sorrow and aversion.
Example:
Angry and frustrated one spontaneously harms or
kills.
10: Prompted consciousness joined with sorrow and aversion.
Example:
Angry and frustrated one, urged on by others, harms or
kills.
Rooted in
Ignorance (Moha):
11: Consciousness joined with
disinterestedness, doubt and uncertainty.
Example:
Confused one cannot make up one's mind, nor take any
decision.
12: Consciousness joined with bored indifference, and restless agitation.
Example:
Confused one remains distracted, scattered
and mentally unsettled.
These are
the 12 kinds of Disadvantageous and detrimental Consciousness of
the Sensuous Sphere (lower worlds). The delayed effect of all these is Pain!
There are in total 89 kinds of Consciousness.
They are all mapped here:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/table1.htm
Blissful is the overcoming of all sense-desires!
Blissful is being without passions in this world!
Blissful is being
harmless towards all sentient beings...
Udana II, 1
Ignorance is not knowing and not understanding the
4 Noble Truths!
More on the
Disadvantageous: (Akusala):
What_is_Detrimental,
Evaporizing_Bad
Source: The Path of
Purification XIV 81ff:
Visuddhimagga by Ariya
Buddhaghosa
from the 5th century AC.
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/pdfs/PathofPurification2011.pdf
