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and distracted in mind. Moha-måla cittas will arise during this time.
So if we take stock of moral cittas and immoral cittas in a
day, immoral cittas will out-number the moral cittas by many
million times. Since the immoral cittas leave seeds of unwholesome
kamma which will bring about unfavourable results and
unhappy destiny or rebirth, it is unwise to let the mind take its
course freely.
When we can differentiate the moral cittas from the immoral
cittas, we can control them towards our own benefits.
Ahetuka Cittas (Rootless Consciousness)
Hetu : måla: cause or root-condition
Akusala-hetu : unwholesome roots (lobha, dosa, moha)
Kusala-hetu : wholesome roots (alobha, adosa, amoha)
Consciousness without concomitant root-conditions is
known as ahetuka citta whereas consciousness with concomitant
root-conditions is called sahetuka citta.
There are 18 ahetuka cittas. They may be classified into three
groups as follows:
1 Akusala-vipàka cittas
unwholesome resultant cittas that arise as the inevitable
results of akusala cittas – 7
2 Ahetuka kusala vipàka cittas
wholesome and rootless resultant cittas that arise as the
inevitable results of kusala cittas – 8
3 Ahetuka kiriya cittas
rootless functional consciousness – 3
Note:
Vipàka : kamma-result
Kiriya : kriya: functional