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8 One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by
indifference, and dissociated with knowledge.
Applications
There are only two types of cittas which bear kamma-seeds and
will give rise to kamma-results. They are akusala cittas and kusala
cittas. Thus if we can control our mind to be free from the influence
of lobha (greed), dosa (hatred) and moha (delusion), we will have
kusala cittas.
When we give alms, we have non-attachment (alobha) to the
alms and goodwill (adosa) for the welfare of the person who
receives the alms. Moreover, if we also have knowledge (amoha)
of kamma and kamma-result at the time of giving, we have all
three wholesome roots to accompany our cittas. Wholesome roots
will always give rise to sobhaõa cittas.
If we offer alms without being prompted by anyone and if
we also feel glad at the time of offering, the kusala citta will be
somanassa-sahagataü ¤àõa-sampayuttaü asaïkhàrika mahà-kusala
citta.
If young children, without knowledge of kamma and kammaresult
pay homage joyfully to a monk or a Buddha’s image after
being prompted by their parents, somanassa-sahagataü ¤àõavippayuttaü
sasaïkhàrika mahà-kusala citta will arise.
The eight types of kusala cittas may be illustrated further by
the following examples.
Type 1 A lady with the knowledge of kamma and with joy
offers flowers to a pagoda on her own accord.
Type 2 A girl, after being persuaded by her companion,
goes to listen to a Dhamma talk with joy and with
the knowledge of kamma.