The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 121. Vitakka = initial application of the mind; is the directing andplacing of the mind on the object of the paÊibhŒga nimitta.2. VicŒra = sustained application of the mind; is the sustainedkeeping of the mind on the object of the paÊibhŒga nimitta.3. P´ti = joy and liking for the paÊibhŒga nimitta.4. Sukha = pleasant feeling or happiness associated with experiencingthe paÊibhŒga nimitta.5. EkaggatŒ = one pointedness of mind on the paÊibhŒga nimitta.Then after the meditator can discern these five mental factorshe then attempts to discern each of the other mental factors presentin the first jhŒna javana citta. He begins by discerning either consciousness(vi––aöa), contact (phassa) , or feeling (vedanŒ) first.Whichever of these three is prominent he discerns it and thencontinues to discern it in every first jhŒna javana citta. After thathe discerns each of the remaining types of mentality adding onetype at a time, so that he is able to see 1 types of mentality in eachfirst jhŒna javana citta, then 2 types, then 3 types, etc., untileventually he can see all 34 types of mentality present in each firstjhŒna javana citta.When the meditator can discern all the 34 types of mentalitypresent in the first jhŒna javana cittas he then tries to discern all thetypes of mentality present in each and every consciousness thatoccur in a mind door thought process (mano dvŒra v´thi).A mind door thought process of the first jhŒna consists of asequence of six types of functional consciousness.Firstly there occurs mind door adverting consciousness(manodvŒrŒvajjana) in which he can discern 12 types of mentality.Then after that there occurs one preliminary consciousness(parikamma) in which he can discern 34 types of mentality.