The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 16To discern the mentality that make up each consciousness in aneye door v´thi the meditator firstly discerns the eye transparent elementand then the mind door. Then he discerns both together atthe same time and then he pays attention to the colour of a groupof small particles when they appear in both doors. At this point heis able to discern the eye door process occurring and the minddoor process that follows it according to the natural law of themind.An eye door process consists of a sequence of six types offunctional consciousness.Firstly there occurs a five sense door adverting consciousness(pa–cadvŒravajjana) in which the meditator can discern 11 typesof mentality.Then after that there occurs one eye consciousness (cakkhuvi––Œöa) in which the meditator can discern 8 types of mentality.Then after that there occurs one receiving consciousness(sampaÊicchana) in which the meditator can discern 11 types ofmentality.Then after that there occurs one investigating consciousness(sant´raöa) in which the meditator can discern 11 or 12 types ofmentality.Then after that there occurs one determining consciousness(vuÊÊho) in which the meditator can discern 12 types of mentality.Then there occurs 7 impulsion consciousnesses (javana citta)in which the meditator can discern either 34, 33, or 32 types ofmentality.Then there occurs 2 registration consciousnesses (tadaramanacitta) in which the meditator can discern either 34, 33, or 32 typesof mentality.