Mental Factors Cetasika Mental factors have 4 characteristics

Mental Factors (Cetasika)

Mental factors have 4 characteristics: • Arise together with consciousness • Cease together with consciousness • Take the same object as consciousness • Have the same base as consciousness

52 Mental Factors 7 Universals 6 Occasionals 14 Unwholesome Factors 25 Beautiful Factors

7 Universals • • Contact Feeling Perception Volition One-pointed ness Life Faculty Attention

6 Occasionals • • • Initial application of mind Sustained application of mind Decision Energy Rapture Desire

14 Unwholesome Factors • 4 Unwholesome Universals – – Delusion Shamelessness of wrongdoing Fearless of wrongdoing Restlessness • 10 Unwholesome Occasionals – – – – – Greed Wrong View Conceit Hatred Envy Avarice Worry Sloth Torpor Doubt

25 Beautiful Factors (I) 19 beautiful universals 1. Faith 2. Mindfulness 3. Shame of wrongdoing 4. Fear of wrongdoing 5. Non-greed 6. Non-hatred 7. Neutrality of Mind 8, 9 Tranquility of Mental – Tranquility of Body Consciousness 10, 11 Lightness of Mental Body – Lightness of Consciousne 12, 13 Malleability of Mental – Malleability of Body Consciousness 14, 15 Wieldliness of Mental – Wieldliness of Body Consciousness

25 Beautiful Factors (II) 3 Abstinences 1. Right Speech 2. Right Action 3. Right Livelihood 2 Illimitables 1 Compassion 2 Appreciative Joy 1 Non-delusion 1 Wisdom Faculty