What
are the 12 Detrimental Kinds of Consciousness?
Rooted in Greed:
1: Unprompted consciousness joined with joy and
false view.
Example: Greedy & careless one spontaneously enjoys sense
pleasure.
2: Prompted consciousness joined with joy and false view.
Ex: Greedy & careless one urged by others enjoys sense
pleasure.
3: Unprompted consciousness with
joy, but not false view.
Ex: Greedy, yet not careless one spontaneously enjoys
sense pleasure.
4: Prompted consciousness joined
with joy, but not false view.
Ex: Greedy, though not careless one urged on enjoys sense
pleasure.
5: Unprompted consciousness with
equanimity & false view.
Ex: Greedy & careless one spontaneously indifferent
takes pleasure.
6: Prompted consciousness joined with equanimity & false view.
Ex: Greedy & careless one, urged on, yet indifferent
takes pleasure.
7: Unprompted consciousness with
equanimity, but no false view.
Ex: Greedy, not careless one spontaneously & bored
takes pleasure.
8: Prompted consciousness with
equanimity, but no false view.
Ex: Greedy, not careless, one urged on, takes pleasure not
enjoying.
The common false view is here:
There is no danger in sense pleasure!
Addicted to sensing beings have
been drawn back into birth & death
billions of times & thus killed by this sense pleasure billions of times!
Rooted in Hate:
9: Unprompted consciousness joined with sorrow and aversion.
Example: Angry & frustrated one spontaneously harms or
kills.
10: Prompted consciousness joined with sorrow and aversion.
Ex: Angry & frustrated one, urged on by others, harms or
kills.
Rooted in Confusion:
11: Consciousness joined with indifference, doubt and uncertainty.
Ex: Confused one cannot make up one's mind nor take any
decision.
12: Consciousness joined with indifference, and restless agitation.
Ex: Confused one remains distracted, scattered and
unsettled.
These are
the 12 kinds of Disadvantageous Consciousness of the
Sensuous Sphere (lower worlds). Delayed effect of these is Pain!
There are in total 89 kinds of Consciousness, all mapped here:
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