Vipassana Meditation Notes

1. Vipassana Meditation
Salayatanam (Six Sense Spheres/Media)
1. Vision (Eye)
2. Sound (Ear)
3. Nose (Scent)
4. Tongue (Taste)
5. Body (Touch)
6. Mind (Intellect)
Kamma (Action)
1.​ ​Kaya Kamma (Bodily Action)
2.​ ​Vaci Kamma (Verbal Action)
3.​ ​Mano Kamma (Mental Action)

2.
1. Kusala Kamma (Good Action)
2. Akusala Kamma (Bad Action)
3. Jhanas/Trances in Meditation
Cetana (Volition/Will/Intention)
1.​ ​Ponnabhi Cetana (Good Volitional Action) Khu Thoo Saydana
2.​ ​Aponnabhi Cetana (Bad Volitional Action) Ar Khu Thoo Saydana
3.​ ​Anenjabhi Cetana (Neither Good Nor Bad Volitional Action)
Citta (State Of Mind/State of​ ​Consciousness)
1. Kusala Citta (Good Intention - Pure, Selfishlessness)
2. Akusala Citta (Bad Intention Tanha-Craving/Upadana-Clinging)
3. Vipaka Citta (Non-Self)
4. Kiriya Citta (Joy, Equanimity)

3.
Sankhara (Volitional Activity/Mental Formation)
1. Ponnabhi Sankhara (Good Volitional Activity/Mental Formation)
2. Aponnabhi Sankhara (Bad Volition Activity/Mental Formation)
3. Anenjabhi Sankhara (Neither Good Nor Bad Volition Activity/Mental Formation)
Kilesa - ​Three Roots of Mental Defilements (Poisons)
1. Ignorance (Avijja)
2. Craving (Tanha)
3. Clinging Attachment (Upadana)

4.
Ten Mental Defilements/Impurities/Negativity (Kilesa) Lying Dormant in The Unconscious
Mind
1.​ ​Greed (Lobha) ­ Root of Suffering​ ​1. Greed
2.​ ​Hatred (Dosa) ­ Root of Suffering​ ​2. Desire
3.​ ​Delusion (Moha) ­ Root of Suffering​ ​3. Craving
4.​ ​Conceit (Mana)​ ​4. Attachment​
5.​ ​False Views (Miccha Ditthi)​ ​5. Hatred
6.​ ​Doubt (Vicikitsa)​ ​6. Ill Will
7.​ ​Torpor (Thinam)​ ​7. Anger
8.​ ​Restlessness (Uddhaccam)​ ​8. Ignorance
9.​ ​Shamelessness (Ahirikam)​ ​9. Jealousy
10.​ ​Recklessness (Anottappam)​ ​10. False View
Vedana (Sensation)
1.​ ​Sukha Vedana - Pleasant Body Sensation
2.​ ​Dukkha Vedana - Unpleasant Body Sensation
3.​ ​Upekkha Vedana – Neither Pleasant Nor Unpleasant Body Sensation
4. Somanassa Vedana - Pleasant Mental Sensation
5. Domanassa Vedana - Unpleasant Mental Sensation
6. Adukkhamasukha Vedana – Neither Pleasant Nor Unpleasant Sensation Of Body Or Mind

5.
Upekkha
·​ ​Equanimity
·​ ​The State Of Mind Free From Craving
·​ ​The State Of Mind Free From Aversion
·​ ​The State Of Mind Free From Ignorance
Three Characteristics of Phenomena
1.​ ​Anicca – Impermanence/Changing ­ Anicca
2.​ ​Dukkha – Suffering/Unsatisfactoriness ­ Anicca
3.​ ​Anatta –​ ​Out Of Control/Egolessness/Without­Substance ­ Anicca

6.
Upekkha - Stop Generating New Sankhara
·​ ​No Craving & No Aversion (Tanha)
·​ ​No Attachment /No Clinging (Upadana)