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Mind and Mental Factors

Commentary by the Venerable Geshe Doga

Translated by the Venerable Tenzin Dongak

Outline with links to transcripts

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Mind and Mental Factors

Commentary by the Venerable Geshe Doga

5 October 2001

Divisions of mind {1.1}

Relationship between main consciousness and mental {1.2}

The five concomitant aspects {2.1}

Base {2.1.1}

Focus {2.1.2}

Aspect {2.1.3}

Time {2.1.4}

Substance {2.1.5}

Divisions of mental factors {2.2}

The five ever-present mental factors {2.2.1}

Intention {2.2.1.1}

Attention {2.2.1.2}

Recognition {2.2.1.3}

Contact {2.2.1.4}

Feeling {2.2.1.5}

Five determining mental factors {2.2.2}

Eleven virtuous factors {2.2.3}

The six root delusions {2.2.4}

Twenty secondary delusions {2.2.5}

Four changeable mental factors {2.2.6}

Five ever present mental factors {2.2.7}

Feeling {2.2.1.5}

12 October 2001

Intention {2.2.1.1}

Attention {2.2.1.2}

Recognition {2.2.1.3}

Contact {2.2.1.4}

The five ascertaining mental factors {2.2.2}

Aspiration {2.2.2.1}

Belief {2.2.2.2}

Mindfulness causes {2.2.2.3}

Concentration causes the single-pointed engagement {2.2.2.4}

Wisdom causes the discriminating between the various {2.2.2.5}

19 October 2001

Wisdom mistaken mental consciousness rather than mistaken {2.2.2.5}

Eleven virtuous mental factors {2.2.3}

Faith {2.2.3.1}

Shame {2.2.3.2}

Consideration {2.2.3.3}

Detachment {2.2.3.4}

Non-anger {2.2.3.5}

Non-ignorance {2.2.3.6}

26 October 2001

Enthusiastic effort {2.2.3.7}

Pliancy {2.2.3.8}

Conscientiousness {2.2.3.9}

Equanimity {2.2.3.10}

Non-harmfulness {2.2.3.11}