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Phassa (contact) Saññākhandha (to recall)
(rūpakhandha,viññānakhandha)
The object is now regarded to be this
Outer sense object (the various or that kind of thing (is perceived to
things around us in the world) actually be what we assume it to be)
impacts an inner sense organ (eyes,
ears, nose, tongue, body, mind) and Liking and disliking, satisfaction,
knowledge arises of the impact. dissatisfaction, causes us to recall
more and more about the object
We recollect it as possessing this or
that level of meaning, of importance.
Saññākhandha (recognizing) Sankhārakhandha (thinking)
Recognizing the object There’s the concocting of desire.
To recognize what’s making When something is perceived to have
contact with the senses. meaning for us, we feel desire towards
Knowledge which comes from it or away from:
each person’s experience and
education. Desire to get, to have, to be, because
we see it as something good,
something useful.
Desire to avoid, to not have, to not be,
because we see it as something not
good, something harmful.
vedanākhandha (feeling) Kamma
Feelings of satisfaction, Desire (defilement, craving) is the
dissatisfaction, or uncertainty. cause of kamma, of deliberate mental,
Each person’s fund of acquired verbal, and physical activities,
knowledge and experience will
determine how they feel in response.
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