Mental Factors

27 Articles
Stages of Bodhichitta
Corresponding to the two truths as defined in the Mahayana tenets, there are two bodhichitta aims: conventional and deepest.
in Bodhichitta
The Nature of the Mind
An analysis of the nature and different subtleties of the mind.
in Cognition Theory
Recognizing the Basic Factors of Mental Activity
It is useful to not look at the mind as a “thing” but as mental activity, occurring moment to moment and which ​​can be non-conceptual or conceptual.
in Cognition Theory
Compendium of Ways of Knowing
An introduction to the system of ways of knowing (lorig), a major component of the Buddhist map of the mind. The text covers the various ways in which we cognize objects – valid, non-valid, conceptual, non-conceptual and so on.
in Sutra Texts
Static and Nonstatic Phenomena
An analysis of static phenomena, which are validly knowable and unaffected by causes and circumstances, and nonstatic phenomena, which are impermanent, changing from moment to moment.
in Types of Phenomena
Types of Appearances Mind Gives Rise To: Gelug Explanation
It’s very important to try to understand the various appearances of the mind, how they exist and do they correspond to reality or not.
in Mental Appearances
Mindfulness: The Mental Factors Involved
Mindfulness practice becomes the most effective when it includes the full array of mental factors explained in the traditional Buddhist presentations of it.
in Concentration
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