Unestablished consciousness (appatiṭṭhitaṁ viññāṇaṁ)
Nature of the cosmos / Nibbāna / Unestablished consciousness
Part of tag cluster Nibbāna in key topic Fruits of the Practice
Glosses: Signless consciousness, viññāṇaṁ anidassanaṁ Pāli
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2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 6 – Nov. 26, 2015

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9. “In this afternoon’s talk, Ajahn Karunadhammo mentioned the benefits of the bhava that results from practice or the Eightfold Path, but he described a consciousness that doesn’t land in or on a self and results in freedom. Is that a consciousness that results in neither arising nor non-arising. Could you elaborate? The moment between in and out breaths seems to hold potential for this kind of consciousness.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Eightfold Path] [Becoming] [Unestablished consciousness] [Self-identity view] [Liberation] [Mindfulness of breathing] // [Proliferation] [Consciousness] [Relinquishment] [Fear]

Quote: “You want to pay attention to the experience rather than the idea about it.” [Direct experience]

Suttas: DN 11.85, MN 49.25: Consciousness luminous all around. [Unestablished consciousness]

Sutta: SN 12.64: Simile of the western wall. [Similes] [Unestablished consciousness]