This is a first of a series of talks that review the cetasikas, “Those factors that condition the mind”.  There are 52 mind conditioners in Theravada Buddhist doctrine, and this review focuses on the first two subsections, the Universal and Particular cetasikas.  The remaining subsections, the Unwholesome and Wholesome cetasikas will be covered in future talks.  The benefits of understanding these concepts are realized when they can actually be noted while practicing mindfulness meditation, as they indicate the impersonal and fabricated nature of self-experience.

Here are the notes prepared for this talk:  Reviewing Mind Conditioners-Part 1

The focus of the next talk will begin a review of the Unwholesome mind conditioners, which are the primary cause of dukkha, the distress and confusion of life.