3.10.11

Lesson 3.10.11 Paṭṭhānapāli – Paccayuddeso or Paṭṭhānamātikā: Description of the Conditions

This Pāli course has added some lessons, especially for the benefit of Vipassana meditators, that address the Day 5 morning chanting of the 10-day meditation course in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. The previous lessons were a necessary introduction to this chanting, and the longer Tikapaṭṭhāna chanting, chanted by S.N. Goenka and his teacher Sayagyi U Ba. Both recitations are found in the seventh book of the Abhidhamma, the Paṭṭhānapāḷi. Early morning of Day 5, S.N. Goenka recites the Paccayuddeso (also called Paṭṭhānamātikā) and the Paccayaniddeso of the Tikapaṭṭhāna section of the Paṭṭhānapāḷi. The longer chanting, that is generally recited in the longer meditation courses, is also found in the Paṭṭhānapāḷi from the section called Pañhāvāro, Vibhaṅgavāro. This lesson, 3.10.11, provides a concise overview about the structure and enumerated order of the 24 conditions (paccaya), a succinct description about their specific function and how all interrelate: how does mind condition matter, how does matter condition mind and how do mind and matter condition one another?