Kathavatthu 9.7.2

9.7.2.1

Sabbaṃ cittaṃ vitakkānupatitanti?

Is all consciousness accompanied by applied thought?

Contrariwise, is there not concentration with sustained application only, not initial application; also concentration wherein there is neither kind of application? Were not, in fact, three kinds of concentrative exercise distinguished by the Exalted One: (1) With both modes of application; (2) with the sustained mode only; (3) with neither?

9.7.2.2

Āmantā.

Yes.

9.7.2.3

Nanu atthi avitakko vicāramatto samādhīti?

Is there not immersion without applied thought, with only sustained thought?

9.7.2.4

Āmantā.

Yes.

9.7.2.5

Hañci atthi avitakko vicāramatto samādhi, no ca vata re vattabbe—

If there is immersion without applied thought, with only sustained thought, then surely it should not be said—

9.7.2.6

“sabbaṃ cittaṃ vitakkānupatitan”ti.

“All consciousness is accompanied by applied thought.”