The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "Dharma" c8.23

c8.23

There are, on the whole, ten mental elements which accompany every conscious moment; they are called the "general" mental elements.² There are ten others which are particularly "favourable" for progress towards the final appeasement of life: they are faith, courage, equanimity, etc. Ten others have the contrary unfavourable or oppressive (*kliṣṭa*) character. There are some others which have no definite moral character. All these mental elements are not general; they accompany only some of the moments of consciousness, not all of them.³