The History of Buddhist Thought c12.93

c12.93

Lastly, he contemplates his thoughts (dhamma). Dhamma may mean " thing " in general, but here it is used of the things in the mind, thoughts, or ideas. Mind is treated as one of the senses, the sixth internal sense, and dhammas are its object, just as sights and sounds are objects of other senses. He contemplates thoughts which are the five hindrances. He knows that he has or has not sensual desire. He knows how there is the origin of sensual desire which had not yet arisen, how there is the putting away of sensual desire which has arisen, and how there is the non-arising of sensual desire which has been put away.