Vitakka
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Table: Jhāna-related factors. |
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| first jhāna |
second jhāna |
third jhāna |
fourth jhāna |
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| sensuality (kāma), unskillful qualities (akusala dhamma) |
secluded from, withdrawn |
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| applied thought (vitakka) |
accom- panies jhāna |
stilled | ||
| sustained thought (vicāra) |
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| rapture (pīti) |
seclusion- born; pervades body |
samādhi- born; pervades body |
fades away (as does distress) |
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| pleasure (sukha) |
pervades physical body |
aban- doned (as is pain) |
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| pure, mindful equanimity (upekkhā- sati- pārisuddhi) |
[internal confidence, mental unification] |
equani- mous, mindful |
neither pleasure nor pain; permeates body with pure mind |
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Vitakka (Pāli) or Vitarka (वितर्क, Sanskrit), both in Hinduist yoga and Buddhist meditation, means the action of taking care of any object.
It refers to attention in a different way than cognitive neuroscience, implying a very strong leading of attention, as it leads to more concentrated mental process : vicāra, pīti, sukha, upekkha and ekaggatā.
Vitakka is the first element to appear in meditation's process, still present in the first Jhana, but absent of any further Jhana.
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