The Word of the Buddha The Group of Mental Formations

¶ 13And what, bhikkhus, are intentional constructs? There are these six classes of intention, bhikkhus: intention regarding form, intention regarding sound, intention regarding odor, intention regarding flavor, intention regarding tangible object, intention regarding mental object. These are called intentional constructs, bhikkhus. With the arising of contact comes the arising of intentional constructs; with the cessation of contact comes the cessation of intentional constructs. Just this Noble Eightfold Path is the way of practice leading to the cessation of intentional constructs, that is—right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right collectedness.