Recognition of diversity ☁️ dark
2 discourses
Synonyms:
concept of variety, perception of diversity, perception of multiplicity, Supported by:{conceit, craving}, Leads to:{mental proliferation, speculation}
Context:
The perception of multiplicity and variety in experience—seeing distinct forms, beings, and phenomena as separate entities. While natural to ordinary cognition, when fueled by craving and conceit it proliferates into endless distinctions and preferences, binding the mind to the world of differentiation.
Pāli term:
nānattasaññā
Opposite:
In Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya)
When the Buddha fails to achieve reconciliation among quarrelsome bhikkhus at Kosambi, he withdraws into solitude and later encounters an inspiring community of monks devoted to liberation. He teaches them the path of inner purification based on his own practice prior to full awakening—discerning and abandoning eleven subtle impurities of mind, developing collectedness in three ways, and realizing unshakable liberation.
The Buddha provides a detailed analysis of the six sense bases, differentiating worldly feelings based on attachment from those born of renunciation and insight. He outlines a progressive path of abandoning lower states for higher ones, guiding practitioners through refined meditative states toward complete liberation.