Ārammaṇa Paccaya – Condition of Objects

Ārammana, usually translated as objects, may more accurately be thought of as supports of the mind (and the senses). Thus, this condition is describing any relation between mind or matter (as in the case of sense-base matter) and an supporting object. Any consideration wherein "my house", "my country", "my friends", "my relatives", "my property" etc.…

Concepts 2

A concept is a synthesis of mind-objects (bits of information) arrived at through mental processing. Through processing the objects of the 5 senses, as well as through learning, the mind evolves concepts about the world which enters through the senses. These concepts once anchored in him (lit. 'taken in'- tadārammaṇa) will bind him to that…