Dhamma Sarana
The 52 Mental Factors
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We have seen that a citta is just bare knowing, and that its whole character — kind or cruel, calm or agitated — comes from its companions. Those companions are the 52 cetasikas. If cittas are the notes, the cetasikas are what make one chord sweet and another harsh. This lesson lays out all 52 in their natural families.