Function of Javana - Kusala and akusala accumulated during javana cittas

It is useful to know that when akusala cittas arise on account of an object, there arise not just one, but seven akusala cittas in one process and this process of cittas can be followed by other processes with akusala javana- cittas. Each time we dislike something there are processes of cittas which experience the object, and in each of these processes there are seven akusala javana-cittas. Many akusala cittas may arise on account of something we dislike or are attached to.

 

There is no self who can prevent akusala cittas from arising ; when they arise

in the sense-door process the votthapana-citta has determined the object

already, and when they arise in the mind-door process the mano-

dvārāvajjana-citta has adverted to the object already. When the first javana-

citta has arisen it has to be succeeded by the following javana-cittas. The first

javana-citta conditions the second one and this again the following one ; the

third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth javana-cittas are the same.

 

Processes with kusala javana-cittas and processes with akusala javana-cittas

can arise shortly one after the other. For instance, people have the intention

to offer food to the monks. However, when one has bought the ingredients

for the food one is going to offer, one may find the cost rather high. At that

moment there may be cittas with stinginess and then the javana-cittas are

akusala cittas. Thus we see that accumulated defilement can appear at any

time when there are conditions, even if one has the intention to do a good

deed.

 

It is during the time of the javana-cittas that we accumulate wholesomeness

or unwholesomeness. It is not possible to control javana-cittas, but knowing

the conditions for wholesomeness will help us to have fewer akusala cittas.