Manasikāra, that which is now attending to the object
(Excerpt from the Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin on Zoom - Mon Aug 7th 2023) 0:00 - Manasikāra, that which is now attending to the object [Ann] Ajahn, can you can you say something about the consideration of vitakka? [A. Sujin] That's why we have to learn just one reality at a time, for example, what is vitakka? It's a reality. And what is manasikāra? A reality. Are they the same or different? Can vitakka consider anything? So vitakka is only the reality which touches the object, it arises after seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. Because seeing, hearing,... is conditioned by a kamma, a kamma, just to see, one moment only. Who knows: the citta before seeing cannot see, it's there, performing its function. And the citta after seeing cannot see either, it performs its function. But manasikāra arises with each moment, arising with citta which experiences the object. That's why, how many cetasikas arise with any moment of citta? All the time, no m