8 advantageous kinds of consciousness

Eight advantageous kinds of consciousness:
1. Unprompted consciousness joined with joy and understanding.
Example: Knowing merit one spontaneously gives with joy a gift.
2. Prompted consciousness joined with joy and understanding.
Example: Knowing merit one, urged by others, gives with joy a gift.
3. Unprompted consciousness with joy, but not understanding.
Example: Unaware of merit one spontaneously gives with joy a gift.
4. Prompted consciousness joined with joy, but not understanding.
Example: Unaware of merit one, urged on, gives with joy a gift.
5. Unprompted consciousness with equanimity and understanding.
Example: Knowing merit one spontaneously gives, yet in indifference.
6. Prompted consciousness joined with equanimity and understanding.
Example: Knowing merit one, urged by others, gives in indifference.
7. Unprompted consciousness with equanimity, but no understanding.
Example: Unaware of merit one spontaneously gives in indifference.
8. Prompted consciousness with equanimity, but no understanding.
Example: Unaware of merit one, urged on, gives in indifference.
(from Visuddhimagga XIV 81)
==References==
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
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