Descriptions of human form (physical + mental) include:
5 Aggregates: form, feeling, perception, mental formation, consciousness
6 Elements: earth, water, heat, wind, consciousness, space
12 Bases: Internal and external factors for: eye, ear, nose, tongue, touch, mind.
18 Elements of Perception: organ + object + awareness (eye, cup, "cup")
4 foods: physical nourishment + impression + mental volition + consciousness
Karma can have psychological effect on current life.
Noxious-trio (lobha, dosa, moha)
1) Desire/Greed
- Manifests: impulse, excitement, love, thirst, sensuality, stinginess (100 total in Dammasaṅgani)
- Affects behavior, promotes clinging, persists samsara
2) Hate
- Manifests: hatred, ill-temper, irritation, detestation, opposition, hostility
- Malevolence = outcome against situation, caused by imperfection of lobha
- all consuming fire
- causes fear
3) Delusion