Two questions are suspected to be coming at the same thing. The backdrop is the Linked Discourses on the Six Sense Fields.
Q 1: Considering the 6 sense fields; there is a frequently occurring pairs array of âeye/sightsâŚetc/etcâŚmind/thoughtsâ. I understand that âmindâ as used in English EBT translations is not merely intellect but all our metaphysical aspects. In the same way, is it correct to take âthoughtsâ to mean not merely thinky thoughts but also emotions?
Q 2: The coarse 3-band hedonic tones of VedanÄ is not the âexecutive summaryâ of emotions; VedanÄ is more primal, âupstreamâ of the mind. I believe I heard that somewhere, just looking to confirm it.
I feel like I should know this but hey.