Intended for all serious students of the Abhidhamma, this book compliments other texts on the subject and explains the important aspects of consciousness and matter in a detailed manner. As a whole, the teachings of Abhidamma aid in looking within and around the self in order to obtain a life without boundaries or suffering. Digging deeper into the psychological nature of Abhidhamma, the text breaks down the various types of thought and energy. The chapters include: "Consciousness and Its Factors," "Process of Consciousness," "Mind-Door Cognitive Process," "Absorption Javana in the Mind-Door Process," and "Process of Matter."
Process of Consciousness and Matter, Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma, Pariyatti Press, Paperback, 210 pp, $16.95

Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma was a prominent Theravada Buddhist monk and noted Abhidhamma scholar from Burma. After pursuing an academic career in India, he accepted an invitation to head a Buddhist center in the UK where he gained an international reputation as a teacher of meditation and an advocate of peace and reconciliation.

CONTENTS: Process of Consciousness and Matter
List of Tables		I
Abbreviations		III
Terms Used and Tables		IV
Preface		VII
Acknowledgement		IX
Brief Biography of Dr. Rewata Dhamma		XI
Introduction		1
CHAPTER I CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS FACTORS
Consciousness and its Factors		9-12
	Abhidhamma	9
	Ultimate Realities-Paramattha	9
	Fourfold Realities	11
	Fourfold Consciousness-Citta	11
Classification of Consciousness		12-15
	Classification by way of Plane	12
	Supra-mundane Citta and Jhana	14
	Classification by way of Nature	14
The 89 and 121 Cittas at a Glance		16
Mental Factors-Cetasika		17-20
	Ethically Variable Cetasikas	18
	Unwholesome Cetasikas	18
	Beautiful Cetasikas	19
The 52 Mental Factors at a Glance		21
Further Classifications		22-35
	Vedana-Feeling	22
	Hetu-Root	23
	Kicca-Function	25
	Dvara-Door	29
	Alambana-Object	31
	Vatthu-Physical Base	33
CHAPTER II PROCESS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CITTA VITHI)
Basic Facts		36-41
	Thought Moments	36
	The Fixed Order of Consciousness	37
	The Object	37
	The Life-Time of Citta	38
	The Life-Time of Matter-Rupa	39
	Six Types of Vinnana (Consciousness)	39
	Six Types of Process (Vithi)	40
	The Causes for the Arising of Process	40
(1) Five-Door Cognitive Process (Pancadvara Vithi)		41
(i) The Cognitive Process with a Very Great Object Ending with Registration		41-46
	The Simile of a Mango Fruit	44
	Five-Door Cognitive Processes	45
	Five-Door Cognitive Process Tables	45
The Cognitive Processs with a Very Great Object Ending With Javana		46-51
	Sense Objects	46
	The Procedure of Javana and Registration	47
	The Transitional Bhavanga	47
	The Cognitive Process without Transitional Bhavanga	48
	The Cognitive Process with Transitional Bhavanga	49
	Sense Impression or Awareness	50
(ii) The Cognitive Process with a Great Object		51-54
	The First Cognitive Process	51
	Cognitive Process with Transitional Bhavanga	52
	Very Great and Great Object Process with Transitional Bhavanga	53
(iii) The Cognitive Process with a Slight Object		54-56
	First Slight Object Process	54
(iv) The Cognitive Process with a Very Slight Object		56-65
	The Process with a Very Slight Object at the Eye-door	57
	Five-Door Cognitive Processes	58
	Cittas in Five-Door Processes	59
	The Object and the Base	60
	The Plane	61
	The Individuals	61
	Bhavanga	62
	Analysis of Types of Individual	63
CHAPTER III MIND-DOOR COGNITIVE PROCESS (MANDODVARA VITHI)
(2) Sense-Sphere Javana Process (Kamajavanavara)		66-67
	Sense-Sphere Javana	66
	The Process Ending with Registration	66
The Cognitive Process with Clear Object Ending at Registration		67-69
	Four Kinds of Mind-Door Process	68
	Explanation of Ending at the Registration	69
The Cognitive Process with Clear Object Ending at Javana		69-72
	The Process Ending with Javana	69
The Cognitive Processes with Other Objects		72
The Cognitive Process in the Dream State		73-77
	Bare Mind-Door Process	74
	Cittas, Object and Plane	74
	The Object of Mind-door Process	75
Consequent Mind-door Process		77-83
	Explanation of Four kinds of Consequent Mind-Door Process	78
Intimation Comprehending Process (Vinnattigahana Vithi)		83-85
	Explanation of Vinnattigahana Vithi	84
CHAPTER IV ABSORPTION JAVANA IN THE MIND-DOOR PROCESS (APPANA JAVANAVARA MANODVARA VITHI)
(3) Absorption Javan (Mind-door Process)		86-97
	Dull-Witted Beginner's Jhanic Process	86
	Keen-Witted Beginner's Jhanic Process	86
	Entering Jhanic Absorption Process	87
	Attainment of Fine-Material Jhana	88
	Attainment of Immaterial Jhana	90
	72 Jhana Processes	91
	Reviewing Process	92
	192 Reviewing Processes	92
	Consciousness and Objects in the Jhanic Process	93
	Plane, Individual and Bhavanga	93
	The Object	95
	Process of entering Jhanic Absorption	96
	Reviewing Process	96
(4) The Path Process		97-102
	Dull-Witted First Jhana Stream Enterer Path Process	97
	Keen-Witted First Jhana Stream Enterer Path Process	97
	Dull-Witted First Jhana Higher Path Process	98
	Keen-Witted First Jhana Higher Path Process	98
	Three Theories	99
	Path and Reviewing Process	100
	Cittas and Object	100
	Plane and Individuals	101
	Higher Jhana and Path Process	101
(5) The Fruition Process		102-105
	Entering Attainment of Fruition Process	102
	Dull-Witted First Jhana Stream Enterer Fruition Process	103
	Keen-Witted First Jhana Stream Enterer Fruition Process	103
	Conformity	104
(6) Direct Knowledge (Abhinna) Process		105-109
	Basic Jhana Process	106
	Preliminary Action Process	106
	Abhinna Process	106
	Seven Kinds of Direct Knowledge	106
(7) Entering into the Attainment of Cessation Process (Nirodhasamapatti)		109-113
	The Attainment of Cessation Process	110
	Fourfold Resolution	110
(8) Dying Process		113-120
	Five Sense-Door Dying Process	113
	The Dying Process Death Consciousness Arises after Javana	114
	Mind-Door Dying Process	118
Bhavanga Procedure		120
Parinibbanic Process		122-128
	The Object of Buddha's Decease Citta	124
	Jhana Immediacy Process	125
	Reviewing Immediacy Process	126
	Direct Knowledge Immediacy Process	126
	Jivitasamasisi Process	127
CHAPTER V PROCESS OF MATTER
Rupa-Matter		129-136
	Concretely Produced Matter	130
	Non-Concretely Produced Matter	131
	Kalapas-Unity of Elements	131
	Kamma Originated Kalapas (9)	132
	Consciousness Originated Kalapas (6)	133
	Temperature Originated Kalapas (4)	134
	Nutriment Originated Kalapas (2)	134
	The Occurrence of the Process of Matter	135
The Process of the Material Kalapas		136-143
	Kamma-Born Kalapas	136
	Consciousness-Born Kalapas	137
	Temperature-Born Kalapas	137
	Vital-Nonad Kalapas	138
	Nutriment-Born Kalapas	139
	Eye-Decad Kalapas etc.	140
	Five-Door Cognitive Process	141
	The Attainment of Cessation	141
	Dying Moment	142
Tables		144-159
Notes		160
Bibliography		165
Pali-English Glossary		167
Index		176