A Study of Emotion Management in Vipassana Meditation

Abstract

This article contained 2 objectives: (1) to study the six sensual objects in Theravada Buddhism scripture, (2) to study how to manage six sensual objects for insight practice. This work was documentary research, it was done by taking the studied data from Tipitaka, to analyze, compile, and present in descriptive type.  The results indicates that Ārammaṇa or meditative objects is whatever the mind perceives and clings. This type of meditative objects was classified into 6 categories;1) visible objects, 2) sound, 3) smell, 4) taste, 5) body contact, 6) all mental formations. The external consciousness connected with the internal consciousness, interact causes the rise of perceived process, leading to the rise of feeling; happiness, suffering, indifference. The unconscious mind reveling in mental objects which are desirable, lovable, agreeable, lovely looking, all dwelled places of six sensual objects cause of all suffering. Mental six object management for Vipassana meditation was done by being aware and realizing clearly the objects contacting to the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, with full mindfulness clearly one will know all falling into Three Common Manner, changing, unbearable, without permanent soul to command as desired. Having experienced clearly as they are, the mind will become bored and detaching lust and attachment. Observing all meditative objects prevents the mind from wrong views as permanent beings, person, self, I and others so that the mind surely abandon from clinging. The right way of meditative object managing surely leads to happiness, in opposite, if, with the wrong way, it will cause difficulties to practitioners.