Exploring dynamics of attraction, aversion and indifference

Aloha Everyone! When we come into contact with objects of perception and attention which include things that we think about as well as encountering other people and their ideas or opinions, there are three feelings that may be at the root and/or form the basis on which may give rise to some of the more coarse or afflicted emotions and thoughts which are the basis of suffering within our minds and in relationship to others.

I invite you to observe and become aware of attraction, aversion and indifference in everyday interrelating and thoughts that move through your mind…

I define mind as a succession of states of consciousness characterized by will, thought, and feeling.

If you feel attracted to any object or thought, what follows? More thoughts? Grasping? Projected action in relationship to the object?
If you feel aversion in the form of dislike or repugnance, what follows? Increasing thoughts? anger? Does it spiral into deeper and dense feelings?
If you feel indifferent to something, what informs that feeling?
Do these feelings feel immediate like a knee-jerk reaction? Do they build through thinking?

This exploration and contemplation is to facilitate a deeper understanding of the mind through observation and potentially transform self-created suffering.