Proliferation (papañca)
Unskillful qualities / Proliferation 
Part of key topic Unskillful Qualities
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Alternative translations: Objectification
Glosses: Thinking (unskillful)
Subtags: Craving, Views, Conceit
See also: Directed thought and evaluation
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Proliferation (papañca) refers both to unskillful, out-of-control thinking and to the more subtle objectification that positions a subjective self in a world of objective things.




The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 48 – Mar. 18, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Proliferation] [Perception]

Reading: MN 18: Madhupiṇḍika Sutta, The Honeyball.

Reading: “Categorical Answers,” Skill in Questions by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, p. 85.

Reading: AN 8.30: “Anuruddha.”


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 49 – Mar. 22, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Proliferation] [Perception]

Reading: MN 18: Madhupiṇḍika Sutta, The Honeyball.

Reading: “The Perceptual Process,” p. 222-223, 225-226 in Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Venerable Analayo.