what is difference between Mansikāro and Vitakā

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what is difference between Mansikāro and Vitakā

A few lines of explanation won't be able to fully describe these 2 important concepts. Please refer to CMOA's Chapter II: Compendium of Mental Factors, where it analyses those factors in great details. But just in brief, below is the key passage:

"Manasikara should be distinguished from Vitakka: while the former turns its concomitants towards the object, the latter applies them onto the object. Manasikara is an indispensable cognitive factor present in all states of consciousness while vitakka is a specialized factor which is not indispensable to cognition."

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This is a question for the Jhana-attainer who beginning on the insight meditation. Jhana makes wholesome strong enough to see the truth.

I have ask similar question to the Tipitaka-memorizer, ven. Pa-auk. He answer me "meditate the concentration meditation".

However, according to Pali...

Vitakka is carrying mind and mind factors to do their duty on the object.

Vicara is keeping carrying, again and again, mind and mind factors to do their duty on the object.

Manasikara is choosing the environment to do mind and mind factor's duty on the object.

Adhimokha is deciding the environment to do mind and mind factor's duty on the object.

Viriya is keeping the same environment to do mind and mind factor's duty on the object.

Sati is not forget not ignore the wholesome mind's object. It is keeping only wholesome mind and wholesome mind factors to do their duty on the object.

Etc, see the path of purification in pali version.

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