Directed thought and evaluation (vitakka-vicāra)
Skillful qualities / Noble Eightfold Path / Right Concentration / Directed thought and evaluation 
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Part of tag cluster Right Concentration in key topic The Noble Eightfold Path
Alternative translations: Applied and sustained thought
Glosses: Thinking (skillful)
See also: Proliferation
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This tag refers to skillful thinking in meditation. See [Proliferation] for unskillful thinking.




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Readings from The Island, Session 50 – Mar. 20, 2025

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10. “Of these three pairs (impermanence and signlessness; unsatisfactoriness and desirelessness; selflessness and emptiness; Visuddhimagga 21.70, quoted in The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, p. 686), is it skillful to direct the mind towards one or will one appear naturally?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Characteristics of existence] [Insight meditation] [Directed thought and evaluation]

Quote: “An insight into one will be an insight into all three.”


Kathina Q&A with the Chithurst Community, Session 1 – Oct. 11, 2025

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11. “Luang Por Sumedho describes sati-sampajañña as intuitive awareness. But contemplating the four aspects of sampajañña (purpose, suitability, etc.) engages the logical, thinking mind. If these arise intuitively, it’s wonderful, but to cultivate them, I think a lot.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Sumedho] [Clear comprehension ] [Intuition] [Directed thought and evaluation] // [Mindfulness] [Translation] [Bhante Sujato] [Ajahn Ṭhānissaro]


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