<p>Citta is the emotional mind-heart. When defilement of greed, hatred &amp; delusion cease, the citta is pure, luminous &amp; liberated (as explained in the <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an01/an01.049.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pabhassara Sutta</a>). </p>

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What do you mean by citta is the heart.
Buddhika Kitsiri
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Where does  the emotional mind heart situated?Is it closer to real heart?
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No. Citta is not the physical heart.
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Dhamma Dhatu
<p>During meditation if no doer and knower operate citta come for knowing. Means thoughts coming with spaces without external object. Is this  what  do you call citta?  Is thoughts  are due to citta operate  without  self  ?when loba dvesa moha cease citta subjects to cease. Is it like that?</p>

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Citta experience during meditation
# Citta experience during meditation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-19)

During meditation if no doer and knower operate citta come for knowing. Means thoughts coming with spaces without external object. Is this what do you call citta? Is thoughts are due to citta operate without self ?when loba dvesa moha cease citta subjects to cease. Is it like that?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-19. Score: 1

Citta is the emotional mind-heart. When defilement of greed, hatred & delusion cease, the citta is pure, luminous & liberated (as explained in the [Pabhassara Sutta](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an01/an01.049.than.html)).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: What do you mean by citta is the heart.  
> **username_0**: Where does  the emotional mind heart situated?Is it closer to real heart?  
> **username_1**: No. Citta is not the physical heart.  

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