"A certain man with his head covered went to sleep at the foot of a fruiting mango tree. Then a ripe mango loosened from the stalk fell to the ground, grazing his ear."
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"Awakened by the sound, he opened his eyes and looked; then he stretched out his hand, took the fruit, squeezed it, and smelt it. Having done so, he ate the mango, swallowed it appreciating its taste, and then went back to sleep."
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"Here, the time of the man's sleeping at the foot of the mango tree is like the time when the bhavanga is occurring. The instant of the ripe mango falling from its stalk and grazing his ear is like the instant of the object striking one of the sense organs, for instance, the eye.
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"The time of awaking through the sound is like that of the five-door adverting consciousness turning towards the object. The time of the man's opening his eyes and looking is like eye-consciousness accomplishing its function of seeing."
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"The time of stretching out his hand and taking the mango is like that of the receiving consciousness receiving the object. The time of squeezing the fruit is like that of the investigating consciousness investigating the object."
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"The time of smelling the mango is like that of the determining consciousness determining the object. The time of eating the mango is like that of javana experiencing the flavour of the object."
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"The swallowing of the fruit while appreciating its taste is like the registration consciousness taking the same object as the javana phase. And the man’s going back to sleep is like the subsidence back into the bhavanga."
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