user9992: Cognition, how it happens on one's mind? Is there any comprehensible English explanation about it? 

user111: According to the Abhidhamma, a single cognitive experience consists of 17 continuous thought moments. Here is a useful Abhidhamma manual which explains those 17 thought moments. Look for the "Mind in its passive and active forms" section.

9992: <p>Cognition, how it happens on one's mind? Is there any comprehensible English explanation about it? </p>
 111: <p>According to the Abhidhamma, a single cognitive experience consists of 17 continuous thought moments. Here is a <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/mendis/wheel322.html#citta" rel="nofollow">useful Abhidhamma manual</a> which explains those 17 thought moments. Look for the <strong>"Mind in its passive and active forms"</strong> section.</p>
