When an intention becomes a habit, it forms a disposition. Dispositions are the result of previous decisions, behaviors, and personality traits, that lead an individual to respond a certain way to a situation. In other words, dispositions are the product of the fact that an individual's previous experiences influence the way they act in the present.

Disposition

In Buddhism, formations are the intentional stances the individual takes towards an experience. In other words, formations include what the individual plans to do about the experience.

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In Buddhism, the five aggregates of clinging, or skandha, are five factors that influence human desire and constitute the human being. The five factors are:

- Material form
- Feelings
- Perceptions
- Formations
- Consciousness

The Five Aggregates of Clinging (Skandha)

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Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness

Material form is the category of processing experience that acknowledges that individual's mind and body have biological processes that allow the individual to perceive experiences.

The Five Aggregates of Clinging: Material Form

In Buddhism, consciousness is becoming aware of an object through one of the six senses. It is a continuously unfolding process, rather than something that permanently exists in and of itself. Consciousness is constantly changing.

The Five Aggregates of Clinging: Consciousness

In Buddhism, perception is the process of identifying what the individual experiences by associating historically learned patterns with what is happening.

The Five Aggregates of Clinging: Perception

In Buddhism, feeling involves assessing the value of an object to the individual.

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