Thus have i read
"Now, when there is the eye, when there are forms, when there is
eye-consciousness, it is possible that one will delineate a
delineation of contact.[1] When there is a delineation of contact, it
is possible that one will delineate a delineation of feeling. When
there is a delineation of feeling, it is possible that one will
delineate a delineation of perception. When there is a delineation of
perception, it is possible that one will delineate a delineation of
thinking. When there is a delineation of thinking, it is possible that
one will delineate a delineation of being assailed by the perceptions
& categories of objectification.
"When there is the ear...
"When there is the nose...
"When there is the tongue...
"When there is the body...
"When there is the intellect, when there are ideas, when there is
intellect-consciousness, it is possible that one will Madhupindikasuttam mn18
Sujato's translation with pali
Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a condition for feeling. What you feel, you perceive. What you perceive, you think about. What you think about, you proliferate. What you proliferate about is the source from which a person is beset by concepts of identity that emerge from the proliferation of perceptions. This occurs with respect to sights known by the eye in the past, future, and present.
Cakkhuñcāvuso, paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇam, tiṇṇam samgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, yam vedeti tam sañjānāti, yam sañjānāti tam vitakketi, yam vitakketi tam papañceti, yam papañceti tatonidānam purisam papañcasaññāsamkhā samudācaranti atītānāgatapaccuppannesu cakkhuviññeyyesu rūpesu.
"And which are the 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what is
internal? There being 'I am,' there comes to be 'I am here,' there
comes to be 'I am like this' ... 'I am otherwise' ... 'I am bad' ...
'I am good' ... 'I might be' ... 'I might be here' ... 'I might be
like this' ... 'I might be otherwise' ... 'May I be' ... 'May I be
here' ... 'May I be like this' ... 'May I be otherwise' ... 'I will
be' ... 'I will be here' ... 'I will be like this' ... 'I will be
otherwise.' These are the 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what
is internal.
"And which are the 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what is
external? There being 'I am because of this (or: by means of this),'
there comes to be 'I am here because of this,' there comes to be 'I am
like this because of this' ... 'I am otherwise because of this' ... 'I
am bad because of this' ... 'I am good because of this' ... 'I might
be because of this' ... 'I might be here because of this' ... 'I might
be like this because of this' ... 'I might be otherwise because of
this' ... 'May I be because of this' ... 'May I be here because of
this' ... 'May I be like this because of this' ... 'May I be otherwise
because of this' ... 'I will be because of this' ... 'I will be here
because of this' ... 'I will be like this because of this' ... 'I will
be otherwise because of this.' These are the 18 craving-verbalizations
dependent on what is external.
"Thus there are 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what is
internal and 18 craving-verbalizations dependent on what is external.
These are called the 36 craving-verbalizations. Thus, with 36
craving-verbalizations of this sort in the past, 36 in the future, and
36 in the present, there are 108 craving-verbalizations. Tanhasuttam Craving An4.199
As to your question;
Is it true that its always thoughts that creates emotions?
It makes me think of a baby that does not yet speak a language but feels pleasant & unpleasant sensations and is emotive.
For even the thought ‘self-identification’ doesn’t occur to a stupid baby boy lying on its back, so from where would self-identification view arise in it, even though a latent tendency to self-identification view lies latent within it? Even the thought ‘dhammas’ doesn’t occur to a stupid baby boy lying on its back, so from where would uncertainty about dhammas arise in it, even though a latent tendency to uncertainty lies latent within it? Even the thought ‘habits’ doesn’t occur to a stupid baby boy lying on its back, so from where would grasping at habits & practices arise in it, even though a latent tendency to grasping at habits & practices lies latent within it? Even the thought ‘sensuality’ doesn’t occur to a stupid baby boy lying on its back, so from where would sensual desire for sensuality arise in it, even though a latent tendency to sensual passion lies latent within it? Even the thought ‘beings’ doesn’t occur to a stupid baby boy lying on its back, so from where would ill will for beings arise in it, even though a latent tendency to ill will lies latent within it? Mn64
As i understand it, as an example if child is abused they don't have the language to name the experience as to think about it in those terms but they will know that it wasn't pleasant and will recognize & classify [remember as unpleasant] it for future reference if mind is developed sufficiently.
Language is then an evolution of this ability to recognize & classify in mind as to manipulate [communicate with] the environment as to avoid pain & gain pleasure.
Added;
"But what, dear sir, is the cause of envy & stinginess, what is their
origination, what gives them birth, what is their source? When what
exists do they come into being? When what doesn't exist do they not?"
"Envy & stinginess have dear-&-not-dear as their cause, have
dear-&-not-dear as their origination, have dear-&-not-dear as what
gives them birth, have dear-&-not-dear as their source. When
dear-&-not-dear exist, they come into being. When dear-&-not-dear are
not, they don't."
"But what, dear sir, is the cause of dear-&-not-dear, what is their
origination, what gives them birth, what is their source? When what
exists do they come into being? When what doesn't exist do they not?"
"Dear-&-not-dear have desire as their cause, have desire as their
origination, have desire as what gives them birth, have desire as
their source. When desire exists, they come into being. When desire is
not, they don't."
"But what, dear sir, is the cause of desire, what is its origination,
what gives it birth, what is its source? When what exists does it come
into being? When what doesn't exist does it not?"
"Desire has thinking as its cause, has thinking as its origination,
has thinking as what gives it birth, has thinking as its source. When
thinking exists, desire comes into being. When thinking is not, it
doesn't."
"But what, dear sir, is the cause of thinking, what is its
origination, what gives it birth, what is its source? When what exists
does it come into being? When what doesn't exist does it not?"
"Thinking has the perceptions & categories of objectification[1] as
its cause, has the perceptions & categories of objectification as its
origination, has the perceptions & categories of objectification as
what gives it birth, has the perceptions & categories of
objectification as its source. When the perceptions & categories of
objectification exist, thinking comes into being. When the perceptions
& categories of objectification are not, it doesn't." Dn21
Now, craving is dependent on feeling, seeking is dependent on craving,
acquisition is dependent on seeking, ascertainment is dependent on
acquisition, desire and passion is dependent on ascertainment,
attachment is dependent on desire and passion, possessiveness is
dependent on attachment, stinginess is dependent on possessiveness,
defensiveness is dependent on stinginess, and because of
defensiveness, dependent on defensiveness, various evil, unskillful
phenomena come into play: the taking up of sticks and knives;
conflicts, quarrels, and disputes; accusations, and lies dn15
