Tobias said: “Micca ditthi is one of the dasa akusala done with the mind. That means also kusala abhisankhara (this should be punna abhisankhara; see the comments on May 14, 2019 below) are done with the dasa akusala involved, at least until the Sotapanna stage (where micca ditthi is removed).”
This is a very good point, and I hope everyone pays attention to it.
This is why one cannot get to Nibbana via the mundane eightfold path. One’s micca ditthi NOT completely removed until one comprehends the REAL NATURE (yathabhuta nana), with Tilakkhana.
For example, one on the mundane path abstains from stealing, sexual misconduct, etc MAINLY because one is afraid of rebirth in lower realms. But if the temptation is high, one may go ahead and do it anyway.
However, one who has comprehended Tilakkhana has seen the UNFRUITFULESS sense pleasures. So, in addition to the “being afraid factor”, one also KNOWS that no matter how tempting, it is not WORTHWHILE.
– Of course, a Sotapanna has not fully grasped Tilakkhana, so he/she will absolutely not do only those anantariya kamma. Only an Arahant has the full yathabhuta nana, and thus will not do ANY akusala kamma.
This is discussed in detail in the fourth desana on Tilakkhana that was just published: “Three Marks of Existence – English Discourses“.