A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
May 7, 2022; revised December 5, 2022 The verse “saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā” in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) says that attachment to pañcakkhandha (i.e., pañcupādānakkhandhā) is the root cause of…
What I understand is that Sukha/dukha vedana(pleasant/unpleasant bodily feeling) is caused by past kamma, so sukha/dukha vedana is arammana. However, we attach to sukha/dukha vedana because of the anusaya, samyojana…
May 15, 2022; revised December 12, 2022; June 5, 2024 Sakkāya diṭṭhi is the wrong view that worldly pleasures or attainments (including rebirths in higher realms) can bring ever-lasting happiness….
March 21, 2022; revised June 20, 2023 Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda starts with an ārammaṇa or a sensory input. Numerous Changes of Mindset in a Day 1. Think about how often…
May 7, 2020; revised May 8, 2020 Introduction 1. Five aggregates (pañcakkhandha) is a critical concept to understand. In the previous three posts, we discussed how the mind makes a…
…of the world” (or loka nirodha/atthaṅgama.) See #8 below. Seeds for the “Origin of the World” (Rebirths) Initiate With Our Response to Sensory Inputs (Arammana) 6. Then, the verse is…
Nāmarupa, viññāṇa, and dhammā are closely related. They create kammic energies that can bring rebirth in various existences (bhava) based on the types of saṅkhāra involved. June 21, 2023 Introduction…
October 28, 2020; revised October 18, 2021; June 6, 2023 Ārammaṇa means the focus of the mind at a given moment. It plays an equally important role as gati/anusaya in…
Even though we perceive seeing as continuous, it results from a rapid series of discrete sensory events or “snapshots.” That is the real meaning of the verse, “diṭṭhe diṭṭhamattaṁ bhavissati.”…
This is about the most recent post: Arising of the Five Aggregates With an Ārammaṇa Thank you for another wonderful post, and it clears up the meaning of one word…