Āsava, Anusaya, and Gati (Gathi)

…and āsava with this post. See “Habits and Goals, and Character (Gati),” “The Law of Attraction, Habits, Character (Gati), and Cravings (Āsava),” “Saṃsāric Habits, Character (Gati), Cravings (Āsava).” Finding exact…

Gati to Bhava to Jāti – Ours to Control

…like gati, āsāvās are deep-seated and ingrained in one’s lifestream, and most can be traced back numerous lives in the past; see, “Āsava, Anusaya, and Gati (Gathi)“. While there can…

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…kind of “animal gati”. If X is a serial killer, he has gati suitable for much harsher realms in the niraya. If X has “excessively greedy gati” (and thus can…

Tanhā – How We Attach Via Greed, Hate, and Ignorance

…Sansāra (or Saṃsāra)“), and “gati” (pronounced “gathi”)are saṃsāric habits (see, “saṃsāric Habits and āsavā“); thus “san gati” means saṃsāric habits; “phassa” means contact, and “tinnan” (pronounced “thinnan”) means three. See…

Anatta in Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta – Part 1

“gati” (pronounced “gathi.”) Gati are also related to āsava and anusaya. For example, X may be attracted to a type of woman that Y may not be attracted to. X…

Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra

…– How Anusaya Grows -2“ Anusaya – Hidden Defilements 1. Anusaya is a critical concept. The word “gati” (pronounced “gathi”) is hardly mentioned in current texts but is also a…

Habits, Goals, and Character (Gati or Gathi)

…making progress at ANY LEVEL is to get rid of bad habits and instill good habits because they mold one’s character (gati) even though the rebirth process. The Pāli (and…

Associations (Sēvana)- A Root Cause of Wrong Views

…with avijjā (ignorance) at any given time depends on one’s gati. In simple terms, “good gati” are associated with Sammā Diṭṭhi (correct views), and “bad gati” are associated with micchā…