A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…level” increases in the given order from kāma to kāmaccandha based on the strengths of kāma guṇa that arise at a given time. Pronunciation of the terms: https://puredhamma.net/wp-content/uploads/Kama-guna-kamakama-raga-kamaccanda.mp3 In kāma…
…in kama loka arises with kāma saññā at the kāma dhātu stage. This citta then rapidly gets contaminated within its lifetime and ends up in the viññāna stage; see #11…
…they don’t crave what others have. Thus, they do not have lōbha. Also, see, “Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmacchanda” for more details. Blinded by Kāma Is Kāmacchanda 5. Then…
True happiness is the complete absence of suffering, per the Buddha. In contrast, people seek to maximize their sensory experiences, but the Buddha showed that such efforts only lead to…
…playing around with the name Kāma Guṇa and what I have thought of is qualities or characteristics (guna) leading to Kāma. The qualities or characteristics of cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā…
…an Anagami still has liking for sense pleasures, even though they are not strong enough to lead to a bhava in kama loka? Is this kama linked to the higher…
…that even Arhant might “recognise” beautiful women as beautiful women.” “Kama guna” and “attaching to kama guna” are two different things. – An Arahant would see a beautiful woman as…
…in the kama loka would have “kama sanna.” Attchement to “kama sanna” with “kama guna” does not occur for an Arahant. (However, an Arahant in Arahant-phala samapatti or nirodha samapatti…
Contamination of the human mind can happen quickly. The “extent of contamination” depends on the sensory input and one’s gati at that moment. August 20, 2023; August 21, 2023 (#4)…
…“kāma guna” of sweetness. That holds for everyone, from an average person to an Arahant. A beautiful woman will be seen as such by anyone from an ordinary person to…