Reply To: Definition of Energy in Buddha Dhamma

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When we decide to perform an action, the gandhabba sends a signal to the mana indriya in the brain in the form of kirana (ray system). This causes an electrical activity in the brain which will then use the energy that came from food to send this signal to other parts of the body by converting them to suitable electrochemical energies. So conveniently, it should be fine to say there is a mental energy that comes from the gandhabba after deciding, which is then converted to other forms of energy. This is acceptable as long as we are mindful of the fact that this is not necessarily the kammic energy generated by javana citta that can create kamma vipaka in the future. But it is a mental energy that comes from hadaya vatthu (which is sustained by the kammic energy that caused the existence of gandhabba.)

P.S. Cittas arise and fade away. So it is understandable that there has to be some form of energy causing this. A gandhabba is sustained by the kammic energy that led to its existence. So when one decides to do something with vaci sankhara, several cittas are created by the hadaya vatthu. This energy comes from the kammic energy sustaining this bhava.

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