Reply To: Drugs and Vedana

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Lal
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Yes. Excellent explanation.

Another way to look at it is as follows.

(1) Upon attaining the Arahant stage, the mental body (manomaya kaya/gandhabba) undergoes a HUGE change. All anusaya/samyojana/gati are eliminated.

(2) However, while undergoing some changes, the physical body still lives as a human body and is subjected to decay and death as for any other human. Thus, an Arahant would feel pain if injured and still generate “distorted sannas” based on other sensory inputs. Of course, such “distorted sanna” cannot lead to a defiled mind because all anusaya/samyojana/gati have been eliminated. In other words, all biochemical processes would be the same as for other humans, but a defiled mind can never arise!

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