I am beginning to think that a main reason that many people have difficulty in understanding the “distorted sanna” (“kama sanna,” in kama loka) could be one of the following two reasons:
- They had not realized that for “distorted sanna” to arise, not only must living beings’ bodies (both manomaya kaya and the physical body) but also the external world must arise via Paticca Samuppada.
- Some may have seen #1 above in my explanations, but they cannot believe it to be true.
I am glad that Yash asked the above questions. His questions made me realize the possibilities mentioned above. If those are relevant issues, please let me know, and I can provide further clarification. If you have doubts, the only way to proceed is to get them clarified.
