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After recent listening and reflection, this is my working summary, kindly correct me where I’m off.
“Everything conditioned (saṅkhata) is anicca, dukkha, anattā, and arises by paṭicca-samuppāda. Outcomes have many causes under the five niyāma (utu, bīja, citta, kamma, dhamma), so nothing bends perfectly to my will. My work is to see this process clearly, stop adding fuel (taṇhā/upādāna), and cultivate the path. With these conditions, the cycle fades,and the asaṅkhata, Nibbāna, is realised.”
Theruwan Saranai 🙏
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Yes. May be it can be a bit refined as follows.
1. Anything that arises in the world (living beings and their environments) is a saṅkhata, meaning it has a finite lifetime and is subject to unexpected changes during that lifetime. That is because they all arise from kammic energies generated by the minds of living beings. Inert things in the environment arise due to collective kammic energies, while one’s own existences arise due to their own kammic energies.
- That is why nothing can be of nicca, sukha, atta nature. They are all of anicca, dukkha, anatta nature.
- That process is dictated by Paṭicca Samuppāda. Thus, nature runs based on the universal law of Paṭicca Samuppāda.
2. Five types of niyāma (utu, bīja, citta, kamma, dhamma) are not discussed in the Sutta Piṭaka or the Abhidhamma Piṭaka. At least I have not come across them. They appear only in late Commentaries.
- There is only one niyāma (dhamma niyāma) that is discussed. See “Uppādā Sutta (AN 3.126)“. That is Paṭicca Samuppāda.
- There is an old thread on the subject in the forum: “Five Niyamas-Does Every Unfortunate Event Always Have Kamma As A Root Cause?“
3. Living beings engage in akusala kamma (and generate kammic energies) by generating abhisankhara because of their efforts to enjoy ‘sensory pleasures.’
- However, all such ‘pleasures’ are mind-made (via Paṭicca Samuppāda). That means all ‘sensual pleasures’ in kama loka, ‘jhanic pleasures’ in rupa loka, and ‘arupa samapatti pleasures’ in arupa loka are all mind-made. We suffer in the rebirth process because we do not understand that all these ‘pleasures’ are like mirages! They feel like ‘pleasures’, but if you chase them, you will not find any lasting happiness.
- This is a bit complex subject that I discussed in several sections (in the following order): “Does ‘Anatta’ Refer to a ‘Self’?” “Sensory Experience – A Deeper Analysis” “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” “Worldview of the Buddha” and “Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta – New Series”.
- This is why our actions seeking such ‘pleasures’ are all of anicca, dukkha, anatta nature. They are not only fruitless but also dangerous because they can lead to rebirths in the apāyās.
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