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New/Rewritten Posts:
Viññāṇa – What It Really Means – 4/26/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Saṅkhāra – What It Really Means – 4/19/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Saññā – What It Really Means – 4/11/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Free Will in Buddhism – Connection to Sankhāra – 4/4/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation – 3/29/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body – 3/22/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Purāna and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation – 3/15/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Assāsa Passāsa – What Do They Mean? – 3/8/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Sotapanna Stage from Kāma Loka – 3/1/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Pāth to Nibbāna – Learning Dhamma to Become a Sotapanna – 2/23/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Path to Nibbāna – The Necessary Background – 2/16/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Loka and Nibbāna (Aloka) – Complete Overview – 2/8/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Is Cakkhu Viññāṇa Free of Defilements? – 1/31/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Kāma Saññā – How to Bypass to Cultivate Satipaṭṭhāna – 1/25/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
A Sensory Input Triggers (Distorted) Saññā and Pañcupādānakkhandha – 1/18/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Sandiṭṭhiko – What Does It Mean? – 1/11/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Sensory Inputs Initiate “Creation of the World” or “Loka Samudaya” – 1/3/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Mind-Pleasing Things” in the World Arise via Paṭicca Samuppāda– 12/28/24 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Buddhist Worldview – Introduction – 12/20/24 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section)
Jāti – Different Types of Births – 12/13/24
Kamma are Done with Abhisaṅkhāra – Types of Abhisaṅkhāra – 12/6/24 (in the “San – A Critical Pāli Root” section)
Human Life – A Mental Base (Gandhabba) and a Material Base (Cell) – 11/30/24 (in the “Origin of Life” section)
Origin of Life – There is No Traceable Origin – 11/22/24 (in the “Origin of Life” section; I plan to rewrite most of the posts in this section)
Vinaya Piṭaka – More Than Disciplinary Rules – 11/13/24
Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean? – 11/9/24
Is It Necessary for a Buddhist to Eliminate Sensual Desires? – 11/2/24
Anatta – the Opposite of Which Atta? – 10/26/24
Aggañña Sutta Discussion – Introduction – 10/19/24 (in the “Sutta Interpretations” section)
Attaining Nibbāna Requires Understanding Buddha’s Worldview – 10/12/24 (in the “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Buddhist Theory of Matter – Fundamentals – 10/5/24 (in the “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Overcoming Attachment to “Distorted/False Saññā” Leads to Nibbāna – 9/28/24 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” section)
Two Aspects of Saññā – Beneficial and Dangerous – 9/21/24 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” section)
Sensory Experience, Paṭicca Samuppāda, and pañcupādānakkhandha – 9/14/24 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” section)
Is Ānāpānasati Breath Meditation? – 9/7/24 (in the “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Citta, Manō, Viññāna – Nine Stages of Mind Contamination – 8/31/24 (in the “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Paṭicca Samuppāda – “Pati+ichcha” + “Sama+uppāda” – 8/23/24 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Citta Evolving To Viññāna And Viññākkhanda In Nine Steps– 8/18/24 (in the “Dhamma with Less Pāli” section)
Introduction – What is Suffering? – 8/10/24 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English” section)
Vedās Originated With Buddha Kassapa’s Teachings – 8/3/24 (in the “Myths or Realities?” section)
Four Conditions for Attaining Sōtapanna Magga/Phala – 7/27/24 (in the “Sōtapanna Stage of Nibbāna” section)
Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body – 7/20/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Taṇhā – Result of Saññā Giving Rise to Mind-Made Vedanā – 7/13/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Saññā Gives Rise to Most of the Vedanā We Experience – 7/6/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Seeing the Unfruitful Nature of the World” – 6/29/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts – 6/22/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Mind Operates Like a Machine According to Nature’s Laws – 6/14/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Pāramitā – How a Puthujjana Becomes a Buddha – 6/9/24 (in the “Myths or Realities?” section)
Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World – 6/1/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Vipassanā – Buddhist Meditation – 5/25/24 (in the new “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
“Jānato Passato” and Ājāniya – Critical Words to Remember – 5/18/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Ariya Jhāna and Anariya Jhāna – Main Differences – 5/11/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Sammā Samādhi – How to Define It? – 5/3/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Jhāna – Finer Details – 4/26/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Power of the Human Mind – Ariya Jhānā“ – 4/19/24
Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation – 4/12/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi – 3/28/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Pāli Suttās in Tipiṭaka – Direct Translations are Wrong – 3/20/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Ārammaṇa (Sensory Input) Initiates Critical Processes – 3/12/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings – 3/5/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Rupa and Rupakkhandha- Not External Objects – 2/27/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Kāma Rāga Dominates Rupa Rāga and Arupa Rāga – 2/13/24 (in the new “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” section)
Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra – 2/9/24 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Kalahavivāda Sutta – Origin of Fights and Disputes – 2/2/24 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Saññā Nidānā hi Papañca Saṅkhā – Immoral Thoughts Based on “Distorted Saññā” – 1/26/24 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā) – 1/19/24
Purāna and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation – 1/11/24 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Distorted Saññā Arises in Every Adult but Not in a Newborn – 1/5/24 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Kāma Rāga Arises Due to “Distorted Saññā” – 12/28/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Vedanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways – 12/20/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Fooled by Distorted Saññā (Sañjānāti) – Origin of Attachment (Taṇhā) – 12/12/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Mūlapariyāya Sutta – The Root of All Things – 12/5/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa – 11/25/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Sotapanna Stage and Distorted/Defiled Saññā – 11/17/23 (in the new “Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section)
Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment – 11/11/23 (in the new “Sensory Experience – A Deeper Analysis” section)
Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā” – 11/4/23 (in the new “Sensory Experience – A Deeper Analysis” section)
Saññā Vipallāsa – Distorted Perception – 10/27/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
“Attato Samanupassati” – To View Something to be of Value – 10/20/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
“Attā” as “Self” – Wrong Translation in Many Suttās – 10/13/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean? – 10/7/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Dukkha – Previously Unknown Truth About Suffering – 9/30/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse – 9/22/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Anicca Nature- Chasing Worldly Pleasures Is Pointless – 9/16/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti – 9/9/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section)
Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccandha – 9/2/23
Contamination of a Human Mind – Detailed Analysis (with chart B3) – 8/26/23
Contamination of the Human Mind Based on a Sensory Input (with chart B3) – 8/20/23
Each Citta Starts with Distorted Saññā (with chart B2) – 8/12/23
Uncovering the Suffering-Free (Pabhassara) Mind (with chart B1) – 8/5/23
True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering – 7/29/23
What is Unique in Buddha Dhamma? – 7/22/23
Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – Distortion Timeline – 7/10/23
Counterfeit Buddhism – Current Mainstream Buddhism – 6/30/23
Nāmarupa, Viññāṇa, Dhammā – Closely Related – 6/21/23
Upādāna Paccayā Bhava – Two Types of Bhava – 6/10/23
Phassa paccayā Vēdanā….to Tanhā – 6/3/23
Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation – 5/27/23 (with chart C)
Rupa, Dhammā (Appaṭigha Rupa) and Nāmagotta (Memories) – 5/20/23 (with chart #14)
Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra – 5/13/23 (with chart #13)
Difference between Phassa and Samphassa – 5/7/23 (with new chart #12)
Salāyatana Are Not Sense Faculties – 5/1/23 (with new chart #11)
Nāmarupa – Different Types – 4/23/23
Nāmarupa in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 4/16/23 (with new chart #10)
Nāmarupa in Vipāka Viññāṇa – 4/9/23 (with new chart #9)
Kamma and Saṅkhāra, Cetanā and Sañcetanā – 4/2/23 (with new chart #8)
Saṅkhāra – An Introduction – 3/26/23 (with new chart #7)
Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World – 3/18/23 (with new chart #6)
Five Aggregates – Introduction – 3/9/23 (with new chart #5)
Essence of Buddhism – In the First Sutta – 3/3/23 (with new chart #4)
Evidence for Rebirth – 2/25/23 (with new chart #3)
Buddhism without Rebirth and Nibbāna? – 2/20/23 (with new chart #2)
Buddha Dhamma – Foundation – 2/16/23 (in the new section, “Buddhism – In Charts“)
Sutta Interpretation – Uddēsa, Niddēsa, Paṭiniddēsa – 2/9/23
Four Noble Truths: Recipe for Problem-Solving – 2/2/23
Saṅkhāra – An Introduction – 1/26/23
Breath Meditation Is Addictive and Harmful in the Long Run – 1/19/23
Ānāpānasati – Overview – 1/12/23
Difference Between Dhammā and Saṅkhāra – 1/6/23
Dhamma and Dhammā – Different but Related – 12/30/22
Dhamma – Different Meanings Depending on the Context – 12/23/22
Four Conditions for Attaining Sōtapanna Magga/Phala – 12/16/22
Is Buddha Dhamma (Buddhism) a Religion? – 12/8/22
Cuti-Paṭisandhi – An Abhidhamma Description – 12/2/22
Pāpa Kamma Versus Akusala Kamma – 11/25/22
Is Suffering the Same as the First Noble Truth on Suffering? – 11/18/22
What is Unique in Buddha Dhamma? – 11/11/22
Does Gandhabba Mean “Semen”? – 11/4/22
Mahārāhulovāda Sutta and Ānāpānasati – 10/28/22
How Habits are Formed and Broken – A Scientific View – 10/21/22
Icchā (Cravings) Lead to Upādāna and to Eventual Suffering – 10/14/22
Ānāpānasati Not About Breath – Icchānaṅgala Sutta – 10/7/22
Key Problems with Mahāyāna Teachings – 10/1/22
The Infinity Problem in Buddhism – 9/24/22
Sotapatti Aṅga – The Four Qualities of a Sotāpanna – 9/18/22
A Buddhist or a Bhauddhayā? – 9/12/2022
Bhūta and Yathābhūta – What Do They Really Mean – 9/7/2022
Interpretation of the Tipiṭaka – Gandhabba Example – 9/1/2022
Kilesa – Relationship to Akusala, Kusala, and Puñña Kamma – 8/27/2022 (in the section “Dhamma Concepts“)
Anusaya, Gati, Bhava – Connection to Manomaya Kāya (Gandhabba) – 8/21/2022 (in the section “Gati, Bhava, and Jāti“)
Cuti and Marana – Related to Bhava and Jāti – 8/17/22 (in the section “Gati, Bhava, and Jāti“)
Bhava and Jāti – States of Existence and Births Therein – 8/12/2022 (in the section “Gati, Bhava, and Jāti“)
Four Noble Truths: Recipe for Problem Solving – 8/6/22 (in the section “The Basics“)
Four Types of Births in Buddhism – 7/30/22 (in the section “Origin of Life“)
Details of Kamma – Intention, Who Is Affected, Kamma Patha – 7/24/22 (in the section “Dhamma Concepts“)
Three Types of “Bodies” – Poṭṭhapāda Sutta (DN 9) – 7/16/22 (in the section “Sutta Interpretations“)
Jhāna, Jhāya, and Jhāyi – Different Meanings – 6/23/22 (in the new section “Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasina“
Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi – 6/16/22 (in the new section “Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasina“
Assāsa Passāsa – What Do They Mean? – 6/8/22 (in “Elephant in the Room 2 – Ānāpānasati“
Ānāpānasati – Overview – 6/2/22 (in the new section “Elephant in the Room 2 – Ānāpānasati“
Rāga and Jhāna – Two Commonly Misunderstood Words – 5/28/22 (in the new section “Often Mistranslated Pāli Keywords“
Bhava and Jāti Within a Lifetime – Example – 5/22/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Pañcupādānakkhandhā – 5/15/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Noble Truth of Suffering- Pañcupādānakkhandhā Dukkhā – 5/7/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Pañcupādānakkhandha – Attachment to One’s Experiences – 5/1/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Five Aggregates – Experiences of Each Sentient Being – 4/24/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Rupakkhandha in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 4/16/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Aggregate of Forms – Collection of “Mental Impressions” of Forms – 4/10/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Seeing Is a Series of “Snapshots” – 4/3/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Khandhā in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 3/28/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Change of Mindset Due to an Ārammaṇa – 3/21/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda – Bhava and Jāti Within a Lifetime – 3/14/22 (in the new section “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
Niddesa (Brief Description) of Paṭicca Samuppāda – 3/7/22 (in the new section “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka“
“Elephant in the Room” – Direct Translation of the Tipiṭaka – 2/28/22 (in the new section “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka“
Where Are Memories Stored? – Viññāṇa Dhātu -2/21/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Gandhabba (Mental Body) Separating from Physical Body in Jhāna -2/14/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Brain Is Not the Mind -2/7/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Critical Influence of Wrong Views on Akusala Citta -2/1/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Anidassana, Appaṭigha Rupa Due to Anidassana Viññāṇa -1/23/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Summary of Key Concepts About Viññāṇa and Saṅkhāra -1/16/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Two Types of Kamma Viññāṇa -1/9/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Abhisaṅkhāra Lead to Kamma Viññāṇa -1/3/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Rebirths Take Place According to Abhisaṅkhāra -12/27/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Kusala-Mula Saṅkhāra Are Needed to Attain Nibbāna -12/20/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Kamma and Saṅkhāra, Cetanā and Sañcetanā -12/14/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
Saṅkhāra – Should Not be Translated as a Single Word -12/7/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” section)
