Triune Brain: How the Mind Rewires the Brain via Meditation/Habits
…Revised December 20, 2016; September 21, 2020; October 21, 2022 Triune Brain – Three Major Components of the Brain 1. Triune means “consisting of three.” The human brain, the most…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…Revised December 20, 2016; September 21, 2020; October 21, 2022 Triune Brain – Three Major Components of the Brain 1. Triune means “consisting of three.” The human brain, the most…
…fully comprehends the anicca nature and the anatta nature. The next step is to fully comprehend dukkha and asubha nature. See, “Vipallāsa (Diṭṭhi, Saññā, Citta) Affect Saṅkhāra.” A Sotapanna Anugāmi…
Revised September 27, 2017; January 30, 2019; April 18, 2020; June 28, 2020; June 14, 2022 Arōgyā paramā lābhā Santuṭṭhiparamaṃ dhanaṃ vissāsa paramā ñāti Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Dhammapada verse 204)…
…be called a religion too. October 21, 2015; revised November 8, 2015; rewritten December 7, 2022 Buddha Dhamma – A Self-Consistent Worldview and a Religion 1. It is best to…
December 11, 2015; Revised November 19, 2018; June 15, 2024 In this post, we will discuss an important classification of vēdanā based on whether they arise due to kamma vipāka…
Revised March 4, 2018; December 16, 2020 1. We all are impressed by the scientific advances made during the past 100 years or so making our lives easier and more…
January 29, 2016; revised January 7, 2019; February 22, 2020 Introduction 1. We discussed the tiparivaṭṭa (three rounds of bondage) briefly in the post “Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta – Introduction.” Here, we…
…of anicca, dukkha, anatta grows. A Sōtapanna has COMPLETELY removed only micchā diṭṭhi from the dasa akusala. Only an Arahant is completely free from dasa akusala; see, “What is the…
July 15, 2016; revised February 16, 2021 1. In this section, I have two goals: Introduce Abhidhamma in a scientific way that can be understood not only by people with…
November 30, 2016; revised October 29, 2019 “Early Suttās” Did Not Provide Details 1. In this critical post, I argue that it is better to study suttās in the order…