Lōbha, Dōsa, Mōha versus Rāga, Paṭigha, Avijjā
…see “Key to Calming the Mind – The Five Hindrances.” The word abhijjhā comes from “abhi” + “icchā” or “strong liking/craving.” The word vyāpāda comes from “vaya” + “pāda” or…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…see “Key to Calming the Mind – The Five Hindrances.” The word abhijjhā comes from “abhi” + “icchā” or “strong liking/craving.” The word vyāpāda comes from “vaya” + “pāda” or…
…decisions, that could affect one’s future for billions of years to come. That is why it is worthwhile at least to examine the evidence of the “wider world view” of…
…of free intense meditation courses and therefore is personally interesting for me to make use of AND has an enormous outreach and impact on presumably hundred thousands of people. I…
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…forced to commit apunnābhi saṅkhāra or evil actions (see, “Sankhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipaka”) by the very nature of that existence. For example, in the animal realm, most animals…
…free lunch,” as Guth explains in his book (pp. 247-248). Thus, implied in the inflation theory is the existence of multiple universes. However, there are some contradictions to the “Big…
…an effect in the future. It can also be called a “kamma bhava.” A kamma seed can be compared to a regular seed, for example, a seed of an apple…
…body. The “world” or “the universe” is much more complex than we perceive. This is one reason we think everything around us is permanent and is why it is so…
…” becoming aware” of a sensory input. It comes from (“vé” + “danā”) which means “වීම දැනවීම” in Sinhala. When an ārammaṇa (sensory input) comes to the mind (via any…
…definite kammic results. Let us take an example: Suppose we have a large tank of water which is losing water due to many holes at the bottom. Some holes are…