Reply To: Tilakhanna III
Can heat in the mind, tapa, be a kamma vipaka or is it Always a samphassa ja vedana, a domanassa vedana? For me, it feels more like it can be…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
Can heat in the mind, tapa, be a kamma vipaka or is it Always a samphassa ja vedana, a domanassa vedana? For me, it feels more like it can be…
Seeing that samphassa is (summing up alot) to react to events through likings /dislikings and phassa is to react without likings and dislikings than a good gathi or the best…
…level. A type of suffering that goes away completely for an Arahant in this life is those due to “samphassa ja vedana” (self-induced MENTAL suffering). It will be removed partially…
Lal: I see what you meant exactly now by “Samphassa ja vedana” . So in what terms would the suffering caused by one person to another be described? If A…
…he/she in not reborn anywhere in the 31 realms of this world. But it is also important to understand that there is no MENTAL suffering (samphassa ja vedana) for a…
Lal, You mentioned: The somanassa vedana is indeed produced by “samphassa with gati”. The gati in this case are not just with the Arahant, but anyone in human bhava. “Sweetness…
…due to strong past kamma. In other cases, some sense inputs are brought in and any suffering (or pleasure) that we experience is mind-made (somanassa/domanassa), also called “samphassa ja vedana”….
…(bodily) pain. There are 18 with joy (somanassa), 2 with displeasure (domanassa), and 32 with neutral (equanimity). The latter 20 types are what I have discussed as “samphassa ja vedana”….
…comes in as a neutral vedana. We generate joy via “samphassa ja vedana” based on our gathi. A good example is seeing a well-known politician. Some people generate good feelings…
…Arise in Two Ways Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa What is “Kāma”? It is not Just Sex Kāma Assāda Start with Phassa Paccaya Vedana or Samphassa Ja Vedana …