Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

Mr. Goenka teaches the students to practice samphassa-ja-vedana in ones daily activities. The meditation prepares one for the daily encounters in life. He says when we have an encounter with…

Concepts of Upādāna and Upādānakkhandha

…(Pañcakkhandha).”) Where Are Memories “Stored”? – Connection to Pañcakkhandha Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā Key Steps of Kammic Energy Accumulation Generating…

Reply To: Compilation of experience note

…DUKKHĀ WE CAN PERMANENTLY FIX IS STOPPING MENTAL SUFFERING. BECAUSE, MENTAL SUFFERING IS COMPLETELY 100% SELF MADE, ARTIFICIAL, SELF FABRICATED, UNNATURAL. p.s. mental suffering arises due to samphassa-jā-vedanā, which arises…

Reply To: Post on Five Aggregates – Introduction

…“Parinibbana” or “anupadisesa Nibbaba” or “complete Nibbana.” – Until then it is “saupadisesa Nibbana” or “Nibbana with residue.” Only “samphassa-ja-vedana” part of the suffering is eliminated during that remaining time….

Aṭṭha Purisa Puggalā- Eight Noble Persons

…rūpa, viññāṇa, samphassa, samphassajā vedanā, rūpasaññā, rūpasañcetanā, rūpataṇhā, dhātu, and the five types of khandha (i.e., pancakkhandha). Time Limits for other Noble Persons to Attain Arahanthood 7. The time limits…

Reply To: The Six Sextets

…for PRACTICE, from “WITH FEELING/SENSATION (VEDANA) AS A REQUISITE CONDITION THERE IS CRAVING”.” ? In this part, the “contact” which when sense input is being used as “āyatana” instead of…

Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English

…paccayā Salayatana Difference between Phassa and Samphassa Phassa paccayā Vēdanā….to Tanhā Difference Between Tanhā and Upādāna Upādāna Paccayā Bhava – Two Types of Bhava Nāmarupa, Viññāṇa, Dhammā – Closely Related…