Reply To: Kusala/Akusala and Punna/Pāpa Kamma
Hālo, Mārayi veb põst! Bohoma stūtiyi, Lal! Would the following anāpānasati bhāvanā done throughout the day be considered kusala kamma because it is eliminating defilements? As asavas, anusaya due to…
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Attempt to understand anapana for correct meditation
I am currently living a life of camping, working as a barista, and meditating on a tropical tourist island. It’s the closest I could manifest to a lay monk lifestyle,…
Mōha/Avijjā and Vipāka Viññāṇa/Kamma Viññāṇa
December 14, 2019; revised November 26, 2022 Summary of Discussion Up To Now 1. In the subsection “Worldview of the Buddha,” we discuss how the Buddha explained the sensory experience….
Buddhahood Controversies – Introduction
July 9, 2020; revised August 6, 2022 Overview 1. Buddhahood is a term that remains mired in controversy. In upcoming posts in this section, I will discuss three topics that…
Mind Is Not in the Brain
September 6, 2020 The mind is not in the brain, but the brain is essential for the mind to work as long as the gandhabba is inside the physical body….
Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā
April 23, 2021; revised September 7, 2022 Dukkha samudaya means “origin of suffering.” Kammic energies for future suffering accumulate via Paṭicca Samuppāda (PS). We start acting with avijjā and initiate…
Rebirths Take Place According to Abhisaṅkhāra
Rebirths take place according to abhisaṅkhāra cultivated. That mechanism is explained in Akusala-Mula Paṭicca Samuppāda. December 27, 2021; revised December 28, 2021; July 2, 2022 Three Types of Abhisaṅkhāra Leading…
Reply To: post on Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga – A Focused Analysis
“Assāsa passāsa” has TWO meanings: 1. “Breathing in and out” – That applies to “assāsa passāsā kāya saṅkhārā“, i.e., that is how the mind moves the body in the simplest…
Reply To: pariññātā
The verse fragment, “. ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ” is a key element in both Satipaṭṭhāna and Ānāpānasati Bhavanā. The four sections in the Satipaṭṭhāna Bhavanā are: “..kāye kāyānupassi…
Posts on ‘Elephants in the Room’
Comments/questions on the section on “Elephants in the Room” including “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” and “Ānāpānasati Bhāvanā.”…