Ānāpāna and Satipaṭṭhāna – Fundamentals

…people are more prone to generating angry thoughts; others are more like to generate compassionate thoughts. In other words, some people have “angry gati” while others have “compassionate gati“. Previously…

Cuti and Marana – Related to Bhava and Jāti

…Mōha versus Rāga, Paṭigha, Avijjā.” Humans can cultivate “human gati“ that will allow another human bhava in the future. “Human gati” is similar to the gati of Devās in the…

How Character (Gati) Leads to Bhava and Jāti

Jāti (births) depend on gati (habits/character.) Therefore, it is critical to cultivate “good gati.” Revised August 9, 2021; September 28, 2024 1. A unique knowledge that the Buddha gained during…

Sotapanna Stage and Distorted/Defiled Saññā

…in the “Gati Sutta (AN 9.68)”: Nirayo, tiracchānayoni, pettivisayo, manussā, devā. As we can see, those in the apāyās have nirayo, tiracchāna, or peta gati. Humans have manussa gati. These…

Associations (Sēvana)- A Root Cause of Wrong Views

…with avijjā (ignorance) at any given time depends on one’s gati. In simple terms, “good gati” are associated with Sammā Diṭṭhi (correct views), and “bad gati” are associated with micchā…