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Revised November 4, 2018; August 27, 2022 1. Nothing can happen without a cause (“hētu” in Pāli or Sinhala). Everything happens for reasons or causes. Usually, many things simultaneously arise…

Most vedanā are “mind-made” (“samphassa-jā-vedanā”) and have their origin in “distorted saññā.“ Revised February 9, 2017; April 28, 2021; rewritten December 20, 2023 Introduction 1. The word vedanā means ”…

Five Aggregates – Introduction Difference Between Rupa and Rupakkhandha Rūpakkhandha and Rūpa Upādānakkhandha Arising of Five Aggregates Based on an Ārammaṇa Memory Records- Critical Part of Five Aggregates Pañca Upādānakkhandhā…

Revised October 6, 2016; November 24, 2017; March 9, 2020; December 12, 2020; July 20, 2022 Dasa Akusala Connected to Saṅkhāra 1. One can do immoral acts with the body,…

Revised November 3, 2018; re-written March 15, 2022; revised February 2, 2024 “Yō Paṭiccasamuppādam passati, so Dhammam passati. Yō Dhammam passati, so Paṭiccasamuppādam passati.” “One who sees Paṭiccasamuppāda sees the…

Our minds become agitated when we see, hear, smell, taste, touch, or just think about something that we really like or really dislike. Those are called thought objects (ārammana in…

Revised November 4, 2017; October 27, 2021 Twelve Types of Akusala Cittā All ten akusala kamma are done with these 12 akusala cittā. There are eight greed-rooted, two hatred-rooted, and…

Revised July 15, 2020; July 30, 2022 Javana Cittā Are Associated with Abhisaṅkhāra 1. The power of the human mind has been discussed in several posts starting with “Power of…

September 2, 2016; revised April 17, 2017; re-written March 22, 2020; May 20, 2021; August 10, 2022; January 26, 2023 (#12) Introduction 1. Misconceptions about Nibbāna arise because its true…