What are Dhammā? – A Deeper Analysis

…citta starts by enhancing one’s gati. As we will discuss in a future post on the “Asēvana Paccaya,” the more one does activities related to a given gati, the gati

Reply To: What is "frivolous talk"?

…kind of “animal gati”. If X is a serial killer, he has gati suitable for much harsher realms in the niraya. If X has “excessively greedy gati” (and thus can…

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…

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…

Does the Hell (Niraya) Exist?

…niraya (unless they had attained at least the Sotāpanna stage). Thus beings with better and better “gati,” i.e., “deva gati” and “Brahma gati,” are located further and further away from…

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…