Uncovering the Suffering-Free (Pabhassara) Mind
Suffering-free (pabhassara) mind is the baseline state of mind for all. It is covered with layers of dirt (defilements of rāga, dosa, and moha) that can be recovered. August 5,…
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Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
If there is not even “kama sanna” then An Arahant would not experience any taste! I am still trying to verify it. (P.S. See comment #45581 below.) This is a…
Arising of Five Aggregates Based on an Ārammaṇa
May 7, 2020; revised May 8, 2020 Introduction 1. Five aggregates (pañcakkhandha) is a critical concept to understand. In the previous three posts, we discussed how the mind makes a…
Reply To: Posts in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” Section
Kāma Rāga Dominates Rupa Rāga and Arupa Rāga The six types of kāma guṇa are iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. They apply to manoviññeyyā dhammā, too. SN 35.104-1.8 “santi,…
Origin of Life
July 10, 2019 Origin of Life – There is No Traceable Origin Human Life – A Mental Base (Gandhabba) and a Material Base (Cell) Clarification of “Mental Body” and “Physical…
Nibbāna – Rāgakkhaya Dosakkhaya Mohakkhaya – Part 1
February 19, 2021; revised August 5, 2023 Nibbāna is defined as “rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—idaṃ vuccati nibbānan’ti” OR “Nibbāna is the ending of rāga, dosa, and moha.” What Is Nibbāna? 1….
Reply To: How to cope with loneliness
The need for interaction with other humans is inherent in a human. It is like “kama guna” that I discussed in the post “Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā).”…
Reply To: Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
Does this mean, when tasting the sweetness of sugar, this is sukha vedana and also kama guna?
Reply To: Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
…with the body one can feel sukha and dukha vedana as kamma vipaka. But of course kama guna are felt by all including Arahants. Somehow there is a missing link……
Reply To: Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
…in sugar” is a “human gati”; see the post on Kama Guna. For the Arahant, that gathi will also go away at Parinibbana; it is there only as long as…