The Cooling Down Process (Nibbāna) – How Root Causes are Removed
…Together 6. Avijjā (ignorance) and taṇhā feed off each other, but it is avijjā that one needs to tackle first. That is because unless one’s mind sees the dangers hidden…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…Together 6. Avijjā (ignorance) and taṇhā feed off each other, but it is avijjā that one needs to tackle first. That is because unless one’s mind sees the dangers hidden…
…para loka (with gandhabbas), (vii) mother is not a special person, (viii) father is not a special person, (ix) there are no instantaneous (opapātika) births, (x) there are no samana…
…more one smokes, the stronger the viññāṇa gets. This is called “feeding the viññāṇa” by doing it again and again. In other words, habits are formed via repeatedly feeding the…
…back and read previous posts to refresh memory. In the previous post, we discussed how saṅkhāra can feed and build different types of viññāna during our lifetime. The Paṭicca samuppāda…
…while doing moral deeds; joy and wisdom feed on each other. Of course, chanda and viriya will grow simultaneously too. Thus the “somanassa sahagata nana sampayutta citta” or the “thought…
…with another’s spouse or a child, for example, is done with lōbha. A successful meditation program goes hand in hand with a moral lifestyle. They feed on each other. 7….
…more kamma viññāṇa are created; see, “How Are Paṭicca Samuppāda Cycles Initiated?“. Thus it is a feedback process that gets strengthened with time. Kamma Viññāṇa Make Kamma Bīja 4. That…
…least be feed from the apayas, we need to get rid of “apayagami gathi”. That cannot be done without comprehending Tilakkhana. That is the special message of the Buddha. That…
…etc. There are also thoughts which feed or support a certain kind of motivation and these are called vicara. These are also bad when they support a bad motivation. supporting…
…planning and keeps thinking about it. Those citta generate kammic energy that will feed that kamma beeja. But significantly higher energy will be added to that kamma beeja at the…