Reply To: Girdling the “What in the Mind”
…same way, the samsaric process is stopped by cutting off the “nutrients” that feed it. This can be stated in many different ways: removing lobha, dosa, moha is at the…
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Reply To: Eric's Progress Diary
…just a mess right now. But I’m trying to force myself to at least read PD whenever I’d just me mindlessly flicking my FB feed just to take my mind…
Viññāna and Sankhāra – Connection to Paṭicca Samuppāda
…often easier to use an example to illustrate these PS cycles. Pavutti PS is important because the habits (gati) cultivated during this lifetime can feed the uppatti PS process leading…
Ānapānasati Eliminates Mental Stress Permanently
…feed that bad kamma viññāna and could even lead to bad bodily actions). Therefore, an understanding of the bad consequences of immoral deeds and thoughts (kamma vipāka resulting from bad…
Reply To: Connection Between Sankhāra and Viññāna
…chain us to kamaloka relentlessly. I would think of those vacī sankhāra as a prelude to the arising of mental sustenance that eventually follows for our cravings to feed on….
Reply To: Connection Between Sankhāra and Viññāna
13 “.In the same way, we want to “feed a good viññāna“, say to act kindly towards other people and animals. So, we should INCREASE vaci and sankhāra generation: generate…
Reply To: what does ending of sakkaya ditthi really mean?
…can only bring forth more dukkha consequently if he strives to feed his ego. Another understanding of sakkaya ditthi is to see there is no permanent unchanging self. Neither is…
Reply To: Post on An Apparent “Self” Is Involved in Kamma Generation
…van Gorkom who writes a lot about Abhidhamma. Does this also mean that one can not get rid of defilements and anusaya by not feeding them anymore? Maybe they will…
Kamma and Intention
…of her limited knowledge, she thought the more calcium a baby consumed the healthier he will grow. So she bought a calcium tablet, crushed it and feed it to the…
Rupa (Material Form)
…body within 24 hours or so. Therefore, those physical senses are internal only as long as the gandhabba is associated with the physical body. As soon as gandhabba leaves at…