Antarābhava – No Connection to Gandhabba
…mental body (gandhabba) came out of that dead body. Then, that gandhabba was in the “paraloka” waiting for a suitable womb. Many years later, gandhabba was pulled into Jeffrey Keene’s…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…mental body (gandhabba) came out of that dead body. Then, that gandhabba was in the “paraloka” waiting for a suitable womb. Many years later, gandhabba was pulled into Jeffrey Keene’s…
…can be overcome by just reading posts or listening to discourses. – It requires a determined effort. – The key is to avoid engaging in activities that feed the craving!…
…tendency to greed does not lie within that.” The correct translation should be “While in the first jhāna, they give up kāma rāga and do not feed the kāma rāga…
…of gandhabba is given in this section: “Our Mental Body – Gandhabba.” A section of the Abhidhamma is devoted to gandhabba: “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya).” Posts are also in other sections….
…the gandhabba keeps changing from bhava to bhava, i.e., an “animal gandhabba” or “Brahma manōmaya kāya” is different from a “human gandhabba,” but the same lifestream can take all those…
…See, “Gandhabba in a Human Body – an Analogy.” Now, let us discuss the critical role played by the brain in the memory preservation/recall process. Memory Preservation/Recall for a Gandhabba…
…“animal gandhabba” will be born simultaneously with the dying of the “human gandhabba”. – The possibility of arising of any gandhabba or “grasping of any type of bhava” stops for…
…nāmarūpa get stronger due to this feedback. They depend on each other and feed on each other. The more he thinks about it, the stronger those viññāna and nāmarūpa. Ven….
…of the dead physical body and lives in “gandhabba loka” until pulled into a womb to be born again with a physical body. A human gandhabba also has a finite…
…gandhabba is still firmly connected to the living physical body (that is they can re-enter that body at any time). It is as if the gandhabba is still protected by…