Bhava: Seed of Consciousness

I hope I am not asking too many questions. In my effort to fully understand the intricate workings of gandhabba, vinnana, etc., I found it necessary to return to the…

Reply To: Gandhabba, Rebirth: Time

…I contemplated whether or not a gandhabba is ever completely annihilated. All of this contemplation lead me to wonder about the nature of time in relation to rebirth and gandhabba….

Reply To: Gandhabba, Rebirth: Time

…linear as we imagine, does gandhabba operate anywhere in time, being only subject to locality? Also, is there ever an event where a gandhabba is completely annihilated, such as in…

Reply To: Can an Ariya get Alzheimer’s Disease?

…NOT the eyes, ears, tongue, nose, body, and brain. – The “sensing elements” are in the “energy-body”/”manomaya kaya/gandhabba. Those are the set of pasada rupa (cakkhu, sota, jivha, ghana, kaya)…

Reply To: Misinformation Effect

…vatthu is the seat of the mind. It is the major component of gandhabba. Gandhabba is inside the physical body, and the hadaya vatthu (together with the five pasada rupa)…