Reply To: Gathi and the 5 khandhas
…Buddhist to Eliminate Sensual Desires?” – Also read, “Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccanda” Please read the posts that recommend. I cannot write everything in a single post. So, I…
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Chachakka Sutta – Six Types of Vipāka Viññāna
…Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” section. If that rūpa triggers kāma guna, one may become interested in it (if one has the corresponding “san gati“). The next step only occurs…
Posts Related to “Distorted Saññā”
…food, aromas, body touches) DO NOT have mind-pleasing qualities (kāma guna) like beauty, taste, or sexual pleasure. Those “mind-pleasing qualities” are “distorted saññā” generated by our minds. One needs to…
Reply To: Post on “Chachakka Sutta – Six Types of Vipāka Viññāna”
…Perception (Saññā)” section. If that rūpa triggers kāma guna, one may become interested in it (if one has the corresponding “san gati“). The next step only occurs if one has…
Views on Life
August 4, 2019 Views on Life – Wrong View of Materialism Wrong View of Creationism (and Eternal Future Life) – Part 1 Wrong View of Creationism (and Eternal Future Life)…
Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event
…vedanā. However, some sōmanassa or dōmanassa vedanā arise due to kāma guna. The following post, “Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā),” will discuss this issue. However, no dukkha/sukha vedanā…
Paṭicca Samuppāda – A “Self” Exists Due to Avijjā
…ārammana via greed only because one craves for and desires things with kāma guna. If one is blocked from getting that then one may “attach” with anger. Therefore, craving or…
Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
I have revised #6 of that post as follows: “Those things in this world that lead to such attachment and joyful feelings are those to which our ignorant minds assign…
Reply To: Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
The “sweetness in sugar,” etc., comes from “kāma saññā” and NOT from “kāma guna.” I will explain that in upcoming posts. Thanks for pointing this out, LDF! LDF’s comment is…
Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)
This section will help an average person get to the Sotapanna stage. Furthermore, this material is ESSENTIAL for a Sotapanna to attain the higher stages of Nibbāna. November 17, 2023…