Kalahavivāda Sutta – Origin of Fights and Disputes
Kalahavivāda Sutta is a series of questions and answers on how the origins of fights, wars, conflicts, and disputes can be traced to “distorted saññā.“ February 2, 2024 The “Kalahavivāda…
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Reply To: Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
…about: kama guna that are based on one’s bhava: Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccanda Obviously, an Arahant also tastes the sweetness of sugar. Does that count as a “sukha…
Pañcupādānakkhandha Generation – Complete Sequence
A pañcupādānakkhandha process is triggered by viparīta (distorted) saññā. Once started, it goes through two steps of attachment in the ‘purāna kamma‘ (‘initial kamma‘ generation) before reaching the ‘nava kamma‘…
Reply To: Fundamental Questions on Pure Dhamma’s Methodology
…viññāṇa), (iii) kāma guna arise for enticing events (if not PS does not proceed any further), (iv) samphassa-ja-vēdanā arise, (v) taṇhā arises due to samphassa-ja-vēdanā (this is the ‘vēdanā paccayā…
Reply To: How to teach Dhamma to others properly?
…kama guna and indulge in sensual pleasures: “9.1‘Sukhavinicchayaṁ jaññā; 9.2sukhavinicchayaṁ ñatvā ajjhattaṁ sukhamanuyuñjeyyā’ti—9.3iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ? 9.4Pañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā. 9.5Katame pañca? 9.6Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā…
Reply To: Compilation of my thoughts
…“deepest layer.” That is eliminated at the Arahant stage. Next is tanha (in the form of kama raga, rupa raga, and arupa raga, which value existences in kama, rupa, and…
Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
…etc. is the “Guṇa” part of “Kāma Guṇa“. If we were to invent a phrase, can we say that an arahant has “Guna Sanna“? (with guna implied to apply to…
Mahāvedalla Sutta – Sañjānātī, Vijānāti, Pajānāti
…attaches to that sensory input with mind-generated ‘kāma guna.’ A preliminary discussion is in “Origin of Attachment – Rāga Triggered by Saññā.” I will expand that to explain the ‘mind-made’…
Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
Trying to gain a better understanding about Kāma Guṇa, I thought of taking an Abhidhamma approach and used Bhikkhu Bodhi’s the comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma. On page 69 (not the…
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi in Terms of Attā or “Self” or “Ātma”
…on all six initial sensory contacts, we may instantly generate sōmanassa or dōmanassa vēdanā due to kāma guna. For example, it is natural for anyone born human (including Arahants) to…