Living Dhamma

…Sanna, and Saṅkhāra – How They Relate What Is Vedana (Feelings) Vedana – What It Really Means (Being replaced with Vedanā and Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā – More Than Just Feelings) Vēdanā and…

Reply To: Vedanā of Vipāka

…entirely samphassa-ja-vedana? But samphassa-ja-vedana necessarily comes after vipaka vedana. Is the vipaka vedana in such a situation a good feeling? If so, does that vipaka originate from previous good kamma?…

Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

…I presume to be Samphassa-ja-vedana arises and “turns”, cycling between intense dukkha vedana and intense sukha vedana based on the “phase” of the wave. Involuntary kaya-sankhara can show up at…

Kāma Rāga Arises Due to “Distorted Saññā”

…saññā” and NOT vedanā. When a mind attaches such “distorted saññā” that leads to “mind-made vedanā” or “samphassa-jā-vedanā.” See “Vedanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways.” All sensory inputs except those…

Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda

…see “Sutta Interpretation – Uddēsa, Niddēsa, Paṭiniddēsa.” Here instead of phassa, it is called “samphassa” (= “san” + “phassa“), where “san” implies it is not just contacting, but a “san”…

Reply To: Sabbe Sankhara

samphassa ja vedana has been executed. If samphassa ja vedana has been executed, either somanassa or domanassa is present. Consequently, our strong actions cause kamma beeja to arise and gets…

Origin of Life

…Internal Āyatana? Indriya Make Phassa and Ayatana Make Samphassa Citta – Basis of Our Experience and Actions Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event Kāma Guṇa –…

Anattā meanings

…That verse is then repeated for the other five entities related to cakkhu, i.e.,rūpa, cakkhu viññāna, cakkhu samphassa, cakkhu samphassa-jā-vēdanā, tanha (due to cakkhu samphassa-jā-vēdanā.) The last verse in that…

Kamma Viññāṇa and Nāmarūpa Paricceda Ñāṇa

…the mind from those involving rūpa. Now we have “nāmarūpa paccayā saḷāyatana,” affecting internal rūpa (the sensory faculties.) Then salāyatana makes contact with external rūpa with samphassa (“defiled contact”): “salāyatana…

Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

vedana: 1. Bodily sukha/dukha vedana are due to kamma vipaka and originate in the physical body. 2. Mental somanassa/domanassa vedana or “samphassa ja vedana” are felt directly by the mind;…