Reply To: Question on Dukkha Vedana

…Yes. All mental dukkha vedana (domanassa vedana) are mind-made or smphassa-ja-vedana. By the way, the steps in the Paticca Samuppada need to be understood in this wider context. The “uddesa”…

Reply To: Perceiving the sensual world

…(including “mind-made vedanā”) are discussed in many posts : For example, “Does Bodily Pain Arise Only Due to Kamma Vipāka?” and “Vēdanā and Samphassa-Jā-Vēdanā – More Than Just Feelings.”  …

Dasa Māra Senā (Mārasenā) – Ten Defilements

…way, as long as the mind continues to create “mind-made vedanā” (the same as “samphassa-jā-vedanā“; the same as vedanā upādānakkhandha), the “birth/death cycle” of the rebirth process will not end!…

Reply To: Perceiving the sensual world

…ice cream, they generate samphassa-ja-vedana based on that craving. See, for example, #9 of “Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā” Of course, read the whole post to…

Reply To: On Akusala Citta and Akusala Vipāka Citta

…that “mind-made vedanā” arises via “distorted saññā” (automatically), and another arises via “samphassa-jā-vedanā” a split-second later. I have not discussed that in detail yet, but it is good to keep…

Kāma Rāga, Rupa Rāga and Arupa Rāga

…can arise, and attachment becomes complete with those “mind-made vedanā” or “samphassa-jā-vedanā.” Even though the same “initial saññā” arises in Arahants, their minds don’t attach and don’t generate somanassa or…

How Habits are Formed and Broken – A Scientific View

…depends on our gati. If we like that ārammaṇa, “joyful feelings (samphassa-jā-vedanā“) arise, and we attach to it (“samphassa-jā-vedanā paccayā taṇhā.” Once the mind attaches to an ārammaṇa, it starts…