Reply To: Compilation of my thoughts

…ayatana on: ajjhatta rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara and vinnana XX vineyya rupa. ex) cakku vineyya rupa samphassa ja vedana (somanassa and domanassa) defiled and mind-made sensory input experiences bhava starts…

Reply To: Humble Feedback After 500 Days of Dhamma

…the ‘conditional aspect’ (‘paccayā‘) in Paṭicca Samuppāda. For example, the ‘vedanā paccayā taṇhā‘ step depends on the strength of the vedanā experienced. The strength of the vedanā (which is ‘samphassa-jā-vedanā‘)…

Atta – Two Very Different Meanings

…Yampidaṃ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṃ sukhaṃ vā dukkhaṃ vā adukkhamasukhaṃ vā tampi anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo …” Translated: “The eye, sights, eye-consciousness, and eye “san-contact” (samphassa) are without essence: you…

Reply To: Vitakkasanthana sutta

samphassa-ja-vedana. See, “Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā” – That is when we start acting with avijja, i.e., that is when we start doing (abhi) sankhara with “avijja paccaya sankhara”. 3….

Asanna realm

…“puts together a citta” by automatically incorporating other relevant cetasika according to one’s “gati.” Ekaggata is the salient factor in Samādhi. Consciousness cannot arise without phassa. Note that samphassa differs…