Reply To: A thought on Paticca Samuppada and Nibbana

…– A living Arahant would not generate “stressful mental feelings”. These arise due to “samphassa-ja-vedana”. Since an Arahant does not generate “samphassa-ja-vedana” his mind would be devoid of “mental stresses”….

Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

…in PS leading to “upadana paccaya bhava.” That is how dhammā (as in kamma bija/kamma bhava) arise. – Therefore, dhammā cannot arise without vedana, specifically “samphassa-ja-vedana“. Thus, “vedanā-samosaraṇā sabbe dhammā”…

Reply To: Vedanā Vibhanga

Hi, Jorg. Yes, reply from “y not” is correct. Big square = empty because both nirāmisa vedanā and samphassa-jā-vedanā are mind made, they originates in mind. Hence, those three types…

Noble Truth of Suffering- Pañcupādānakkhandhā Dukkhā

…leads to the next several steps “samphassa paccayā samphassa-jā-vedanā“, “samphassa-jā-vedanā paccayā taṇhā,” “taṇhā paccayā upādāna,” “upādāna paccayā bhava,” “bhava paccayā jāti.” See “Difference between Phassa and Samphassa.” 6. Thus, upon…

Mind – Terminologies in Suttās versus Abhidhamma

…Mostly Misunderstood.” Based on that “mind-made rupa,” the mind generates “mind-made vedanā” (samphassa-ja-vedanā), and that is vedanā upādānakkhandha. Then, based on all three of them, the mind generates (abhi)saṅkhāra, and…

Reply To: Attaining Anariya Jhana as a Sotapanna

…not be “turned on”. No sexual feelings will arise. – Those are mind-made feelings (samphassa-ja-vedana). You can read up on that in the following posts: “Search Results for: samphassa vedana“…