Pāpa Kamma Versus Akusala Kamma
Pāpa kammā are stronger versions of akusala kammā. November 14, 2018; revised November 16, 2018; November 25, 2022 Difference Between Akusala and Pāpa Kamma 1. While akusala kammā are “immoral…
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Types of Bodies in 31 Realms – Connection to Jhāna
December 12, 2018 1. Even before the Buddha, people had three different basic ideas about “the essence” of a living being and specifically a human. Just like today, many people…
Reply To: Indriya bhavana/good deeds/ayatana
…automatically removed. This is the key to Nibbana, as laid out in the Noble Eightfold Path.” Six Root Causes – Loka Samudaya (Arising of Suffering) and Loka Nirodhaya (Nibbana) From…
Reply To: Sammaparibbajaniya Sutta
…if someone is not an Ariya, the deva realm sounds dangerous and scary. Deva loka would be my last aims. I’d only want to be reborn there if I am…
Jhānic Experience in Detail – Sāmaññaphala Sutta (DN 2)
March 2, 2019; revised January 3, 2020; February 14, 2022; February 1, 2023 Introduction 1. The Buddha clearly describes the jhānic experiences in the first four jhāna in the “Sāmaññaphala…
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…are in kama loka). And they are much worse in the four lower realms in kama loka (i.e., apayas). – Therefore, the goal is to stop rebirth first in the…
Reply To: The Thread for correcting Wrong Views
…her grandfather, who died when she was 9. By now, we know that this means Mrs. Lambert’s gandhabba saw her grandfather’s gandhabba, who was still in para loka (he had…
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It is possible that a gandhabba may stay in the para loka as long as it feels it suitable, eg. The reason why a gandhabba descends into the womb is…
Reply To: Post on Five Aggregates – Introduction
…the kama loka, for example. So, his/her pancupadanakkhandha is much “much smaller” than that of an average human. He/she will not be subjected to suffering in the apayas, human world,…
Reply To: Black Magic According To Buddha Dhamma
…will NOT be able to escape the “kāma loka“. As long as one is in kāma loka, the possibility of succumbing to temptations and ending up in the apāyā will…