A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…body. That happens when one attains the Arahant stage. See “Sensory Inputs Initiate ‘Creation of the World’” or ‘Loka Samudaya.’” We also discussed that “loka samudaya” (or the creation/sustenance of…
…and discovered the ultimate reality of the world. It revealed that “mind-pleasing sensations’ are generated in the mind itself (via ‘jhāna saññā’ in rupa loka, ‘samāpatti saññā’ in arupa loka,…
…arupa loka but less than in kama loka. Even though they experience sights and sounds, those do not trigger kama rāga in rupa loka Brahmas since they have no perception…
…where any “distorted saññā” of kāma, rupa, or arupa loka is absent. Since Nibbāna means “total separation from the world (loka),” it is also called “aloka” as indicated in the…
…divided into three categories. The strength of rāga decreases from kāma rāga (in the 11 realms of kāma loka) to rūpa rāga (in the 16 realms of rupa loka) to…
…the “other/nether world” or “para loka” and is invisible to us. Note that not believing in “ayaṁ loka” and “para loka” are two of the ten types of micchā diṭṭhi…
…other realms of kāma loka, for example, animals. We are focusing on the five physical senses. They come through the five “sense doors” of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and the…
…living. Both pañcakkhandha and pañcupādānakkhandha cease arising while in “nirodha samāpatti.” Thus, “rupa nirodha” can be experienced even during a life! That is why Nibbāna is also called “loka nirodha.”…
…That allowed their minds to detach from the ‘kāma loka‘ and enter jhānic states that correspond to the mental states of rupa loka Brahmās. The 16 rupa loka Brahma realms…
…(this is the previously unknown teachings of a Buddha, and is the reason why ancient yogis could not reach ‘end of suffering’). See #21 through #23 in “Loka – Each…