Kāma Saññā – How to Bypass to Cultivate Satipaṭṭhāna
…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…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…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…
…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.”…
…of hate and greed (in the rūpa loka and arūpa loka) are, thus, purer than the minds in kāma loka. In the rūpa loka (realms 12-27), the bodies of the…
…(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…
…realms, that lifetime depends on the kammic energy that “feeds” that particular existence. For example, one human may have that human existence for 10,000 years, and another may have only…
…Sila, Samadhi Six Root Causes – Loka Samudaya (Arising of Suffering) and Loka Nirodhaya (Nibbāna) Ye Dhammā Hetuppabhavā.. and yam kińci samudaya dhammam.. Samādhi, Jhāna (Dhyāna), Magga Phala Samādhi, Jhāna,…
…with our five physical senses. The other is the nāma loka. The nāma loka has our memories or nāma gotta and kamma bija. This “immaterial world” is accessed with the…
March 7, 2022; revised February 1, 2023 The niddesa version (Brief Description) of Paṭicca Samuppāda provides more clarity than the uddesa (utterance) version. We discuss the niddesa version in this…