Āhāra (Food) in Udayavaya Ñāna

…arise only in kāma loka, once one loses craving for kabaḷīkāra āhāra, rebirths in kāma loka will be stopped as in the case of an Anāgāmi. Other three “mental foods”…

Upādāna Paccayā Bhava – Two Types of Bhava

…we start comprehending the Noble Truths (Paticca Samuppada), then we can start removing anusaya leading to the removal of taṇhā. See “Phassa paccayā Vēdanā….to Tanhā” and #8 in “Loka Sutta…

Reply To: Ultimate Realities – Table

…an Arahant?” The six dhātus include everything in the world. Kāma dhātu, rupa dhātu, and arupa dhātu (and kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka) are three parts of the…

Connection Between Saṅkhāra and Viññāṇa

…generating “bad vaci saṅkhāra“. Even though one may not be saying a single bad word, just consciously think about bad thoughts about another person will feed that bad habit. So,…

Pancupādānakkhandha – It is All Mental

January 1, 2016; revised November 2, 2017, June 28, 2019 Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha are two different things. There are rūpa made up of “physical matter ” (suddhashtaka) in the rūpa…

Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa

May 26, 2017; revised October 3, 2022 This important subsection will discuss the link between the mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa). These are deeper analyses. The “mind to matter” transition…

Is Nama-Rupa subjective?

Greetings Lal and others, Buddha says everything eventually exists in mind only. That suggests everything is subjective. The nama-rupa is said to arise simultaneously. Does this mean the mind creates…