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…

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…

Micchā Diṭṭhi, Gandhabba, and Sōtapanna Stage

…lōka (paranca lokam) Micchā Diṭṭhi (Wrong Views) About the Gandhabba 4. I have highlighted three types of micchā diṭṭhi that are common. They are somewhat interrelated. But the one about…