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…

Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi

…higher level of puññābhisaṅkhāra (puñña abhisaṅkhāra) leads to rebirths in the higher seven realms in kāma loka and the 16 realms in the rupa loka. Those lead to rebirths in…

Reply To: Kāya Saṅkhāra

Getting into an anariya jhana means transcending the kama loka temporarily. However, unless those jhana cittas run continuously, a mind can “fall back” to kama loka in between jhana cittas….

Reply To: Gathi and the 5 khandhas

…that vedana was NOT neutral, it was NOT mind-made, and WAS due to kamma vipaka. Even if the records of all that are in nama loka, and it is the…