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: 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…

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….

Key Steps of Kammic Energy Accumulation

…events described in the Loka Sutta. See “Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World.” The exact sequence of events is stated slightly differently in the PS process (for…

Reply To: Gandhabba, Rebirth: Time

…further details on vinnana dhatu, see, “Search Results for: vinnana dhatu nama loka” It requires time and effort to understand these deep concepts. But it is fully worth the effort….

Reply To: Akasa dhatu vs vinnana dhatu

vinnana dhatu are at the very fundamental level; vinnana dhatu is different from vinnana. Everything in the world is condensed into just 6 “entities”: patavi, apo, tejo, vayo, akasa dhatu,…