Critical Influence of Wrong Views on Akusala Citta
…Four Stages of Nibbāna.” Records of all memories (nāmagotta) remain intact in the nāma loka or viññāṇa dhātu. For details, see “Nāma Loka and Rupa Loka – Two Parts of…
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Citta, Manō, Viññāna – Nine Stages of Mind Contamination
…stages of saṅkhāra generation. The mind gets further defiled at each step, and those nine terms refer to those stages. In kāma loka, all minds (except for Arahants and Anagamis)…
Reply To: Uppatti Kamma Bhava
…stage. When one is free of the rebirths in the kama loka, then that process needs to be repeated to get released from the rupa loka and arupa loka. P.S….
Transfer of Merits (Pattidāna) – How Does it Happen?
…happen instantaneously or with a time lag because that mental energy is in the “nāma lōka” and is accessible at any time; see “Memory, Brain, Mind, Nama Loka, Kamma Bhava,…
Mundane versus Supramundane Jhāna
…the rūpa loka, and will not come back to the kāma loka, i.e., one is an Anāgami, as clearly stated in the Jhāna Sutta and several other suttas. On the…
Reply To: what does ending of sakkaya ditthi really mean?
…be good to read about Maha Nidānasutta which not only explains PS but also gives indepth explanation of each paccaya especially on namarupa paccaya vinnana and vinnana paccaya namarupa. In…
Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse
“Aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi” is a verse that succinctly states the unfruitfulness of pursuing sensory pleasures. Understanding its true meaning can get one to the Sotapanna stage of Nibbāna. September 22,…
Reply To: Akasa dhatu vs vinnana dhatu
…vinnana (for example sota-vinnana) and vinnana-dhatu? Is there a relationship? Of course there is. It is like asking whether there is a relationship between patavi dhatu and a tree or…
How Perceived Pleasures (Assāda) lead to Dukkha
March 11, 2016; revised October 31, 2017; February 10, 2020 1. The essence of the Buddha Dhamma is that what we PERCEIVE to be enjoyment (assāada) is actually the CAUSE…
Ascendance to Nibbāna via Jhāna (Dhyāna)
…due to kama raga. Rupāvacara Brahma (only manomaya kāya; cannot be even seen with a microscope) Mental stress is much reduced. Mainly jhanic pleasures. Viparinama dukha when close death. Suppression…