Path to Nibbāna – The Necessary Background

…essence of Buddha’s worldview and become a Sotapanna. Then, one must overcome the “built-in distorted saññā” to dissociate from kāma loka first and then from rupa and arupa loka. February…

Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā

…PS when sensory inputs trigger temptations and generate “samphassa-jā-vedanā” or “mind-made feelings.” Critical Conclusions from Loka Sutta (SN 35.23) 1. In the previous post, “Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation…

Reply To: Tanha = ego?

Yes. Ego and all other defilements are in vinnana. However, we need to differentiate between vipaka vinnana and kamma vinnana. – We experience the world with Vipaka vinnana. They are…

Gati to Bhava to Jāti – Ours to Control

…1. We have discussed the background material in the previous two posts: “Namagotta, Bhava, Kamma Bīja, and Mano Loka (Mind Plane)” and “Gati and Bhava – Many Varieties“. Now I…