First Stage of Ānāpānasati – Verses in Ānāpānasati Sutta
…jhāna. They can move up that ladder through all the rupa loka jhāna and arupa loka samāpatti to the highest arupa loka samāpatti. That is all an anariya yogi can…
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Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa
December 11, 2015; Revised November 19, 2018; June 15, 2024 In this post, we will discuss an important classification of vēdanā based on whether they arise due to kamma vipāka…
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…
The Amazing Mind – Critical Role of Nāmagotta (Memories)
…Loka (Mind Plane),” “Memory, Brain, Mind, Nama Loka, Kamma Bhava, Kamma Vipaka,” “Gandhabba Sensing the World – With and Without a Physical Body,” and “Brain – Interface between Mind and…
Reply To: Viññāṇaṃ anidassanaṃ can also refers to Nibbana?
…“kammic energy” for future existences is created via “namarupa” formation. A living Arahant experiences “vipaka vinnana,” which is also infinite, which refers to “vinnana dhatu.” Of course, at the death…
Pāli Glossary
…character hadayavatthu hadayavaththu seat of mind hetu hãthu root cause hiri shame iddhipada iddhipäda means to accomplishment kāmachanda kāmachanda greed for things in kāmaloka kāmaloka kāmalõka first 11 realms with…
Do Buddhists Pray and Engage in Idol Worshipping?
…in the name of the Buddha, before the food is offered to the bhikkhus. Giving to poor or anyone in need and even feeding hungry animals are all meritorious deeds….
Reply To: Mahā Cattārisaka Sutta (Discourse on the Great Forty)
…food offerings can be used by higher devas to feed their underlings (there are different levels, just like in the human world). – He mentioned that when people offer nice-smelling…
Reply To: My Reality Is Not Your Reality
…with good intentions. – However, I remember listening to a desana by Waharaka Thero, where he mentioned that those food offerings can be used by higher devas to feed their…
Maladaptive Dreaming associated with gati, sankhara, and subconscious
…the constant cycle of maladaptive daydreaming will be broken. This will obviously require time and patience, but it is achievable with consistent effort and mindfulness. References: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23336-maladaptive-daydreaming https://puredhamma.net/key-dhamma-concepts/nama-rupa-to-namarupa/four-mental-aggregates/sankhara-what-it-really-means/ https://puredhamma.net/abhidhamma/the-mind/3-vinnana-is-not-a-thought-what-is-subconscious/?highlight=subconscious https://puredhamma.net/dhamma-and-science/how-habits-are-formed-scientific-view/…