True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering

…immoral deeds and keep one trapped in the kāma loka (apāyās, the human realm, and the six Deva realms). Kāma loka is where all five senses are active. In the…

Reply To: Arupavacara Brahama and defiled sanna

…the “cone” expands to show the “growth of vinnana” or the ‘accumulation of new and potent kamma.” That “expanding cone” is present only in kama loka. In that context, rupa…

Dhamma and Dhammā – Different but Related

…in kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka. Any rūpa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhārā, or viññāṇa arising in any realm have root causes in those kammic energies (dhammā.) A basic description…

Reply To: About books by bhikku Katukurunde Nanananda

Yes. Understanding “namarupa formation” is the most critical issue. 1. That is how one starts with “nama dhamma” (vedana, sanna, sankhara, and vipaka vinnana) and CREATES future rupa: First, “namarupa”…

Imasmim Sati Idam Hoti – What Does It Really Mean?

…He understands thus: ‘In such a way the world ceases to exist (nirujjhatī), and thus the samsāric suffering ends.’ 15. Finally, “Yato kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako evaṃ lokassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca yathābhūtaṃ…