A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…and sankhara are all nama, and rupa is all rupa, vinnana is the bridge between nama and rupa, leading to namarupa: “vinnana paccaya namarupa“. That is a subtle point, so…
…rupāvacara jhāna) and “arupa rāga” (cravings for arupāvacara samāpatti) as well. They are free of rebirths in rupa loka and arupa loka as well. Therefore, one can remove both sakkāya…
In some posts (especially older ones), the eleven types of rupa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, and viññāṇa have not been discussed correctly. The eleven types are: atītā, anāgata, paccuppanna, ajjhatta, bahiddha,…
February 26, 2016 1. In the previous post, we discussed the first 25 factors that encompass what is involved in the “udaya” stage of udayavaya: “Uadayavaya Nana – Introduction.” Each…
Hi All, In a citta vitthi after the Pancadvaravajjana moment there arises a certain vinnana, for example cakkhu vinnana or sota vinnana. I have seen some teachers refer to this…
February 4, 2019; revised August 2, 2019; August 13, 2021 This post is critical. Before one can do Ānapānasati or Satipatthāna meditations, one needs to understand what is meant by…
Even though we perceive seeing as continuous, it results from a rapid series of discrete sensory events or “snapshots.” That is the real meaning of the verse, “diṭṭhe diṭṭhamattaṁ bhavissati.”…
May 23, 2019; revised March 20, 2020; August 29, 2022 Introduction 1. The Pāli version of the Yamaka Sutta can be found at: “Yamaka Sutta (SN 22.85)“. This is an…
December 21, 2019; re-written October 14, 2022 Upādāna Is a Key Concept That Has Been Hidden 1. The Buddha declared that his Dhamma or teachings on suffering “had not been…
…the human realm. Each sentient being in the kāma loka has their intrinsic level of “kāma saññā” that one is born with. That is related to the “natural bhavaṅga state,”…