Reply To: Clarification on the Velama Sutta AN 9.20
…brahman gave. Furthermore, if one were to feed just one Anagami, that would be more beneficial than feeding 100 Sotapannas. – If one were to feed one Arahant, that would…
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…brahman gave. Furthermore, if one were to feed just one Anagami, that would be more beneficial than feeding 100 Sotapannas. – If one were to feed one Arahant, that would…
…provide access to the “mental states of the rupa loka Brahmās.” As we know, the “rupa loka” lies above (in spiritual terms) the “kāma loka.” One way to see that…
…removed, a Mind Will Enter Kāma Loka 9. Therefore, attachment to any sense input and entering kāma loka (inside the “red box” in the chart) is INEVITABLE for anyone with…
…Arahant has been released from all three bhava: kāma bhava (or kāma loka with 11 realms), rupa bhava (or rupa loka with 16 rupāvacara Brahma realms), and arupa bhava (or…
…nāmarūpa get stronger due to this feedback. They depend on each other and feed on each other. The more he thinks about it, the stronger those viññāna and nāmarūpa. Ven….
…loka encompasses the first FIVE dhātu. Most of us are only familiar with the rupa loka. Scientists are focused on the rupa loka too. Memory, namagotta, kamma bija, dhammā, kamma…
…back to PS cycle, then one gets to break the link Nama rupa paccaya vinnana vinnana paccaya nama rupa and also nama paccaya rupa and rupa paccaya nama This is…
…arupa loka. See “Loka and Nibbāna (Aloka) – Complete Overview.” However, an Arahant must live in this world until the physical body’s death. Upon death, he/she will not be reborn…
…kammic energies are created during that process. Such kammic energies will stay in viññāṇa dhatu as “dhammā“ until their vipaka appear. Some of these kammic energies grow and can bring…
Nāmarupa can have very different meanings based on the context. Here, we will discuss the meaning associated with sensory experiences, i.e., those that are associated with vipāka viññāṇa. April 9,…