Post on Anidassana, Appaṭigha Rupa Due to Anidassana Viññāṇa
Anidassana, Appaṭigha Rupa Due to Anidassana Viññāṇa Vinnana is gone in a split second, but when one needs to remember a certain thing (like the shopping list) there must be…
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Post on “Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment”
It is a minor issue. The recent post Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā) wrote: #9 At the outset of that process, a “defiled viññāna” arises as “bahidda viññāna”…
Reply To: what does ending of sakkaya ditthi really mean?
…most recognisable ones. So, as long as one sees rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara, vinnana as Me or mine the first fetter of sakkaya ditthi is still present. The consequence is…
“Attā” as “Self” – Wrong Translation in Many Suttās
Attā can mean either a “person”/”oneself” (mundane meaning) or “of benefit/value” (deeper meaning as the opposite of “anatta” in Tilakkhana), depending on the context. In many English translations, it is…
Akusala Citta and Akusala Vipāka Citta
Revised November 4, 2017; October 27, 2021; August 2, 2024 Twelve Types of Akusala Cittā All ten akusala kamma are done with these 12 akusala cittās. There are eight greed-rooted…
Bhava and Punabbhava – Kammic Energy Giving Rise to Renewed Existence
…an Anāgāmi‘s mind would not grasp even a human or a Deva bhava. Since Anāgāmi has “seen” the perils of births in kāma loka (kāma bhava), “renewed bhava” (punabbhava) in…
Post on “Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Tilakkhana”
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Tilakkhana #5 When one has the wrong view of sakkāya diṭṭhi, some parts of pañcakkhandha become pañcupādānakkhandhā (panca upādāna khandha). Those are the parts that one likes…
Reply To: Living Cell – How Did the First Cell Come to Existence?
Thank you, Lal, for the explanation. So kammic energy is related to viññāna, and you also had many wonderful posts for us about different types of viññāna. Here, this viññāna…
Reply To: Tilakhanna & Fear
Lang asked: “Are dreams mano viññāna?” They are mano viññāna, but they arise from kamma vipaka. Just like all cakkhu, sota, ghana, jivha, kaya mano viññāna arise due to kamma…
Indriya Make Phassa and Āyatana Make Samphassa
September 15, 2019; revised November 13, 2019; August 4, 2022 Summary of “Worldview of The Buddha” So Far 1. We are discussing the “Chachakka Sutta (MN 148),” which describes the…