Reply To: Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind

…“mano.” Thoughts that arise in the mind are sometimes called “citta” (pronounced “chiththa”) and other times vinnana. An easy way to remember is as follows. Usually, “citta” means uncontaminated “thoughts.”…

Paccaya

vinnana’ step, the paccaya is the situation where abhisankhara seems to have solved the problem. In that situation, stealing and eating bread(abhisankhara) can lead to the expectation(kamma vinnana) that ‘stealing…

Reply To: Anidassana Vinnana

…They all translate (in some way or the other) that there is a vinnana, called anidassanam vinnana, that is invisible, boundless and all-luminous. There the great element etc find no…

Reply To: Tanha = ego?

Would ego be in the vinnana? While avija is the fuel or cause of ego. One of the reasons why I say this is because Vinnana is taught as “our…

Dhamma in Brief

…rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara and vinnana (SN22.63) – Do not conceive rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara and vinnana (SN22.64) – Do not seek delight in rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara and vinnana