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…loka, one gets closer and closer to Nibbana (the “pabhassara citta.”) However, all anariyas, no matter how far upward they proceed, “fall back” to kama loka. That is because they…

TIṀSA SUTTA: DISCOURSE TO THIRTY MONKS At one time, the Buddha was staying at Rajagaha, in the Bamboo Grove near the Squirrels’ Feeding Place. Then thirty monks from Pāvā, all…

…connection in the new series of posts: “Meditation – Deeper Aspects.” The second post just posted, “Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World” explains why it is critical…

…long as we are in the two upper Lokas (Rupa and Arupa), the bad Kamma Vipāka cannot reach us. All physical suffering is found in the Kāma Loka because of…

1. To attain jhāna, one must transcend the kāma loka. We are trapped in kāma loka because we crave “close contact” (taste, smell, and body touch). However, we also use…

An Anagami (who has removed kama raga and patigha samyojana) will be born in a “suddhāvāsa” (“pure abodes”) reserved for them, and NOT in any other realm in rupa loka….

Paccupaṭṭhita sati is where a mind starts upon receiving a sensory input (arammana) anywhere in this world (kama, rupa, or arupa loka.) It comes with the “distorted sanna.” The mind…

…body denser with his Iddhis powers. The Brahmas of the Rupa Lokas must make their bodies dense when they visit the Kāma Loka. It is impossible for a human or…

…diseases. The drawbacks of rupa loka Brahma realms are even more challenging to comprehend. The mental states there do not have much suffering and mostly “jhanic pleasures.” The “samapatti pleasures”…