Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

…But they are essentially the same, both are kammic energies built up by vinnana or desires/hopes. Of course, desires/hopes must be connected to dasa akusala in order to qualify. For…

Reply To: Compilation of my thoughts

…Regarding “namarupa paccaya salayatana,” I understand it as the stage where the sangati generated in the previous step (vinnana paccaya namarupa) are reflected as ayatana. In this process, the mind…

Reply To: Indriya bhavana/good deeds/ayatana

Lal: ‘Vinnana with sobhana cetasika are not considered contaminated.’ Upekkha: “…even a good vinnana is contaminated and … AN ARAHANT CAN’T HAVE ANY SOBHANA CETASIKA..” In the absence of ANY…

Reply To: Indriya bhavana/good deeds/ayatana

…this correct: 1) Sobhana cetasika lead to good vinnana. 2) An Arahant still has sobhana cetasikas. 3) A good vinnana is not contaminated. 4) An Arahant still has good vinnana….

Reply To: Indriya bhavana/good deeds/ayatana

9 Stages of a citta. Going from pure to contaminated: 1) citta 2) mano 3) manasan 4) hadayan 5) pandaran 6) mana indriyan 7) manayatana 8) vinnana 9) vinnanakkhandha -Vinnana

Paṭicca Samuppāda – Overview

Revised November 4, 2018; August 27, 2022 1. Nothing can happen without a cause (“hētu” in Pāli or Sinhala). Everything happens for reasons or causes. Usually, many things simultaneously arise…

Reply To: Determinism

Vinnana , we need to tackle the Kamma Vinnana. If the mind doesn’t generate Kamma Vinnana, it won’t fabricate a future mind, as the cause is no longer present.  …