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…

Aniccā vata Sankhārā…

Revised August 16, 2019; last revised September 18, 2026 Aniccā vata saṅkhārā Uppāda vaya dhamminō Uuppajjitvā nirujjhanti Tesaṃ vūpasamō sukhō (Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta) This verse is not in the Dhammapada,…

Reply To: Bhava and Kamma Beeja

Even though it may first appear to be make it more complicated, vinnana is related to kamma beeja. It is the defiled consciousness or vinnana that creates kamma beeja: “Viññāna…

Reply To: On “Mūlapariyāya Sutta”.

“Mind immersing in rūpa” means to perceive “value” in rupa, which is based on avijja. Thus “avijja paccaya sankhara…(kamma)vinnana” happens. People tend to take the face value of things to…

Reply To: papanca

…saṅkhā part of the word except for the automatic connection to sankhara in some way, but approaching vinnana. A combination of (vaci) sankhara/vinnana would come close to what I mean….

Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind

I am confused about Chittada Kaya. I am looking to get the correct answer. Conscious Is Vinnana? Subconscious Manomaya Kaya. But then, what is Chittada Kaya? Based on the site’s…