Reply To: vinnana

…the cakkhu vinnana that arises first. By the time we have the experience, they are contaminated due to our gati. What we experience is vinnanakkhandha, not citta or even vinnana….

Reply To: Saññā of a Gandhabba?

Yes. You are correct. Saññā ALWAYS arises in the manomaya kaya, whether it is a Brahma, human, or animal. All thoughts (with rupa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, and viññāṇa) arise in…

Reply To: “San” is not a word in the Pāli Canon.

…neutral. When the Buddha explains “sankhara-paccaya vinnanam” in dependent origination, the vinnana that arises due to past sankhara is a vipaka, the result of previous kamma. This type of consciousness…

Reply To: Bhava: Seed of Consciousness

It will not be possible to understand the concept of bhava until one understands the difference between “kamma vinnana” and “vipaka vinnana.” – That is why I say that most…

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….

Mind and Consciousness

What is Mind? How do we Experience the Outside World? What is Consciousness? What is a Thought? What is in a Thought? Why Gati are so Important? 1. Thoughts (Citta),…