Kāma Assāda – A Root Cause of Suffering

…An arupāvacara jhāna will lead to rebirth in an arupāvacara Brahma realm (in arupa loka). Of the three types of loka, kāma loka is the “default loka” for living beings….

Khandhā in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda

March 28, 2022 We never experience a single unit of cognition, only khandhas or the cumulative effect of millions/billions of such units. That is why instead of rupa, vedanā, saññā,…

Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa

…stages) corresponding to the three lokās: kāma loka, rupa loka, arupa loka. If a mind had been released from a given loka (or bhava), it would not contaminate beyond the…

Paṭicca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter

January 11, 2020 Where is the “Mind-to-Matter” Step in Paṭicca Samuppāda? 1. Akusala-mula Paṭicca Samuppāda starts with “avijjā paccayā saṅkhāra” and ends with “bhava paccayā jāti, jāti paccayā jarā, marana,..”…