Reply To: Sammaparibbajaniya Sutta
…if someone is not an Ariya, the deva realm sounds dangerous and scary. Deva loka would be my last aims. I’d only want to be reborn there if I am…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…if someone is not an Ariya, the deva realm sounds dangerous and scary. Deva loka would be my last aims. I’d only want to be reborn there if I am…
March 2, 2019; revised January 3, 2020; February 14, 2022; February 1, 2023 Introduction 1. The Buddha clearly describes the jhānic experiences in the first four jhāna in the “Sāmaññaphala…
…are in kama loka). And they are much worse in the four lower realms in kama loka (i.e., apayas). – Therefore, the goal is to stop rebirth first in the…
…her grandfather, who died when she was 9. By now, we know that this means Mrs. Lambert’s gandhabba saw her grandfather’s gandhabba, who was still in para loka (he had…
It is possible that a gandhabba may stay in the para loka as long as it feels it suitable, eg. The reason why a gandhabba descends into the womb is…
…the kama loka, for example. So, his/her pancupadanakkhandha is much “much smaller” than that of an average human. He/she will not be subjected to suffering in the apayas, human world,…
…will NOT be able to escape the “kāma loka“. As long as one is in kāma loka, the possibility of succumbing to temptations and ending up in the apāyā will…
…Relevant Summary of Previous Posts 1. In the previous posts, we discussed that only in the kāma loka that some living beings have physical bodies with brains. Brahmā in 20…
…phala), and the most intense dukkha is in the apāyā. The apāyā may be where dukkha is every single moment. In the kama loka from the human realm up, there…
…To get to any jhana, one must transcend the kama loka. In anariya jhana that is achieved on a temporary basis, by just suppressing kama raga. – This is why…