Taking Back my old claim based on newfound awareness
…senses) ultimately we are helpless. there is nothing of much value in long term. Nothing is permanent except few things (nama rupa records). but, I still feel like something is…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…senses) ultimately we are helpless. there is nothing of much value in long term. Nothing is permanent except few things (nama rupa records). but, I still feel like something is…
…that is not mentioned in the kusala mula PS (just “nama”).” – There are “namarupa” arising in the Kusala-mula PS. Those are “good namarupa” corresponding to good planned deeds. For…
…namarupa?” – It is possible that you may be looking at a detailed analysis where only the “nama” is in play with the “Chattayatana”, not “namarupa” with “salayatana.” All kammas…
Good question, Dosakkhayo. 1. The concepts of jhana and kasina have been badly interpreted in current Theravada texts. – Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga is mostly responsible for that. 2. We need to…
…body lives in “this world (ayaṁ loka),” and that same human in the absence of a physical body lives in the “other world (para loka).” Thus, until the end of…
…set of kamma bija for a given sentient being. This is the case of a putthajana. Of course in reality there are uncountable kamma bija in the nama loka for…
…Two Worlds – Rupa Loka and Nāma Loka” – It will take some effort to go through them. Some posts may be more relevant than others. So, it would be…
If the mind is engaged in a citta vithi, there is no need to get memories from the nama loka. – The next citta in a citta vithi “builds on”…
…Āsava, Anusaya, and Gati (Gathi) I noticed this sentence at the end: “Finally, where are these anusaya in “storage”? They are in the kamma bhava, the nāma loka, or the…
I thought about this issue some more. – The situation becomes even clearer if we put it in the following way. 1. At the first level, nāmagotta are the four…