This section will help an average person get to the Sotapanna stage. Furthermore, this material is ESSENTIAL for a Sotapanna to attain the higher stages of Nibbāna.
November 17, 2023
Background Material:
1. The “hidden pure mind” (pabhassara citta) is explained in the “Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind” series of posts.
2. The anicca, dukkha, and anatta nature could be explained differently based on that approach. See “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”? “
3. For an introduction to saññā, see “Saññā – What It Really Means.”
Posts:
Sotapanna Stage and Distorted/Defiled Saññā
Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa
Mūlapariyāya Sutta – The Root of All Things
Fooled by Distorted Saññā (Sañjānāti) – Origin of Attachment (Taṇhā)
Vedanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways
Kāma Rāga Arises Due to “Distorted Saññā”
Distorted Saññā Arises in Every Adult but Not in a Newborn
Purāna and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation
Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
Saññā Nidānā hi Papañca Saṅkhā – Immoral Thoughts Based on “Distorted Saññā”