December 25, 2015; revised September 29, 2018; September 10, 2022 Ngày 25/12/2015; sửa ngày 29/9/2018; ngày 10/9/2022 First, many people have the impression that rūpakkhandha is one’s own body OR that pañcakkhandha is “in one’s own body.” The problem with this critical mistake can be seen with the description of rūpakkhandha (and the other four […]
Revised February 3, 2018 Sửa ngày 3/2/2018 Please see, “What are Rūpa? Relation to Nibbāna” for an introduction. Xin xem bài “What are Rūpa? Relation to Nibbāna” để biết thông tin giới thiệu. Most people have many misconceptions about rūpa. So, we will systematically look at different kinds of rūpa. Rūpa are basically everything that […]
Originally written in 2014; re-written September 8, 2018; revised December 25, 2018; July 18, 2022 Viết lần đầu năm 2014; viết lại ngày 8/9/2018; sửa ngày 25/12/2018; ngày 18/7/2022 Viññāṇa is normally translated as consciousness or awareness. But it is much deeper and can be many different types. An overview is given below, and there […]
Revised November 6, 2018; August 31, 2019 Sửa ngày 6/11/2018; ngày 31/8/2019 In this and follow-up posts, we will discuss six types of vedanā (feelings) and how they arise. There are other types of vedanā, but these are the important ones to understand for the Sotāpanna stage. Three of these occur due to kamma vipāka, […]
Saññā is, at the very fundamental level, the recognition of an external stimulus. But it is more than that. We not only recognize that a given object is, say, a dog. But some people may be able to categorize it as a bull dog. Thus saññā about a particular object depends on the person. Saññā […]
July 1, 2020 Ngày 01/07/2020 First, “atta (attā)” is pronounced with the “th” sound, as in “metta (mettā).” See, #12 of “Tipiṭaka English” Convention Adopted by Early European Scholars – Part 1.” Trước hết, “atta (attā)” được phát âm với âm “th,” giống như trong “metta (mettā).” Xem mục #12 của bài “Tipiṭaka English” Convention […]
June 23, 2020 Ngày 23/06/2020 The View of “Me and Mine”- Only For About a Hundred Years Quan Kiến “Ta và Của Ta” – Chỉ Trong Khoảng Một Trăm Năm An average human has the wrong view that it is beneficial to consider mind-pleasing things in this world as “me” or “mine.” As we discussed […]
June 16, 2020 Ngày 16/06/2020 Getting Rid of “Me and Mine” Is a Step-by-Step Process Loại Bỏ “Ta và của Ta” Là Một Tiến Trình Từng Bước In the previous post, we discussed that the perception of “me” and “mine” is the root cause of suffering. See, “‘Me’ and ‘Mine’ – The Root Cause of […]
June 9, 2020; revised June 4, 2022; August 27, 2022 Ngày 09/06/2020; sửa ngày 04/06/2022; ngày 27/08/2022 Brief Summary of Pañcakkhandhā Tóm Lược Về Pañcakkhandhā The five aggregates (pañcakkhandhā) are unique to each person. Yours is different from anyone else’s. Năm uẩn (pañcakkhandhā) là riêng biệt đối với từng người. Uẩn của bạn khác với […]
June 2, 2020; revised June 3, 2020; August 25, 2022 Ngày 02/06/2020; sửa ngày 03/06/2020; ngày 25/08/2022 Icca, Nicca, Anicca Icca, Nicca, Anicca We will discuss the critical relationships among icca, nicca, and anicca. That will help us understand the true meaning of anicca. Chúng ta sẽ thảo luận những mối liên hệ then chốt […]