January 14, 2017; revised December 3, 2022; September 20, 2024 Ngày 14/01/2017; chỉnh sửa ngày 03/12/2022; ngày 20/09/2024 This post will be helpful in not only clarifying Buddha’s teachings on sexual orientation but also that there can be many varieties of saṅkhāra, viññāṇa, and corresponding bhava and jāti arising according to Paṭicca Samuppāda. Bài viết […]
October 7, 2016 Ngày 07/10/2016 In the post “Noble Eightfold Path – Role of Sobhana Cetasika,” it was discussed how 7 of the 8 factors in the Noble Eightfold Path are related to some of the sobhana cetasika or moral mental factors. Trong bài viết “Noble Eightfold Path – Role of Sobhana Cetasika”, đã bàn […]
September 30, 2016; revised December 5, 2017 (#5); July 11, 2021; August 26, 2022 Ngày 30/09/2016; chỉnh sửa 05/12/2017 (#5); 11/07/2021; 26/08/2022 In previous posts in this section, we have discussed how nirāmisa sukha or “peace of mind” arises due to both removal of asobhana cetasika (non-beautiful mental factors) or kilesa AND the cultivation of […]
September 22, 2016 Ngày 22/09/2016 In this post, we will discuss why mano saṅkhāra are different from kāya and vacī saṅkhāra. Understanding this will help one to realize how our gati can AUTOMATICALLY give rise to immoral thoughts. Trong bài này, chúng ta sẽ bàn vì sao mano saṅkhāra khác với kāya và vacī saṅkhāra, […]
September 10, 2016 Ngày 10/09/2016 This is the sixth post in this series. It is important to follow the series from the beginning. All posts are at: “Living Dhamma.” Đây là bài thứ sáu trong loạt bài này, và điều quan trọng là nên theo dõi loạt bài từ đầu, toàn bộ các bài đều […]
September 2, 2016 Ngày 02/09/2016 In the post, “Starting on the Path Even without Belief in Rebirth” in this series (“Living Dhamma”), we introduced two types of hidden suffering revealed to the world by the Buddha, and discussed the first type of suffering that we experience in this life. Trong bài “Starting on the Path […]
August 26, 2016; revised June 7, 2020; February 18, 2021; August 24, 2022; re-written August 26, 2022; re-written August 27, 2022; March 29, 2023 Ngày 26/08/2016; sửa 07/06/2020; 18/02/2021; 24/08/2022; viết lại 26/08/2022; viết lại 27/08/2022; 29/03/2023 We discuss kilesa (defilements) in terms of impure mental factors (asobhana cetasika.) Chúng ta sẽ bàn về kilesa […]