August 16, 2021; revised December 13, 2022 Ngày 16/08/2021; chỉnh sửa ngày 13/12/2022 Dukkha – An Inherent Characteristic of This World and Not the Dukkha Vedanā Dukkha – Bản Chất Vốn Có Của Thế Giới Này, Không Phải Dukkha Vedanā The most misunderstood aspect of Tilakkhaṇa (anicca, dukkha, anatta) is to think that dukkha means […]
July 27, 2021; revised August 2, 2022 Ngày 27/07/2021; chỉnh sửa ngày 02/08/2022 This world is of “anicca nature,” meaning there is no refuge from suffering anywhere in this world. The translation of “anicca” as “impermanent” is wrong. Thế giới này mang bản chất “anicca,” nghĩa là không có nơi nào trong đó có thể […]
August 9, 2021 Ngày 09/08/2021 To attain the Sotāpanna stage, two conditions must be met. One must get to Anuloma Khanti, i.e., one must see that suffering hugely dominates the rebirth process. One must also get to Sammattaniyāma, i.e., realize that the ultimate bliss is in Nibbāna (reached via stopping the rebirth process.) [Here, “anu” […]
August 2, 2021 Ngày 02/08/2021 Anatta is a characteristic of this world and not about a “self.” While impermanence is a part of anicca nature, it does not describe the full meaning of anicca. Anatta là một đặc tính của thế giới này, chứ không phải nói về một “bản ngã.” Dù “vô thường” là […]
September 28, 2024 Ngày 28/09/2024 Saññā has two components: one is recognizing “things in the world,” but the other is presenting a “made-up” sense of attractiveness or repulsiveness of things in the world. The second aspect of saññā leads to avijjā, which in turn leads to acting with sakkāya diṭṭhi (the wrong view that worldly […]
September 14, 2024 Ngày 14/09/2024 Sensory experience and how we respond to those experiences determine our future happiness/suffering. The Buddha stated that pañcupādānakkhandha, or our attachment to sensory experience (summarized via rūpa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, viññāṇa), is the cause of suffering. Paṭicca Samuppāda describes how it happens. Trải nghiệm giác quan và cách ta phản […]
Revised July 18, 2021; July 21, 2021; January 1, 2025 Sửa ngày 18/07/2021; 21/07/2021; 01/01/2025 These are included in the 37 Factors of Enlightenment; see, “37 Factors of Enlightenment”. Những yếu tố này nằm trong 37 Yếu tố Giác ngộ; xem “37 Factors of Enlightenment”. “Indriya” means leader. When cultivated an indriya becomes more powerful […]
November 8, 2016; revised September 25, 2018; October 16, 2020; December 18, 2022 (#1, #4); May 8, 2024 Ngày 08/11/2016; sửa ngày 25/09/2018; 16/10/2020; 18/12/2022 (#1, #4); 08/05/2024 Vacī Saṅkhārā are involved in speech and conscious thoughts (talking to oneself), per Tipiṭaka. Vacī Saṅkhārā liên quan đến lời nói và các ý nghĩ có ý […]
July 2, 2016; Revised July 5, 2016 Ngày 02/07/2016; Sửa ngày 05/07/2016 The existence of anything in this world (i.e., a saṅkhata (sankata in Sinhala)) can be explained in a stepwise process with three “steps”: (i) there must be root causes, (ii) there must be suitable conditions, and (iii) whatever that arises due to those […]