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Kamma: the four conditions for ripening
Every Buddhist has some understanding of the law of kamma: action and its results. Most are familiar with the general notion that if you...
Win Thu Wun
May 21
The six roots and kamma: why the inclinations and tendencies of beings differ
Different beings have different mental inclinations and tendencies, which influence how they think, speak, act, and interact with others....
Win Thu Wun
May 5
The Seven Enlightenment Factors - Part 2
The cultivation of the first three enlightenment factors—sati, dhammavicaya, and virīya—was discussed in the previous post. This post...
Win Thu Wun
Apr 22
The Seven Enlightenment Factors - Part 1
In the Dhammānupassanā (contemplation of phenomena) section of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10), the Buddha elaborates on the seven...
Win Thu Wun
Jan 22
Dependent Origination: Saḷāyatana, Phassa, and Vedanā
Nāmarūpapaccayā Saḷāyatanaṃ With mentality and materiality as condition, six sense bases arises. The next link in the Dependent...
Win Thu Wun
Jun 2, 2024
Distortions of the mind (Vipallāsa)
Mental defilements (kilesa) can distort the mental states of sentient beings and because of such distortions, sentient beings perceive,...
Win Thu Wun
May 10, 2024
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