Mental defilements (kilesa) can distort the mental states of sentient beings and because of such distortions, sentient beings perceive,...

Viññāṇapaccayā nāma-rūpaṃ With consciousness as condition, mentality-materiality arises. What is Nāma? Nāma is broadly defined as...

Saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṃ With volition as condition, consciousness arises. Before we delve into the explanation of how volition...

Avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā With ignorance as condition, volition arises. The teaching of dependent origination (paṭiccasamuppāda) starts with...

"What, bhikkhus, is dependent origination? With ignorance as condition, volitional formations come to be; with volitional formations as...

It is the ultimate goal of every being in existence to be free from hardship, affliction, and misfortune. The common desire of beings is...