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May 21, 2026; Revised July 27, 2026
This section contains the most recent (since November 17, 2023) and up-to-date posts discussing the basic and fundamental concepts in Buddha Dhamma (Buddhism).
January 3, 2026
January 10, 2026 to May 22, 2026:
Kamma, Kamma Bīja and Kamma Vipāka
Kusala/Akusala and Puñña/Apuñña Kamma
Kamma Nirodha – How Does It Happen?
Rūpa Samudaya – A ‘Colorful World’ Is Created by the Mind
Human Life is Unlivable in a ‘Colorless’ World
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and ‘Mind-Made Rūpa’
Assāda (Sense Pleasure) Experienced is Mostly Mind-Made
Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissaraṇa - Introduction
Anicca Means Mind-Made Assāda Are Without Substance
Deleted on 04July2026: “Buddhist Non-Attachment Is Based on Yoniso Manasikāra” replaced by Yoniso Manasikāra – Connection to Saññā
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – ‘Not Seeing the Unfruitful Nature of the World’
World Operates on Mind-Made Perception (Saññā)
Without ‘Mind-Made’ Perception, World Is Colorless, Soundless, Tasteless, Odorless, and Touchless
Sañjānāti – Animals Mostly Have This Level of Understanding
Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānātī – Better Levels of Human Understanding
Mahāvedalla Sutta - Sañjānātī, Vijānāti, Pajānāti
Kāma Assāda and Pain Are Mostly Mind-Made
Kāma Is a Pit of Glowing Coals – Dukkhadhamma Sutta
Ānāpānasati – Framework of the Noble Path
▪Ānāpāna – Adopting Buddha’s Worldview and Discarding ‘Mundane Views’
▪Ānāpānasati – Mindfulness (Sati) Based on Buddha’s Worldview
New Series (started May 29, 2026):
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Old Important Posts:
oBuddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach
oBuddha Dhamma: Non-Perceivability and Self-Consistency
oSaṃsāric Time Scale, Buddhist Cosmology, and the Big Bang Theory
oThe Importance of Purifying the Mind
oThe Grand Unified Theory of Dhamma
oUser’s Guide to Pure Dhamma Website
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Below, I have collected all the relevant posts from November 17, 2023 to May 15, 2026. Together with the above-listed posts, this completes a chronological series of recent posts since late 2023 that are reasonably up-to-date.
November 17, 2023 to February 9, 2024: “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā).”
“Purāṇa and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation” is in this section.
February 9, 2024 to December 6, 2024:
Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra
Kāma Rāga, Rūpa Rāga and Arūpa Rāga
Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha- Not External Objects
Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings
Ārammaṇa (Sensory Input) Initiates Critical Processes
Pāli Suttās in Tipiṭaka – Direct Translations are Wrong
Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi
Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation
Jhāna – Finer Details
Sammā Samādhi – How to Define It?
Ariya Jhāna and Anariya Jhāna – Main Differences
“Jānato Passato” and Ājāniya – Critical Words to Remember
Vipassanā – Buddhist Meditation
Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World
Mind Operates Like a Machine According to Nature’s Laws
Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Not Seeing the Unfruitful Nature of the World”
Saññā Gives Rise to Most of the Vedanā We Experience
Taṇhā – Result of Saññā Giving Rise to Mind-Made Vedanā
Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body
Citta, Mano, Viññāṇa – Nine Stages of Mind Contamination
Is Ānāpānasati Breath Meditation?
Sensory Experience, Paṭicca Samuppāda, and Pañcupādānakkhandha
Saññā – Hidden Aspect of Paṭicca Samuppāda (Previous Title: Two Aspects of Saññā – Beneficial and Dangerous)
Overcoming Attachment to “Distorted/False Saññā” Leads to Nibbāna
Buddhist Theory of Matter – Fundamentals
Attaining Nibbāna Requires Understanding Buddha’s Worldview
‘Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean?
Vinaya Piṭaka – More Than Disciplinary Rules
Kamma are Done with Abhisaṅkhāra – Types of Abhisaṅkhāra
December 20, 2024 to June 22, 2025: Worldview of the Buddha
June 28, 2025 to November 22, 2025: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta – New Series
November 29, 2025 to December 27, 2025: “Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)– New Series”
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oOld Posts:
oBuddha Dhamma: Non-Perceivability and Self-Consistency
oSaṃsāric Time Scale, Buddhist Cosmology, and the Big Bang Theory
oBuddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach
oUser’s Guide to Pure Dhamma Website
▪What is Unique in Buddha Dhamma? (with chart A)
▪Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind
•True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering (with chart B)
•Uncovering the Suffering-Free (Pabhassara) Mind (with chart B1)
•Each Citta Starts with Distorted Saññā (with chart B2)
•Contamination of the Human Mind Based on a Sensory Input (with chart B3)
▪Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation (with chart C)
▪Buddha Dhamma – Foundation (with chart #1)
▪Buddhism without Rebirth and Nibbāna? (with chart #2)
▪Evidence for Rebirth (with chart #3)
▪Essence of Buddhism – In the First Sutta (with chart #4)
▪Five Aggregates – Introduction (with chart #5)
▪Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World (with chart #6)
▪Saṅkhāra – An Introduction (with chart #7)
▪Kamma And Saṅkhāra, Cetanā And Sañcetanā (with chart #8)
▪Nāmarūpa in Vipāka Viññāṇa (with chart #9)
▪Nāmarūpa in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda (with chart #10)
▪Saḷāyatana Are Not Sense Faculties (with chart #11)
▪Difference between Phassa and Samphassa (with chart #12)
▪Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra (with chart #13)
▪Rūpa, Dhammā (Appaṭigha Rūpa) and Nāmagotta (Memories) (with chart #14)
oBuddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach
▪Introduction – A Scientific Approach to Buddha Dhamma
▪Theories of Our World – Scientific Overview
▪Mind and Matter – Buddhist Analysis
▪Sensual Pleasures – The Hidden Suffering
▪Kammic Energy Leads to Consciousness
•Gandhabba in a Human Body – an Analogy
•Persistent Vegetative State – Buddhist View
•Patient H.M. – Different Roles of Brain in Memory
•Memory Recall for Gandhabba in a Human Body
•How Do We See? – Role of the Gandhabba
▪Our Two Worlds – Rūpa Loka and Nāma Loka
•Autobiographical Memory – Preserved in Nāma Loka
•Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha, Nāma and Nāmagotta
•Response to a Sensory Stimulus – Role of Gati/Anusaya
•Ārammaṇa Plays a Critical Role in a Sensory Event
•Nāma Loka and Rūpa Loka – Two Parts of Our World
▪Tipiṭaka – A Systematic Approach
•Tipiṭaka – The Uniqueness of Buddha Dhamma
•Pāli Canon Is Self-Contained but Requires Detailed Explanation
•Vinaya Piṭaka – More Than Disciplinary Rules
•Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts
•Antarābhava – No Connection to Gandhabba
•Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba
•Interpretation of the Tipiṭaka – Gandhabba Example
▪Buddhahood Controversies – Introduction
▪Pāṭihāriya (Supernormal Abilities) of a Buddha – Part I
▪Pāṭihāriya (Supernormal Abilities) of a Buddha – Part II
oBuddhahood Associated Controversies
oThe Importance of Purifying the Mind
oSubsection: The Grand Unified Theory of Dhamma
▪The Grand Unified Theory of Dhamma – Introduction
▪Our Two Worlds: Material and Immaterial
▪31 Realms Associated with the Earth
▪Gandhabba – Only in Human and Animal Realms
▪Body Types in Different Realms – Importance of Manomaya Kāya
▪Gandhabba Sensing the World – With and Without a Physical Body
oBuddha Dhamma: Non-Perceivability and Self-Consistency
oSaṁsāric Time Scale, Buddhist Cosmology, and the Big Bang Theory
oSubsection: Power of the Human Mind
▪Power of the Human Mind – Introduction
▪Difference Between Jhāna and Stages of Nibbāna
▪Power of the Human Mind – Anariya or Mundane Jhānā
▪Power of the Human Mind – Ariya Jhānā
▪Are There Procedures for Attaining Magga Phala, Jhāna and Abhiññā?
oTransfer of Merits (Pattidana) – How Does it Happen?