On Aug 17, 2005, at 10:00 AM, jim_flanegin wrote:

> Yes, I completely agree, and as such, these mental constructs can be
> pretty nebulous. That is why I was looking for a text that specifies
> discrete characteristics of the lokas, so that I might recognize
> more clearly where I am sometimes.

Most of what I have is from practice materials or oral instructions, so 
it's not typically something that would be circulating. There used to 
be a work that circulated around the movement in photocopy form, it was 
hundreds of pages long, on the lokas, but I never got  a copy. Maybe 
someone remembers the text I'm thinking of.

I think a good book on the Wheel of Life (which I may have one at home) 
or check out: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html

I also uploaded a work on the 31 lokas to:

  http://homepage.mac.com/vajranatha/FileSharing2.html

There is also a work, I cannot remember for certain the name--perhaps 
by Shantideva, which gave detailed experiential descriptions of the 
lokas. If I think of it, I'll post it.



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