HOward ... Talking about (a) then, I see that as not being a correct statement (as I think I've indicated in another post or posts). I'd be interested to know...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 6/1/02 3:33:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ================================= Statement (a) is: The Buddhist perspective, and...
Hi again, Jon - Here is another example of seeing Abhidhamma as a phenomenological enterprise. The following is from the introduction (by U Rewata Dhamma and ...
op 31-05-2002 10:49 schreef christine_forsyth op cforsyth@...: Dear Christine, merit making: pu~n~na is the Pali for merit, it actually means good, ...
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With a quote from Lonaphala Sutta: "Monks, for anyone who says, 'In whatever way a person makes kamma, that is how it is experienced,' there is no living of...
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Rob Ep Believe it or not we have 1 or 2 points of agreement in this post, Rob. ;-)) ... arising ... explains ... 2 ... Rob Ep: Well I think that's great. It...
Dear Kelvin, ... I think the issue of Abihdhamma authenticity has been discussed in this group many times. For those who are inclined toward disbeliving the...
Hi Rob, First of all let me express my thanks for taking part in this discussion with me. I find that left to myself the kilesas causes a movement toward...
Howard ... ... [Howard:] Well, it's hard for me to say exactly how I find the pragmatist - phenomenalist view helpful in understanding the Dhamma, but I will...
Suan ... I am to a certain extent sympathetic to anyone who sees the Abhidhamma as teaching something different from the suttanta, since it took me a very long...
Dear Nina Thank you for bringing up the offering of sounds. This is one of my favs - although, as you say, it is sometimes difficult to remember straight away ...
Dear Larry I feel rather guilty at letting you on your on with this . Thing is, I am hopelessly behind. I took the text with me but it all remained in the...
-- Dear Lucy, The texts say that at the first moment of a new life the rebirth- consciousness (patisandhi-citta) which arises is produced by kamma that was...
Rob Ep You question whether in fact seeing the ti-lakkhana (3 characteristics), and particularly anatta, in the arising object can be anything more than a kind...
Howard I agree with your comment below about the overwhelming thrust of the Abhidhamma, and I have no argument at all with the passage from Nyanaponika Thera's...
Howard You quoting CMA back at me … Now, there's an interesting turn of events!! ;-)) ... I have no particular disagreement with this passage (except that I...
Dear Christine & All, ... ***** I’m no expert when it comes to the graceful acceptance of criticism (quite the contrary), but I have been reflecting a little...
... This is all great stuff, Sarah. Christine wrote a very nice passage along similar lines about dosa(aversion ) on d-l today. I think I can't hear enough...
... Robert and all, See http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/khuddaka/udana/ud5-01.html http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/sn22-002.html Dhamma is...
Dear Howard and all, here is Howard's quote of the sutta , and the commentary I have in Thai and Pali. The quote here should be completed, by stating the...
Nina van Gorkom
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op 01-06-2002 13:57 schreef upasaka@... op upasaka@...: Dear Howard, Do you teach higher mathematics? I would like to know, because I really try to...
Nina van Gorkom
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Jon, you wrote: "To my way of thinking, it is more important to have a better understanding of one's own citta than to concern ourselves with the quality of...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 6/2/02 2:48:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Howard: I think it's a bit of each, but I do not at ALL dismiss your point about my...
Hello Jon ... kind of ... result from ... the path is ... whatever ... akusala, nama or ... occurs as ... understanding, ... to fall ... practice that ... Not...
Dear Robert Thanks! There's a lot to reflect in what you write ...and breed further questions. Is the "heart base" something similar to the senses' base ? So ...
Hi, Nina - I intend to respond to your post, but I don't have the time to do it justice now. In a few days we're leaving to drive from home (East coast of ...
Larry, It seems your email was tending in the direction of the four foundations of mindfulness, regarding the mindfulness on body. This response may seem a bit...
manji
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... further ... base ? So ... _______ dear Lucy, Yes, that is right. Th heart base is so subtle that I think science can never uncover it; it is conditioned...
Lucy, I hope you aren't asking me all those questions. I don't have a clue. I took this chapter to be focused on the uncertainty of the next life and the...
