Goggy ... Yes, thanks. Good to be talking to you again. ... Yes, these are the cetasikas (mental factors) that arise with the kusala citta, so it is in fact...
Howard ... I've had a look at these suttas. Very interesting and well worth discussing. However, I don't think any of them says that awareness necessarily ...
Lisa A rather belated response to your interesting post (to add to your collection!). ... Let me congratulate you on not taking the akusala for kusala. Being ...
Dear Shin, You said: Thankyou for being a friend. The past which I've said is only said with extreme limitations of informations about the teaching of the ...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 7/1/02 3:27:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================== I think you are addressing something important and...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 7/1/02 3:31:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... =========================== I think these suttas make several points relevant to...
Dear Nina and Larry, Is the "contact" in Patichcha Samuppada the same as the "passa" (contact without any gap with the object of the citta) chethacika? If so...
Perfections. Ch 2, no. 1. The Perfection of Generosity The perfection of generosity is mentioned first among the ten perfections. As we read in the definition...
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Dear Shin, good to see you here. I am glad you wish to share your studies. Do you have the paramattha manjusa in Thai? I do not have it, and sometimes I may...
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http://www.budsas.org/ebud/nina-abhidhamma/nina-abhi-00.htm Abhidhamma In Daily Life Chapter 14 (1) THE FUNCTION OF JAVANA When we see, hear, smell, taste,...
Dear group, What exactly is Tathagatagarbha? Is it a Theravada doctrine? Is it the same as Alayavijnana? Is it important to learn about? metta, Christine...
Hi, Christine - In a message dated 7/1/02 10:46:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================== It is definitely not Theravadin. It is a term of one...
Hi Ranil, you are correct. Phassa arises with every citta. So every citta is a miniature version of paticcasamuppada. On the other hand, maybe we could say...
Hi again Christine - Here are two references I just found: http://www.selfknowledge.com/dtat.htm http://www.kheper.auz.com/topics/Buddhism/doc With metta, ...
Dear group, does javana citta cause vipaka citta? Does it cause anything else? Does votthapana citta decide what kind of javana is appropriate? thanks, Larry...
Re: "Dear group, does javana citta cause vipaka citta? Does it cause anything else? Does votthapana citta decide what kind of javana is appropriate? thanks,...
Hi Howard, and All, How my question came about is that I also look in on a multi- tradition List and find sometimes that I am unfamiliar with whether a ...
Hi Larry, Sorry for the delay.....I’ve been trying to avoid the computer over the last few days because of a rt wrist injury....(slowly using the mouse with ...
Dear Nina, (Chris & All), I'm appreciating your translation of the `Perfections' by K.Sujin. Today I was reading the installment on generosity and considering...
Dear Shin, Thank you for replying. I see Sukin is also keeping you busy... ... I think that if you are referring to sampaja~n~na for ‘contemplating of the...
Hi, Chris - There are currents and counter-currents within Mahayana. Some of these are quite compatible with Theravada. Others, superficially similar in...
Hi Jon, ... changes very rapidly, awareness cannot keep up with it. (This perhaps forms the basis of the attraction to the 'slowing down' approach.) G: I...
Sumane Very nice to hear from you. Thanks again for your kind words. Please don't feel there is even the slightest thing that could have turned out any...
Howard ... by ... Absolutely no apology necessary, Howard (I was just following along the standing homework joke that comes up from time to time). I have the...
Interested in reading the ongoing experiences of an American going to the forests of Thailand to become a Buddhist Monk? He will be attending the famous and...
Dear Howard, Goggy, Shin and all, Thank you Howard for your patience answering my questions. No need to answer all, many of my questions are more exclamations!...
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... Dear Ranil, contact accompanies each citta, it supports citta and the accompanying cittas. It contacts the object so that citta and cetasikas can...
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The Perfections. Ch 2, no. 2. When someone who listens to the Dhamma gains right understanding, he accumulates sincerity, and this is the perfection of...
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Rob Ep ... … ... Well, it looks like we have a sort of arrangement! Here is the focus for our look at the Visuddhimagga , culled from your message above: A....
