Dear Larry, Jim, Chris & All, I wrote to Bhikkhu Bodhi about the Visuddhimagga copyright point , Jim’s qu and a couple of other matters. I’d like to share...
... Nina:"As Icaro put it, it is very careful and right. I discussed this once with A. ... measure the ... things." ... Nina, sometimes East and West agree in...
Hi Icaro, ... .... Please do post a photo or two in the DSG album (we won't look at what's in the glass;-)) -- then there'll be no chance of confusing you with...
Hi Icaro, ... I've only got a few minutes before signing off for a week, but I wanted to let you know that I have been following your posts with interest. My...
Hi Sarah:" Please do post a photo or two in the DSG album (we ... heheheheheheh!!!! Right! I will do it !!! Metta, Ícaro ... ===== Seize the time, there´s...
Hi, sarah (and all) - In a message dated 8/1/03 3:55:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================= I must have missed the preceding posts...
Jim Thanks very much for bringing up this interesting reference. I don't have any familiarity with this text, but I've had a quick look at the PTS translation...
Hi Howard, When I used the term 'saavakabodhisattas' I was taking it from memory. But your post had me worried for moment thinking that the term might not be...
Hi, Jim - In a message dated 8/1/03 9:39:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================= Thanks for this, Jim. I presume that 'chandataa' means...
... Thanks for the suggestion. After pondering for a while, however, I decided not to follow your suggestion because there are many subtleties here and there....
Hi Larry, ... N: Yes How about Right Concentration on a ... N: Yes, because all mundane kusala cittas of the sense-sphere can be either prompted or unprompted....
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Dear Kio, ... N: I appreciate so much your good and sympathetic questions. You really inspire me. I like Jon's suggestion to post small sections of your file...
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subco Vis. no 2. Relevant text of Vis: tadanantaraa pana pa~n~naa bhaavetabbaa, saa ca atisa"nkhepadesitattaa vi~n~naatumpi taava na sukaraa, pageva...
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Dear Jon, The subco is long and after many paras comes to vikkhepaa, distraction. I try to go on, but so slowly. I feel a study of the Vis text is difficult ...
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Thanks, Nina. I agree with your remarks about the value of the subco in studying the Vism text. I know you'll do whatever you can, and I assure you that will...
Hi Howard, ... aspiration or ... perserverence? I didn't give it in English as I wasn't sure of the meanings myself. I knew that 'chandataa' was derived from...
Let's see if this works. Here is the first batch. This is about one third of the whole file. I will plan to upload the next when I see the indication to go...
suzakico writes: Dear Suzakico, A. Sujin is not a Thai monk because she is a woman. Women con not be ordaine as monks in Buddhism (Theravatan). Venerable...
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Hi Howard, I quote again from A. Sujin's Perfections: <As to the seventh qualification, extreme dedication, we read: (7) Extreme dedication (adhikåra):...
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Hi Larry, ... L What line is this a commentary to? Is there more to it? What is the Pali ... It is the Expositor, 122. See also Vis. XIV, 143, definition of...
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Dear Kio ... N: No, this is not the reason as I said. S:(As for me, I did this as I was interested to capture the most of ... N:sounds very good, don.t worry...
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Nina: "I do not have the Pali of non-perplexity." Hi Nina, Maybe the Pali of "non-perplexity" is sati. Larry...
Hi Kom, If you can't find your copy of Vism. maybe you could just give us your understanding of insight knowledge (vipassana) and profitable consciousness...
Dear Nina and Larry, The Pali word for non-perplexity is asammoha. Other possible translations that come to mind are non-bewilderment and non-confusion ...
Hi Jim, Thanks for this, very interesting. It occurred to me that amoha could be translated as non-perplexity and to use it as the proximate cause of panna...
Hi Sarah, In the US a significant number of children have a learning disability called Attention Deficit Syndrome and it is starting to be diagnosed in adults....
Hi Larry, Sorry for the slow response. I managed to fetch my copy out of the storage (along with other books), but my computer crashed recently, so haven't ...
