Dear Eznir, ... moha ... S> Only with the arising of panna can the right and wrong way be distinguished. The problem is that we take to be sati what is not,...
Dear Eznir, Continuation from last post. ... to ... thought ... S> Earlier you said, "this "alobha and vijja" do not arise like a flash". I think it does. The...
Dear Eznir, This is the remaining part; ... particular ... nama ... dhammas that ... S> Yes. But I'm not sure of your meaning in the last sentence. I forgot...
Hi Larry and Colette, ... N: No. Not all akusala cittas. We should not think of the conventional meaning of prompting, this may be confusing. It can help to a...
Dear Friends, 'Cetasikas' by Nina van Gorkom http://www.vipassana.info/cetasikas.html http://www.zolag.co.uk/ Questions, comments and different views...
Hi Colette, Now, where were we? :-) ... Fair enough. When you're thinking about numbers that's whats happening. What I should have said is that quantity is not...
Friends: Sliced by Gains, Praise, Respect, Honour and Fame: At Savatthi, the blessed Buddha said: Friends, horrible are gains honour, fame, name and praise! It...
Good Morning Nina, sorry, group, Larry & Sue et al, but now I've gotta face the dragon on my own here. Nina, as par for my habitual behavior, I only read to a...
Hi Sarah and Joop, If you don't mind, I'll persist a bit longer :-) ... But presumably he would know "the origin" of those dhammas? He wouldn't think he all of...
Hi Nina, Thanks for your reply. I think I've got it. If I tell myself to wash the dishes but don't because there is too much sloth and torpor, that sloth and...
Hi Lisa Many thanks for tracking down these references to 'upakaraka dhamma'. They both contain useful material. Unfortunately, neither author (Ven Narada,...
Hi James Thanks for clarifying your previous posts, and my apologies for any misunderstanding on my part. ... The 'activities' you refer to here are all...
Hi, Sarah and Nina {Attn.: Larry and Tom }- That "thinking out loud" message(#47130) of yours contains several issues that are not relevant to the presentation...
Dear Friends, 'Cetasikas' by Nina van Gorkom http://www.vipassana.info/cetasikas.html http://www.zolag.co.uk/ Questions, comments and different views...
Hi Tep ... Is this bush related to the George W variety? ... ... Or is is because you've been am-bushed? (Just kidding, of course) I am happy to treat the...
Dan ... I''m not sure I see the value in trying to demonstrate the similarities between 2 different teachings. It is likely to lead to a stretching of both in...
Hi Howard ... As far as I can see, the passage says that when a person who experiences a pleasant feeling knows (by direct understanding), "I experience a ...
Hi Jon, ... the 32 ... yet they ... that ... on ... then ... such ... understand the ... absence ... It amazes me how you keep coming back to this subject. Do...
Friends: The Three Undeniable Global Properties: Is the body & external form, lasting or transient? Transient! Is feeling, pleasant or not, lasting or...
Hi Herman Lots of meat in your post to Tep, so I hope you don't mind if I butt in ;-)) ... The way it is explained in the suttas, the quality of 'anatta'...
Hi Charles ... There are other possible scenarios, like you cling to both views/religions and don't want to let either go. What in your view is the purpose...
Hi Tep I've been following your series with interest, but don't often find time to make a comment. ... I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but I think the...
Hi Herman ... And likewise this one ;-)) ... Yes, "one" is a number, and numbers are concepts. But then, all language is concepts (can you make a meaningful...
Dear Sarah, I think I havant structured my question properly in my last posting. so let me re-post the same question again. My mind has began to suspect buddha...
Hi Sarah & All, Apologise for my absence last week, was not feeling well, due to my "friend's" monthly visit. <wink> I am really sorry that all of your family...
Well, Sarah, unfortunately, the father has not learnt to let go yet. In fact, since we were young, i haven't seen him cry, until i saw him crying, touching so...
Hi Herman, and all Sorry it took so long to get back to you. It looks like Saturday and Wednesday will be the days I can post at my ease. I think I will call...
Hi, Tep (and Sarah and all) - In a message dated 7/1/05 9:05:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tepsastri@... writes: Hi, Sarah and Nina {Attn.: Larry and Tom...
Dear everybody, I'm looking for the Sandaka Sutta in which the Buddha talked of 4 types of false religion and 4 other types of unsatisfactory but not...
