Hi Larry, Connie and all, A correction: The first type of moha-muulacitta with doubt does not have determination nor wish-to-do, chanda. I had omitted to...
Hi Howard and All We are now staying in the Sydney city centre. Without the distraction of a surfing beach across the road, I am hoping to find some time to ...
Dear Dhamma Friends, There are 12 individuals. When there are vithi cittas arising in them there are different mental impulsive consciousness in these ...
Hi Tep ... I agree with all you have said so far. ... I agree also with the idea of consummation in virtues as one of the goals, and a more immediate one than...
Hi Herman ... The 3 characteristics of anicca, dukkha and anatta are the ones that must eventually be known if insight is to be attained. But dhammas also ...
... .... Hallo Ven. Samahita Thanks for you reaction. It contains much good information, one misunderstanding and one point I disagree. "Dear Friend Joop who...
Hi Herman (and others in this thread) Coming in rather late on this thread, I'm afraid ... ... One question to consider here is whether cochlear implants allow...
... answer" ... us. If it is ... remove it first. ... Dear Tep Thanks for your trying to help me. But when you end your messages with "Let's continue until we...
Friends: Phenomena which are Effects, Cause Effects or Neither: The blessed Buddha said: 1: There are States, which are Effects... 2: There are States,...
Hi Tep, ... N: We could ask him again. There is a development of wholesome qualities in phases but at the same time these phases are intertwined. In other...
Dear Azita, When I got up this morning, I was thinking of you, that I had missed you. I wanted to write to you and ask whether you are in good health. When I ...
Hi Tep and herman, interesting points. ... N: By the development of right understanding of nama and rupa. Even when we become excited by an agreeable form we...
Hi Herman, I'm glad you approved of my post. Thank you for saying so. ... <. . .> H: > Perhaps it is an old hobby horse of mine, but I wanted to find out if...
Hi, Joop - ... Tep: Please forgive me for calling your paradox as being based on a wrong view. But, if the view were right, then there would have been no ...
Dear Jon - I was glad to see your posts (a flux of them) again this morning. You must have been too busy or demotivated by something. Anyway, you are back and...
Dear Dhamma Friends, There are 12 individuals. When there are vithi cittas arising in them there are different mental impulsive consciousness in these ...
Dear Nina, RobK and RobM, thank you all for your help, and I agree with you Nina, it is a very complex subject. BTW, I am well and just haven't been at the...
Hi, KKT - This is a very complete and interesting answer. There is no question that there is willing. But our willing is always conditioned at least by present...
Hi KKT, ... If free-will were "wholly conditioned", then there would be no new kamma created, we would not have been reborn endlessly, and we would not even...
Dear Dhamma Friends, There are 4 satipatthanas. There are 4 contemplations. Satipatthaana = sati + pa + thaana Sati means 'remembrance to attend good object'...
Hi Larry, ... N: Yes, being urged includes someone else's intimation, but we should remember that prompted and unprompted indicate the nature of a citta that ...
Dear Azita, Of course, it is hard to understand phassa. It is not only vipaaka, but in D.O. vipaaka is meant. It accompanies each citta and thus it can be...
Dear Herman, Steve, Nina, Conni, Sarah, Chris, Jon, Robert K, Mike N and all How are you? Sorry about causing some puzzle regarding my use of the Pali ...
Hi, Nina (and Tep) - In a message dated 8/1/05 6:03:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vangorko@... writes: BTW, what is Howard's spiral? It sounds like a huge...
Hi Azita, ... ===== Sorry for overloading you with all those details. You are wise to put aside the details of conditions until the "right conditions" arise...
Hi Nina, Is it correct that stiffness and torpor (thiina-middha) do not arise with consciousness rooted in ignorance because they only arise with prompted...
Hi, Herman (and KKT, Swee Boon, and all) - In a message dated 8/1/05 6:05:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hhofman@... writes: Hi KKT, Howard, Swee Boon...
