Ven. Samahita, Thank you for this very helpful contribution, that clearly illustrates how both greed and delusion give rise to wrong view and conceit while ...
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... Well spoken. Sadhu! It arises & ceases right there ... Just a flicker in a mirror ... Never to return ... Not mine ... Pain ... ... Friendship is the...
Hi Ken H., Ken H: Whether you agree with it or not, I can assure you it is the Dhamma. I am not sure what, exactly, is meant by, "Lovely in the beginning,...
Hi Andrew, ... reply, ... Okay. Whatever. I am too tired to continue this dialogue with you. It is just getting too personal and pointless. With tired metta,...
Dear DSG Dhamma Friends: I am glad to learned this group from my dhammamittas who.joined the group recently. This will be a great source for getting help and...
Hi Larry & Phil - In a message dated 11/1/05 12:25:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, LBIDD@... ... ======================== As to your point, Phil, about the...
Hi Phil, ... This is the way it is for one who discerns rightly! This is the First Noble Truth of Dukkha ... Since there is no such thing as the First Noble...
Hi Phil and Howard, Phil: We know that pleasant sense experiences are the result (vipaka) of kusala (wholesome) kamma, and unpleasant ones the result of ...
Hi Larry, ... wholesome ... result of ... M: Yes, agreed. I think I need to clarify my question. If arahaths have nothing but wholesome roots, why dont they...
Hello Tep, Thank you Tep. That was nice to read and quite impressive. I wonder if you have seen this essay by Bhikku Bodhi called 'Anicca vata sankhara'. It...
... wrote: Hi Htoo, All, <snip> This passage seems to confirm the possibility of a Seven-Fold Path. My understanding is that by making(lokiya)jhana a base for...
Hi Leo, My opinion is that it is good enough to have a quiet room. The objective is to soundproof your mind, through developing calm! When you do this little...
Hi Phil,Tep,James ..er everyone, The Four noble truths in the 4 satipattana seems quite interesting. There is a sense of gradation even in the satipatthana. It...
Hi Phil, Kusala kamma brings us deeper into samsara? Kusala kamma leads us into the dhamma (as well). Akusala kamma leads us into hell worlds where the nibbana...
Hi wendy wang, My thesis is to find out ... Very interesting. I seem to recall the Buddha mentioning in the udanas that he developed such a mind in a previous...
Hi Howard, The section in the Satipatthana Sutta on the ... awareness of ... characteristics of states of ... [2] "Furthermore, the monk remains focused on...
Hi James, ... KH: > > there is no doubt the Buddha taught that every absolute reality exists in the present moment. .... James: > There is no need to tell me...
Hi KenH, Just to humour me, would you please try to imagine the Dhamma as ... M: ok, lets give that a try :) If the Buddha ... human ... M: thats right M: He...
Matheesha: "I think I need to clarify my question. If arahaths have nothing but wholesome roots, why dont they create kusala kamma?" Hi Matheesha, That's just...
Hi, Math - I am relieved that you have not yet found errors in my essay on formations. 'Anicca vata sankhara' is another excellent article by the venerable ...
Hi, Larry (and Matheesha)- Interesting dialogue ! ... in ... Tep: Are functional consciousnesses not producing action (kamma) ? Regards, Tep =========...
Hi Math (and all) - ... Tep: The Four Noble Truths are summarized by LuangPu Dun as follows: "The heart (citta) which is sent outside is Samudaya. The results...
Hi, Matheesha - In a message dated 11/1/05 5:19:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... ========================= I'm not following you, I'm afraid. What you quoted...
Tep: "Are functional consciousnesses not producing action (kamma) ?" Hi Tep, Kusala and akusala consciousnesses are kamma and produce kamma result in a later...
Bhikkhu Samahita: "The Sense Sources are a 'Representation...' & not a 'Reality...'!" Hi Bhikkhu Samahita, May I ask where this idea came from? I know of one...
Dear Ken H., Dear Dhamma Brother- I assure you that I am not trying to embarrass you or put you on the spot with my questions. Really, I feel a special...
