Hi Matheesha, ... N: No, not all the different paccayas. you say:<Seeing that everything arises from conditions is enough. > Intellectual understanding can see...
Hi Tep, ... N: Also good and bad inclinations are accumulated and form conditions (by way of strong natural support-condition) for the arising of kusala cittas...
Friends: Avoiding the Extremes Opens the Middle Way to Peace! There are, friends, these two extremes, which not should be practiced by any, who has initiated...
Hi Dan, D:> KS certainly has an unusual approach to teaching and discussing ... M: Why do you think it is unusual? D:is there a ... M: Yes, something which is...
Hi Joop ... Well, I don't see it that way. My question is simply this: If there is an inclination to do an unwholesome act of speech or body, but then there...
Hi, Nina (Connie and James)- In dhammastudygroup@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom ... conditions (by way of strong natural support-condition) for the arising...
Hi Tep, I know that you respect the Path of Discrimination. This helps to understand accumulation, not only kamma. I am not aware of adding extras. What are...
Dear Group, We sometimes speak about how there were many wise ones in the ancient days who could understand deeply, and now how few there are. Those wise ones...
Hi, Nina - ... My professional areas of research were in statistical forecasting using control theory and systems optimization. Nowadays I research in Buddhism...
Hi Tep, T: > -- hearing from a buddha or an arahant ( Tep: So we are hopeless to ... may be ... M: Shall we go looking for one!? ... fertile ... T: > -- the...
Hi RobertK, ... M: I agree. We need to be careful of those who claim such things. If someone comes out of nowhere and says s/he is capable of this, knows that,...
Hallo Jon Again I changed the name of the thread, it's really a dynamic one; this time because you introduced the concept 'accumulated' Jon: "Well, I don't see...
Dear Group Members, Following the sign-in encouragement, I just thought I'd briefly introduce myself. I'm quite new to Buddhism and have come, over the past...
Hi, Matheesha - To facilitate the discussion that is getting more lengthy, let me divide it into subsets. (Set 1) ... describes several ways (based on the 11...
"The Path of Purification" (Visuddhimagga) Ch. XIV 213. 'Order of teaching' is appropriate however; for there are those people who, while teachable, have...
Dear Scott, Nice to see you here. Dsg has several members who are interested in Abhidhamma and Pali. This link goes to a useful posts file where some of the...
Hello Scott, RobK, all Rob - I created a tiny url for the link you gave to Scott: http://tinyurl.com/bjmb4 Welcome to dsg, Scott - hope some of the threads are...
Friends: Wearing away the inner Roots of Evil ceases all Suffering! There are, friends, these three kinds of fading away, that are directly observable,...
Hi Scott, other newbies here,[Connie & Dan*] ... .... S: This already sounds like someone who has been considering quite a lot. I'm sure you'll be able to help...
Hi Alan McA, ... like ... I would love to help you progress with your study of the Abhidhamma. Though I was born and raised in Toronto and envions (in what...
... lot. ... <...> Dear Sarah, Thanks for your kind welcome. I'm from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada, eh.) Strangely I am not snowed in. No snow yet. Weird....
... you can ... since ... question ... Dear Nina, Thank you for your welcome. I have been reading your Abhidhamma in Daily Life. There is a lot in it, well...
Dear Group, The question I have been working on recently relates to sa~n~na. I understand that it is elementary cognition, arises with every citta, and...
Hi Scott, ... N: Citta does not arise out of nothing, it arises because of many different conditions. The previous citta that has fallen away conditions the...
Hi, Nina (and Scott) - In a message dated 1/2/06 9:55:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... ==================== Would you please go a bit further into this? In a...
