Hi Larry, ... You wrote:"I" is a concept in search of an experience. Is that what you said? My reply meant to clarify that it is not an I that in is in search...
Dear Han, ... .... S: Good idea! I can help find any if you give me the brief reference. Anytime.... ... ... S: I think it would be useful for you to point out...
Hi Howard, I agree that people probably mean different things by 'free-will' and you may well be right in what you wrote below (#70978), though I'm not sure ...
Hi Nidhi, Thx for sharing more of your reflections again with us. I think we're all misfits of one kind or other here, so join the club:-). ... .... S: I often...
Hi James, (Swee Boon, Robert A, Howard & all), ... .... S: Dhammas arise temporarily and at such times they *exist*. How else is there any seeing of visible...
Friends: The Speech of the Buddha on Friendliness: What should the clever one advantageously do To attain This State called Peace, is this: He should be...
Hi TG & all, ... ... S: I highly recommend Nina's book on 'Conditions' which she is just starting to post extracts of. I know it's difficult to read everything...
Hi Robert A, ... .... S: Thx for your further reflections - helpful for us all. I think the point being made by Ken H, Sukin and others is that 'there is only...
Hi Howard (Herman, Larry & all), I was glad you came in on this thread with yr message #71124 Herman:> > In the meantime, I continue to read atta-belief as a...
Dear Nidhi, ... ... S: Thank you for all your comments. The 'spirit' of your words is very clear and your English is fine. I was especially interested in this ...
Dear Herman, I've a bit of time here for: H: "The Buddha taught the noble eightfold path, in service of the 4 noble truths. Agreed? Which of the factors of...
Dear Dhamma Friends, We have come to the last essay compiled by Bhikkhu Bodhi: The Perfection of Giving (Acariya Dhammapala). It is being presented in 7 parts....
Hi, James - In a message dated 5/1/07 12:14:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================= LOLOL! You ARE tenacious, James. (Yes, I knew you meant to...
Hi, all - The Sheaves of Reeds Sutta, SN 12.67, is another sutta that, like the Kaccayanagota Sutta, presents the middle-way mode of existence of all ...
Hello Sarah, I appreciate you taking another shot at helping me to see your point of view. For the last 30 years or so I have been working with a simple ...
Hi Howard, ... The middle-way mode of existence of all conditioned dhammas is explained by the forward order of Dependent Origination. ... The cessation of...
Hi Sarah, ... If the point that is being made is that there *is* only the present moment, why do you then talk about the dhammas that *can* occur? That is a...
Hi Howard, ... H: > The Sheaves of Reeds Sutta, SN 12.67, is another sutta that, like the Kaccayanagota Sutta, presents the middle-way mode of existence of all...
Hi Scott, Here's some more stuff from the Buddhist Dictionary: sakkáya-ditthi: 'personality-belief', is the first of the 10 fetters (samyojana). It is...
Hi Howard, ... defilements ... defilements. ... write ... Yeah, I did mean "ridding" also. ;-)) Tenacious? Yeah, I would say so. So was the Buddha about the...
Hi Herman, H: "My reply meant to clarify that it is not an I that in is in search of an experience, it it is consciousness in search of an experience." L:...
Hi Collette, C: "I will say that actually EXPERIENCING hatred, knowing it's characteristics, and such, is a very good way of transcending it," Larry:...
Hi, Ken - In a message dated 5/1/07 7:24:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kenhowa@... ... Howard: Actually, I don't think I talk about the old commentaries...
Hi, James - In a message dated 5/1/07 8:22:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================== Yep! :-) With metta, Howard /Thus is how ye shall see all...
Hi Sarah, ... dependent ... else is ... relevant, I ... I just threw that comment out for thought. I happen to agree with the teachings of Nagarjuna, the...
Hi Howard, ... on ... The way you talk about ... Ken, at best ... Oh yes, why is this "imagined" difference between the commentaries and suttas so important to...
Hi All, I seem to be experiencing some problems scrolling through the messages from Yahoo Groups. There used to be a link that would read "Next" or "Previous"...
Dear Larry, Great question, makes me really think and clarify. L: "Here's some more stuff from the Buddhist Dictionary: "sakkaaya-ditthi: 'personality-belief',...
