Hi Howard, ... N: The upset does not last and it is accumulation. We do not give much importance to it. Thanks for your empathy. ... As to: 'we cannot do...
Dear Han & all tennis fans;), ... ... S:I'm glad your computer is fixed at last. ... .... S: Yes, I also prefer to play doubles together:-)) Perhaps with...
Dear Han, thank you for your kind mail. I understand what you mean. Yes, also our days are numbered. Nina. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dear Han (and Sarah), it has been explained in the commentaries that rupakkhandha comprises all rupas, not just rupas of the body. Perhaps this can help? ...
Hi Tep (Jon, Nina, Scott), ... ... S: Excuse me butting in here....I think the teachings explain that with a deeper understanding of namas and rupas and the...
Dear Han, ... N: It is difficult, as I wrote to Howard, to know when we take dhammas for self so long as the first stage of insight has not been reached. We do...
Dear Sarah ( Nina and Sukin), thank you for your message. To re-type the question was indeed a more bit more troublesome than I thought: my printer didn't...
Hi Tep, Scott & all, Thank you and Scott for your assistance in quoting and cleaning up the following comments by Sayadaw U Nyanuttara which I thought were...
Dear Han, I forgot to thank you for this detailed and helpful summary of the ... <..> ... ... S: This is the point. If it were so simple, why are we not all ...
Dear Sarah, Just a short response. S: In this sutta, he does remind us: "Thus, monks, any body [ruupa] whatsoever that is past, future, or present; internal or...
Dear Nina (Sarah), Sarah has just given me a very good point to ponder. I will think about it. Thank you very much for the good advice from both of you. ...
Dear Nina, N: It is difficult, as I wrote to Howard, to know when we take dhammas for self so long as the first stage of insight has not been reached. We do...
Dear Sarah, I am happy if you are happy with my summaries. I also appreciate your partnership, and I will always be your dhamma partner. Respectfully, Han ... ...
Hi Swee Boon ... I read this as explaining why the person being spoken of by the Buddha in the section on anapanasati must be one who has "gone into the forest...
Hi, Scott - In a message dated 7/31/07 11:16:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Howard: Yes, I'm aware of that - I observe it in myself and others frequently. ...
Hi, Colette - In a message dated 8/1/07 2:23:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ksheri3@... ... Howard: I don't understand what you are talking about, Colette....
Hi, Nina (and Scott) - In a message dated 8/1/07 2:46:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================== I understand what you are saying, and it makes...
Hi Howard, It cannot be helped. We have to see the context each time, which is not a bad thing :-)) Nina. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dear Sarah, Thank you very much for your further explanation on Ajahn Sujin’s way of teaching. S: I was interested to listen to the discussion. As soon as...
Dear friends, Kh S: Sati can arise any time when there are the right conditions for it. It can arise after the experience of any object through any doorway....
Dear Han, ... N: No, this story is too sad. From what you wrote I understood that you did not take any specific stand on the rosary, but that others did not...
Hi Jon, ... So, are you saying the whole of DN 22 is suitable only for monks to practise? ... Do you mean the difficulty of making the change from a lay person...
Dear Nina, N: No, this story is too sad. From what you wrote I understood that you did not take any specific stand on the rosary, but that others did not know...
Hi Sarah and Nina ... condition its arising. All dhammas are anattaa.At this moment of touching there is no sati. When sati arises the hardness is the same but...
Hi All just for the fun of it, who breath. If breath could help, so does birds, cats etc.... breath But some said breathing brings mindfulness, then how come...
Hi Connie ... the way you write is like watching a prime time movie, just when the juicy part is about to be shown, it said to be continued... its makes me...
