To Choo: In a message dated 4/29/03 10:37:46 PM, choomw77@... writes: << dear bro. Jeff, i enjoy your subtle enlightening thoughts and thank you for...
... Jeff, thank you for the correction. I was quoting a scientist's radio interview from memory and I may have misremembered the word he used. Or perhaps he...
Hello list friends Sutta quotes that support jhana: Here are some of the many references to jhana found in the sutta. There are so many references that it is a...
In a message dated 5/2/03 1:15:23 AM, charmaines@... writes: << Jeff, thank you for the correction. I was quoting a scientist's radio interview from...
To: Dhammarato Bhikkhu In a message dated 5/2/03 6:53:42 AM, dhammarato@... writes: << Hello list friends Sutta quotes that support jhana: Here are some...
... The ... To Ven, Sir and Bro Jeff: The words from book as I have read: ˇ§Experiencing the whole breath body I will breathe inˇ¨, thus he trains himself...
macdocaz1@... wrote: ... Charmaine: I almost wrote a post the other day on this very topic, as I had just finished reading two competing translations of ...
To Charmaine: In a message dated 5/3/03 11:45:26 AM, charmaines@... writes: << Charmaine: I almost wrote a post the other day on this very topic, as...
I was recently reminded of one of the essential principles of the path of awakening, which I believe is too often overlooked. That is commitment. Commitment,...
... To Bro Jeff: Thanks for your explanation. It really help me. Beside that, through my real practice, I think it will help me to clarify what the teory ...
In a message dated 5/9/03 9:13:27 AM, fooab67@... writes: << To Bro Jeff: Thanks for your explanation. It really help me. Beside that, through my real...
Hello Group There have been a few questions about the role of pleasure on the eight fold noble path. Here are a few references in the Majjhima Nikaya that...
In a message dated 5/14/03 3:22:35 PM, dhammarato@... writes: << Hello Group There have been a few questions about the role of pleasure on the eight fold...
Thank you for these references. I have been contemplating this very issue lately as I notice how much my senses want to reach out for particular types of...
There appear to be some conflicts with language and conception around the absorption states, because I believe there is quite a bit of confusion in the ...
I have constructed a preliminary index of the archives, which I believe may help people find many of the answers to their questions. For canonical support you...
In a message dated 5/17/03 7:11:14 PM, choomw77@... writes: << brother Jeff, Could you please kindly talk a little more about step three and step four...
Hi, Many kind thanks for a welcoming message from Jeff, this is my first and introductory posting. I am not sure if I have found the right place or even if it...
Thank-you Jonathan, for your kind and honest personal record. I am sure your report will be a valuable record for someone, like yourself, seeking to ...
Thankyou Jeff for your kind words and advice. I attended my first (intense) meditation retreat last weekend, it was 7 hours of 1 hr sitting followed by 1 hr...
In a message dated 5/23/03 5:51:59 PM, dhammarato@... writes: << If you're born into an Asian Buddhist family, the first thing your parents will teach...
Hi, Jeff (and Bhante) - In a message dated 5/23/03 10:32:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ============================== Showing respect is an individual...
Hello Jeff Salutations to you in respect for you. Please reread the post written by Tan Thanissaro Bhikkhu. I think gathering from your responce, that you did...