Dear Mike, Ken O (and others folowing the 'luminous' thread'), Just got back to Hong Kong...haven't unpacked or done any home chores, so I shouldn't be...
Hi Sarah, Nice to hear from you again :). I like to point out something, ... between the sense and mind processes, it will be taken for ‘self’. If there...
Hi Ken O, Great to see you so active and keen on the list....I also appreciate your ‘open book’ nature and sharing of the sad story about your sister to ...
Hi Ken O, A couple more references for you: 1) Dhammasangani 6 (PTS trans) “What on that occasion is thought (citta.m)? The thought which on that occasion is...
Hi Sarah ... line,> but need to look at the whole Tipitaka together to understand a sutta, I think. k: This is always agreeable :). In fact, I am the same as...
... joined us ... Samadhi ... Eath was absolutely delighted to attend the Dhama discussion there yesterday, and in spite of not being able to completely follow...
Dear Nina How are you? Happy new year! You wrote: " You say, bhavangacitta is conditioned by the javanacittas that arise. By what type of the twentyfour...
Dear Nina, Thanks for asking this question, as I got to review what are the vancaka dhammas. In general, I like hearing about some subtleties of the dhamma...
... In the samyutta, the Buddha uses a simile. Just as dawn precedes sunrise, right view precedes the other factors of the 8fold noble path. This stands to...
Dear Nina, I forgot to mention in the previous post another story I remember. Regarding analysis, I think I like to do this too, even though it is impossible...
Hi, Erik - Thank you for this post! I just bookmarked the Samadhi Sutta for extended study. It looks like a real find to me. You may recall that in a recent...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilo@...
Jan 1, 2002 6:04 pm
... said: <<The ten kilesas make the mind impure, they condition other types of akusala to follow. Dosa is kilesa and it conditions other cetasikas, such as ...
... Thanks Howard, And thank you for being one of the main contributors to dsg, helping to make it the great place for the discussion of the Dhamma that it is....
Hi, Robert - In a message dated 1/1/02 2:47:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Howard: Thanks much, Robert! ... Howard: Good luck with the investment. ... ...
Hi Erik, A quick correction and apology ... This should have read: for the last discussion and the Satipatthana Sutta(“not the Samadhipatthana Sutta”) was...
Dear Nina & Kom. I asked a question on this topic following Kom's original post. K.Sujin repeated as you have written in these 2 notes below, Nina. She also...
Dear Rob K and Howard, I had a few notes and references on the annihilation theme which I didn't have time to put together before my trip. Let me add them now...
Dear Howard, ... I'm very sorry to hear about these close friends (and relatives). We had a couple of years like that before and then 2001 was one of fine...
Nina, Kom, Sarah and others ... And see also the explanation given in the Visuddhimagga ("thus called because they are themselves defiled, and because they...
Thank you, Sarah. With metta, Howard In a message dated 1/2/02 3:42:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... /Thus is how ye shall see all this fleeting world: A star...
Dear Nina & Sarah & Jon: Sarah, thanks for confirming this with A. Sujin: it is so great to live in a time where a kalayanamitta can (sometimes) help you with...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilo@...
Jan 2, 2002 6:09 pm
... Nina:Dear Num, thank you for your insightful and witty post. Lodewijk and I had to laugh about the rib being your favorite. Num: As I mentioned before the...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilo@...
Jan 2, 2002 6:09 pm
... Dear Suan, yes, it is clear that kamma of the past produces the bhavangacitta that is vipakacitta. What I am puzzled about is that the javanacittas arising...
Hello all, I posted the question in the previous message and it seems that there is no reponse so far. I am not sure if the question itself is not worth...
Hi Victor, ... Of course it's worth consideration..it's just that there's a lot of competition for consideration;-)) ... Can we say that a 'concept comes to...
Hello Sarah, Thank you for tending to my question. Indeed, I think there is fierce competition for consideration (and attention, too!!) This is how I...
Hi Victor, ... I think it's more accurate to say the thinking is conditioned and it depends on all the conditions as to what thinking arises and what it takes ...
Dear All, Much to my surprise, my luggage and I arrived safely at the Hotel around midnight. Wonderful to find a message waiting from Sarah and to receive an...
