Dear All, I am really benefiting from the Anatta Useful Posts being divided into Anatta(not self) and Anatta - No Control? Thank you to those who put the...
I smiled as I read this post. So many words about a wordless state. Discussing jhana as an aid to practising jhana is a time honoured tradition. The Buddha...
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Nina van Gorkom
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Mar 1, 2002 6:00 pm
India Ch 5, no 3 Listening to the Dhamma and considering what we heard can condition the arising of sati. It depends on someone¹s accumulated inclinations how...
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Nina van Gorkom
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Mar 1, 2002 6:00 pm
... Dear Michael, I am so bad at technical things, sorry I would not know. You could ask the help desk of your provider. Nina...
Dear Herman, Please allow me to contribute my opinion here... Let me forwarn: long, like usual. ... Words can be very helpful. The tipitakas have tons of...
Hello Kom and all, I am interested to know how people understand the following discourse. Regards, Victor Samyutta Nikaya XLVII.8 Suda Sutta The Cook ...
Samyutta Nikaya XXXV.99 Samadhi Sutta Concentration Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. For free distribution only. ... "Develop concentration,...
Samyutta Nikaya XII.23 Upanisa Sutta Prerequisites Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. For free distribution only. Read an alternate translation by...
Samyutta Nikaya XLV.8 Magga-vibhanga Sutta An Analysis of the Path Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. For free distribution only. ... I have heard...
Hi Christine, Kom and Sarah I cut and pasted from the suttas that are available on the web. I read them in Thai before, the discourse is pretty uplifting. I...
Hi, Victor - In a message dated 3/1/02 2:42:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... =========================== Without a doubt concentration supports mindfulness,...
Hello Howard, Yes, I have been thinking about the relation between mindfulness and concentration since this afternoon as I was reading the messages on d-l and ...
... I interpret it as even though the unsuccessful monk is ardent, intent on becoming concentrated and mindful, he is not mindful of the particular hindrance...
Dear Herman, Good to see you have lifted the nose from the grindstone for long enough to post, nice to 'read' you. Regarding your comment <<<'Dissuading people...
Larry ... I don't think the Buddha is suggesting we should abandon our values or indeed anything, at least not in the sense I take you to mean (it is ...
Rob Ep ... A fairly straightforward answer to this last question is given in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (DN 16). There the Buddha said that the person's words...
Howard Aha. Gotcha! No, seriously, there is no trap being laid here. I just thought it better to go step by step. So to recap, whenever there is directed...
Rob Ep ... Let me ask you, Rob. Would you consider that taking part in these and other discussions, asking questions, considering answers is 'doing nothing ...
Larry ... I'm not sure if this is similar to what you are saying, but some people consider that rupas are 'more real' than namas. While it is easy to see where...
Dear Group, There are said to be numerous routes to nibbana. Sometimes the commentaries expand these into the thousands but they are grouped under three main...
... really ... object of ... if the ... object would ... *conceptualising ... akusala ... bound ... Dear Jon, I think the object of attention could be a...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 3/1/02 9:43:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Howard: Uh, oh! ;-)) ... Howard: What I said was the following, Jon: "I actually...
-Dear Frank, The 4 vipallasa are given a section (VIII) of the Patisambhidhimagga (a book of the Tipitika). They are also the focus of this sutta in the...
Dear All, Hope this doesn't seem too morbid, I have found it strangely comforting over the last week or so, helped get things in perspective. Unfortunately I...
Dear All, After reading a little on this topic, maybe I've misunderstood the seriousness of kilesas. They seem to be a little more dangerous than an...
