Dear Han ... The present reailty has fallen away but the nimitta is the object of awareness and we say "present" though technically saying no longer prsent. I...
Hi RobE, ... I would say, in the broadest possible terms. that skill in the Buddhist context is knowing how to not suffer. ... -- Cheers Herman I do not know...
Hi Dieter, ... Thanks for forwarding this, and good to see you here! ... -- Cheers Herman I do not know what I do not know [Non-text portions of this message...
Dear Nina Thank you for the excellent transcriptions, I continue to make files. Recording transcriptions on to audio and then listening repeatedly is helpful...
Dear Phil, Phil: The present realty has fallen away but the nimitta is the object of awareness and we say "present" though technically saying no longer...
Dear Herman, I acknowledge the receipt of your comments with thanks. with metta and respect, Han ... Dear Han Tun, ... <snip> -- Cheers Herman I do not know...
Dear Han I'm afraid I can't give you a textual reference. I listened to many U Silananda talks and heard him say it once, that of course the present reality...
Dear Han, Phill, all ... JJ: As Phil mentioned nimitta concerning present. I went and looked in Thai discussion and found Q and A about present answered by one...
Dear Phil, Thank you very much for your kind explanation. Yes, it is a difficult subject and we can go on discussing without getting anywhere. That is why I go...
Dear Khun Jagkrit, Thank you very much for the three meanings of present (Paccuppanna): 1. Present moment (Paccuppanna kha.na) means the moment that dhamma...
Hi Would anyone of you be pleased to let me know how did Ven.Rahula (Son of Buddha) attain enlightenment? I remember that he got enlightened while his hair is...
Dear friends, How often do we find ourselves important? How often do we have conceit? Do we think ourselves better than others? Even when we think ourselves...
Dear Chandima, It was not recorded that Raahula got enlightened while his hair was shaved at the age of 6. But you can find how he became an Arahant in the...
Dear Tam, ... N: I may not have explained it clearly that there is the world of conventional situations and stories and there is the world in the ultimate...
Dear Phil, ... N: Because so much akusala has been accumulated, kusala has not yet become our nature. ... N: It means: just listen more. ... Nina. [Non-text...
Dear Members, The Debate of King Milinda [ Edited by Bhikkhu Pesala ] #32. "What is the characteristic mark of feeling (vedan)?" "The being experienced, O...
Hi Herman, thanks for the wellcome (back) .. though I was sometimes lurking , I haven't noted that you shared your experience with DMT meanwhile. (in which...
Hi Dieter, Welcome back, even if only as a lurker. :-) ... <. . .> ... ( in particular Sarah may forgive me ) because I wanted to avoid the repetition of...
Hi all, The following is a link which gives a background to the usage of nimitta. http://www.leighb.com/case_of_the_missing_simile.htm -- Cheers Herman I do...
Hi Herman. ... Well this may get into nomenclatural hair-splitting, but I think someone capable of experiencing nibbana at any time is still an arahant even...
Hi Herman. ... I think that's skipping to the conclusion. I would say echoing those terms that skill is knowing how to follow the path to end suffering. It's...
Hi Dieter and All. ... Wow - that is really rough. If you are in contact with Howard, please tell him he is in my thoughts. Maybe I will try to email him,...
Hi KenH, ... Would it be fair to say that therefore an understanding of what "present" is pivotal? ... -- Cheers Herman I do not know what I do not know ...
Hi Dieter, ... I am Dutch, but understand German quite well :-) I will reply further later, I am away from home for the next 4 days. ... Cheers Herman I do not...
Dear friends, An insincere inclination inhibits the development of satipatthåna. Right understanding can know whether we are sincere or not, whether there is...
Hi was this post by Scott cited already in this thread? Visuddhimagga, XIII, 111-114: QUOTE 111. "...'Present' (paccapanna) is of three kinds, that is to say,...
Dear Members, The Debate of King Milinda [ Edited by Bhikkhu Pesala ] #35. "What is the characteristic mark of consciousness (viññna)?" "Knowing, O king." ...
Dear Rob and Han, ... N: adding from the Tiika to these passages: < The Tiika explains that the classifications of present, past and future as extent (or life...
