Dear Kenneth Elder, Good to hear from you again. Where do you live? Would you care to introduce yourself a little? ... ... S: Could you explain what each of...
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sarah
sarahprocter...
Jan 13, 2013 8:00 am
Dear Lukas, ... ... S: No hearing of sound then. ... ... S: Could our diver friend not hear anything in the pool? Metta Sarah ====...
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jonoabb
Jan 13, 2013 8:01 am
Hi Rob E ... J: Yes, I'm prepared to give them the benefit of doubt :-)) ... J: As regards rupas being arisen but not serving as object of citta, this could...
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jonoabb
Jan 13, 2013 8:36 am
Hi Rob E ... J: Regarding "Very limited access [by citta] to reality...", that of course depends on your definition of `reality' :-)) In the Dhamma, there is...
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jonoabb
Jan 13, 2013 8:45 am
Hi Rob E ... J: Regarding "the objective in Abhidhamma", the Buddha declared that he taught the end of suffering and nothing else. So I don't think there's...
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jonoabb
Jan 13, 2013 10:46 am
Hi Howard (128649) ... J: So your view is based on a presumption that itself depends on a presumption(!!), namely, the notion of `content of consciousness',...
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Chan Kin Sung
chankinsung
Jan 13, 2013 11:27 am
... My understanding is this, Sanna is the function of the mind in remembering the features of the signs of a seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching...
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upasaka@...
upasaka_howard
Jan 13, 2013 1:46 pm
Hi, Jon - ... HCW: Oh, my - no such thing then! I stand corrected: There is no such thing as content of consciousness. Also, though there was an Ananda...
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truth_aerator
Jan 13, 2013 2:59 pm
Hello Howard, all, What is the difference between: 1)"consciousness" and "content of consciousness"? 2)"seeing"; and "the seen"? With best wishes, Alex...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 3:24 pm
Dear Jon Isn't object condition for the dhamma where the dhamma is reality :-). Â Â Object can be a condition for a reality especially when we have strong...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 3:30 pm
Dear Rob E 1st Noble Truth states the fact of suffering, it does not state the cause of suffering. While 2nd truth shows the cause of suffering and in order...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 3:38 pm
Dear Rob E From what I know, Abhidhamma does not describe in vigor like what you find in science in describing how hearing works. It keep it fairly simple,...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 3:52 pm
Dear Htoo You need to develop the 4th Truth to understand the 1st Truth. Â Hence you see, in sutta, the Noble disciple understands suffering, its arisen and...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 5:27 pm
Dear all (5) Tranquility (passaddhi) 1355. But the arising of the tranquility enlightenment factor comes about thus: There is bodily tranquility,...
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Ken O
ashkenn2k
Jan 13, 2013 5:34 pm
Dear all Commentary to Right View Misconduct in sensual pleasures (kamesu micchacara): here, "in sensual pleasures" (kamesu) means in regard to sexual...
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upasaka@...
upasaka_howard
Jan 13, 2013 9:35 pm
Hi, Alex - ... HCW: I don't know what possible definitional answer I could provide. Don't you distinguish between these? I do. One is a knowing and the other...
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truth_aerator
Jan 13, 2013 10:18 pm
Hi Howard, all, It seems that distinguishing is merely in name. There isn't "knowing" without something "being known". There is no such thing as blank...
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sarah
sarahprocter...
Jan 14, 2013 5:31 am
Hi Connie, ... ... S: Sa~n~naa marks and remembers. Not sure what is meant by "the memory 'falls into' sankhaara-khanda"??? Yes, agree about the accumulated...
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sarah
sarahprocter...
Jan 14, 2013 5:44 am
Dear Kin Sung, Welcome to DSG! Hope you find time to tell us where you live and a little about your background. Jon & I partly live in Hong Kong, so wonder if...
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jonoabb
Jan 14, 2013 6:41 am
Hi Ken O ... J: Of the 24 conditions, there are (at least) 2 that mention 'object', namley, object condition and object decisive support condition. To my...
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Robert E
epsteinrob
Jan 14, 2013 6:51 am
Hi Connie. ... one moment at a time - eight rupas at a time, Rob E. - - - - - - - -...
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thanhtaam
Jan 14, 2013 10:58 am
Dear Dhamma friends, My name is Thanh Tam, from Vietnam. I'm very happy to join DSG, especially after the discussion trip in Hua Hin with Achaan Sujin last...
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sarah
sarahprocter...
Jan 14, 2013 11:12 am
Dear Thanh Tam, Thank you so much for your lovely introduction. We were so very glad you could join us in Hua Hin and we're always so very impressed by the...
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jagkrit2012
Jan 14, 2013 12:12 pm
Dear Tam JJ: Welcome you on board for the long trip to dhamma understanding. When you mentions the difficulty of understanding dhamma, Than Acharn Sujin always...
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Chan Kin Sung
chankinsung
Jan 14, 2013 12:32 pm
Hi, I subscribed to this group recently, so it's better to give an introduction. My name is Kin Sung, come from Melaka, Malaysia and is currently studying in...
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upasaka@...
upasaka_howard
Jan 14, 2013 1:27 pm
Hi, Alex - ... HCW: I seem to be aware of both knowing and of known, and I find quite different qualities in them. My experience is that they are inseparable...
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jagkrit2012
Jan 14, 2013 2:57 pm
Hi Kin Sung Welcome you to DSG. I do hope that you find various knowledges of dhamma on this board. There are different purposes of studying dhammas among our...
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Robert E
epsteinrob
Jan 14, 2013 3:43 pm
Hi Sarah. ... It seems to me that one of the big functions of delusion is to try to avoid/distract/rationalize the constant arising of suffering and...
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Robert E
epsteinrob
Jan 14, 2013 3:46 pm
Hi Sarah. ... Just to clarify my last post, I think the significant aspect of dukkha is not just that it arises - many traditions acknowledge suffering - but...
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connie
nichiconn
Jan 14, 2013 3:59 pm
Hi Rob, ... In theory & pure octads only! The kamma stork drops the likes of us off as a triad of 10-rupa kalapas - sense bases rupas not included. This is...
