Hi Connie, I think your two posts on Q & A contain a wealth of valuable information and I think your audience were fortunate to hear such clear explanations ...
Hi Christine, First, I would say that Right Concentration is an essential part of the path in the sense that it is a necessary but not a sufficient condition...
Hi Christine, ... ..... I know you will have read deeply and widely on the subject and also followed many discussions here and elsewhere. Perhaps you’d...
Hi Azita, ... ..... Your posts always make us smile or laugh;-) I know Nina will be smiling too and I think the reason is that all these states are so common...
Last ones, Sarah. peace, connie. Q: What language do you chant in? A: In Theravadan countries, like Thailand, they chant in Pali but most of the Mahayana...
Hi Connie, ... ..... Likewise! Again, You gave good answers to difficult Qs. Just a few comments to just a few phrases.... ..... ... .... ;-) ..... ... ..... ...
Hi, Victor and Christine - In a message dated 4/30/03 7:37:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... =============================== How many "votes" there are for a...
Hi Victor, ... ...... I think I’m understanding you better these days and you make good points and raise good questions in my mind. I see why you come to...
KKT ... Thanks for coming in here. Does reflection about the impermanence of conventional objects make us more detached from mundane things? I'm not sure that...
Dear Sandy: Hello!!! I am Kiana^^. Are you suprised? I didn't write to you for a long time. I hope you don't mind. Did you learn anything about Buddha? Do you...
Dear Kimmy: Hi~! I'm Kiana.^^Are you suprised to hear from me? Are you interested in Buddhism? Can you tell me the reason? Do you trust it? How do you think of...
Smallchap ... Yes, I should tread carefully, if I were you ... ... But is this an instance of what the Buddha was talking about when he spoke of all...
Swee Boon When I replied to this post of yours earlier I did not discuss the 2 passages you have quoted from the Mahasatipatthana Sutta (DN 22), which also...
Sarah and all, I thought of contributing to the discussions on the Forum on conceit (mana). It is one of the ten fetters (samyojanas), which keeps us bound to...
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Apr 30, 2003 3:00 pm
Dear Howard and Victor, First, I have great respect for both your understanding and the quality of your posts. That said, I hope you're both wrong about...
Hi Ken and Sarah, ... concerned, ... I agree with Sarah here and you may like to compare with this; I write, I fear of saying the wrong thing, I consider if I...
Jon, ... Yes, the mindfulness is the same. But the way of achieving it could be different. It could be either contemplating conceptually or ultimately in and...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
Apr 30, 2003 5:14 pm
Chapter 1 Theory and Practice In Kraeng Kacang we were reminded time and again that we cannot understand the Tipitaka without developing awareness and...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
Apr 30, 2003 6:42 pm
Perfections, Ch 9. Determination, no 3 From then on the Bodhisatta pretended to be dumb, cripple and deaf. His parents and the wetnurses, when taking into...
Hi Ken and Sarah, ... concerned, ... I agree with Sarah here and you may like to compare with this; I write, I fear of saying the wrong thing, I consider if I...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
Apr 30, 2003 7:12 pm
Dear Rob M, Thank you very much. I just have one point that puzzles me somewhat:as I understand it, the other cittas in the eye-door process also experience...
Hi Ken and Sarah, ... What about if one is wisely reflecting on the benefit of moderation in eating, and then one turns the attention to applying it to ...
Hi, Mike (and Victor) - In a message dated 4/30/03 11:05:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================== I certainly don't think they were all...
Hi Jeff, ... and you ... diligently you ... Thanks, but even if it really works, I wouldn't be able to. At work, five meters from my own shop, they sell...
Hi Jeff, ... teacher ... knowledge ... There is 'application' however, as in when one is 'seeing', then one is reminded that what is actually seen is just...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
May 1, 2003 4:47 am
Dear Rob M, back to my old dilemma: is every akusala citta akusala kamma? Did you find something in Milinda? I still wonder about Atthasalini: who gives the...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
May 1, 2003 4:47 am
Dear Sarah, what about January next year? Lodewijk thought this time not in Dec but change it for once to January?? Nina....
Hi Howard, Mike (and Victor), ... that ... think that ... the ... years ... the time and ... retreats, and ... throughout ... conducive to ... wouldn't ... ...
Hi, Sarah ~ I appreciate your encouragement, but like Sukin, have to say I only know how to expound on what others have written. I guess I still have some ...
