Hi TG, ... of light." ... case, then ... vision are ... I was refering to a pixel, not a photon. According to the commentary, the following are the necessary ...
Hi Mike, Long time no chat! ... arises ... ===== Yup! ... merged ... ===== Imagine that the eye were opened for one billionth of a second. The signal to the...
Hi, TG - In a message dated 5/1/04 12:54:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ============================ The world of the physicists may or may not be a reality....
Hi Andrew, The not-self teaching is not about the denial or affirmation of the existence of a permanent self. To assume, conjure up the idea that self as some...
Lodewijk said: without the Abhidhamma Vipassana makes no sense. Yes, the two go together. Nina, Jack: >>I don't know who Lodewijk is or whether you attributed...
Hi Rob, ... From: "robmoult" <rob.moult@...> To: <dhammastudygroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:45 AM Subject: Re: [dsg] VISIBLE OBJECT...
Hi Rob, p.s. Have you ever noticed that one part of your field of vision may seem to be accompanied by pleasant feeling, another by unpleasant feeling and ...
Hi, Mike (and Rob) - In a message dated 5/1/04 2:53:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================== What I suspect is the case is that the...
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In a message dated 5/1/2004 3:35:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, rob.moult@... writes: I was refering to a pixel, not a photon. According to the commentary,...
Hi Mike, ... The ... pixel ... brevity of ... of the ... sense fields, ... mirage of ... the ... consistent ... model, ... phenomenon. ... ===== I think that...
Hi Mike, ... may seem ... feeling and ... attending other ... could, I ... with its ... I see the analysis of the field of vision into segments and reaction to...
Hi TG, ... consciousness, ... agree with ... visible ... would be ... not sure ... (To some extent ... fires we ... were primarily ... solar energy ... could...
Hello dsg-ers How obvious is dosa with its associated bad feelings? After returning home from a months' holiday which included spending time in BKK with A....
... our ... your new ... Sarah - do not believe we have ever meet before, I believe that you are thinking of another friend of your's. The name Suravira is...
... denial ... [Suravira] The term anatta is, regretably, commonly interpreted to mean "not-self", or "no-self" or "non-self". This is a very regretable...
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In a message dated 5/1/2004 3:25:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, rob.moult@... writes: Everything arises because of multiple conditions. We can say that the ...
Friend Phil, Thank you for the lovely e-mail. I am glad that you feel comfortable enough with me, and with this group, to explore your feelings and thoughts...
Victor ... I think you're referring to the comment in my last post? What I meant there was that my reading of the tipitaka is that there is no actual dhamma...
James ... Both the issues you mention are important ones, and they are related. Of course I would agree that the Buddha taught about the development of...
James ... Well, I'd like to suggest it describes someone in whom both samatha bhavana (with breath as object) and mindfulness are already well developed,...
Howard ... ... Howard: In short - no. The sutta *does* say that anapanasati serves as a means of implementing the four foundations of mindfulness, but it ...
Dear James, ... <buddhatrue@y...> wrote: < snip > James: LOL! I also suffer strongly from sensual desire (though bikinis don't do it for me!...if you know what...
Hi, Jon - In a message dated 5/2/04 5:14:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Howard: Clearly much is involved in this meditative procedure besides attending to...
Hi Jon and Howard. Well, I'm now getting back into the habit of jumping into these topics when I can, and as you may recall mindfulness of breathing, and the ...
... Hi Jon. Okay, here is Thich Nath Hanh's translation. Somebody ought to sort out who's got the literal meaning and who doesn't: 1. Breathing in a long...
Friend Jon, Jon: Of course I would agree that the Buddha taught about the development of serenity (samatha bhavana), including its aspects of jhana and the ...
Hi Sukin. Thank you for your very complete answer to my post. I appreciate all your points, even those I have a different view about, and I am sorry for...
Friend KKT, Good to see you again. I was wondering where you were hiding yourself recently. KKT: Your goal now is to be reborn in a deva realm? James: Sure,...
