Dear Kashi, Great to have your questions and comments. My computer is getting fixed so I am just looking in on another one at work and only have a few minutes...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 1, 2000 12:34 pm
... Kashi, I don't know if this is logical to you, but to me reflection is when I am reminded to study what concerns my own six dvara (sense doors) and their...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 1, 2000 1:07 pm
Dear friends in the dhamma, We are happy to announce the latest addition to the English discussion schedules: every other Wed. at 15.00 at the foundation ...
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Bongkojpriya (Betty) ...
beyugala@...
Jul 1, 2000 1:44 pm
Hi, Amara, What a wonderful session it was today. Many many thanks for bringing me over there. By the way: didn't Achaan say that the Wed. sessions would have...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 1, 2000 8:17 pm
By the way: didn't Achaan say that the Wed. sessions would have to be ... did you ... Dear Betty, I did say every other Wed., (see below) but thank you for the...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:27 am
... Even when we are thinking there can be moments of direct understanding of the characteristics of different realities. Also when we are studying a Dhamma...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 2, 2000 3:33 am
Dear all, I forgot to tell you that we have changed the section name of DSDG to Dhamma Study Internet Discussion Group at <http://www.DhammaStudy.com> which...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:56 pm
Dear friends in the dhamma, We received some questions at DS to which Varee wrote some very good answers in Thai, now translated and uploaded in the Q&A...
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Theresa
PlayByEar@...
Jul 4, 2000 6:13 am
Hello Kashi, << ----- 1) What is the difference between "contemplation" and "reflection"? ... There are three kinds of knowledge : (1) one learned from...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 4, 2000 9:14 am
... Theresa, Panna means knowing realities as they really are, nama as nama and rupa as rupa, not as a person experiencing something. It can be at the...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 4, 2000 9:26 am
Kashi, Welcome to the group. We are glad to have your contribution. ... I don't think its possible to give an answer to this without knowing the context....
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:26 pm
Dear Group, Yes, we're back and I'd also like to welcome Kashi and other new 'lurking' members to the group which is now very international. I'm delighted to...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:03 am
Dear Sarah, Welcome back. Interesting question about Alzheimers. "> In this context I remember once asking Khun Sujin ... Excellent comments "But what about...
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Theresa
PlayByEar@...
Jul 5, 2000 3:04 am
===== forwarded message starts here ======= From: Ken and Visakha Kawasaki <brelief@e...> Date: Mon Jul 3, 2000 5:32pm Subject: The Buddha's Emphasis on...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 5, 2000 5:44 am
... Theresa, Thank you for posting this summary of one of the suttas. It inspires me to look up the sutta itself when I get home. In fact, the whole of the...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:25 am
Robert, I really appreciated this post of yours and especially appreciate your consideration and investigation of the teachings. To me, this is the real ...
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Kashi Yum
kashiyum@...
Jul 6, 2000 12:21 pm
Hello All, Thank you everyone for your replies, it will take me some time to investigate. I will try my best to describe how I came about asking my questions....
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 6, 2000 2:06 pm
... Good to see you investigating. As you have heard me say before there are many levels of understanding at both the experiential and theoretical level. ... I...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:16 pm
Theresa, Further to your posting about emphasis on the practice, the Pali Dictionary of Proper Names gives the story of the slave-woman Punna. (It is not from...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 7, 2000 4:02 am
Kashi, ... The question of meditation is an ongoing topic on this list. As in the case of your previous posting, “meditation” is a word that has different...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Jul 7, 2000 11:25 am
Dear Robert, Amara & Theresa & Group! You have all encouraged me to pull out some of my dusty Dhammapada texts too! I have a question at the end. ... I'll just...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 7, 2000 12:12 pm
... Sarah, Not all jhana are samatha jhana, they include the vipassana ones as well, such as the lakhanupana jhana, etc. Have you seen the latest Q&A3 page in...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 7, 2000 2:26 pm
dear sarah, I should have been clearer in my posting. . ... Ø attained jhanas. Ø Ø Ø Ø All of us have attained jhana countless times in the past. Even the...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 7, 2000 2:37 pm
Dear sdarah, I just reread your question and see I misunderstood part of it. There were many who attained skill in jhana of samattha at the very time they...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Jul 7, 2000 3:00 pm
Dear Group, for the pali scholars..I made a mistake below, so will just correct it before one of you does. The line I should have quoted in Pali is: 'panna...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:56 am
... Amara, I find this interesting. Can you give us any references to mention of vipassana jhana in the texts? Thanks. Jonothan ...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 8, 2000 2:02 am
... Robert, It would be useful to know where this information is to be found in the texts. Can you give us any references? Jonothan ...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Jul 8, 2000 2:58 am
Can you give us any references to mention of ... Robert, My mother donated the 2 sets of Tipitaka and commentaries to the foundation a long time ago, I don't...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Jul 8, 2000 2:59 am
Sorry jon, I am busy packing for my trip . There are terse expanations of this in some of the subcommentaries. I will be away from the texts for the next two...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Jul 8, 2000 10:35 am
Mike, In answer to a question from Theresa about the similarities between the Mahasi method and the teachings of Khun Sujin, you said- ... "techniques". ... ...
